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Daniel Quizon gets 2nd GM norm
Final Standings: 7.5 points---IM Daniel Quizon (Philippines) 7.0 points---IM Paulo Bersamina (Philippines) 6.5 points---GM Susanto Megaranto (Indonesia) 6.0 points---IM Mohamad Ervan (Indonesia) 6.0 points---GM Darwin Laylo (Philippines) 5.5 points---GM John Paul Gomez…
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IM Daniel Quizon nears title, GM norm bid at ASEAN Chess Championship
Individual Standings After Round 10 6.5 points---IM Paulo Bersamina (Philippines) 6.5 points---IM Daniel Quizon (Philippines) 6.0 points---GM Susanto Megaranto (Indonesia) 5.5 points---IM Mohamad Ervan (Indonesia) 5.5 points---GM John Paul Gomez (Philippines) 5.0…
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Megaranto grabs solo lead in AQ Prime ASEAN Chess Championship
Individual Standings After Round 9 6.0 points---GM Susanto Megaranto (Indonesia) 5.5 points---IM Paulo Bersamina (Philippines) 5.5 points---IM Daniel Quizon (Philippines) 5.0 points---IM Mohamad Ervan (Indonesia) 5.0 points---GM John Paul Gomez (Philippines) 4.5…
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Invitational Chess Tourney at Olongapo gets Fil-Am Engineer Chess Champion backing
MANILA---Filipino American engineer and golfer Donato "Gerry" Gamaro throws his support to the Invitational Chess Tournament which is going to be held this coming weekend at the Olongapo Rizal Triangle Park in…
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Nolte fails to gain 2nd GM norm
MANILA---THE elusive GM norm continues to slip away for the Filipino International Master Rolando Nolte. His back to back losses took a toll on his GM norm campaign. He lost to our…
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Nolte, Megaranto draw; keep AQ Prime ASEAN chess championship lead
MANILA---International Master Rolando Nolte of the Philippines drew with Grandmaster Nguyen Van Huy of Vietnam while top seed Grandmaster Susanto Megeranto of Indonesia split the point with Grandmaster Darwin Laylo of the…
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Nolte keeps lead, goes for GM norm in AQ Prime ASEAN chess championship tourney
MANILA---Filipino International Master (IM) Rolando Nolte needs to score 5.5 points in the last 7 games of the on going AQ Prime ASEAN Chess Championship in Quezon City in order to earn…
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Nolte guns for second GM norm in AQ Prime Asean Chess Championship meet
MANILA---With eight rounds to go, Filipino International Master (IM) Rolando Nolte will gun for his second grandmaster norm/results when the fourth round of the AQ Prime ASEAN Chess Championship gets going on…
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Nolte grabs solo lead in AQ Prime ASEAN chess championship meet
MANILA---International Master Rolando Nolte is flashing the form that made him a star in collegiate chess in the ongoing AQ Prime ASEAN Chess Championship (Standard Time Control, 12 player's Invitational) on Sunday…
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Filipino chessers make right opening moves in AQ Prime ASEAN chess championship; Nolte continues hunt for GM title
MANILA---Filipino chess players got off to a blazing start in the AQ Prime ASEAN Chess Championship (Standard Time Control, 12 player's Invitational) on Saturday (February 11) at the Great Eastern Hotel (formerly…
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PH begins campaign in AQ Prime ASEAN Chess Championship
(12 ASEAN invited players) 1. GM Megaranto, Susanto 2533 - INA 2. IM Yeoh, Li Tian 2515 – MAS 3. GM John Paul Gomez 2474 - PHI 4. IM Taher, Yoseph Theolifus…
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Fratkin and Baldera power the Casa Bonita to the title of the 1st Yahuu Invitational Dalawahan Chess Tournament
San Mateo, Rizal ---Marcus Fratkin and Joshua Baldera power the Casa Bonita to the title of the 1st Yahuu Invitational Dalawahan Chess Tournament was held at Iya's Grill and Sports Hub in…
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Sherwin Tiu bags 13th GMG Chess Monthly Tour Arena
MANILA---Sherwin Tiu emerged as the top woodpusher in the 13th GMG Chess Monthly Tour Arena held at Lichess Platform. Tiu dominated the online blitz chess competition by scoring a total of 67…
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Magic Mandaluyong Tigers team to do battle in PCAP
MANILA---READY and confident. That’s how the Magic Mandaluyong Tiger's team, headed by Grandmaster Darwin Laylo and National Master Michael Gotel, described themselves in the upcoming Professional Chess Association of the Philippines team…
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Laylo wins National Open chess title
Final Standings: 6.5 points---GM Darwin Laylo 6.0 points---IM Jan Emmanuel Garcia 5.5 points---IM Michael Concio Jr. 5.0 points---IM Paulo Bersamina 4.5 points---WGM Janelle Mae Frayna 4.5 points---NM Mark Jay Bacojo 4.5 points---IM…
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PH draws India, 2-2, with board four win of Bernardo; finishes 3rd in Serbia, FIDE Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities
Final Standing/Team Ranking (26 teams) 12.0 match points---Poland 10.0 match points---IPCA 8.0 match points---Philippines, India, Serbia 1, Uzbekistan 7.0 match points---Croatia, Israel, Hungary, FIDE MANILA---National Master Darry Bernardo put up another strong…
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Reyes, Talaboc win in 4th National Executive Chess Championship North Luzon Leg
ANGELES CITY, Pampanga—National Master Oshrie Jhames Constantino Reyes and Freddie Simo Talaboc lorded the 4th National Executive Chess Championship North Luzon Leg on Saturday, February 4, 2023 held at the Activity Center,…
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Philippines holds Israel to a draw in Serbia, FIDE Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities
Team Standings After Round 5/ Penultimate Round 10.0 match points---Poland 8.0 match points---IPCA 7.0 match points---Philippines, Israel, India, Hungary MANILA---It was playing coach National Master James Infiesto's turn to play savior as…
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PH chess team loses to Poland in FIDE Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities
MANILA---Sixth-ranked Team Philippines lost to first-ranked Poland, 1.5-2.5, and fell to tie for the third spot after four rounds in the FIDE Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities at the Belgrade's Crown…
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PH scores 3rd straight win in Serbia, FIDE Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities
MANILA---THE Philippine chess team thwarted Serbia 2 to claim its third win, 3.5-0.5, in the FIDE Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities at the Belgrade's Crown Plaza Hotel Wednesday in Belgrade, Serbia.…