North of Metro Manila, the Baguio Convention Center is considered to be the most modern and most spacious facility of its kind . It is often used for conventions, programs, conferences, graduations, and other types of indoor gatherings or activities requiring a large seating capacity.This imposing Center is located in the southern part of the city and is within short walking distance from the Baguio Tourism complex and the Baguio campus of the University of the Philippines which is just across the street. The Center, which was designed with an Igorot motif, initially gained international prominence when it became the venue of the 1978 World Chess Championship series between two Russian grandmasters – Anatoly Karpov and Victor Korchnoi. President Ferdinand E. Marcos inaugurated it during the opening of this championship match on July 17, 1978.