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NM Arca to banner GM Balinas Rapid kiddies event
MANILA---National Master Christian Gian Karlo Tade-Arca will spearhead a strong cast clashing in the Grandmaster Rosendo Carreon Balinas Jr. 81st Birthday Chess Cup Kiddies Event 14 Years Old Below Rapid Chess Championship…
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IM Quizon to defend title
MANILA---International Master Daniel Quizon will defend his title at the Chess Infinitum Invitational Rapid Tournament 3rd Edition on July 24, 2022 at the SM Sucat Building B, Paranaque City. Grandmaster Darwin Laylo…
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Laguna pulls off another sweeping match day in 2022 PCAP online chess tourney
MANILA---Laguna Heroes returned to their winning ways after scoring a pair of triumphs in the 2022 Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) online chess tournament virtually held at Chess.com Platform on…
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PH chess wizard Zoe Ramos to play in National Age Group Chess Championships Grandfinals
MANILA---THE Philippines’ chess wizard Zoe Ramos will head to Bulacan with hopes of improving her national ranking aside from bringing more honor for the country. Accompanied by his coach Jose Fernando Camaya,…
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Surigao Diamond Knights to defend title; Philippine Chess League Season 4 kicks off
MANILA--Surigao Diamond Knights will try to defend its title as the Philippine Chess League Season 4 hosted by Grandmaster of Masons and Deputy Speaker Mr. Johnny T. Pimentel opens at 8pm, July…
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Barcenilla, Fisabilillah, Young power Laguna past Manila in PCAP chess tilt
MANILA---Grandmaster Rogelio "Banjo" Barcenilla, Woman International Master Ummi Fisabilillah and International Master Angelo Young powered the Laguna Heroes to a 15-6 victory over a GM Guillermo Colman Vasquez-led Manila Indios Bravos chess…
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PH chess whiz kid Michael Jan Stephen “Bonbon” Rosalem Inigo wins under 16 category tournament in Tanjay City
MANILA---Filipino chess wizard Michael Jan Stephen "Bonbon" Rosalem Inigo topped the just concluded 2022 Tanjay City Fiesta Chess Tournament in the under 16 category tournament held at the Osmena Park, Tanjay City,…
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FM Elorta bags WFM Lomibao-Beltran rapid chess title
MANILA---Fide Master David Elorta emerged as the top woodpusher in the tough one-day event Woman Fide Master Sheerie Joy Lomibao-Beltran Open Rapid chess championship which concluded last Sunday, July 10, 2022 at…
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QC earns twin wins in PCAP
MANILA – Quezon City Simba's Tribe ruled Saturday’s match of the Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) after ousting Rizal Batch Towers and Olongapo Rainbow Team 7 virtually held at Lichess…
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Vice Champion of Malaysia to play WFM Lomibao-Beltran Rapid Open Chess Championship
MANILA---Woman Candidate Master Jia-Tien Chua of Malaysia will spearhead a strong cast clashing in the Woman Fide Master Sheerie Joy Lomibao-Beltran Rapid Open Chess Championship that gets underway on Sunday, July 10,…
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1st Grandmaster Rosendo Carreon Balinas Jr. Murcia Exclusive Memorial Chess Tournament on July 16
MANILA---FUTURE grand masters (GMs) in this part of the country will converge as the 1st Grandmaster Rosendo Carreon Balinas Jr. Murcia Exclusive Memorial Chess Tournament gets underway at 7:30 a.m. July 16…
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IM Young tops Bicol Online Grand Prix Grandfinals Chess Championship
MANILA----International Master Angelo Abundo Young defeated Fide Master Jose Efren Bagamasbad in the final round to snare the Bicol Online Grand Prix Grandfinal Chess Championship held virtually at Lichess Platform on Friday,…
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Labuac wins, Diano falters in World Open chess
MANILA---Manileño Ediberto "Ejhay" Labuac once again showed that Pinoy chessers are top world athletes after he finished in a tie for second place in the tough 50th annual World Open Chess Championship…
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GM candidate Dableo, grandmasters to pit brains in WFM Lomibao-Beltran Rapid Open chess tournament
MANILA---ALL eyes will be on Grandmaster candidate and International Master Ronald Titong Dableo when he slug it out in the Woman Fide Master Sheerie Joy Lomibao-Beltran Rapid Open Chess Championship to be…
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Cu rules Under 13 Open National Youth & Schools Chess Championship Semi-Finals
MANILA---When National Master Ivan Travis Cu is around nobody comes close. Living up to his billing, the San Juan City-based Cu scored perfect 7.0 points to rule the semifinals of the Under…
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Arquero captures Marikina chess title
Final Standings: (7 Round Swiss System, 47 players field, 15 minutes + 3 seconds increment) 6.0 points---Kevin Arquero 6.0 points---Mark Daluz 5.5 points---GM Rogelio "Joey" Antonio Jr. 5.0 points---Julius Gonzales 5.0 points---IM…
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Llavanes, Mayor vie top honor in Bicol Online Grandprix Chess Tournament
MANILA---National Master Ronald Llavanes and Dr. Jenny Mayor along with Jeffrey Vegas, Jesurie Calabia, Noel Leron and National Master Carlo Lorena will vie for top honors in the Grandfinals of the 2021-2022…
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Laguna sweeps Tacloban and Pagadian in PCAP online chess tourney
MANILA---The Laguna Heroes extended their winning streak in the ongoing 2022 Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) online chess tournament virtually held at Chess.com Platform on Saturday, June 25, 2022. Laguna…
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GM Joey Antonio leads woodpushers in Pan De Amerikana invitational rapid chess tourney
MARIKINA CITY---13-time Philippine Open Champion Grandmaster Rogelio "Joey" Antonio Jr. will lead some of the country's top woodpushers in the Pan De Amerikana invitational rapid chess tournament to coincide the birthday celebration…
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IM Daniel Quizon Threepeats as Kamatyas chess champion
Final Standings: (9 Round Swiss System, 15 Minutes + 5 Seconds Increment, 100 player's field, free registration, free lunch, free snacks and free dinner) Champion: IM Daniel Quizon (8.0 points, P30,000 plus…