Velarde stumbles in fourth

Glendale G. Rosal 04/04/2018

LAPU-LAPU City’s chess phenom Jerish John Velarde hit a wall in the fourth round of the 12-under standard division competition of the Asian Youth Chess Championships 2018 in Thailand yesterday. The 12-year-old wood pusher, who won a…

Lapu-Lapu’s Velarde bounces back in second round of standard play

Glendale G. Rosal 04/03/2018

AFTER losing in the first round, Lapu-Lapu City’s chess phenom Jerish John Velarde got back on track and logged his first win in the scheduled nine-round standard category of the Asian Youth Chess Championships 2018 in Chiangmai,…

VELARDE BAGS BRONZE

Glendale G. Rosal 04/02/2018

Pride of Lapu-Lapu finishes third in rapid event of 12-under category in Asian Youth C’ships Jerish John Velarde made Cebu proud as he brought home the lone medal for the Philippines in the rapid event of the…

Strong start for Cebu’s Velarde

Glendale G. Rosal 04/01/2018

CEBU’s lone bet in the Asian Youth Chess Championships and Asian Youth Rapid and Blitz Championships, Jerish John Velarde, put up a strong start yesterday in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The 12-year-old Lapu-Lapu City native won four of…

Velarde, Pondoyo and Pason win Shell titles

Glen Dale Rosal 09/17/2017

JERISH John Velarde, Chris Aldritz Pondoyo and Allan Pason emerged as the top performing wood pushers in the 25th Shell National Youth Active Chess Championship- Cebu Leg at the SM City Cebu event center yesterday. Velarde, of…

Velarde bags silver medal in Asian Schools C’ships

Glendale G. Rosal 07/31/2017

  LAPU-LAPU City’s Jerish John Velarde bagged a silver medal in the 13th Asian Schools Chess Championships held last week in Panjin, Liaoning, China. The 11-year-old Cebuano Candidate Master (CM) finished the under-11 blitz competition with 8.0…

Velarde shines in NSYCC tilt

Glendale G. Rosal 06/13/2017

LAPU-LAPU City’s chess sensation Candidate Master (CM) Jerish John Velarde showcased his supremacy in the under-11 category of the National Schools and Youth Chess Championships held at the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Athletes Dining Hall in Metro…

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