Ochoa scored a perfect 7.0 points to win the trophy and bring home the P5,000 cash prize plus a gift certificate in this one-day rapid chess tournament sponsored by Renato 'Buboy' Abalos and organized by the Philippine National Police Chess Club.Ochoa swept the tournament and defeated Sofia Angelique Alcala, Macwaine Molina, Jerry Tolentino, Joe Andy Calivoso, Mark Louie Velasco, Abraham Bayron and Jerome Villanueva in succession.
0 points apiece while Jhulo Goloran and Jerome Villanueva finished with identical 5.5 points in the tournament also supported by Martin 'Binky' Gaticales, a member of the National Chess Federation of the Philippines board of director. 'This is indeed a big help for the promotion of chess. I would like to really thank my good friend, PNP chess coach Mr. Jomar 'Joms' Mendoza Pascua for promoting this event,' said Abalos.
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