We are sad to report that Willy Abalos, Executive Director of the National Chess Federation of the Philippines, passed away in Manila Sunday, 8 May 2011, after a fight with cancer. He was 49.
Willy was diagnosed after his return from the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China in November last year, where he captained the Philippine team to a Silver Medal finish. With chemotherapy he was in remission and was back at work this year, travelling far to Subic and Tagaytay City in preparation for the Asian Youth Championship, Zone 3.3 Zonal and Pichay Cup International Open.After he helped raise funds for the travel of the Tagaytay City team to the Asian Cities in Jakarta last month, Willy worked for the tickets of Filipino Grandmasters to the ongoing Asian Championship in Iran.
Credit: http://asia-chess.com/main/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=280&Itemid=1
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