Chess
The UAAP Season 72 chess tournament started on January 10, 2010,Sunday, at the Tan Yan Kee Student Center at the University of Santo Tomas. After 14 gruelling rounds, the FEU Tamaraws came up on top, dominating both the Seniors Men and Women Tournaments. It could have scored a first ever sweep in the UAAP Chess competition but its juniors team finished second to the resilient Baby Falcons of Adamson, which managed to retain their title and score a grandslam in their own side of the competition.
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