De Luna 2nd in Japan 9-ball

Marlon Bernardino 11/24/2016

Filipino cue artist Jeffrey de Luna bowed to Taiwanese Ko Pin-yi, 3-11, on Wednesday night and settled for runner-up honors in the 49th Annual All Japan 9-Ball Championship 2016 at the Archaic Hall in Amagasaki City, Hyogo,…

Cebuano chess master tops Thailand rapid chess meet

Marlon Bernardino 01/28/2014

A BANGKOK-BASED Cebuano is making waves in the field of chess by topping a tough tournament in the Kingdom of Thailand last Sunday. National Master Leonardo Alidani scored 4.0 points in five rounds to finish first in…

So eyes crucial win vs Cuban GM in 8th rd.

Marlon Bernardino 01/22/2014

FILIPINO Grandmaster Wesley So (ELO 2719) will play Cuban GM Leinier Dominguez (2754) in today’s eighth round hoping to nail a much needed win to bolster his title chances in the tough category A of the ongoing…

2014 nat’l youth chess meet slated Jan 24-26

Marlon Bernardino 01/22/2014

THE country’s young and upcoming woodpushers display their wares on Jan. 24 to 26 in the 2014 National Youth Chess Championships at the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) inside the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Manila. “This event…

GM So draws again, shares lead

Marlon Bernardino 01/14/2014

FILIPINO Grandmaster Wesley So (Elo 2656) settled for his straight draw this time against German GM Arkadij Naiditsch (2737) in the third round of the super-tough Category A of the 76th Tata Steel Tournament Masters in Wijk…

So draws 2nd round play, shares lead

Marlon Bernardino 01/13/2014

Filipino Grandmaster Wesley So (ELO 2719) found American GM Hikaru Nakamura (2789) a tough to crack and settled for a draw on Sunday (Monday morning PH time) in the second round of the premier Category A of…

Dableo, Mejia, Bernardo shine in Nat’l Blitz Chess

Marlon Bernardino 12/30/2013

INTERNATIONAL Master Ronald Dableo, Woman Fide Master Cherry Ann Mejia and Darry Bernardo shared the limelight in the 2013 National Blitz Chess Championship last Saturday at the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) National Athletes’ Dining Hall at the…

2013 Nat’l rapid and blitz chess tourney on today

Marlon Bernardino 12/28/2013

SOME of the country’s top chess players compete in the 2013 National Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship which starts today at the Philippine Sports Commission National Athletes’ Dining Hall inside the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex. The two-day,…

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