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                    [Title] => Aurora province hosts national open rapid chess February 14-15
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The provincial government of Aurora, in coordination with the National Chess Federation of the Philippines, is holding the Gov. Bella Flor Angara-Castillo Cup National Open Rapid Chess Championship Feb. 14-15 at the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, Capitol Bldg., Baler, Aurora.

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Alone on top going into the final round after stunning Croatian GM Nenad Sulava, Sanchez, 34, opted to play it safe and halved the point with Hamdouchi in the last round to finish at joint first with Epishin, who downed France’s Julien Lamorelle, with six points each.
[DatePublished] => 2005-01-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 182392 [Title] => Torre loses anew as RP bows to India [Summary] => BLED – Grandmaster Eugene Torre absorbed his third straight defeat as the Philippines succumbed to young but promising India, 1-3, Friday halfway through the 35th World Chess Olympiad.

Torre found Indian sensation GM Krishnan Sasikirana a tough nut to crack, losing in 70 moves while teener International Master Mark Paragua fell to Surya Ganguly in 41 moves of a super-sharp Sicilian encounter.
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The leadership in the NCFP has been questioned by members who are reportedly bent on joining the Glutaphos-bankrolled event, tentatively set on July 21 at the Sugarland Hotel in Bacolod City, despite strict orders from NCFP officials not to do so.
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FIDE Masters Ildefonso Datu and Fernie Donguines also shared opening day honors over their foreing rivals. Datu turned back International Master Benny Juswanto of Indonesia in 54 moves of an English Opening while Donguines trounced Hasnul Bin Hasim of Brunei in 35 moves of a Reti-Opening in this nine-round event.
[DatePublished] => 2001-04-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096369 [AuthorName] => Joey Villar [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 107738 [Title] => Vietnamese GMs hold sway [Summary] => Vietnam Grandmasters Dao Thien Hai and Nguyen Anh Dung firmed up their bid for stints in the World Championship as they downed their respective rivals in the seventh round of the Asian Zone 3.2 a Championships yesterday at the Grand Boulevard Hotel.

The second-ranked Dao turned back compatriot Nguyan Thanh Son in 50 moves of a Sicilian defense, while Nguyen whipped RP’s GM Rogelio Antonio, Jr. in 31 moves of a Caro-Kann to share the lead with 5.5 points apiece.
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FIDE Masters Ildefonso Datu and Fernie Donguines also shared opening day honors over their foreing rivals. Datu turned back International Master Benny Juswanto of Indonesia in 54 moves of an English Opening while Donguines trounced Hasnul Bin Hasim of Brunei in 35 moves of a Reti-Opening in this nine-round event.
[DatePublished] => 2001-04-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096369 [AuthorName] => Joey Villar [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 109989 [Title] => Antonio outwits Laylo, shares lead [Summary] => Grandmaster Rogelio Antonio Jr. downed National Master Darwin Laylo of Marikina City in 55 moves of a Center Counter game yesterday to gain a share of the lead in the ninth round of the National Open Chess Championships at the SSS Building in Quezon City.

Antonio gained a material advantage early as the 20-year-old Laylo gambled on a kingside attack that fizzled out at endgame. The victory was Antonio’s fifth against a loss as he joined fellow GM Eugene Torre, International Master Richard Bitoon and NM Allan Sayson at the helm.
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Maagang nakuha ni Antonio ang material advantage makaraang magblundered ang 20-anyos na si Laylo sa kanyang kingside attack na nagbigay sa una ng ikalimang panalo at ikaanim na puntos sa overall para makasama sina Grandmaster Eugene Torre, International Master Richard Bitoon at NM Allan Sayson.
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The provincial government of Aurora, in coordination with the National Chess Federation of the Philippines, is holding the Gov. Bella Flor Angara-Castillo Cup National Open Rapid Chess Championship Feb. 14-15 at the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, Capitol Bldg., Baler, Aurora.

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Alone on top going into the final round after stunning Croatian GM Nenad Sulava, Sanchez, 34, opted to play it safe and halved the point with Hamdouchi in the last round to finish at joint first with Epishin, who downed France’s Julien Lamorelle, with six points each.
[DatePublished] => 2005-01-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 182392 [Title] => Torre loses anew as RP bows to India [Summary] => BLED – Grandmaster Eugene Torre absorbed his third straight defeat as the Philippines succumbed to young but promising India, 1-3, Friday halfway through the 35th World Chess Olympiad.

Torre found Indian sensation GM Krishnan Sasikirana a tough nut to crack, losing in 70 moves while teener International Master Mark Paragua fell to Surya Ganguly in 41 moves of a super-sharp Sicilian encounter.
[DatePublished] => 2002-11-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 86689 [Title] => P2.2 M chess tiff on despite GMs’ boycott [Summary] => Instead of creating peace and harmony in the National Chess Federation of the Philippines, the intended boycott of the Philippine Chess Federation-organized P2.2-M Glutaphos Chess Grand Prix by its members might just not serve its purpose.

The leadership in the NCFP has been questioned by members who are reportedly bent on joining the Glutaphos-bankrolled event, tentatively set on July 21 at the Sugarland Hotel in Bacolod City, despite strict orders from NCFP officials not to do so.
[DatePublished] => 2001-07-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 86333 [Title] => Foreign GMs lead early charge [Summary] => Vietnamese grandmasters Dao Thien Hai and Nguyen Anh Dung and Indon GMs Utut Adianto and Edhi Handoko led the charge of the foreign bets at the start yesterday of the Asian Zone 3.2.a. Championship at the Grand Boulevard Hotel.

FIDE Masters Ildefonso Datu and Fernie Donguines also shared opening day honors over their foreing rivals. Datu turned back International Master Benny Juswanto of Indonesia in 54 moves of an English Opening while Donguines trounced Hasnul Bin Hasim of Brunei in 35 moves of a Reti-Opening in this nine-round event.
[DatePublished] => 2001-04-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096369 [AuthorName] => Joey Villar [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 107738 [Title] => Vietnamese GMs hold sway [Summary] => Vietnam Grandmasters Dao Thien Hai and Nguyen Anh Dung firmed up their bid for stints in the World Championship as they downed their respective rivals in the seventh round of the Asian Zone 3.2 a Championships yesterday at the Grand Boulevard Hotel.

The second-ranked Dao turned back compatriot Nguyan Thanh Son in 50 moves of a Sicilian defense, while Nguyen whipped RP’s GM Rogelio Antonio, Jr. in 31 moves of a Caro-Kann to share the lead with 5.5 points apiece.
[DatePublished] => 2001-04-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 107729 [Title] => Foreign GMs lead early charge [Summary] => Vietnamese grandmasters Dao Thien Hai and Nguyen Anh Dung and Indon GMs Utut Adianto and Edhi Handoko led the charge of the foreign bets at the start yesterday of the Asian Zone 3.2.a. Championship at the Grand Boulevard Hotel.

FIDE Masters Ildefonso Datu and Fernie Donguines also shared opening day honors over their foreing rivals. Datu turned back International Master Benny Juswanto of Indonesia in 54 moves of an English Opening while Donguines trounced Hasnul Bin Hasim of Brunei in 35 moves of a Reti-Opening in this nine-round event.
[DatePublished] => 2001-04-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096369 [AuthorName] => Joey Villar [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 109989 [Title] => Antonio outwits Laylo, shares lead [Summary] => Grandmaster Rogelio Antonio Jr. downed National Master Darwin Laylo of Marikina City in 55 moves of a Center Counter game yesterday to gain a share of the lead in the ninth round of the National Open Chess Championships at the SSS Building in Quezon City.

Antonio gained a material advantage early as the 20-year-old Laylo gambled on a kingside attack that fizzled out at endgame. The victory was Antonio’s fifth against a loss as he joined fellow GM Eugene Torre, International Master Richard Bitoon and NM Allan Sayson at the helm.
[DatePublished] => 2001-04-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096369 [AuthorName] => Joey Villar [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 116257 [Title] => Chess Grandmaster Antonio nakisosyo sa liderato [Summary] => Pinayukod ni Grandmaster Rogelio Antonio Jr., si National Master Darwin Laylo ng Marikina City sa 55 moves ng Center Counter game kahapon upang makisosyo sa liderato sa 9th round ng National Open Chess Championship sa SSS Building sa Quezon City.

Maagang nakuha ni Antonio ang material advantage makaraang magblundered ang 20-anyos na si Laylo sa kanyang kingside attack na nagbigay sa una ng ikalimang panalo at ikaanim na puntos sa overall para makasama sina Grandmaster Eugene Torre, International Master Richard Bitoon at NM Allan Sayson.
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