HUMANGA si 2019 Bucharest, Romania FIDE World Senior Chess Championship representative Grandmaster Rogelio “Joey” Antonio Jr. sa chess skills ng mga kalahok kung saan siya ay nakaranas ng isang kabiguan at sampung tabla sa one-day simultaneous chess exhibition games na pinamagatang 1 vs 25 Abante Chess Challenge na ginanap sa Banahaw Covered Court sa Banahaw Street, Barangay Kaunlaran, Cubao, Quezon City.

Bagamat 57-anyos na, nakitaaan ng husay at bilis sa diskarte ang 13-time Philippine Open Champion matapos manaig kontra kina Evangeline Gamao (PWD), Maria Theresa Bilog (PWD), Ronald Straight (PWD), Edmund Ruiz (Driver), Arturo Santos (Driver), Crisanto Bautista (Driver), Jerick Faledonia (Student), Cyrus James Damiray (Student), Austin Khloe Roan (Student), Richard Catindoy (Vendor), Don Osorio (PWD),Jun Cerrado (Government Employee), Michael Santander (Businessman) at Mark Godino (Chess Blogger).

Nakipaghatian naman siya ng puntos kina Joey Lapurga (Driver), Jerome Espi (PWD), Corazon Lucero (Partially Blind-PWD), Ernie Faledonia (Government Employee), Thomas Manalang (Bookeeper), Deorico De Paz Jr. (Chess Coach), Juncin Estrella (Student), Julie Gelua Jr. (Student), Jerome Alcodia (Student) at Jasper Faeldonia (Student) subalit natalo kay University of Makati chess coach Clark Dela Torre.

Nagpakitang gilas din si guest player Ariel Santander (Student) na tinalo si GM Antonio habang ang isa pang guest player na si 58 years old Magtanggol Rondina (PWD) na naka draw.

Goodbye PBA? John Amores, tinanggalan na ng professional license!