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Villamayor dragged fellow GM Mikhail Ulibin into a four-hour battle of wits in their French defense game but eventually succumbed to the Russian ace and resigned after 49 moves.


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Grandmaster Bong Villamayor, the lone Filipino casualty in the second round, takes a breather, his place taken over by International Master Mark Paragua.


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The 18-year-old GM candidate who admits to have a winning record over Garma in the last few years again essayed the classical lines of the Alekhine to earn his eighth point and move closer to the title and the P150,000 cash prize that goes with it.


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But the standoff was the best Villamayor could muster in a game where he went into time trouble and was a pawn down in a bishop-pawn endgame of a Slav as the bespectacled Filipino bet forced Dao, whom he tied for first in last year’s Zonal, to accept the draw after 76 moves.


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Door still open for Torre — GTK

By Abac Cordero | June 11, 2005 - 12:00am

The controversy hounding local chess took another twist yesterday when National Chess Federation of the Philippines president Go Teng Kok said Grandmaster Eugene Torre could still make it to the RP team to this year’s...

Sports

Losses drop Villamayor, Mariano, Nadera to joint 15th in Dubai chess

April 25, 2004 - 12:00am

DUBAI — Grandmaster Bong Villamayor and international masters Nelson Mariano II and Barlo Nadera failed to sustain their impressive showing in the early going and took numbing losses in the fifth round of the...

Sports

Villamayor paces Asian chess elims

February 25, 2003 - 12:00am

Grandmaster Bong Villamayor humbled fellow GM Wu Shaobin of Singapore to gain a share of the lead with five others after two rounds of the fourth Asian Men‘s Championship at the Mariott Hotel in Doha, Qatar...

Sports

Tough draw for RP vs England

October 29, 2002 - 12:00am

BLED, Slovenia — After salvaging three draws against the United States Sunday, the Philippines braces for another deep impact collision with sixth-ranked England in the third round of the 35th World Chess Olympiad...

Sports

Young Paragua regains lead; Torre joint second

May 4, 2002 - 12:00am

Mark Paragua dealt fellow International Master Chito Garma a stunning defeat yesterday to regain the solo lead going into the last four rounds of the National Chess Championship at the 17th floor (Penthouse) of...

Sports

Villamayor drops to 3rd behind Viets

April 30, 2001 - 12:00am

Grandmaster Bong Villamayor’s bid for another stint in the World Championship suffered a severe blow yesterday when he failed to score the much-needed win and settled...

Sports