Chess
Frayna beats Mendoza, bags national title for 3rd time
WGM Janelle Mae Frayna By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Woman Grandmaster Janelle Mae Frayna outplayed Shania Mae Mendoza in the 11th and final...
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Frayna keeps chess lead despite draw with Fronda
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Woman Grandmaster Janelle Mae Frayna settled for a 40-move draw of a Queen’s Pawn game with Jan...
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WGM Frayna seizes solo lead at national tourney
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Woman Grandmaster Janelle Mae Frayna overpowered Marian Calimbo to grab the solo lead after eight rounds in...
Read moreFrayna forges 5-way tie for Nat’l Women’s Chess lead
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Top seed Janelle Mae Frayna outlasted Allaney Jia Doroy to gain a share of the lead with...
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Shocker in chess meet as Canino downs Frayna
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Ruelle Canino pulled off the biggest shocker at the start of the National Women’s Chess Championship by...
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Quizon virtual National Chess champ after draw with Garcia
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA International Master Daniel Quizon drew the 10th and penultimate round Tuesday to virtually clinch the 2021 National Chess...
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Carlsen dumps Russian foe, retains world chess crown
Norway's Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen (left) and Russian Grandmaster Ian Nepomniachtchi shake hands ahead of Game 10. (AFP) DUBAI (AFP) –...
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Quizon outlasts Pimentel, grabs chess lead
Asia's First Grandmaster Eugene Torre shakes hands with Chess Movement Chairman Dr. Ariel Potot before making the ceremonial moves to...
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Chess group stages 1st over-the-board tournament
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA The National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) will hold its first over-the-board tournament for the first...
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San Juan chessers exact sweet revenge in PCAP
GM JEROME BARBOSA By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA San Juan blanked Iloilo, 2-0, to capture the Professional Chess Association of the Philippines...
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Humans bigger threat than AI, says chess legend Kasparov
LISBON, Portugal (AFP) – Russian chess legend Garry Kasparov was beaten by a supercomputer ˗ but when it comes to...
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Pasig, San Juan chessers keep share of PCAP North lead
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Pasig City and San Juan blasted their rivals to remain at the helm in the Northern Division...
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Wesley So strikes just in time to retain US Championship title
WESLEY SO By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Timing is essential even in chess. Grandmaster Wesley So proved this as he outwitted his...
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PCAP: Team Paralympic, 3 other teams stay hot
SANDER Severino By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Four teams extended their winning streaks to seven matches Saturday to remain atop the leaderboard...
Read moreChessers from GenSan City Jail top Intercontinental online group elims
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA The Philippines topped its group elims and advanced to the finals of the first FIDE Intercontinental Online...
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CHESS UPDATE: Wesley grabs share of lead at US tourney
WESLEY SO By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Grandmaster Wesley So overpowered former child prodigy John Burke and seized a share of the...
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