Celebrate Ruth Taculao’s remarkable victory as Champion and Best Player at CEIS, CEU Malolos 2025—an inspiring milestone for her family and Chess Learning Academy.
Champion and Best Player — A Double Victory
Ruth Taculao achieved something rare and impressive at the CEIS Sportfest, CEU Malolos, Bulacan in September 2025 — she won not just the championship, but the Best Player Award as well. Winning the tournament makes you the champion. Winning Best Player means the tournament organizers and officials judged your performance as the most outstanding overall.
What "Best Player" Means in Chess
In scholastic chess tournaments, the Best Player Award goes beyond the tournament winner — it recognizes the player who demonstrated:
- Exceptional game quality — not just winning, but winning with strong, well-calculated play
- Consistency across rounds — strong performance in every game, not just the final
- Sportsmanship and demeanor — how the player conducted themselves throughout the event
- Notation accuracy — clean, complete game records that show attention to detail
Ruth's double recognition — both Champion and Best Player — signals that CLA's character-first approach to coaching is working. Our coaches teach students to play well and to conduct themselves with integrity.
The CLA Training Advantage
Ruth's preparation was guided by CLA's structured curriculum, which balances tactical training, positional understanding, and mental preparation. The 1-on-1 coaching format ensures that Ruth's specific strengths are amplified and her specific weaknesses are addressed systematically. Her mother, Ma'am Mayrene, has been a steadfast supporter of this process.
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