FIle Photo Wesley So halved the point with fellow American Sam Shankland to remain tied for second in Pool C of the 2022 FIDE Grand Prix’s third tournament in Berlin, Germany Wednesday. Playing the black pieces, So and Shankland agreed to a draw after 51 moves of a Nimzo-Indian game to keep them...
Photo from World Chess Wesley So bowed to fellow American Leinier Dominguez Perez, 1.5-0.5, in their tiebreak matchup for a semifinal berth in the FIDE Grand Prix 2022 in Berlin, Germany Friday. So first settled to a draw with Dominguez Perez in their first rapid game before losing the second in 34...
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...
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...
Photo from Chess.com Wesley So outlasted Alexei Shirov to seize a share of the lead with fellow American Leinier Dominguez-Perez in Pool D after three rounds of the FIDE Grand Prix Series in Berlin, Germany on Sunday. The Cavite-native American needed 50 moves of an English duel to survive the...
Photo from worldchess.com Wesley So escaped with a draw against India’s Pentala Harikrishna to slip to second in Pool D after two rounds in the first leg of the FIDE Grand Prix Series in Berlin, Germany on Saturday. The Cavite-born American split the point after 49 moves of a Ruy Lopez duel for...
After a successful Tokyo Olympic stint, the Philippines is on target for another triumphant sports victory as a team of persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the General Santos City Jail battles Mongolia for the right to be declared as champion of the 1st Intercontinental Online Chess Tournament...
The National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) will write a letter of appeal seeking to overturn the FIDE decision to disqualify the Philippine team from the 2021 FIDE Online Chess Olympiad due to violation of fair play policy by one of its players. Grandmaster Jayson Gonzales, who heads...
The Philippines won its last three games including a 5.5-0.5 demolition of Bangladesh in the ninth and final round to clinch a spot in the Top Division of the 2021 FIDE Online Chess Olympiad Saturday, Sept. 4. Grandmaster Darwin Laylo, Woman International Master Jan Jodilyn Fronda, IM Michael...
Darwin Laylo The Philippines smashes Ireland, 5-1, in the sixth round to remain in the hunt for a spot into the next phase of Division 2’s Pool A of the 2021 FIDE Online Olympiad Friday, Sept. 3. International Master Jan Emmanuel Garcia, Grandmaster Darwin Laylo, Woman GM Janelle Mae Frayna, FIDE...
Chester Neil Reyes dominated the Open 16-under division to earn a berth in the knockout stage of the FIDE Online Rapid World Cadets & Youth Chess Championships recently. Reyes, an incoming Grade 11 student of Nazareth School of National University, drew with International Master Christopher...
Four PH chessers advanced to the next round of their respective divisions in the FIDE Online Rapid World Cup Cadets & Youth Chess Championships over the weekend. Wayne Ruiz advanced to the Open 14-under playoff round after ending up in a six-player logjam for second place in the preliminaries....
