Wesley So drew with Romanian Bogdan-Daniel Deac to retain the lead with fellow American Levon Aronian after seven rounds of the 2022 Grand Chess Tour’s Superbet Chess Classic in Bucharest, Romania Thursday. Photo from Superbet Chess Classic So, who once held the solo lead after the fourth round,...
Cavite 4th district Rep. Elpidio Barzaga recently took to Facebook to hail one of his district's (Dasmariñas) most celebrated citizens--International Master (IM) and current Philippine chess champion Daniel Quizon. (Jeshoots Com/ Unsplash) Specifically, the veteran congressman congratulated Quizon...
Photo from Chess.com Wesley So drew with Alexei Shirov to inch closer to advancing to the semifinals of the FIDE Chess Grand Prix 1 2022 in Berlin, Germany Wednesday. So needed 31 moves of a Ruy Lopez Berlin to split the point with his Spaniard foe to remain at the helm of Pool D with 3.5 points on...
IM Daniel Quizon The National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) will hold a qualifying tournament on Thursday as part of their selection process for the national team that will compete in the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam. The four-day meet will be held at the PACE building...
Photo from chess.com Wesley So outplayed fellow American Leinier Dominguez Perez to seize the solo lead in Pool D of the FIDE Chess Grand Prix 1 2022 in Berlin, Germany on Monday. Playing in black, So equalized early before taking control of the match that lasted in 39 moves of a Giuoco Piano. It...
Janelle Mae Frayna (fourth from left) poses with her trophy and certificate after winning the National Women's Chess Championship title Woman Grandmaster Janelle Mae Frayna outplayed Shania Mae Mendoza in the 11th and final round to capture the National Women’s Chess Championship title at the...
Woman Grandmaster Janelle Mae Frayna settled for a 40-move draw of a Queen’s Pawn game with Jan Jodilyn Fronda to stay on top after the 10th and penultimate round in the 2021 National Women’s Chess Championship at the PACE building in Quezon City Thursday. The standoff kept the top-seeded...
Janelle Mae Frayna Top seed Janelle Mae Frayna outlasted Allaney Jia Doroy to share a share of lead with four others after six rounds of the 2021 National Women’s Chess Championship at the PACE building in Quezon City Tuesday. The 24-year-old Frayna survived the marathon 91-move duel of an...
Jan Jodilyn Fronda Jan Jodilyn Fronda and Kylen Joy Mordido repulsed their rivals to seize the share of the lead after four rounds in the 2021 National Women’s Chess Championship at the PACE Building in Quezon City Monday. Fronda, who ruled the tournament for the first time two years ago, turned...
Ruelle Canino Ruelle Canino pulled off the biggest shocker at the start of the National Women’s Chess Championship after pulling the rug from under top seed Woman Grandmaster Janelle Mae Frayna Saturday at the PACE building in Quezon City. Canino, a 13-year-old sensation from Cagayan de Oro,...
(Photo from Janelle Mae Frayna's Facebook account) A slot to the Philippine team bound for the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam next year is up for grabs in the ongoing National Women’s Chess Championships at the PACE building in Quezon City. The tournament, which also dangles...
Wesley So and Nihal Sarin Grandmaster Wesley So squeaked past teen prodigy Nihal Sarin, 15-14, to barge into the finals of the Speed Chess Championships 2021 Tuesday. The third-seeded So banked on championship experience to outplay the 14-year-old Indian Grandmaster in the crucial blitz 3+1 segment...
