24 January 2017 – The U.P. Vanguard Incorporated (UPVI) and the National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) entered into an agreement to sanction the Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE)-rated “PUNCH YOUR CLOCK! The U.P. Vanguard Rapid & Blitz Chess Open Tournament” that will be held on 29 March to 2 April 2017 in the University of the Philippines Department of Military Science and Tactics (U.P. DMST) Complex, Diliman, Quezon City.
