Wesley So faces must-win situation against Russian Evgeny Tomashevsky So. Filipino Grandmaster Wesley So's World Chess Cup campaign will officially be over if he doesn't find a way to beat Russian Grandmaster E… Thu, 15 Aug 2013
So advances in World Chess Cup; Barbosa and Paragua bow out So. Filipino Grandmaster Wesley So crushed GM Alexander Ipatov of Turkey, 1.5-0.5, to advance to the second round of the 2013 World Chess Cu… Tue, 13 Aug 2013
Chess World Cup day 1: Wesley So delivers; Oliver Barbosa and Mark Paragua fall Grandmaster Wesley So (ELO 2710) of the Philippines started his bid on a bright note in Day 1 of the 2013 World Chess Cup in Tromso, Norway … Mon, 12 Aug 2013
FILIPINO POOL SHARKS VIE FOR ALL JAPAN CHAMPIONSHIP POOL sharks coming from around the world will be vying for prestige and the coveted crown when the 46th All Japan Championship gets underway… Mon, 12 Aug 2013
Malaysia chess: Six Filipino woodpushers share top spot Filipino Grandmaster John Paul Gomez, International Master Oliver Dimakiling, Fide Masters Roderick Nava and Randy Segarra, National Masters… Sun, 11 Aug 2013
RAMON 'MAESTRO MONCHING' MISTICA TOPS CALIFORNIA 9-BALL US-based Filipino Ramon "Maestro Monching" Mistica continues his winning ways in the California Billiards Tournament. Banking on his experie… Sun, 11 Aug 2013
Norway Chess: All eyes on So, Barbosa, Paragua in World Cup So. MANILA, Philippines --FILIPINO Grandmasters Wesley So, Oliver Barbosa and Mark Paragua will be under the microscope when they play again… Thu, 08 Aug 2013
Pinoy National Master Robert Arellano tops Qatar rapid chess tilt QATAR-based Filipino Robert Arellano carved his name in history books after topping the Ramadan Rapid Open Chess Tournament 2013 last July 1… Wed, 07 Aug 2013
Team Philippines ready for 1st Hongkong Open Memory Championships TEAM PHILIPPINES will bring its act to Hongkong as it competes in the 1st Hongkong Open Memory Championships on September 28 and 29, 2013 in… Sun, 04 Aug 2013
Biado settles for 2nd place in US Open 8-Ball Championship Filipino Carlo "The Black Tiger" Biado yielded to eventual champion American Shane Van Boening, 13-11, in the finals of this year?s US Open … Mon, 29 Jul 2013
NATIONAL OPEN CHESS SEMIS GETS UNDERWAY AT PONCIANO BERNARDO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN CUBAO The semifinal round of the 2013 National Open chess championship gets underway on Saturday, July 27, 2013. The 9-round Swiss system competit… Tue, 23 Jul 2013
Orcollo wins US Open One Pocket title The Philippines' Dennis "Robocop" Orcollo is once again at the top of his game after winning the US Open One Pocket Championship 2013 at the… Tue, 23 Jul 2013
Pacquiao to play in 1st UNTV Cup at the Big Dome? Boxing legend and Sarangani representative Manny Pacquiao is known to be a basketball enthusiast aside being a chess and billiards lover. In… Sat, 20 Jul 2013
GRANDMASTER MARK PARAGUA CHESS SIMUL World Cup bound and reigning National Champion GM Mark Paragua will be conducting a Simultaneous Chess Exhibition at SM City Marilao, Bulaca… Wed, 17 Jul 2013
FILIPINO CARLO BIADO IS HARD TIMES 10 BALL OPEN CHAMPION; POCKETS $5,300 Biado. Rising star Carlo Biado emerged as this year?s Hard Times 10 ball Open champion with an 11-1 victory over countryman Alex Pagulayan i… Tue, 16 Jul 2013
Filipino Pride: story of an chess teacher in Thailand NONTHABURI, Thailand ? IT takes a lot of courage, guts and sacrifice for a former English Teacher who gave up his work and try to put up an … Thu, 11 Jul 2013
FM DENIEL CAUSO RULES BANGKOK CHESS CLUB OPEN BLITZ TOURNAMENT Final Standings of the Bangkok Chess Club Blitz Tournament in Bangkok, Thailand on Friday, July 5, 2013 (Single Round Robin Format, Five Min… Sat, 06 Jul 2013
Team Philippines ready for Thailand Open Memory Championship on Saturday Amphoe Muang Nonthaburi, Nonthaburi, Thailand -- THE Antipolo-Rizal Memory Sports Council Inc. and the Philippine Memory Sports Council Inc.… Fri, 05 Jul 2013
Pinoy woodpusher from Cebu-Davao makes waves in Saudi A middle-east based Filipino is making waves in the field of chess as he makes a name for himself in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 1997 Phili… Wed, 03 Jul 2013
4th Asian Indoor & Martial Arts Games 2013 Men Classical Chess in Incheon, Korea: Barbosa wins, Paragua draws Filipino Grandmaster Oliver Barbosa (Elo 2572) toppled UAE's Fide Master Alkhoori Ibraheem Hohamed Ahmed (Elo 2336) to lead the march of ear… Mon, 01 Jul 2013