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                    [Title] => Newly formed chess association vows to produce more GMs
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The Philippine Academy for Chess Excellence was officially inaugurated yesterday with hopes of producing top caliber players that would represent the country in the international scene.

[DatePublished] => 2010-03-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 326672 [Title] => New NCFP head vows reforms [Summary] => Rep. Prospero "Butch" Pichay Jr., newly-elected president of the National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP), said he would initiate reforms and programs that would bring back the nation’s old stature in world chess..

"We want to bring back the supremacy of the Filipinos in the field of chess," said Pichay.
[DatePublished] => 2006-03-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 326739 [Title] => Pichay, bagong NCFP prexy [Summary] => Nahalal si Congress-man Prospero ‘Butch’ Pichay bilang bagong pangulo ng National Chess Federation of the Philippines sa pamama-gitan ng 12-0 votes sa eleksiyong ginanap sa Senator Lounge ng Manila Hotel, kagabi.

"I thank the newly-elected NCFP board of directors for giving me the mandate to lead this organization into a bright future," anang butihing Mindanao solon mula sa 1st District ng Surigao del Sur, na siya ring Vice-chairman ng Commission on Appoint-ments.
[DatePublished] => 2006-03-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => PSN Palaro [SectionUrl] => palaro [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 264423 [Title] => Paragua gets first slot in chess team [Summary] => The National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) issued a resolution Friday that guaranteed International Master Mark Callano Paragua a spot in the men’s team bound for this year’s Chess Olympiad in Majorca, Spain.

Paragua is unavailable to play in the National Championships slated Sept. 18-29 in Tagaytay City as it coincides with two grandmaster tournaments in Alushta Ukraine where the Filipino is committed to play.
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