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                    [Title] => Torre assured of bronze; Antonio out
                    [Summary] => Grandmaster Eugene Torre outplayed Vietnam’s Le Quang Liem, 1.5-0.5, to advance to the semifinal round of the individual rapid event of the chess competitions, assuring himself of a bronze medal in the 23rd Southeast Asian Games at the Tagaytay Convention Center.


Held to a draw by the Vietnamese FM in the first game of their two-game knockout match, Torre, the No. 3 seed who drew a bye in the first round, flashed his deep understanding of the game to complete the win and gain a spot in the semis round.
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Antonio, ranked fifth in a field of 13, is fancied to hurdle his Bruneian rival in their two-game knockout match spread over 25 minutes with 10 seconds increment. He needs to win three games to reach the finals where he hopes to face fellow GM Eugene Torre.
[DatePublished] => 2005-11-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 308812 [Title] => Three golds realistic, five a bonus for Pinoy GM [Summary] => A confident Grandmaster Joey Antonio doesn’t worry much about the opposition when action in chess competitions of the 23rd Southeast Asian Games begins tomorrow at the Tagaytay Convention Center in Tagaytay City.

What concerns him most is how he would be able to survive the rigors of playing almost without rest in the nine-day tournament, which is expected to test not only his mental toughness and patience but his stamina as well.
[DatePublished] => 2005-11-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 289897 [Title] => Joey earns crack at 5 SEAG chess golds [Summary] => Grandmaster Joey Antonio will have a chance to win a maximum of five of the eight gold medals at stake in the 23rd Southeast Asian Games slated Nov. 27-Dec. 5 in Tagaytay City after topping the blitz qualifier recently.

Antonio, currently RP’s No. 3 behind International Master Mark Paragua and GM Eugene Torre, completed a four-match sweep of the men’s blitz elimination tournament at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium by trouncing fellow GM Nelson Mariano II that solidified his claim as the country’s blitz king.
[DatePublished] => 2005-08-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096369 [AuthorName] => Joey Villar [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) ) )
BARLO NADERA AND PETRONIO ROCA
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                    [Title] => Torre assured of bronze; Antonio out
                    [Summary] => Grandmaster Eugene Torre outplayed Vietnam’s Le Quang Liem, 1.5-0.5, to advance to the semifinal round of the individual rapid event of the chess competitions, assuring himself of a bronze medal in the 23rd Southeast Asian Games at the Tagaytay Convention Center.


Held to a draw by the Vietnamese FM in the first game of their two-game knockout match, Torre, the No. 3 seed who drew a bye in the first round, flashed his deep understanding of the game to complete the win and gain a spot in the semis round.
[DatePublished] => 2005-11-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 308947 [Title] => Antonio faces lowly foe in chess opener [Summary] => Grandmaster Joey Antonio hopes to come out strong against Ak Hirawan Mohd Omar of Brunei and jumpstart his bid in the individual category of the rapid event of the chess competitions of the 23rd Southeast Asian Games unfolding today at the Tagaytay Convention Center in Tagaytay City.

Antonio, ranked fifth in a field of 13, is fancied to hurdle his Bruneian rival in their two-game knockout match spread over 25 minutes with 10 seconds increment. He needs to win three games to reach the finals where he hopes to face fellow GM Eugene Torre.
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What concerns him most is how he would be able to survive the rigors of playing almost without rest in the nine-day tournament, which is expected to test not only his mental toughness and patience but his stamina as well.
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Antonio, currently RP’s No. 3 behind International Master Mark Paragua and GM Eugene Torre, completed a four-match sweep of the men’s blitz elimination tournament at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium by trouncing fellow GM Nelson Mariano II that solidified his claim as the country’s blitz king.
[DatePublished] => 2005-08-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096369 [AuthorName] => Joey Villar [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) ) )
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