DABAWENYO woodpusher HARRISON Maamo edged out fellow 5.5 pointer Reynaldo Quiñonez via superior tie-break to emerge champion in the just-concluded 16th Araw ng Digos City Open Chess tournament held at the Gaisano Grand Mall, Digos City on Saturday.
Maamo, who topped the 2016 Jardin del Roca Mountain Resort chess competition, annexed the title and P9,000 champion's purse.
Quiñonez, for his part, settled for the second spot. But he received P6,000 consolation prize.
General Santos City bet Recarte Tiauson also topped two fellow five pointers Johnnel Balquin of Cagayan de Oro City and Jimzon Trangia of Davao City via superior tie-breaks.
Tiauson got P3,500 while Balquin and Trangia pocketed P2,000 and P1,000, respectively.