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                    [Title] => Antonio retains Bangkok chess title
                    [Summary] => Grandmaster Joey Antonio continued to sustain his top form to retain his Bangkok Chess Club Open title with a flourish  last week by besting an  elite field of top  players from 27 countries  at the Novotel Bangkok Siam Square.


A six-time national champion, Antonio emerged from the nine-round, Swiss system tournament unbeaten with 7.5 points, highlighted by a string of six straight victories starting from the opening round.


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                    [Title] => Campomanes denies link to chess row
                    [Summary] => Florencio Campomanes yesterday lashed back at GM Eugene Torre and strongly denied allegations that he’s behind the move to discredit the National Chess Federation of the Phils. (NCFP) and its leadership.


"Face the issues," Campomanes challenged Torre and NCFP secretary-general Sammy Estimo in a statement released yesterday. "Please don’t give me too much credit in my old age that I can mount a campaign against you without any basis. Where there’s smoke, there must be fire. No campaign will hold water if not based on facts."


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                    [Title] => Mandaluyong stops Tanauan,  grabs solo lead
                    [Summary] => TAGAYTAY — Grandmaster-candidate Mark Paragua outplayed FIDE Master Fernie Donguines as Mandaluyong swept past Tanauan, 4-0, and into the solo lead Friday after seven rounds of the 14th Asian Cities Chess Championship at the Tagaytay International Convention Center here.


It was the second straight shutout victory by the Mandaluyong  chessers, who also blanked Sanaa of Yemen in the sixth round, to move on top with 19.5 points with two rounds left in the event.


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                    [Title] => Guangzhou silat sa Pasay City
                    [Summary] => TAGAYTAY CITY -- Kinatay ni David si Goliath sa ikalimang round ng 14th Asian Cities Chess Championship noong Martes ng gabi. 


Ang Pasay City na seeded 16 ay sumagupa sa top seed at sinorpresa ang malakas na Guangzhou ng China, 3-1 na lumikha ng pagtatabla sa kanila at sa defending champion Pavlodar sa ka-lagitnaan ng event na ginaganap sa Tagaytay International Convention Center. 


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                    [Title] => Jakarta draws Tagaytay, joins 5-way jam at 2nd
                    [Summary] => TAGAYTAY — Jakarta held host Tagaytay to a 2-all standoff Tuesday to create a five-way logjam for second behind solo leader Guangzhou after four rounds of the 14th Asian Cities Chess Championship at the Tagaytay International Center here.


Grandmasters Eugene Torre and Joey Antonio split their games with International Master Susanto Megaranto and Purnama Tirta Chandra, respectively, but fellow GM Bong Villamayor absorbed a numbing setback to IM Sittanggang Salor on board 3, enabling the Indons to draw level.


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                    [Title] => Tagaytay shares 2nd behind Guangzhou
                    [Summary] => TAGAYTAY–Host Tagaytay trounced Pasay City, 3-1, Monday to move into a tie for second place with Mandaluyong behind frontrunner Guangzhou after two rounds of the 14th Asian Cities Chess Championship at the Tagaytay International Convention Center here.


Playing black, Grand Master Joey Antonio, relieving GM Eugene Torre on board one, outwitted  Fide Master Emmanuel Senador in 51 moves of a Slav Defense to power the hosts to their second straight victory in the nine-round, 15-nation  chessfest.


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ASIAN CITIES CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP

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Grandmasters Eugene Torre and Joey Antonio split their games with International Master Susanto Megaranto and Purnama Tirta Chandra, respectively, but fellow GM Bong Villamayor absorbed a numbing setback to IM Sittanggang Salor on board 3, enabling the Indons to draw level.


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Antonio retains Bangkok chess title

June 7, 2004 - 12:00am

Grandmaster Joey Antonio continued to sustain his top form to retain his Bangkok Chess Club Open title with a flourish last week by besting an elite field of top players from 27 countries at the Novotel Bangkok...

Sports

Campomanes denies link to chess row

April 27, 2004 - 12:00am

Florencio Campomanes yesterday lashed back at GM Eugene Torre and strongly denied allegations that he’s behind the move to discredit the National Chess Federation of the Phils. (NCFP) and its leadership. "Face...

Sports

Mandaluyong stops Tanauan, grabs solo lead

March 27, 2004 - 12:00am

TAGAYTAY — Grandmaster-candidate Mark Paragua outplayed FIDE Master Fernie Donguines as Mandaluyong swept past Tanauan, 4-0, and into the solo lead Friday after seven rounds of the 14th Asian Cities Chess Championship...

Sports

Guangzhou silat sa Pasay City

March 25, 2004 - 12:00am

TAGAYTAY CITY -- Kinatay ni David si Goliath sa ikalimang round ng 14th Asian Cities Chess Championship noong Martes ng gabi. Ang Pasay City na seeded 16 ay sumagupa sa top seed at sinorpresa ang malakas na Guangzhou...

PSN Palaro

Jakarta draws Tagaytay, joins 5-way jam at 2nd

March 24, 2004 - 12:00am

TAGAYTAY — Jakarta held host Tagaytay to a 2-all standoff Tuesday to create a five-way logjam for second behind solo leader Guangzhou after four rounds of the 14th Asian Cities Chess Championship at the Tagaytay...

Sports

Tagaytay shares 2nd behind Guangzhou

March 23, 2004 - 12:00am

TAGAYTAY–Host Tagaytay trounced Pasay City, 3-1, Monday to move into a tie for second place with Mandaluyong behind frontrunner Guangzhou after two rounds of the 14th Asian Cities Chess Championship at the Tagaytay...

Sports