Chess
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Filipino GMs off to good start in Bangkok Ches
Grandmasters Oliver Barbosa and Mark Paragua led the rampaging start of Filipino chess players in Bangkok Chess Club 2013 in Pattaya, Thailand, yesterday. The fifth ranked Barbosa defeated Thanatipanonda Thotsaporn and FM…
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GMs Laylo, Paragua shine in Iwica Rapid Chess in Bangkok
FILIPINO Grandmasters Darwin Laylo and Mark Paragua toppled their respective rivals in the final round to share the second place honors with GM Adam Horvath of Hungrary in the 1st Iwica International…
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Vietnam GM captures crown; PH’s Paragua, Gomez tie for 3rd
Final Standings: 7.5 points---GM Le Quang Liem (Vietnam) 7.0 points---GM Lu Shanglei (China) 6.5 points---GM Zhou Jianchao (China), GM Mark Paragua (Philippines),GM Ferenc Berkes (Hungrary), GM Li Shilong (China), GM Yu Ruiyuan…
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Paragua remains in joint lead in Vietnam Chess Cup
Filipino Grandmaster Mark Paragua split the point with Chinese International Master Wei Yi to create a four-way tie for first place in the fifth round of the 3rd HD Bank Cup International…
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Barbosa, Paragua remain on top in Vietnam chess
FILIPINO Grandmasters Oliver Barbosa and Mark Paragua toppled their respective rivals to create a four-way tie for first place along with IM Wei Yi of China and IM Nguyen Duc Hoa of…
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GMs Barbosa, Antonio, Paragua, Gomez, Laylo, Bitoon to see action in Vietnam International Chess Open
MANILA -- Grandmasters (GMs) Oliver Barbosa, Rogelio "Joey" Antonio Jr., Mark Paragua, John Paul Gomez, Darwin Laylo and Richard Bitoon will be seeing action in the 3rd HD Bank Cup International Open…
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Antipolo-Rizal Memory Sports Championships tilt set
THE Antipolo-Rizal Memory Sports Council Inc. will be staging the first ever Antipolo - Rizal Memory Sports Championships to be held on Saturday, March 16, 2013 at the 2nd Floor of Lores…
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DAVAO IM DIMAKILING TOPS CANDON OPEN CHESS; RIVERA RULES QUEZON CITY CHESS TOURNEY
CANDON CITY, Ilocos Sur -- INTERNATIONAL MASTER (IM) Oliver Dimakiling scored 1.5 points in the last two rounds to emerge as the overall champion in the just concluded 2013 Candon Rapid Open…
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CANDON OPEN CHESS: GM GOMEZ, FM NOURI, EMPERADO SHARE LEAD
Individual Standings after Round 3: 3.0 points---GM John Paul Gomez, FM Hamed Nouri, Emmanuel Emperado 2.5 points---GM Richard Bitoon, IM Oliver Dimakiling, IM Chito Garma, FM Haridas Pascua, NM Stewart Manaog, NM…
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CEBUANO GM JOSEPH SANCHEZ TIED FOR 6TH PLACE IN CANNES CHESS TOURNEY
Filipino Grandmaster (GM) Joseph Sanchez defeated Italian International Master (IM) Gabriel Battaglini in the 9th and final round of the 27th International Chess Winter in Cannes, France yesterday. The Cebuano-Paris based Sanchez…
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WESLEY SO SHARES TOP HONORS IN REYKJAVIK CHESS MEET; JOINS ELITE HYDRA GRANDMASTER’S GROUP
Manila -- WORLD CUP bound GM Wesley Barbasa So (ELO 2684) made the country proud anew when he finished in a tie for first to third places in the just concluded 28th…
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Filipino GM Wesley So makes history by breaking 2700 Elo barrier in 28th Reykjavik Open chess championships; Guns for title against Pavel Eljanov in final round
So, Eljanov. Individual standings after Round 9: 7.5 points---GM Pavel Eljanov (Ukraine), GM Wesley Barbasa So (Philippines) 7.0 points---GM Grzegorz Gajewski (Poland), GM Anish Giri (The Netherlands), GM Ivan Cheparinov (Bulgaria), IM…
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Wesley So draws with Chinese; retains share of the lead going into the last two rounds
Individual standings after Round 8: 6.5 points -- GM Pavel Eljanov (Ukraine), GM Wesley Barbasa So (Philippines), GM Marcin Dziuba (Poland), GM Grzegorz Gajewski (Poland), IM Wei Yi (China), GM Ding Liren…
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Wesley So shares lead in Reykjavik Open 2013 chess with 3 rounds to go
Individual standings after Round 7: 6.0 points---GM Pavel Eljanov (Ukraine), GM Grzegorz Gajewski (Poland), GM Wesley Barbasa So (Philippines) 5.5 points---GM Anish Giri (The Netherlands), GM Yu Yangyi (China), GM Marcin Dziuba…
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PH captures gold at start of Philippine Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, No Gi and Kids International Open
FILIPINO Jerry Legaspi beat Korean Tony Yoo in yesterday?s finals of the Male Masters White and Blue belt division, over 79kg (Pesado) division to lead the march of country?s gold medal winner…
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Reykjavik 2013 Chess Open: Wesley So Draws with Swede, Drops to a Share of 5th
FILIPINO Grandmaster Wesley Barbasa So (ELO 2684) dropped to a share of 5th after being held to a draw for the first time since winning his first three matches in the fourth…
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Reykjavik Open 2013 chess: So stuns IM Andersen to share early lead
Wesley So. Filipino Grandmaster Wesley Barbasa So (ELO 2684) stunned IM Mads Andersen of Denmark (ELO 2462) in the third round of the 28th Reykjavik Open chess championships at Harpa, the 28,000…
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KING OF THE RING 2, THE BIG CHALLENGE AT PAGCOR AIRPORT CASINO ON SATURDAY
THE ring is all set for this year's "King of the Ring 2" dubbed as The Big Challenge at the PAGCOR Airport Casino in Paranaque City on Saturday. In the main event,…
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2013 Philippine Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and No Gi and Kids International Open gets underway
MANILA---The country?s young and upcoming Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu will display their wares on February 23 and 24 when they vie for honors in the 2013 Philippine Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and No Gi and Kids…
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Ngoc Truong Son, So, qualify for the World Cup
Wesley So. Final Standings: (Open Division, Nine Round Swiss-System/ 42 player's field) 7.5 points---GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son (Vietnam) 7.0 points--- GM Wesley So (Philippines) 6.0 points---GM Rogelio Antonio Jr. (Philippines), GM…
