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                    [Title] => RP chess prodigy Wesley So steps closer to Super Grandmaster norm
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Whatever will be the result of the match between GM Wesley So and Russian Vladimir Malakhov in the current World Cup of Chess in Russia, the Filipino chess prodigy will breach the ELO rating of 2700 by next year.

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Dimakiling failed to keep the momentum of his stirring victory over rapid champion GM Nguyen Ngoc Truongson of Vietnam in the semis and a romp over Anh Dung in the first of their four-game final duel, losing the second and the fourth and eventually the gold medal, 1-5.2.5. [DatePublished] => 2005-12-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1520373 [AuthorName] => Michelle Velete [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 310420 [Title] => Dimakiling settles for silver as chessers falters [Summary] => TAGAYTAY — The RP chess squad, hyped to dominate the sport in the 23rd Southeast Asian Games, came up short for its third straight crack at the gold medal as FIDE Master Oliver Dimakiling bowed to Viet ace Nguyen Anh Dung in the finals of the blitz event at the Tagaytay Convention Center here yesterday.

Dimakiling failed to keep the momentum of his stirring victory over rapid champion GM Nguyen Ngoc Truongson of Vietnam in the semis and a romp over Anh Dung in the first of their four-game final duel, losing the second and the fourth and eventually the gold medal, 1-5.2.5. [DatePublished] => 2005-12-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1520373 [AuthorName] => Michelle Velete [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 209976 [Title] => Milo Checkmate [Summary] => Bubuksan ng Milo Checkmate ang kanilang ikaapat na serye sa pamamagitan ng isang misa at chess simuls ng dalawang mahusay na manla-laro ng bansa sa alas-9:30 ng umaga bukas sa 4th level ng J&F Divino Bldg., na matatagpuan sa #967 Aurora Blvd., tabi ng St. Joseph Church malapit sa Anonas St. sa Quezon City.

Ang nasabing misa ay para sa pagbibigay pasasalamat sa matagumpay na performance ng kanilang Checkmate students na lumahok sa nakaraang National Juniors at Age-Group Chess Championships.
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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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Nagalit si presiding Judge Ricardo Rosario matapos malaman sa mga pahayagan na umalis noong Huwebes ng gabi ang anim kataong miyembro ng RP squad para lumahok sa World Chess Olympiad sa Istanbul, Turkey nang hindi ipinagbibigay-alam sa korte.
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"It should be FIDE they are supposed to complain against, not the POC," said Dayrit in yesterday’s PSA Forum at the Holiday Inn.
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                    [Title] => RP chess prodigy Wesley So steps closer to Super Grandmaster norm
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Whatever will be the result of the match between GM Wesley So and Russian Vladimir Malakhov in the current World Cup of Chess in Russia, the Filipino chess prodigy will breach the ELO rating of 2700 by next year.

[DatePublished] => 2009-12-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1661305 [AuthorName] => Rafael B. Osumo [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Sports [SectionUrl] => cebu-sports [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 310215 [Title] => Dimakiling settles for silver as chessers falters [Summary] => TAGAYTAY — The RP chess squad, hyped to dominate the sport in the 23rd Southeast Asian Games, came up short for its third straight crack at the gold medal as FIDE Master Oliver Dimakiling bowed to Viet ace Nguyen Anh Dung in the finals of the blitz event at the Tagaytay Convention Center here yesterday.

Dimakiling failed to keep the momentum of his stirring victory over rapid champion GM Nguyen Ngoc Truongson of Vietnam in the semis and a romp over Anh Dung in the first of their four-game final duel, losing the second and the fourth and eventually the gold medal, 1-5.2.5. [DatePublished] => 2005-12-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1520373 [AuthorName] => Michelle Velete [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 310420 [Title] => Dimakiling settles for silver as chessers falters [Summary] => TAGAYTAY — The RP chess squad, hyped to dominate the sport in the 23rd Southeast Asian Games, came up short for its third straight crack at the gold medal as FIDE Master Oliver Dimakiling bowed to Viet ace Nguyen Anh Dung in the finals of the blitz event at the Tagaytay Convention Center here yesterday.

Dimakiling failed to keep the momentum of his stirring victory over rapid champion GM Nguyen Ngoc Truongson of Vietnam in the semis and a romp over Anh Dung in the first of their four-game final duel, losing the second and the fourth and eventually the gold medal, 1-5.2.5. [DatePublished] => 2005-12-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1520373 [AuthorName] => Michelle Velete [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 209976 [Title] => Milo Checkmate [Summary] => Bubuksan ng Milo Checkmate ang kanilang ikaapat na serye sa pamamagitan ng isang misa at chess simuls ng dalawang mahusay na manla-laro ng bansa sa alas-9:30 ng umaga bukas sa 4th level ng J&F Divino Bldg., na matatagpuan sa #967 Aurora Blvd., tabi ng St. Joseph Church malapit sa Anonas St. sa Quezon City.

Ang nasabing misa ay para sa pagbibigay pasasalamat sa matagumpay na performance ng kanilang Checkmate students na lumahok sa nakaraang National Juniors at Age-Group Chess Championships.
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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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Nagalit si presiding Judge Ricardo Rosario matapos malaman sa mga pahayagan na umalis noong Huwebes ng gabi ang anim kataong miyembro ng RP squad para lumahok sa World Chess Olympiad sa Istanbul, Turkey nang hindi ipinagbibigay-alam sa korte.
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"It should be FIDE they are supposed to complain against, not the POC," said Dayrit in yesterday’s PSA Forum at the Holiday Inn.
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