Wesley So Grandmaster Wesley So blasted Shakhriyar Mamedyarov of Azerbaijan, 3-1, to trail world champion Magnus Carlsen at the start of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Grand Finals Saturday. So prevailed in the second and last of their four-game duel while settling for draws in the other two to...
Miguel Tabuena (ICTSI photo) After winning his first title on US soil by claiming the Idaho Open championship Sunday (Monday in Manila), Filipino golfer Miguel Tabuena is scheduled to see action in the first stage of the three-part Korn Ferry qualifying tournament on Sept. 28 in Nevada. Tabuena, a...
Photo from event website Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao is taking his act in an online chessboard when he goes up against a 10-year-old app version of Norwegian chess champion Magnus Carlsen in the Magnus Carlsen Celebrity Charity Challenge. Pacquiao, a big fan of chess, is the latest among the big...
Yuka Saso (AFP) After almost a month of rest, US Women’s Open champion Yuka Saso returns to action while fellow Filipino players Bianca Pagdanganan and Dottie Ardina seek a better finish when they compete in the 2021 Walmart NW Arkansas Championship set to start Thursday (Friday in Manila) at the...
Bianca Pagdanganan (AFP) Tokyo Olympian Bianca Pagdanganan shot a two-under par 70 and improved to joint 20th place in the second round of the Cambia Portland Classic Friday (Saturday, Sept. 18 in Manila) at The Oregon Golf Club in West Linn, Oregon. After an opening round of 74 that saw...
Grandmaster Wesley So seeks to become the first online champion of the $1.6 million Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Final as he competes against nine of the world’s best including world champion and tour leader Magnus Carlsen starting next week. The Cavite-born, 27-year-old So owns the distinction...
Bianca Pagdanangan (AFP) Tokyo Olympics veteran Bianca Pagdanganan is set to compete in her 10th LPGA tournament as she begins her bid in the Cambia Portland Classic scheduled Sept. 16 to 19 at The Oregon Golf Club. This is the first tournament for the 23-year-old Pagdanganan after she made her...
Patrick Cantlay of the United States celebrates with the FedEx Cup after winning during the final round of the TOUR Championship at East Lake Golf Club on September 05, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP) Patrick Cantlay held off...
2021 FIBA 3X3 Montreal WT - Prep - Zach Huang vs Mac Tallo Manila Chooks TM is embracing the underdog tag when it competes in the FIBA 3x3 World Tour Montreal Masters which starts on Sunday, Sept. 5 at Place des Festivals. Mark Yee, Mac Tallo, Zach Huang and Dennis Santos are scheduled to face...
Wesley So Grandmaster Wesley So succumbed to Alireza Firouzja of France in the two-game blitz tiebreaker, 1.5-0.5, to crash out of the quarterfinals of the Aimchess US Rapid Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Thursday, Sept. 2. The 27-year-old So, born in Cavite but is now an American, drew the first...
Grandmaster Wesley So fell prey to Alireza Firouzja of France, 2.5-0.5, in the first of their two-day quarterfinal showdown in the Aimchess US Rapid of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Wednesday. So lost the first game in 52 moves of a Nimzo-Indian as well as the second in 70 moves of a Queen’s...
MB File Photo Grandmaster Wesley So dismantled Netherlands’ Jorden van Foreest to barge into the quarterfinals of the Aimchess US Rapid of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Tuesday, August 31. So prevailed after 35 moves of a Nimzo-Indian Defense in the 15 th and last round to finish the...
