Samuel Tenio rules Cebu Chess Hub U1950 Rapid tourney

Glendale G. Rosal 11/14/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Non-rated Samuel Tenio shocked veteran and elite woodpushers after topping the recently concluded Cebu Chess Hub U1950 Rapid tournament last Sunday at the GMall of Cebu. Tenio finished the tournament with 8.0 points to bag…

Veteran Anthony Makinano rules Starshots Coffee Open Chess tilt

Glendale G. Rosal 09/25/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Veteran woodpusher Anthony Makinano grabbed another title in a local chess tournament after topping the Nova Wellness and Starshots Coffee Open Chess tilt on Sunday, September 24, 2023.  Makinano, who ruled the Pisay…

Cebu Chess Hub: 120 woodpushers to compete in open chess tourney

Glendale G. Rosal 09/15/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A total of 120 woodpushers will strut their wares in the U1900 Open Chess Tournament of the Cebu Chess Hub this weekend at the SM Seaside City Cebu. The tournament is organized by…

Legends Reunion of Chess Masters of Yesteryears tourney this Saturday at SM Seaside

Glendale G. Rosal 08/19/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu’s finest woodpushers will clash in a rare tournament dubbed “Legends Reunion of Chess Masters of Yesteryears” at the Cebu Chess Hub in SM Seaside City Cebu this Saturday, August 20. The one-day…

Tiu bags RiChessmasters Battle of Champions title

Glendale G. Rosal 12/03/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Sherwin Tiu emerged as the top woodpusher in the RiChessMasters Battle of Champions 2021 on Thursday evening, December 2, 2021. Tiu almost swept the seven-round Swiss system online chess competition by scoring a…

Cebuano woodpushers continue to struggle as Asean chess standard competition nears finish

Glendale G. Rosal 06/23/2018

IN BAD SHAPE Cebuano woodpushers are losing grip in their stints in the standard division of the 19th ASEAN+ Age Groups Chess in Davao City. Among the Cebuano bets in the meet, only Vic Glysen Derotas, the…

Cebuano woodpushers struggle

Glendale G. Rosal 06/21/2018

THE CEBUANOS in the ongoing 19th ASEAN+ Age Groups Chess Championships at the Royal Mandaya Hotel in Davao City are struggling after four rounds in the standard competition. Manila-based Cebuano chess phenom Rhenzi Kyle Sevillano is the…

Cepca plans to help more young Cebuano woodpushers

Glendale G. Rosal 05/13/2018

THE CEBU Executives and Professionals Chess Association (Cepca) is planning to continue helping young Cebuano woodpushers who wish to compete in the upcoming 19th ASEAN+ Age Group Chess Championships to be held at The Royal Mandaya Hotel…

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…

Fiel, San Pascual are Cepca grand finals champion woodpushers

Glendale G. Rosal 12/18/2017

YVES FIEL and Jerry San Pascual ruled the Cebu Executives and Professionals Chess Association (Cepca) grand finals chess tournament’s groups A and B, respectively, last Sunday at the residence of its president Jerry Maratas at the posh…

PH woodpushers sweep titles in Singapore’s ACA tilt

Marlon Bernardino 11/06/2017

FOR National Master (NM) Roberto Suelo Jr., winning the November title of the Asean Chess Academy (ACA) Rapid Open chess tournament last Sunday was his personal gift to the people of Marawi City who suffered during the…

YOUNG GUNS CLASH

Glendale G. Rosal 05/03/2017

Youthful woodpushers collide in 2017 National Age-Group Chess C’ships Grand Finals The search for the next Wesley So is on as the country’s brightest young woodpushers strut their wares in prestigious 2017 National Age-Group Chess Championships (NAGCC)…

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