Mactan Open chess tourney scheduled for Dec. 9 to 15 

Glendale G. Rosal 11/08/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — After being postponed, the first Mactan Open & Philippine National Championships 2021 chess competition finally found a suitable date on December 9 to 15, 2021 at the Solea Hotel and Resort in Cordova…

Mejiliano is new RiChessmasters CEO

Glendale G. Rosal 10/01/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — One of Cebu’s premier chess organizations, the RiChessMasters (RCM), officially welcomed its new leadership on Thursday, Sept. 29.  RCM’s co-founder Paquito “Kitt” Mejiliano is the group’s newest Chief Executive Officer (CEO) after co-founder,…

RiChessMasters to hold online chess tourney

Glendale G. Rosal 09/06/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The RiChessMasters will be holding a major online chess tournament billed as “1st International Arbiter/National Master Wilfredo Neri Memorial Cup” this coming September 28 to 30, 2021 to keep the Cebuano chess community active amid…

Cordova’s National Open chess tournament postponed

Glendale G. Rosal 08/11/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines— The much-awaited Cordova Philippines National Open: 500 Years of Legacy is postponed due to the rising cases of COVID-19 in Cebu. Ariel Potot of the RiChessMasters, the event’s organizers, said that they are still…

Cordova to host major chess tournament in August

Dale Rosal 07/14/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The municipality of Cordova will become a virtual chess battleground featuring the country’s best woodpushers. This as the town in Mactan island is set to host the first Cordova Philippines National Open: 500 Years of…

Metro Cebu Camaraderie Chess Tournament opens at Parklane International Hotel

Glendale G. Rosal 05/08/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A total of 41 chess players from five different clubs around Cebu are taking part in the inaugural “Metro Cebu Camaraderie Chess Tournament” which opened today, May 8, 2021, at the Tupaz Hall…

“First Metro Cebu Camaraderie Chess Tournament” opens this Saturday at Parklane

Glendale G. Rosal 05/06/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — To signify that the over-the-board chess tournament is back in Cebu, the RiChessMasters will be holding a socially distanced wood pushing tilt dubbed  “First Metro Cebu Camaraderie Chess Tournament” on Saturday, May 8,…

On a mission: Chess group aims to produce first FIDE master from Cordova town

Glendale G. Rosal 05/03/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines—A newly formed chess group based in the municipality of Cordova is aiming to produce the town’s first Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE) or the World Chess Federation Master within a year. The RiChessMasters, a…

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