Wesley So (FIDE / File Photo) Grandmaster Wesley So and his United States team survived a shock seventh-round meltdown to rule Pool D of the top division and earn an outright spot to the quarterfinals of the FIDE Online Chess Olympiad Sunday. Playing Board One minus GMs Fabiano Caruana and Hikaru...
Mark Paragua The Philippines salvaged some measure of pride as it downed Turkmenistan 4.5-1.5 to finish fifth out of 10 teams in Pool A of Division II of the FIDE Online Chess Olympiad on Sunday. Grandmaster Mark Paragua spearheaded the ninth and final round triumph with a win over International...
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...
Severino, IPCA draw Scotland Sander Severino (Photo from Sander Severino's Facebook account) A Sander Severino-led International Physically Disabled Chess Association (IPCA) battled Scotland to a 3-3 draw to stay in the hunt in the first FIDE Online Olympiad 2020 Friday night. Tapped to play Board...
Barcenilla joins other GMs, IMs in Agila Pilipinas Grandmaster Banjo Barcenilla Grandmaster Banjo Barcenilla displayed good form over the weekend to top the qualifying tournament for the Philippine team bound for the first FIDE Online Chess Olympiad scheduled late this month. The Arizona-based,...
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...
