Darwin Laylo
The Philippines smashes Ireland, 5-1, in the sixth round to remain in the hunt for a spot into the next phase of Division 2’s Pool A of the 2021 FIDE Online Olympiad Friday, Sept. 3.
International Master Jan Emmanuel Garcia, Grandmaster Darwin Laylo, Woman GM Janelle Mae Frayna,...
Philippines Team 1 absorbed a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Russia Team 1 to kiss its semifinal bid goodbye at the end of the seven-round preliminaries of the 1st FIDE Online Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities Friday.
FIDE Master Sander Severino, Henry Lopez and Darry Bernardo yielded...
Philippines Team 1 rode on victories by Darry Bernardo and Cheyzer Crystal Mendoza as it downed Ukraine Team 1, 3-1, to climb in a four-team tie for second after the sixth and penultimate round of the 1st FIDE Online Olympiad for People with Disabilities Thursday.
Mendoza trounced Irina...
Philippines Team 1 leaned on Sander Severino and Darry Bernardo as it salvaged a 2-2 draw against Israel to remain in the top 10 after four rounds of the 1st FIDE Online Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities Tuesday.
Trailing 2-0 after Cheyzer Crystal Mendoza and Henry Lopez suffered...
Philippines Team 1 prevailed over Russia Team 2, 3-1, to barge into the top 10 for the first time after three rounds of the 1st FIDE Online Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities Monday.
World champion Sander Severino, Henry Lopez and Darry Bernardo downed Yuri Meshkov, Ruslan Draganov and...
Sander Severino
Philippines Team 1 blanked the United States, 4-0, while PH Team 2 absorbed a painful 4-0 defeat at the hands of traditional powerhouse Russia 1 after two rounds of the 1st FIDE Online Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities on Sunday.
Checkmated in a 2-2 draw with Canada...
The Philippines’ second team headed by Menandro Redor hammered out a 4-0 thrashing of Mongolia while PH Team 1 led by reigning world champion Sander Severino drew with Canada, 2-2, in the first round of the FIDE Online Olympiad for People with Disabilities Saturday night.
Redor, an Asian and...
Reigning world chess champion for the differently-abled Sander Severino will spearhead the Philippine team when it plunges into action in the FIDE Online Olympiad for People with Disabilities on Nov. 20 to Dec. 3.
Severino, 35, will man the top board for a team that also consists of Henry Lopez,...
Russia, India awarded as co-champions
Grandmaster Wesley So and the United States settles for a semifinal finish in the FIDE Online Chess Olympiad over the weekend. (FIDE Photo)
Grandmaster Wesley So came through with a solid performance against many-time Olympiad champion Russia but it...
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...
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...
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...