PH bets rebound in China youth chess

Marlon Bernardino 01/26/2018

FILIPINO Fide Master (FM) elect Daniel Quizon rebounded from his fourth round loss on Thursday with a crucial fifth round victory yesterday to stay in contention of the 2018 Boyi Cup China Youth Chess International Open Tournament…

Gomez rules Derby Classic

Marlon Bernardino 01/23/2018

FILIPINO cue master Roberto “Pinoy Superman” Gomez ruled the Derby City Classic 10-Ball Pool Championship held at the Horseshoe Southern Indiana in Elizabeth, Indiana in the US on Tuesday. The Zamboanga City-native Gomez defeated Feder Gorst of…

Pinoy woodpushers share top honors

Marlon Bernardino 01/21/2018

Filipino International Masters Oliver Dimakiling and Haridas Pascua finished in a tie for first place in the 22nd Grand Asian Chess Challenge (GACC) Open Rapid Chess Championship 2018 held last Saturday at the Dewan Tunku Counselor of…

GM Sadorra successfully defends Chesapeake Chess Open crown

Marlon Bernardino 01/16/2018

GRANDMASTER (GM) Julio Catalino Sadorra reinforced his position as one of the Philippines’ top chessers after he successfully defended his title in the 10th Annual Chesapeake Open Chess Championships on Tuesday at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel…

Blitz Chess Face Off: GM Antonio battles FM Elorta

Marlon Bernardino 01/03/2018

MANILA — Fide Master (FM) David Elorta says he is ready for war when he goes up against 13-time Philippine Open champion Grandmaster Rogelio “Joey” Antonio Jr. in the first-ever Philippine Chess Blitz Online Face Off Series…

GM-elect Pascua 2nd in HK Open chess

Marlon Bernardino 12/29/2017

FILIPINO Grandmaster-elect Haridas Burlaza Pascua ended 2017 with a bang as he finished second overall on Wednesday in the Jolimark International Open Chess Championship dubbed as Hong Kong International Open at the Kung Lee College in Hong…

PH chessers top Malaysian tilt

Marlon Bernardino 12/16/2017

INTERNATIONAL Masters Emmanuel Senador and Hamed Nouri and Fide Masters Ian Cris Udani and Alekhine Nouri powered the Philippine chess team to the championship of the Wah Seong Penang Chess League 2017 held last December 9-10, 2017…

Biado captures elusive World 9-ball title

Marlon Bernardino 12/15/2017

Carlo Biado ended the year in style, beating compatriot Roland Garcia, 13-5, on Thursday night to capture the 2017 World 9-Ball Championships at the Al Arabi Sports Club in Doha, Qatar. “I’m very very happy right now,”…

Villanueva claims second place in Singapore chess tilt

Marlon Bernardino 12/12/2017

  FILIPINO Fide Master (FM) Nelson Villanueva emerged as co-champion in the Cairnhill Chess Festival 2017– Open Section held over the weekend at the Cairnhill Community Center in Singapore. In the final round of the 45-minute format…

Philippines is new Asean age-group chess champion

Marlon Bernardino 12/04/2017

FILIPINO woodpushers Jerlyn Mae San Diego of Dasmariñas, Cavite, Mhage Gerriahlou Sebastian of Flora, Kalinga Apayao and Samantha Babol Umayan of Davao City combined for 22.0 points Sunday night to capture the blitz gold medal in the…

Buto collars country’s first gold medal in the 18th Asean Age Group Chess

Marlon Bernardino 11/30/2017

  AL-BASHER “Baste” Buto won the country’s first gold medal in the ongoing 18th ASEAN Age Group Chess Championship with still a round to go by going undefeated after seven rounds Thursday in standard play at the…

Antonio finishes second place

Marlon Bernardino 11/19/2017

FILIPINO Grandmaster (GM) Rogelio “Joey” Antonio Jr. secured the runner-up honors in the 27th World Senior Chess Championship 2017 (50+ and 65+ Open-men and women) in Acqui Terme, Italy, on Sunday. The undefeated Antonio collected 8.5 points…

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