Wesley So kept his title bid alive as he smashed Russian Alexey Sarana, 2-0, in the losers’ quarterfinals of the Airthings Masters of the Champions Chess Tour Wednesday, Feb. 8. Wesley So guns for two more victories to make it to the final round of the Airthings Masters of the Champions Chess...
The Philippines rode on a miraculous victory by Darry Bernardo over Kumar Naveen to salvage a 2-2 draw against India and essay a historic podium finish in the 1st FIDE Olympiad for People with Disabilities in Belgrade, Serbia Saturday, Feb. 4. Members of the Philippine para chess team pose with...
The Philippines drew with second seed Israel, 2-2, in the fifth and penultimate round Friday, Feb. 3, to stay on course for a podium finish in the 1st FIDE Olympiad for People with Disabilities in Belgrade, Serbia. Sander Severino draws his match to help the PH team to a 2-2 standoff in the...
The Philippines ran into a powerhouse Poland and suffered a heartbreaking 2.5-1.5 defeat Thursday, Feb. 2, to slip from a share of the lead to joint third after four rounds in the 1st FIDE Olympiad for People with Disabilities in Belgrade, Serbia. Darry Bernardo provides the lone victory for the PH...
The Philippines smashed host Serbia 2, 3.5-0.5, to remain at the helm with chess giants Poland and India halfway through the 1st FIDE Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities in Belgrade on Tuesday, Feb. 1. FIDE Master Sander Severino stayed perfect as he notched his third straight win in the...
The Philippines turned back the Czech Republic, 2.5-1.5, to remain unbeaten after two rounds in the 1st FIDE Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities in Belgrade, Serbia Tuesday, Jan. 31. The PH team in the 1st FIDE Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities. (From James Infiesto) FIDE Master...
Wesley So fought teenage wunderkind Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa to a draw in the final round to finish at fourth place in the Tata Steel Chess Masters 2023 in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands Sunday, Jan. 29. Wesley So finished with 7.5 points for fourth place in the Tata Steel Chess Masters 2023....
Russian Ambassador Marat Ignatyevich Pavlov revealed his government’s plan to bring Chess Grandmaster Anatoly Karpov to teach the Filipino youth about chess as part of Moscow’s plans to help in the country’s sports program. Russian Ambassador Marat Ignatyevich Pavlov (left) during a courtesy...
Wesley So settled for a draw with India’s Parham Maghsoodloo to slip to third place after nine rounds of the Tata Steel Chess Masters in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands Tuesday, Jan. 24. Wesley So's (left) ninth-round draw puts him at solo third with 5.5 points. (Tournament Images) The 29-year-old So...
Wesley So fought world No. 2 Ding Liren of China to a draw after eight rounds of the Tata Steel Chess Masters 2023 in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands over the weekend. The Cavite-born So split the point after 42 moves of a Caro-Kann Defense to remain in the title hunt at joint second with Dutch Anish...
Filipino woodpushers bagged the top honors in the team event of the Hong Kong Bauhinia U18 Chess Invitational held recently. Filipino woodpushers won the team event of the recent Hong Kong Bauhinia U18 Chess Invitational. The team, which is composed of Mark Jay Bacojo, Ayana Nicole Usman and...
Woman Grandmaster Janelle Mae Frayna downed Russian-born Leya Garifullina of FIDE in the final round to finish decently in the 2022 FIDE World Blitz Women’s Chess Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan Friday, Dec. 30. Frayna, 25, actually finished in a seven-player tie for 19th place with 10 points...
