Woman Grandmaster Janelle Mae Frayna drew with Woman FIDE Master Umida Omonova of Uzbekistan to remain in striking distance with the big guns after nine rounds of the 17-round Women's World Blitz Chess Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan Thursday, Dec. 29. The split sent the country’s top female...
International Master Rolando Nolte shocked third seed Grandmaster Vitaly Sivuk of Sweden to finish third behind eventual champion Konstantin Sek of FIDE at the close of the MCPL’s Manny Pacquiao International Open Chess Festival in General Santos City Saturday, Dec. 17. Rolando Nolte finishes...
International Master Daniel Quizon brought down third seed Vitaly Sivuk of Sweden to move half a point off the pace after five rounds of the MCPL’s Manny Pacquiao International Open Chess Festival in General Santos City Thursday, Dec. 15. IM Daniel Quizon jumps to a six-player logjam at third...
Olympiad veteran Grandmaster John Paul Gomez smashed International Master Michael Concio, Jr. in the third round to remain unbeaten and on top along with several others in the MCPL’s Manny Pacquiao International Open Chess Festival in General Santos City Wednesday, Dec. 14. The 37-year-old...
Olympiad veteran Filipino Grandmasters John Paul Gomez and Darwin Laylo hope to make the country proud as they lead the local charge against a group of strong internationalists in the Maharlika Pilipinas Chess League’s Manny Pacquiao International Open Chess Festival unfolding Tuesday, Dec. 13,...
Welsey So waltzed past former world rapid champion Nodirbek Abdusattorov of Uzbekistan, 14.5-12.5, to advance to the quarterfinals of the Speed Chess Championship 2022 on Thursday, Dec. 8. Wesley So's victory arranges him a quarters meeting with old nemesis Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France. (MB...
The Senate has adopted a resolution commending the Philippine chess delegates for their outstanding performance during the recent games held in Bangkok, Thailand. It was Sen. Manuel “Lito” Lapid who filed Senate Resolution No. 304 commending the entire delegation for dominating the 6th Eastern...
Bicol chess prodigy Bince Rafael Operiano, who topped the under 10 years old category in the recent 6th Eastern Asia Youth Chess Championship held in Bangkok, Thailand has been feted by the House of Representatives. Bince Rafael Operiano (Facebook) This, after the House adopted during plenary...
Wesley So lost to Anish Giri of the Netherlands that was decided by Armageddon play, 5-4, in the seventh and last round but still wound up second behind winner Magnus Carlsen in the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Finals in San Francisco, California Sunday, Nov. 20. Wesley So finishes second in the...
Senator Manuel “Lito” Lapid has filed a resolution congratulating and commending the young Filipino chess players for winning their age group and obtaining FIDE titles in the standard chess category at the 6th annual Eastern Asia Youth Chess Championships held in Bangkok, Thailand last November...
Resurgent Wesley So routed Jan-Krzysztof Duda of Poland, 3-0, to grab solo second after the sixth and penultimate round Saturday, Nov. 19, of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Finals 2022 in San Francisco, California. Wesley So currently tallies 12 points with one round left in the Meltwater...
Wesley So downed Indian teenage sensation Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, 2.5-1.5, to storm back into contention after four rounds of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Finals in San Francisco, California Thursday, Nov. 17. Wesley So jumps from No. 7 to No. 4 after his Round 4 win in the Meltwater...
