Chess
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Frayna grabs solo lead in 2013 Battle of the Grandmaster Chess Championships; Gomez stays on top after a draw
JANELLE MAE FRAYNA battled Jean Karen Enriquez to a draw after 79 moves of English Opening to assume solo leadership after the fifth round of the 2013 Battle of the Grandmaster Chess…
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Battle of the Grandmasters: Gomez stays hot; Frayna, Mendoza still unbeaten
GRANDMASTER John Paul Gomez bested International Master Richilieu Salcedo III after 30 moves of French defense using the black pieces late Tuesday to maintain solo leadership in the 2013 Battle of the…
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Fronda finishes tied for 27th place in Turkey World Junior Chess; Docena ends up tied for 50th place
Jan Jodilyn Fronda of the Philippines drew with Woman Fide Master (WFM) Monnisha GK of India after 34 moves of Scotch Opening in the 13th and final round and settled for a…
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World Cup of Pool in London Quarterfinals: Philippines versus Hungary
(Quarter-finals) Finland vs England B Holland vs Japan Hungary vs Philippines Chinese Taipei vs England A THE Philippines and Hungary face off in a quarter-final matchup to determine who takes the one…
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Docena, Fronda prevail
FILIPINO whiz kid Jerad Docena (ELO 2227) defeated Ozan Cingoz (ELO 1918) of Turkey while counterpart Jan Jodilyn Fronda (ELO 2038) beat Woman Fide Master Barbara Juhasz (ELO 2169) of Hungrary in…
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DOCENA, FRONDA FALL IN TURKEY WORLD JUNIOR CHESS
FILIPINO whiz kid Jerad Docena (ELO 2227) and counterpart Jan Jodilyn Fronda (ELO 2038) both absorbed stunning losses against their higher-rated opponents in the fifth round of the on-going World Junior Chess…
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ROUND 4 OF TURKEY WORLD JUNIOR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP:DOCENA SETTLES FOR DRAW VS INDIAN FOE; FRONDA PREVAILS
FILIPINO whiz kid Jerad Docena (ELO 2227) found Indian ace Sunilduth Lyna Narayanan (ELO 2408) tough to crack and settled for a draw while compatriot Jan Jodilyn Fronda (ELO 2038) defeated Kazakhs…
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ROUND 3 OF TURKEY WORLD JUNIOR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP: DOCENA WINS BUT FRONDA FALLS
NATIONAL MASTER (NM) Jerad Docena (ELO 2227) of the Philippines played even better in his third game in the on-going World Junior Chess Championships 2013, turning back International Master Richard Wang of…
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Largo wins Malaysian chessfest title by half point
BENGT LARGO drew with compatriot Carlo Lorena in the ninth round and won the tournament by half point in the AMBANK Amateur Open 10th IGB Malaysian Chess Festival 2013 held recently in…
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Asia’s First IM Rodolfo Tan Cardoso dies at 75
Manila, Philippines -- Rodolfo Tan Cardoso born on the 25th of December 1937 in Anda, Pangasinan. He was responsible for putting the Philippines on the chess world map, a player, arbiter, coach…
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Wesley So bows to Tomashevsky in World Chess Cup
Filipino Grandmaster Wesley So, the 33th seed (ELO 2708), yielded to No. 32 seed GM Evgeny Tomashevsky of Russia (ELO 2709), 0.5-1.5, in their two game standard play at the 2013 World…
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Pinoy whiz kid wins gold medal in Malaysia chess meet
Nouri. A young Filipino woodpusher emerged as one of the individual champions in a tough Swesen Age Group 2013 dubbed as 10th Malaysian Chess Festival 2013 on Tuesday at the five-star Mid…
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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 Evgeny Tomashevsky late Thursday in their second game of…
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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 Cup at the Scandic Hotel in Tromso, Norway. The…
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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 on Sunday. So, the 33th…
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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 on November 12-18 at the Hotel New Archaic…
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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 Ali Branzuela and Roel Abelgas posted their second straight wins and shared the lead…
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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 against their foreign counterparts in the 2013 World Chess Cup which takes…
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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 13 to 21 at the Girls Chess Club Abu Hamour in…
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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 Hongkong. Members of the team are led…
