International Master Daniel Quizon outlasted FIDE Master Pitra Andyka of Indonesia in 65 moves of a Sicilian Defense to seize a share of the lead with IM Mohamad Ervan after three rounds of the Asian Zone 3.3 Chess Championships Monday, May 3. Quizon, 16, registered his third straight victory that...
April Joy Claros and Michael Concio Jr. pulled off impressive victories to lead their respective divisions after five rounds in the Asian qualifier of the FIDE World Youth Rapid Championship Saturday. Claros, who made it in the tournament via wildcard entry, downed United Arab Emirates’ Mohamed...
Filipino International Master Daniel Quizon pulled off a solid eighth-place finish in the tough Azerbaijan International Online Blitz Chess Tournament Sunday. Seeded 24th in a stacked, 160-player field, the 16-year-old Quizon made a good account of himself by scoring seven points out of the...
IM Daniel Quizon (Photo from Daniel Quizon's Facebook account) International Master Daniel Quizon overcame a faulty start to lead three other Filipinos to the finals of the Azerbaijan International online juniors blitz chess tournament Saturday. Quizon, 16, recovered from three early losses and...
Photo from MConcio / via UP Varsity Chess Team Facebook page Unheralded Jarel Lacambra shocked Woman Grandmaster-candidate Kylen Joey Mordido to earn a berth in the Philippine team seeing action in the World Cadets and Youth Rapid Chess Championships late this month. Lacambra, who played for...
Woman Grandmaster candidate Kylen Joy Mordido blew away the field in leading the march to the grand finals while International Master Daniel Quizon and Jerlyn Mae San Diego faced rough sailing in the local qualifying tournament for the FIDE Online World Cadets and Youth Rapid Chess Championships...
WGM Janelle Mae Frayna (Photo from Janelle Frayna's Facebook account) The Philippines absorbed stinging defeats to Belgium, 3.5-2.5, and Australia, 4-2, to slip to joint fifth after six rounds of the FIDE Online Chess Olympiad Saturday. The Nationals were leading the Belgians in the fifth round,...
IM Daniel Quizon (Photo from Daniel Quizon's Facebook account) The Philippines ran into the rock-solid Germany wall and absorbed a 5-1 defeat but stayed tied for third after three rounds of the FIDE Online Chess Olympiad Friday. International Master Daniel Quizon averted a shutout as he magically...
Darwin Laylo The National Chess Federation of the Philippines will hold a two-day tryout this weekend for the team it will field to the first FIDE Online Olympiad 2020 slated July 22 to August 30. NCFP executive director Cliburn Orbe announced in the group’s official Facebook page that...
