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Antipolo City team to compete in Sen. Manny Pacquiao Tuna Festival chess meet
MANILA---THE Antipolo City, Rizal team players are ready for the Sen. Manny Pacquiao Tuna Festival meet Tatluhan Chess Team Tournament in General Santos City from September 2 to 4, 2022, reported Antipolo…
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Chess Olympiad: PH Women’s Team Beats Slovenia; Men’s Team Bows to Greece
The Philippines relied on Woman Grandmaster Janelle Mae Frayna as it repulsed a higher-rated Slovenia, 2.5-1.5, in the eighth round Saturday night to boost its chances in the 44th World Chess Olympiad…
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Pasig City King Pirates rule over Iloilo Kisela Knights to claim PCAP GM Wesley So Cup
MANILA---National Master Eric Labog Jr. carried the Pasig City King Pirates on his shoulders as they ripped the Iloilo Kisela Knights in Armageddon play to emerge the Professional Chess Association of the…
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Paragua shocks Duda in Chennai Chess Olympiad
Grandmaster Mark Paragua dismantled reigning World Cup titlist and World No. 18 Jan-Krzysztof Duda on top board to seal the stunning 2-2 deadlock with the Philippines against the 5th seed Poland in…
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Prince Maverick Cornelio tops GM Balinas Training Center 1st Anniversary.
Prince Maverick Cornelio, 19, of Poblacion Pamplona, scored 13.5 to take the P 3,000 first prize in GM Balinas Training Center 1st Anniversary. Two other Poblacion players, Fitz Cornelio (elder sister of…
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All GM Pinoy vs fifth-seeded Poland
MANILA---The Philippines seeks to slay a mighty fifth-seeded Poland in their seventh-round showdown that could make or break their bid in the 44th World Chess Olympiad in Chennai, India. The Filipinos will…
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PH chessers salvage 2-2 draw vs Israel; Women’s team escaped with a 2-2 draw against Ecuador in Round 6 Chennai, India Chess Olympiad
MANILA---The Philippines escaped with a 2-2 draw against Israel with two-time Asian Junior champion Grandmaster Rogelio "Banjo" Barcenilla vanquishing Grandmaster Tamir Nabaty in 64 moves of a King’s Indian encounter on board…
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PH chessers upset Swedes in round 5
MANILA---Grandmaster Mark Paragua defeated Grandmaster Erik Blomqvist on top board to snatch the upset win of the Philippines against the 31st-ranked Swedes, 2.5-1.5, in the fifth round Tuesday night to barge into…
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PH men’s chess team beats Cyprus; women’s squad topples Angola in Chennai, Olympiad
MANILA---The Philippines dismantled Monaco and Angola via identical scores of 3.5-0.5 in the men’s and women’s division, respectively, barge into the top 20 after four rounds of the 44th World Chess Olympiad…
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Estrellado tops Taytay chess tourney
MANILA---Kenneth Gene Estrellado shone in the Cheuk Wai Lo Individual Chess Tournament last Sunday, July 31, 2022 at the Taytay Chess Club in Taytay, Rizal Province. Estrellado finished the six-round Swiss system…
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PH chess team bounces back, whips Cyprus
MANILA---The Philippines trounced Cyprus, 3-1, to storm back into contention in the men’s side even as its women’s team suffered a heartbreaking 2.5-1.5 defeat to higher-ranked Serbia after three rounds of the…
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Philippine chess team off to a good start in 44th Chennai, India Chess Olympiad
MANILA---THE Philippine men's and women's chess teams scored similar victories at the start of 44th World Chess Olympiad Friday at the Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai, India. The men’s team easily posted…
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Last-minute entry NM Bernardino wins First Ever Avocadoria FIDE Rated Rapid Chess Tournament
Final Standings: (12 players, single round robin, 10 minutes plus 5 seconds increment) 9.0 points---NM Almario Marlon Quiroz Bernardino Jr. 7.5 points---Joshua Vila, Donato Bello Jr., Mar Aviel Carredo 7.0 points--- Rolly…
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Rowel Roque rules Chess Infinitum
MANILA--- Rowel Roque reigned supreme in the Chess Infinitum Invitational Rapid Tournament 3rd Edition sponsored by sportsman/businessman Boojie Lim over the weekend at the SM Sucat Building B, Paranaque City. The Valenzuela…
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Thick and Thin Chess Team to compete in Tatluhan Chess team tourney
Thick and Thin Chess Team is set to compete in the Hon. Manny D. Pacquiao and Changsuk Lyu Open Tatluhan Team Chess Tournament to be held on Sunday, July 31, 2022, at…
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Rodolfo Enrique “Kopiko Kopiko” Rivera to compete in first Avocadoria Fide Rated Rapid Chess Championship
MANILA---Lawyer Rodolfo Enrique "Kopiko Kopiko" Rivera will be competing in the first Fide Rated Rapid Chess Championship to be held on Friday, July 29, 2022 at the Avocadoria.ph Rainbow Restaurant, 95 Rainbow…
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Pampanga’s Young Chess Masters dominate 2022 National Age Group Chess Championships-Grand Finals
MANILA---PAMPANGA woodpushers made their presence felt in the 2022 National Age Group Chess Championships-Grand Finals held from July 19 to 24, 2022 at the Robinsons Place, Malolos, Bulacan, hosted by Mayor Christian…
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Quezon City Simba’s Tribe swept Isabela to claim their quarterfinals berth in PCAP chess tourney
2 Games Playoffs/Quarter Finals, July 27, 2022, Wednesday (Northern Division) Quezon City vs Pasig Caloocan vs Rizal San Juan vs Cagayan Laguna vs Manila (Southern Division) Iloilo vs Tacloban Negros vs Camarines-Iriga…
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Pichay reelected chess president; Pacquiao joins NCFP
PARANAQUE CITY---FOR a fifth straight term, former Surigao del Sur representative Prospero "Butch" Pichay Jr. will serve as president and chairman of the National Chess Federation of the Philippines. "It is an…
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Laguna Heroes win last elimination match in 2022 PCAP tourney
The Laguna Heroes took care of their last elimination match against the Quezon City Simba's Tribe, 12-9, and are headed to the 2022 Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) playoffs as…