Grandmaster Wesley So clawed back from the grave and snatched the last semifinal slot from the hands of Teimur Radjabov of Azerbaijan in the Skilling Open of the Champions Chess Tour Friday. Choosing black in their “Armageddon” playoff where he was given a minute less of time but afforded just...
Two-time United States champion Wesley So dropped the first of two playoff matches to Azerbaijan’s Teimour Radjabov that pushed him on the brink of elimination in the Skilling Open of the Champions Chess Tour Thursday. The 27-year-old So lost the first and second of the four games while drawing...
Grandmaster Wesley So drew his last five games to finish third in the preliminaries and book a quarterfinal seat in the process in the Skilling Open of the Champions Chess Tour Tuesday. After scoring six points in his first 10 games, the 27-year-old So went for draws with France’s Maxime...
Grandmaster Wesley So downed Vietnam’s Le Quang Liem in scoring three points in his last five games to stay in the quarterfinal hunt after 10 rounds in the Skilling Open of the 2020-2021 Champions Chess Tour Monday. So’s victory over Le came in the ninth round after draws with Dutch Anish Giri...
Wesley So Grandmaster Wesley So overcame a second-round defeat to teenage sensation Alireza Firouzja to stay in quarterfinal contention in the Skilling Open, which serves as a first leg of the 2020-2021 Champions Chess Tour Sunday. The 27-year-old So is currently in a four-way logjam at fourth spot...
Filipino-Japanese and tour rookie Yuka Saso finished with a two-over-par 73 to place tied for third in the Daio Paper Elleair Ladies Open Sunday at the Elleair Golf Course in Ehime Prefecture, Japan. Saso, the 19-year-old Asian Games gold medalist, finished tied with Erika Kikuchi, who had a...
By REY C. LACHICA Two-leg winner Yuka Saso sizzled with a four-under 67 but it was not enough to hold off the charging Ayaka Furue and dropped to second going into the final 18 holes of the Daio Paper Elleair Ladies Open in Ehime Prefecture on Saturday. After a slow start, the 19-year-old rookie...
Yuka Saso slowed down with a one-under 70 but kept her share of the lead with local bet Yuna Nishimura halfway through the Daio Paper Elleair Ladies Open in Ehime Prefecture on Friday. Along with her 65 in the opener, the Fil-Japanese had a two-day aggregate of 135 – the same output of...
Rookie Yuka Saso rediscovered her deadly form, firing a six-under 65 to forge a three-way tie for the lead at the start of the Daio Paper Elleair Ladies Open in Ehime Prefecture on Thursday. The 19-year-old Filipino-Japanese hinted of good things to come when she tamed the backside of the par-71...
There is a glimmer of hope that someday, Grandmaster Wesley So could represent the Philippines in international competitions. So, who has been playing for the United States since 2014, said he is leaving the door open regarding this scenario. “Who knows? I do love the Filipino people. But who...
E-Gilas Pilipinas fell short of retaining its title after absorbing a sweep to Australia in the grand finals of the merged Southeast Asia-Oceania conference of the FIBA Esports Open II on Sunday night.  The Filipino NBA2K standouts failed to sustain their strong showing in the group stage as...
Photo from Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas' Twitter account Seeking to retain the Southeast Asian title, E-Gilas Pilipinas will parade an almost intact lineup for the FIBA Esports Open II slated on November 14 and 15. Rial "Rial" Polog Jr., Custer "Aguila" Galas, Aljon "Shintarou" Cruzin,...
