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Four teams extended their winning streak to seven matches Saturday to remain atop the leaderboard of their respective divisions in the second round of the online Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) third conference tournament.

San Juan and Iloilo blasted their rivals to remain unscathed in five appearances in the third conference of the Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) online tournament Wednesday.

Grandmaster Banjo Barcenilla destroyed World Cup-bound International Master Paolo Bersamina in their rapid duel to power defending champion Laguna to a 13.5-7.5 thrashing of Caloocan in the Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) Wesley So Cup Saturday, May 29.

Grandmaster Banjo Barcenilla pummeled GM Alexei Barsov of Uzbekistan twice to power defending champions Laguna Heroes to a 16-5-4.5 bashing of the Cagayan Kings in the Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) Wesley So Cup Wednesday, May 19.

Unheralded Cavite Spartans sent shockwaves in the opening round of the Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) Wesley So Cup by pulling the rug from under the fancied Pasig Kings Pirates, 11-10, Saturday, May 16.

The second conference of the Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) is already in the works by dubbing it as the “Wesley So Cup.”

A focused mind and team support became the key ingredients for the Laguna Heroes in clinching the historic first Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) All Filipino Conference crown at the expense of the Camarines Soaring Eagles recently.

Grandmaster Banjo Barcenilla carried the Laguna Heroes on his shoulders as they ripped the Camarines Soaring Eagles in Armageddon play to emerge the first ever Professional Chess Association champions Saturday, April 3.

Top-seeded teams Laguna Heroes and Iloilo Kisela Knights banner the field when the quarterfinals of the Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) All-Filipino Conference fires off on Wednesday, March 24.

The Laguna Heroes downed the Rizal Batch Towers and San Juan City Predators to share the Northern Conference lead with Caloocan going into the final stretch of the regular season of the Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) All-Filipino Conference Wednesday night, March 3.

Already based in Minnetonka, Minnesota in the United States, Wesley So continues to follow Philippine chess by recently promoting the Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP).

Grandmasters Banjo Barcenilla and John Paul Gomez powered the Laguna Heroes to a 12.5-8.5 victory over a GM Mark Paragua-led Camarines Soaring Eagles in the clash of the league titans in the PCAP All-Filipino Conference Saturday night, Feb. 27.

The Laguna Heroes displayed grit in trounced the Mindoro Elgin Tamaraws, 16-5, to remain at third in the All Filipino Conference Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) online tournament over the weekend.