Chess
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Irin, Bangcaya rule MPSC chess tourney
GEN. SANTOS CITY -- Berhamin Irin of Bongao, Tawi-Tawi and Grace Bangcaya of General Santos City shared top honors in the chess competition of the 3rd Manny Pacquiao Sports Challenge Mindanao-wide held…
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PACQUIAO RANDOM CHESS TEAM SEPT. 4-5 IN SM GENSAN
1st Manny Pacquiao Cup Random Chess team tourney Sept. 4-5 THE first Manny Pacquiao Cup Random Chess Team tournament is slated on Sept. 4 and 5 at the SM Mall of General…
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Paragua, Ondangan, Sevilla, Nouri shine in US chess tourneys
Filipino chessers were recently named as most outstanding players in separate tournaments in the United States. Grandmaster Mark Paragua won his fifth chess title in the Big Apple. He finished a tie…
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FILIPINO GM WESLEY SO BAGS $100,000 FOR WINNING THE MILLIONAIRE CHESS OPEN IN LAS VEGAS
THAILAND -- Filipino Grandmaster Wesley Barbasa So is the Millionaire Chess Open Champion. He pocketed the $100,000 grand prize. He won it over fellow Webster University teammate American GM Ray Robson, 1.5-0.5,…
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PHL LADY WOODPUSHERS TO COMPETE IN US CHESS CIRCUIT
THAILAND-- A lady chesser ace Maria Ellaine Manalo Refugio is fresh from winning Chess4thai Main Event 2014 last August 31 at the Cha-Da Hotel here in Bangkok, Thailand. She emerged overall top…
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GM Laylo ties for third in Hongkong chessfest
FINAL STANDINGS: 7.5 points - GM Yu Ruiyuan (China), GM Zeng Chongsheng (China) 7.0 - Zhang Xiaopeng (China),GM Darwin Laylo (Philippines), IM Manuel Pena Gomez (Spain) 6.5 - IM Li Bo (China),…
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THREE FILIPINO WOODPUSHERS WIN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS IN THAILAND
BANGKOK, THAILAND --- Conrado Diaz, 29, Cesar Apalla, 37, and Rommel Posadas, 34, won major international chess competitions in Thailand that attracted over 150 participants from seven different countries (Philippines, Thailand, Macedonia,…
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Philippine chess team off to a good start
The Philippine men's and women's chess teams won their respective matches at the start of 41st World Chess Olympiad late Saturday in Tromso, Norway. The 52nd seed Philippine men's team blasted No.…
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Salimbagat, Castro shine in US chess
New York---Fide Master Rico Salimbagat, who hails from Tanauan, Batangas and who is now based in Queens, New York, emerged champion in the recently-concluded 13th Annual Manhattan Open Chess Tournament Under 2300…
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PARAGUA, GUTIERREZ SHINE IN US CHESS TOURNEY
NEW YORK -- Two Young Filipinos proved their mettle in the 64 square board when they were named as best outstanding chess players in the United States chess tournaments. Gem Hanna Paragua,…
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PINOY GM MARK PARAGUA IS BACK, TOPS MISSOURI OPEN CHESS
Final Standings: 4.0 points---GM Mark Paragua (Philippines), GM Fidel Corales Jimenez (Cuba), GM Benjamin Finegold (USA), GM Manuel Leon Hoyos (Mexico), IM Priyadharshan Kannappan (India) 3.5 points---Ruifeng Li (China), Iskandar Aripov (Uzbekistan),…
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New Pinoy Super Grandmaster: Julio Catalino Sadorra reaches historic Chess mark after winning US chess tournament
MANILA, Philippines---United States based Grandmaster Julio Catalino Sadorra of the Philippines topped the 2014 Lone Star Open Chess Champion with an unbeaten record of four wins and a draw in five outings…
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PHL THAI BASED WHIZ KID TO COMPETE IN US CHESS CIRCUIT
MANILA, Philippines -- A six year old Filipino, Thailand based whiz kid James Henry Cabalu Calacday is fresh from winning 2nd place finish in U-8 category of 6th IWICA youth Chess championship…
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CALVELO WINS MALAYSIA CHESS TOURNAMENT
MANILA, Philippines -- Jelvis Arandela Calvelo reinforced his position as one of the Philippines? top non-master players when he ruled the Air Tawar Rapid Chess Championship dubbed as Melaka Chess Open last…
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WESLEY BEATS DUTCH GM
Round 9 Standings: Aronian 7pts Giri, Caruana, Dominguez, Karjakin 5.5pts Harikrishna, So 5pts Van Wely 4pts, Rapport, Nakamura 3.5pts, Gelfand 2.5pts, Naiditsch 1.5pts. Round 10 - Saturday 25th Jan 2014 Giri-Karjakin, Dominguez-Aronian,…
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SO TRIES TO BOUNCE BACK AGAINST DUTCH GM TODAY
Round 8 Standings: Aronian 6pts, Karjakin 5.5pts, Caruana, Dominguez, Giri 5pts, Harikrishna, Van Wely, So 4pts, Rapport, Nakamura 3pts, Gelfand 2pts, Naiditsch 1.5pts Round 9 - Thursday the 23rd Rapport, R. -…
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Wesley So loses to Cuban GM
Round 8 Standings: Aronian 6pts, Karjakin 5.5pts, Caruana, Dominguez, Giri 5pts, Harikrishna, Van Wely, So 4pts, Rapport, Nakamura 3pts, Gelfand 2pts, Naiditsch 1.5pts Round 9 Thur 23rd Jan 2014 1pm GMT: Rapport-Giri,…
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Pinay pool master Anna Tulauan to compete US Pool
Manila, Philippines -- Veteran campaigner Anna Tulauan has all the opportunities to be the world?s best. But for now, she is determined to follow in the footsteps of Filipino world champions like…
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Wesley So goes up against Cuban GM
Round 7 Standings: Aronian 5.5, Giri, Karjakin 4.5, Caruana, Dominguez, So 4.0, Harikrishna, Van Wely, Rapport, Nakamura 3.0, Gelfand 2.0, Naiditsch 1.5 Round 8 Tue 21st Jan 12:30GMT: Giri-Aronian, Karjakin-Gelfand, Dominguez-So, Van…
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So, Karjakin battle to a draw
Round 7 Standings: Aronian 5.5, Giri, Karjakin 4.5, Caruana, Dominguez, So 4.0, Harikrishna, Van Wely, Rapport, Nakamura 3.0, Gelfand 2.0, Naiditsch 1.5 Round 8 Tue 21st Jan 12:30GMT: Giri-Aronian, Karjakin-Gelfand, Dominguez-So, Van…
