Chess
Wesley So grabs lead as Carlsen quits
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Wesley So managed only a draw with Russian Ian Nepomniachtchi but it was enough to grab the...
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Dapitan City to hold youth, schools chess grand finals
Dapitan City will host the Grand Finals of the National Chess Federation of the Philippines’ (NCFP) National Youth and Schools...
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Garma sweeps matches vs Milo Checkmate participants
National Master Edgardo Garma performed a simultaneous clock exhibition matches against the Milo Checkmate enrollees held over the weekend at...
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FIDE confers highest award to POC supremo
The International Chess Federation (FIDE) conferred Mayor Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino as Honorary Member during its congress concurrent with the 44th Chess...
Read moreLaylo thanks Wesley So for being an inspiration
Wesley So poses with the PH women's chess team. (Woman Grandmaster Janelle Mae Frayna FB) By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA The Philippine...
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Pinoy chessers shock Norwegians as Bersamina humbles GM foe
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA International Master Paulo Bersamina outwitted Grandmaster Frode Olav Olsen Urkedal to lift the Philippines to a stunning...
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Pinay chessers stun fierce SEAG rival Vietnam in Olympiad
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA The Philippine women’s team pulled the rug from under old nemesis Vietnam, 3-1, in the 10th and...
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This time, Pinay chessers take spotlight, stun Slovenia
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Woman Grandmaster Janelle Mae Frayna lifted the Philippines to a shock 2.5-1.5 win over fancied Slovenia Saturday...
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Paragua shocks foe as PH salvages 2-2 draw with fancied Poland
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Grandmaster Mark Paragua produced a giant-sized victory over heavyweight Jan-Krzysztof Duda and the Philippines pulled off a...
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Pinoy chessers pull off gutsy 2-2 draw vs Israelis at Olympiad
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA The Philippine men’s team held its ground and salvaged a gutsy 2-2 draw against higher-ranked Israel in...
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PH men’s chess team shocks Sweden on Paragua’s crucial win
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA The Philippine men’s team banked heavily on Grandmaster Mark Paragua’s huge win over a fancied rival to...
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PH men’s and women’s chess teams maul rivals at Olympiad
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA The Philippine men’s and women’s teams overpowered Monaco and Angola, posting similar 3.5-0.5 wins in the fourth...
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Pinoy chessers bounce back, but Pinays fall to Serbians
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA The Philippine men’s team bounced back from a crushing defeat with a 3-1 demolition of Cyprus while...
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PH chessers blank rivals at 44th Olympiad
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA The Philippines got off to a rousing start as the men’s and women’s squads blanked their respective...
Read morePinoy chessers vie in 44th Olympiad in India
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA The 12-member Philippine team left the country Wednesday to participate in the 44th World Chess Olympiad that...
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Wesley So beats Carlsen in first day of blitz competition in Croatia
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Wesley So scored 5.5 points in the first part of the two-day blitz Sunday to stay second...
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