The Philippine Business for Education (PBED), the business community’s advocacy group for education reform, has launched a second phase of its online upskilling training program that will certify the competencies and skills of Filipino youth without college degrees. With funding from City...
Grandmaster Wesley So played solidly in neutralizing fellow United States bet Hikaru Nakamura’s attacking game to take the first set of their two four-game semifinal duels, 2.5-1.5, in the Skilling Open of the Champions Chess Tour Sunday. The Cavite-born So stepped up in the second duel with his...
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...
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...
