Wesley So waylaid Indian rising star Arjun Erigaisi, 2.5-0.5, in the third round Wednesday, Nov. 16, to light up his flickering title hopes in the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Finals in San Francisco, California. Wesley So's win put him at joint No. 6 after three rounds in the Meltwater Champions...
The House of Representatives intends to honor two young athletes who recently brought great honor and pride to the country in their respective sports. Aleia Aielle Aguilar (left) and Bince Rafael Operiano (Facebook) Several House resolutions (HR) have been filed for the purpose of giving...
The Philippines harvested 32 gold, 27 silver and 22 bronze medals to emerge overall champion in the Eastern Asia Youth Chess Championships in Bangkok, Thailand Saturday, Nov. 12. The Philippines captured 32 gold medals in the recent Eastern Asia Youth Chess Championships. Elle Castronuevo, who is...
The best local government units in the country converge in the 1 st Masskara Festival National Inter-Province Cities and Municipalities Chess Team Championships from Oct. 12 to 16 at the Forest Park Resort in Bacolod City. The five-day event will stake more than P600,000 in cash prizes courtesy...
IM Paulo Bersamina International Master Paulo Bersamina stunned Grandmaster Frode Olav Olsen Urkedal to lift the Philippines to a shock 2.5-1.5 victory over third seed Norway in the 11th and last round Tuesday to finish 32nd in the 44th World Chess Olympiad in Chennai, India. Bersamina’s upset...
The Philippine women’s team pulled the rug from under old nemesis Vietnam, 3-1, in the 10th and penultimate round of the 44th World Chess Olympiad in Chennai, India to move on the cusp of posting its best finish in the biennial meet. WGM Janelle Frayna Woman Grandmaster Janelle Mae Frayna and...
WGM Janelle Frayna The Philippines suffered heartbreaking losses to Hungary in the women’s division and Georgia in men’s via identical 2.5-1.5 results in the ninth round Sunday night that dealt a big blow to their bids for a top 10 finish in the 44th World Chess Olympiad in Chennai, India....
Woman Grandmaster Janelle Mae Frayna Woman Grandmaster Janelle Mae Frayna lifted the Philippines to a shock 2.5-1.5 win over fancied Slovenia Saturday to barge back into the top 20 in the 44th World Chess Olympiad in Chennai, India. Frayna pounced on an endgame meltdown by a higher-ranked...
GM Mark Paragua The Philippines rode on Grandmaster Mark Paragua’s giant-sized victory over world chess heavyweight Jan-Krzysztof Duda to lift the Philippines to a gutsy 2-2 draw with fifth seed Poland in the seventh round Friday in the 44th World Chess Olympiad in Chennai, India. The New...
GM Banjo Barcenilla The Philippine men’s team held higher-ranked Israel to an upset 2-2 draw Wednesday night after six rounds in the 44 th World Chess Olympiad in Chennai, India. Grandmaster Banjo Barcenilla provided the spark with a board two victory over Tamir Nabaty as the 52 nd -ranked...
The Philippine men’s team banked on Grandmaster Mark Paragua as it stunned higher-ranked Sweden, 2.5-1.5, in the fifth round of the 44th World Chess Olympiad in Chennai, India Tuesday night. Paragua bested GM Erik Blomqvist on board one to steer the 52nd-ranked Filipinos as his teammates settled...
The Philippine men’s and women’s teams overpowered Monaco and Angola with similar 3.5-0.5 scores in the fourth round of the 44th World Chess Olympiad in Chennai, India Monday night. Darwin Laylo Grandmasters John Paul Gomez and Darwin Laylo, and International Master Paulo Bersamina delivered...
