12/08/2026
𝗗𝗢𝗡 𝗪𝗜𝗟𝗦𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗕𝗜𝗗𝗢, 𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗔 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗠𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥! 🏆
The Aklan United Chess Association (AUCA) proudly congratulates Don Wilson Obido for achieving the prestigious 𝗙𝗜𝗗𝗘 𝗔𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗮 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 (𝗔𝗜𝗠) title in 2026! 🇵🇭
His latest achievement adds another significant chapter to a chess journey that began on the competitive boards of Aklan.
📌 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟭 – 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿-𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽
Representing ASU-CIT-Aklan on Board 4, Obido scored 𝟯 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝟲 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀, contributing to Aklan’s participation in one of the country’s organized inter-provincial team competitions.
📌 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟮 – 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗴𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 – 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘆𝗮𝘀 𝗟𝗲𝗴
Representing Aklan in the Open Under-20 category, he entered the tournament with a published rating of 𝟭𝟴𝟬𝟲 and was ranked 𝟭𝟱𝘁𝗵 in the starting list, competing among some of the province’s promising young chess players.
📌 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 – 𝗙𝗜𝗗𝗘 𝗔𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗮 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿
Years after his over-the-board competitions, Obido continued his chess journey through FIDE-rated online Arena Chess on World Chess, eventually earning the official Arena International Master (AIM) title.
𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗔𝗦𝗨-𝗖𝗜𝗧-𝗔𝗸𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗜𝗗𝗘 𝗔𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗮, his journey reflects years of continued involvement in competitive chess.
𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟭: Aklan representative 🇵🇭
𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟮: 𝟭𝟴𝟬𝟲-rated U20 competitor ♟️
𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲: 𝗔𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗮 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 🏆
From Board 4 of ASU-CIT-Aklan in 2011, to the Open Under-20 field with an 1806 rating in 2012, and now to the FIDE Arena International Master title in 2026. your chess record tells a story of a player who never really left the board.
The pieces may have moved from the tournament hall to the digital arena, but the player remained.
