(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...
Daniel Quizon International Master Daniel Quizon lived up to his potential as the country's next big thing after dominating the 2021 National Chess Championships at the Solea Hotel and Resort in Mactan, Cebu on Tuesday. The 17-year-old Quizon finished with 8.5 points on six wins and five draws to...
Daniel Quizon International Master Daniel Quizon drew the 10th and penultimate round Tuesday to virtually clinch the 2021 National Chess Championship title at the Solea Hotel and Resort in Mactan, Cebu. Quizon split the point with IM Jan Emmanuel Garcia in 31 moves of a King’s Indian Attack to...
A podium finish remained to be elusive for Filipino weightlifters in the 2021 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan over the week. Elreen Ann Ando in this file photo (AFP) Tokyo Olympian Elreen Ann Ando, who was two places away from a medal finish,...
Daniel Quizon International Master Daniel Quizon agreed to a draw with IM Ricky De Guzman to stay at the helm after eight rounds in the 2021 National Chess Championships at the Solea Hotel and Resort in Mactan, Cebu Monday. Quizon split the point after 23 moves of a Queen’s Gambit Accepted to...
Blacklist International Ultimate owned the throne as kings of Asia as it ruled the Call of Duty Mobile Championship East Finals with a 3-2 win over ALMGHTY on Sunday, Dec 12. Photo from Team Ultimate The PH bets settled an old score against the team that beat them in the Garena Qualifiers,...
Daniel Quizon International Master Daniel Quizon prevailed over IM Michael Concio Jr. in a battle of teenagers to remain unbeaten after six rounds in the 2021 National Chess Championships at the Solea Hotel and Resort in Mactan, Cebu Sunday. The 17-year-old Quizon outplayed Concio, 16, in 39 moves...
Grandmaster Wesley So inched closer to another podium finish after advancing to the semifinals of the Speed Chess Championships 2021 over the weekend. (Photo from the tournament website) The two-time US champion outplayed Fabiano Caruana, 17.5-9.5, to forge a semis meeting with teen prodigy Nihal...
Blacklist International Ultimate used a solid group stage showing to clinch a spot in the playoffs of the Call of Duty Mobile: World Championship – East Finals on Saturday, Dec. 11. Photo from Blacklist International The Filipinos finished second in the best-of-five single round-robin group stage...
International Master Daniel Quizon edged Woman Grandmaster Janelle May Frayna to tighten his grip on the top spot after four rounds in the 2021 National Chess Championship at the Solea Hotel and Resort in Mactan, Cebu Saturday. The 17-year-old Quizon needed 57 moves of a King’s Indian Defense to...
Alex Eala fell short in the Junior Orange Bowl Tennis Championships Friday after losing in the girls doubles quarterfinals in Plantation, Florida. Eala and her Argentine partner Solana Sierra absorbed a stunning 3-6, 7-5, 10-2 loss to Switzerland’s Chelsea Fontenel and United States’ Qavia...
