GM Joey Antonio Grandmaster Joey Antonio showed why he is the Filipino Ironman of online chess as he topped two tournaments recently including the 77 th Mobile Chess Club Philippines Arena. The 58-year-old Antonio tied for first with New York-based GM Mark Paragua with 14 points but ended up...
The Philippines rode on the miraculous victory by Woman International Master Jan Jodilyn Fronda over IM Guliskhan Nakhbayeva on board two in lifting the squad to a stunning 2.5-1.5 win over third seed Kazakhstan for a quarterfinal berth in the Asian Nations Online Chess Cup 2020 on Monday. Fronda...
GM Banjo Barcenilla and IM Paulo Bersamina (File photo) The Philippines swept its last three round games including upset victories over top two seeds India and Kazakhstan for the No. 2 seeding in the knockout quarterfinals of the Asian Nations Online Chess Cup 2020 on Sunday. The Filipinos slew the...
WGM Janella Mae Frayna (Photo from Janelle Frayna's Facebook account) The Philippines drew strength from Woman Grandmaster Janelle Mae Frayna and Woman International Master Kylen Joy Mordido as it pulled the rug from under erstwhile leader Iran, 2.5-1.5, to grab a piece of the lead after six rounds...
GM John Paul Gomez The Philippines yielded to nemesis Australia, 3-1, but remained in quarterfinal contention after eight rounds in the men’s side of the Asian Nations Online Chess Cup on Friday. Grandmaster Mark Paragua averted a shutout by carving out a win over GM Anton Smirnov on Board 1,...
Mark Paragua. (File Photo) The Philippines seeks to keep its grip of the lead as it clashes with the fancied Iran in the fourth round of the men’s division of the Asian Nations Online Chess Cup 2020 Friday. The Filipinos, who have blitzed past Palestine, Syria and Thailand, have six match points...
WGM Janella Mae Frayna (Photo from Janelle Frayna's Facebook account) The Philippines threw away its chance of shocking Southeast Asian powerhouse Indonesia as it absorbed a 2.5-1.5 loss to slip out of the lead after three rounds in the women’s division of the Asian Nations Online Chess Cup 2020...
GM Banjo Barcenilla, left, and IM Paulo Bersamina Grandmaster Banjo Barcenilla and International Master Paulo Bersamina won their first three round games as the Philippines blasted Palestine, Syria and Thailand and zoomed to the solo lead in the Asian Nations Online Chess Cup 2020 Saturday....
GM Mark Paragua (Photo from Mark Paragua's Facebook account) The Philippines, bannered by Grandmasters Mark Paragua, Banjo Barcenilla and John Paul Gomez, seeks a strong finish as it plunges into action in the 2020 Asian Online Nations Chess Cup which will unfold on Saturday. Paragua will play on...
Wesley So The Saint Louis Arch Bishops team of Grandmaster Wesley So was declared the winner of the 2020 PRO Chess League after the organizers disqualified the Armenia Eagles due to fair play violations. After a probe, organizer Chess.com ’s Fair Play team determined that Tigran Petrosian...
GM Wesley So and GM Magnus Carlsen (Fischer Random / Nick Barton / File Photo) For Grandmaster Wesley So to realize his dream of becoming a world champion in the future, he needs to hurdle the biggest name in chess—Magnus Carlsen. So faces Carlsen once again, this time in the Chess24 Banter...
Wesley So The Armenia Eagles shocked the Wesley So-led Saint Louis Arch Bishops, 9.5-6.5, on Sunday to capture the 2020 Professional Chess League held online. Tied at 6-all going into the fourth and final four-game round, the Armenians showed nerves of steel in hacking out a 3.5-0.5 result en route...
