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Pichay wants formal request from Wesley

By Joey Villar | June 14, 2014 - 12:00am

National Chess Federation of the Philippines president Butch Pichay Jr. yesterday said he hasn’t received any formal...

Sports

Stellar cast begins quest in Pacman Asian chess

May 18, 2013 - 12:00am

The Manny Pacquiao Cup Asian Continental Chess Championship unfolds at 2 p.m. today with the country’s leading players...

Sports

So draws chief rival in 3 moves, loses title

March 1, 2013 - 12:00am

Grandmaster Wesley So went for an early draw with GM Pavel Eljanov but settled for second overall after the tiebreak in the Reykjavik Open chess championships in Iceland yesterday.

Sports

So nagkasya sa runner-up finish sa Reykjavik Open chessfest

March 1, 2013 - 12:00am

Nakipag-draw si Filipino Grandmaster Wesley So kay GM Pavel Eljanov ngunit nahulog sa ikalawang puwesto matapos ang tiebreak sa Reykjavik Open Chess Championships sa Iceland kahapon.

PM Sports

Barbosa leads Phl bid in PSC Cup

January 9, 2013 - 12:00am

GM Oliver Barbosa Jr., the lone Filipino qualifier to the World Chess Cup, heads the local challenge in the Philippine Sports Commission Cup International Chess Championship which begins Jan. 14 at the Ninoy Aquino...

Sports

Laylo cops Manila Open chess crown

June 30, 2012 - 12:00am

Grandmaster Darwin Laylo trounced fellow GMs Joey Antonio and Mark Paragua in the last two rounds to capture the Manila Open chess crown at SM City Manila last Sunday.

Sports

Barbosa gains World Cup berth; So loses in tiebreak

May 15, 2012 - 12:00am

Filipino grandmaster Oliver Barbosa concluded a successful run in Vietnam Sunday as he finished fifth over-all in the 11th Asian Individual Chess Championships, the qualifying tournament for the Chess Olympiad in...

Sports

Barbosa seeks another title

January 27, 2012 - 12:00am

A dozen Filipino chessers led by reigning Parsvnath chess tournament champion Oliver Barbosa see action in the HDBank Cup International Open Chess tournament slated March 1-8 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Sports

Barbosa sparks 1-2 romp in Delhi chess

January 25, 2012 - 12:00am

GM Oliver Barbosa outwitted IM Shyam Nikil with the black pieces to capture the 10th Parsvnath International Grandmasters chess crown and lead a 1-2 finish by the Filipino bets in New Delhi, India last Monday.

Sports

Tanauan to stage inter-cities chess

September 21, 2011 - 12:00am

The National Inter-Cities and Municipalities chess team championship will be held Nov. 4-8 in Tanauan City, Batangas with the country’s top players participating.

Sports