College of St. Benilde-La Salle Greenhills bet Mel George Faitriz Cadano defeated Mapua's Yureeh Panganiban in the juniors elimination round of the NCAA Season 96 online chess tournament Wednesday, July 7. The 16-year-old Cadano’s win secured him a spot in the round of 16 while eliminating...
WGM Janelle Mae Frayna (left) and IM Paulo Bersamina (Screenshot from PSA Forum) Woman Grandmaster Janelle Mae Frayna and the other Filipino representatives will have their hands full against big names and higher-rated foes right in the first round of the FIDE Chess World Cup 2021. Frayna, the...
Anish Giri, left, and Wesley So in file photo (Grand Chess Tour) Wesley So bucked a fourth-round defeat to Anish Giri of the Netherlands by scoring three points in the first five rounds of the Goldmoney Asian Rapid of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour late Saturday, June 26. So was quick to bounce...
Kirill Shevchenko Defending champion Laguna Heroes banked on Ukrainian import Kirill Shevchenko to down the Manila Indios Bravos, 11.5-9.5, in the 2021 Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) Wesley So Cup online tournament over the weekend. Shevchenko bested International Master...
Wesley So, right, and Fabiano Caruana (Photo from Grand Chess Tour) Grandmaster Wesley So seeks to add another feather to his cap as he plunges back into action in the online Goldmoney Asian Rapid of the Metyltwater Champions Chess Tour starting this weekend. So, the reigning world Fischer-Random...
Grandmaster Wesley So drew his last three games to stay at the helm with two others after six rounds in the rapid matches of the Grand Chess Tour Paris Saturday, June 19. So split the point with Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi in the fourth round, Azerbaijan’s Teimour Radjabov in the fifth and...
Photo From Grand Chess Tour Facebook page Grandmaster Wesley So drew with Peter Svidler of Russia to keep his share of the lead with three others after three rounds of the Grand Chess Tour Paris 2021 Friday, June 18, in France. So, 27, split the point after 46 moves of a Giuoco Piano to slightly...
Sixteen-year-old Jasper Concepcion Faeldonia emerged as one of the youngest chessers with a National Master (NM) title after ruling the National Youth and Schools Chess Championships Under-17 division held online via the Hybrid Tornelo platform from June 10-13. Faeldonia, a Grade 11 student of...
Wesley So Grandmaster Wesley So drew with Romanian Constantin Lupulescu in the last round to finish third in the Superbet Chess Classic of the Grand Chess Tour Monday night. So halved the point in 36 moves of an English Opening to finish the nine-round tournament with 5 points along with...
Wesley So (Photo from chessbase.com) Grandmaster Wesley So halved the point with Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France to stay at second place after the eighth and penultimate round of the Superbet Chess Classic in Bucharest, Romania Sunday, June 13. So agreed to a draw after 40 moves of an English...
Wesley So Grandmaster Wesley So halved the point with Teimour Radjabov of Azerbaijan to remain at joint second after seven rounds of the Superbet Chess Classic in Bucharest, Romania late Saturday, June 12. So agreed to a draw after 38 moves of a Nimzo-Indian Defense to keep him at No. 2 alongside...
MB File Photo Grandmaster Wesley So drew with Romanian Bogdan-Daniel Deac to keep his share of the lead with two others after five rounds in the Superbet Chess Classic in Bucharest, Romania late Wednesday, June 9. So, playing the black pieces, halved the point after 37 moves of a Queen’s Gambit...
