
Rene Bonsubre, Jr.
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AEROFLOT UPDATE: So wins, Laylo draws
Filipino GM?s Wesley So and Darwin Laylo played against Russian opponents Friday night in the fourth round of the Aeroflot Open 2010 Tournament in Moscow, Russia. GM So (ELO 2656) played the…
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“RAPID FIRE…BINUKBOKAY !” EXPLODES IN TALISAY CITY FEB. 13
The Tabunok, Talisay Sports Complex will host an exciting fight card this Saturday February 13, 2010 organized by the “Dynamic Talisay Triumvirate” or DTT Events and Promotions,Inc. Headlining the event billed as…
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AEROFLOT UPDATE: So loses to Vietnamese GM
GM Wesley So lost playing with the black pieces against Vietnamese GM Ngoc Truongson Nguyen in his third round game Thursday night (Manila Time) in the ongoing Aeroflot Open 2010 Tournament in…
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AEROFLOT UPDATE: GM So scores first win against GM Bocharov
Filipino grandmaster Wesley So (ELO 2656) won with the white pieces Wednesday night (Manila Time) against GM Dmitry Bocharov (ELO 2594) of Russia in his second round game in the ongoing Aeroflot…
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So faces Russian GM Bocharov Today
Filipino Grandmaster Wesley So drew his first game with the black pieces against GM Ehsan Ghaem Maghami of Iran Tuesday night in the A1 group (for chessplayers with a FIDE rating higher…
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ColumnWhy not have a ?GORRES BILL? here in the Philippines?
There have been heart-warming news reports coming out recently about Filipinos in the U.S. banding together to help Z Gorres pay for his medical bills. Another bit of good news was the…
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Wesley So closes Corus B campaign with a draw vs. Muzychuk
GM Wesley So played with the white pieces in his thirteenth and final round game against WGM Anna Muzychuk of Slovenia in the Corus B Tournament in Holland. The Filipino prodigy opened…
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SO DRAWS WITH HOWELL IN CORUS B
GM David Howell opened with 1.e4 as he usually does and GM Wesley So responded with the French defense (1? e6.) which served him well during the Chess World Cup. The players…
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GIRI BEATS SO IN KEY CORUS B MATCHUP
Corus B Tournament leader leader Anish Giri of Holland beat Wesley So of the Philippines in a crucial 11th round clash Friday night (Manila Time) that could potentially decide the winner of…
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So beats Nyb?ck, stays within striking distance in Corus B
Filipino GM Wesley So scored a crucial win with the black pieces against GM Tomi Nyb?ck of Finland in the tenth round of the Corus B tournament in Holland last Wednesday. Nyback…
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So vs Nyb?ck tonight
GM Wesley So plays the black pieces against GM Tomi Nyb?ck tonight in the tenth round of the Corus B tournament in Holland. Nyb?ck was born in J?rvenp??, Finland. In 2003, When…
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EX-WORLD CHAMP TAKAYAMA STARTS TRAINING AT ALA GYM
Former WBC minmumweight world champ Katsunari Takayama of Japan has started to train at the ALA Gym in Nasipit, Talamban, Cebu City. His manager, Koichi Matsumoto was at the ALA Gym last…
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DOMINGO PREPARES FOR TITLE SHOT
The ALA Gym’s Michael Domingo is preparing for a shot at the IBF world bantamweight title held by Yonnhy Perez of Colombia. The undefeated Perez won the title October last year with…
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SO vs. SUTOVSKY A DRAW
Filipino Grandmaster Wesley So drew his ninth round game against Grandmaster Emil Sutovsky of Israel. GM So had the white pieces and played 1. d4. GM Sutovsky responded with his favourite Gruenfeld…
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Malcolm Tu?acao guns for OPBF title
Former WBC flyweight world champ Malcolm Tu?acao of Mandaue City will fight for the vacant Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) bantamweight title against South Korean Seung-Suk Chae this February 6 in…
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So plays Sutovsky Tonight in 9th round of Corus B
Filipino chess prodigy Wesley So will face GM Emil Sutovsky using the white pieces Tuesday night (Manila Time) in his ninth round match in the Corus B Tournament in Holland. The 32…
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Wesley So 8th round game a draw
After seven rounds in the Corus B tournament in Holland, Filipino chess prodigy Wesley So trailed frontrunner Anish Giri by a point. In his eighth round match with China?s Ni Hua, GM…
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THE SON SHINES IN PRO DEBUT
It doesn’t happen in every fight card that a boxer’s first professional fight gets coverage in Philboxing. But fight fans old enough to remember the father - who despite having one shorter…
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NIETES LEADS VICTORIOUS ALA BOYS
WBO minimumweight champion Donnie 'Anas' Nietes (L) of the Philippines scores with a short left to the head of Jesus Silvestre of Mexico during Saturday night's bout at the Cuneta Astrodome in…
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TAMARA’S LATE RALLY STUNS PINOY FANS
“I told him, “Remember your two little daughters in Colombia. Dig down inside. Do you want to go home and hear your kids call you champion?” “ – this was the reply…