Chess
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SEA GAMES: SO BEATS LIEW; JOSE UPSET WGM SUKANDAR; BARBOSA FALTERS
Manila, Philippines---FILIPINO top player GM Wesley So and reigning two-time national open womens champion WFM Rulp Ylem Jose, both scored their second straight wins, however newly-minted GM Oliver Barbosa failed to continued…
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ALCANO VS PEACH TODAY IN PBB FACE OFF SERIES
Alcano. MANILA, Philippines ? Filipino cue master Ronato "Volcano" Alcano will face Britain's Daryl "The Dazzler" Peach in an explosive showdown at the Philippine Bigtime Billiards (PBB) Face-Off series dubbed as "…
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FIDE Officially Confers Two New Pinoy GMs
New GMs Barbosa (L) and Bitoon. MANILA---OLIVER Barbosa (2571) and Richard Bitoon (2515) were officially conferred the Grandmaster (GM) title by FIDE, the World Chess Federation, in 82nd FIDE Congress 2011 in…
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FILIPINO AND GERMAN ACES CLASH ANEW IN PBB’S FACE OFF AT PACGOR AIRPORT CASINO
Dennis Orcullo. FILIPINO Dennis "Robocop" Orcollo, current world no.1 and world 8-ball champion expressed his desire to get back at German ace Ralf "Kaiser" Souquet in his sorry loss at the World…
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CEBU’S GM BITOON IN SSS SIMUL CHESS
PHILIPPINE newest Grandmaster Richard Bitoon flashed his deadly old form for a magnificent performance in a rare simultaneous chess exhibition held Friday at the start of 2011 SSS Inter Group 24 boards…
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REYES, ALCANO, GALLEGO, BAUTISTA PREVAIL; BUSTAMANTE FALTERS
FILIPINO billiards master Efren "Bata" Reyes showed that he still has enough magic tricks left by clobbering American Jayson Shaw, 9-6, to jumpstart his title bid in the 11th Predator International 10-Ball…
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FILIPINO TOPS KL CHESS; BARBOSA, BITOON EARNS THIRD GM NORM; OLAY CLINCHES THIRD IM NORM
Final standings: (round-robin event) 7.0 points---IM Oliver Barbosa (Philippines) 6.5 points---IM Jahongir Vakhidov (Uzbekistan), IM Richard Bitoon (Philippines) 5.5 points---IM Das Arghyadip (India) 4.5 points---GM Tahir Vakhidov (Uzbekistan) 4.0 points---IM Goh Wei…
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2011 WORLD CHESS CUP: WESLEY SO BEATS DING LIREN, REACHES 2ND ROUND
MANILA -- Grandmaster Wesley So completed his conquest of GM Ding Liren of China, 2.5-1.5, to advance to the second round of the 2011 World Chess Cup at the newly-built Ugra Cultural…
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PHILIPPINE DRAGON BOAT TEAM, DR. RAMIREZ TO GRACE PHILSCA SPORTS COMPETITION WEDNESDAY
THE Philippine State College of Aeronautics (PHILSCA) Intercolor games gets underway on Wednesday, Aug. 31, at the Villamor Air Base in Pasay City with member and officials of the Philippines Dragon Boat…
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WESLEY SO SHARES TOP HONORS IN SWEDEN CHESS MEET
WORLD CUP bound GM Wesley Barbasa So made the country proud anew when he finished in a tie for first to third places in the just concluded 19th annual Sigeman chess championship…
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URCC’S DOCYOGEN, RAMIREZ TO CLASH IN REMATCH
MANILA, Philippines ? Two mixed martial arts (MMA) fighters hungry for a rematch will see action in the Colt 45 Universal Reality Combat Championship (URCC) XIX Collision. Headlining the fight card is…
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SADORRA NOTCHES 3RD GM NORM; BECOMES RP’S 13TH GM
MANILA, PHILIPPINES -- JULIO CATALINO SADORRA is the country's newest chess Grandmaster (GM). This was revealed yesterday by National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) President/ Chairman Prospero "Butch" Pichay Jr. "Ino…
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JULATON’S NEXT FIGHT IN MANILA?
MANILA -- THERE is a possibility that reigning World Boxing Organization (WBO) super bantamweight champion Ana ?The Hurricane? Julaton's next fight will be held in Manila. This was revealed by Julaton's manager…
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“WARRIOR” KIAMCO BAGS 2ND US BAR TABLE CROWN IN RENO
FILIPINO pool wizard Warren Kiamco continued to bring in the big bucks as he won this year?s US Bar Table Event?s All-around Champion in the 18th Annual US Bar Table Championship 8-Ball…
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WESLEY SO EYES 5TH WIN IN NETHERLANDS CHESS MEET
MANILA -- FILIPINO Grandmaster Wesley So eyes his fifth straight win when he goes up against Chinese GM Li Chao in Tuesday's ninth round of the 2011 Tata Steel Corus Group B…
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WESLEY SO: ANOTHER STORM THAT CROSSED NOT JUST THE PACIFIC!
Tungod, Inabanga, Bohol ? In a place where news items about Manny Pacquiao usually fill up the pages of newspapers?sports sections on a daily basis, and the boxer?s whereabouts are almost always…
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MANNY PACQUIAO, NELSON MANDELA, LEE KWAN YEW NOMINATED FOR 2010 BRAIN OF THE YEAR
GUANGZHOU, CHINA -- FILIPINO boxing great Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao, former South Africa President Nelson Mandela and ex-Singapore Prime Minister Lee Kwan Yew are going head to head and toe to toe at…
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RICKY DE GUZMAN CAPTURES CALIFORNIA CHESS TITLE
FORMER Asian junior champion International Master (IM) Ricardo "Ricky" de Guzman lived up to his high billing by ruling the 2010 Dolan Memorial international chess tournament at the Mechanics Institute Chess Club…
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PINOY MEMORY ATHLETE WINS SILVER MEDAL IN UK, GAINS GRANDMASTER NORM TO ADVANCE TO THE WORLD MEMORY CHAMPIONSHIPS IN CHINA
PADDINGTON, CENTRAL LONDON -- Filipino Johann Randall Paton-og Abrina grabs the silver medal for winning the speed cards category by memorizing a deck of cards in lightning fast 1 minute 20 seconds…
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RP MEMORY TEAM TO COMPETE IN UK MEMORY MEET
THE Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO)-Mandaluyong, Bagong Henerasyon RP Memory Team players are ready for the 2010 UK Open International Memory Championships in London from August 26 and 27, reported RP Team…
