Chess
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PNP/Cavite bet Mark Russel Salera rules Pasig standard chess championship
PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE (PNP) top chess player Mark Russel Salera ruled via tiebreak the 1st Starshots Coffee Standard Tournament 1799 and below held last Saturday and Sunday in Pasig City. Salera, tied…
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Cavite routs Manila in PCAP online chess tournament
There was no doubting Cavite Spartan's dominance this time. A fired-up Cavite Spartans squad humbled rival Manila Indios Bravos, 20-1, Saturday night to complete a remarkable 21-4 aggregate victory in the Northern…
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Bacojo finishes ninth in Italy chess
Montesilvano, Italy---Filipino FIDE Master Mark Jay Bacojo finished in ninth place at the FIDE World Youth Chess Championship being held at the Pala Dean Martin centro congressi in Montesilvano, Italy. Bacojo had…
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Arca, Bacojo, Cantela eye strong finish at FIDE World Youth Chess Championship in Montesilvano, Italy
Montesilvano, Italy---FIDE Master Christian Gian Karlo Arca, FIDE Master Mark Jay Bacojo and National Master Oscar Joseph Cantela of the Philippines expect a strong finish at the close of the FIDE World…
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PCAP: Cavite bounces back from San Juan loss, crushes Pasig
After a heartbreaking loss at the hands of San Juan Predators, 11-10, Cavite Spartans responded with a masterful performance against Pasig City King Pirates, 17-4, in the Professional Chess Association of the…
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Cantela draws; Bacojo, Arca lose in Italy chess
Montesilvano, Italy---Filipino FIDE Master Mark Jay Bacojo, FIDE Master Christian Gian Karlo Arca and National Master Oscar Joseph Cantela posted contrasting results in the FIDE World Youth Chess Championship (Round 9) on…
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Quizon eyes GM title in Kamatyas Invitational GM Tournament 2023
International Master Daniel Quizon will gamble his luck by competing against other world renowned athletes in the upcoming Kamatyas Invitational GM Tournament 2023 to be held on December 9-17, 2023 at the…
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Filipino FIDE Master Mark Jay Daños Bacojo earns second IM norm
Montesilvano, Italy---Filipino FIDE Master Mark Jay Daños Bacojo scored an impressive victory against Armenian International Master Emin Ohanyan to earn his second International Master norm after eight rounds of the FIDE World…
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Filipino National Master Oscar Joseph Cantela scores back-to-back wins in FIDE World Youth Chess Championship
Montesilvano, Italy---While FIDE Masters Mark Jay Daños Bacojo and Christian Gian Karlo Tade Arca performed well, National Master Oscar Joseph Cantela scored back-to-back wins in FIDE World Youth Chess Championship on Tuesday…
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Filipino FIDE Master Christian Gian Karlo Tade Arca is World Youth Blitz Chess Champion
Montesilvano, Italy---FIDE Master Christian Gian Karlo Tade Arca is the latest Filipino to become a world champion in chess. The 14-year-old Arca, a Grade 9 pupil Section Cabuco of Dasmariñas Integrated High…
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Bacojo climbs to 2nd in FIDE World Youth Chess Championship
Montesilvano, Italy---FILIPINO FIDE Master Mark Jay Bacojo downed Vietnamese FIDE Master Nguyen Quoc Hy in 46 moves of Sicilian defense, Rossolimo Variation on Monday to bolster his chances in the FIDE World…
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Arca climbs to third place in FIDE World Youth Chess Championship
Montesilvano, Italy---Filipino FIDE Master Christian Gian Karlo Arca subdued Norwegian chesser Isak Vinh Brattgjerd in 57 moves of Caro-Kann Defense to create a four-way tie for third place after the sixth round…
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Bacojo, Arca win in Round 5 of the FIDE World Youth Chess Championship
Montesilvano, Italy---FIDE Master Mark Jay Bacojo and FIDE Master Christian Gian Karlo Arca dominated their respective rivals but Woman National Master Franchesca Largo was held to a draw in the fifth round…
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Bacojo, Arca joint 5th in World Blitz in Montesilvano, Italy
Final Standings: (Nine Round Swiss System, Blitz event, 185 participants) 9 points---GM Bayarsaikhan Gundavaa (Mongolia) 7.5 points---FM Erdenepurev Boldoo (Mongolia), FM Eldiar Orozbaev (Kyrgyzstan), FM Aleksandr Domalchuk-Jonasson (Iceland) 7.0 points---FM Mark Jay…
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Cantela wins in Montesilvano chess
Montesilvano, Italy---Following a third-round loss, National Master Oscar Joseph Cantela bounced back in the FIDE World Youth Chess Championship with a fourth-round whipping of Narciso Sciole of Italy at the Pala Dean…
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Pinoy FM Arca draws with Kazakhstan FM in FIDE World Youth Chess Championship in Montesilvano, Italy
FILIPINO FIDE Master (FM) Christian Gian Karlo Arca settled for his second straight draw Wednesday, this time against Kazakhstan FIDE Master (FM) Inayat Bolat in 44 moves of Catalan Opening to share…
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Nolte powers Cavite over Isabela in PCAP chess
International Master Rolando Nolte destroyed FIDE Master Steven Breckenridge in their rapid duel to power Cavite to a 14-7 thrashing of Isabela in the Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) online…
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Cutiyog wins anew, climbs to 1st
MONTESILVANO, Italy – Jirah Floravie Cutiyog of the Philippines notched her second straight win on Tuesday and vaulted to joint first in the FIDE World Youth Chess Championship at the Pala Dean…
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PH chessers off to strong start in Montesilvano
Montesilvano, Italy---The Philippine age-group chess team opened its campaign in the FIDE World Youth Championship on a promising note Monday as FIDE Master Christian Gian Karlo Arca and FIDE Master Mark Jay…
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PH team ready for FIDE World Youth Chess Championship tilt in Montesilvano, Italy
MANILA--- Members of the Philippine chess team said they are “ready and confident” in the upcoming FIDE World Youth Chess Championships that gets underway on November 12-25 in Montesilvano, Italy. “I will…
