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International Master Buenaventura "Bong" Villamayor is one of only two Filipinos so far awarded the rare chance of competing with some of the best in the world when he participates in the modern version of the world chess championships this year in Hong Kong.

Villamayor earned that right Tuesday when he finished second to Vietnamese Grandmaster Dao Thien Hai in the Zone 3.2A eliminations among 32 participants from eight countries, including higher-rated Filipino GMs Eugene Torre and Joey Antonio.

Villamayor, who is always one of the top scorers in two Philippine Olympic te [DatePublished] => 2000-06-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 108484 [Title] => Antonio nears P1M purse; [Summary] => Paciencia drags rival to first tiebreak

Grandmaster Rogelio Antonio Jr. hurdled the second to the last man separating him from the Pambansa Chess Millennium Grand Prix crown as he bundled out National Master Richard Bitoon with a draw in their second game yesterday at the PNB Finance Center in Pasay.

Antonio, who toppled Bitoon in their first game Monday, settled for a fighting 39-move draw to complete a 1.5-.5 win in their duel and get a crack at the championship and the P1 million cash pot that goes with it.

National Master Enrique Paciencia Jr. [DatePublished] => 2000-04-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096369 [AuthorName] => Joey Villar [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) ) )

INTERNATIONAL MASTER BUENAVENTURA
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                    [Title] => Bong girds for tough grind ahead
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International Master Buenaventura "Bong" Villamayor is one of only two Filipinos so far awarded the rare chance of competing with some of the best in the world when he participates in the modern version of the world chess championships this year in Hong Kong.

Villamayor earned that right Tuesday when he finished second to Vietnamese Grandmaster Dao Thien Hai in the Zone 3.2A eliminations among 32 participants from eight countries, including higher-rated Filipino GMs Eugene Torre and Joey Antonio.

Villamayor, who is always one of the top scorers in two Philippine Olympic te [DatePublished] => 2000-06-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 108484 [Title] => Antonio nears P1M purse; [Summary] => Paciencia drags rival to first tiebreak

Grandmaster Rogelio Antonio Jr. hurdled the second to the last man separating him from the Pambansa Chess Millennium Grand Prix crown as he bundled out National Master Richard Bitoon with a draw in their second game yesterday at the PNB Finance Center in Pasay.

Antonio, who toppled Bitoon in their first game Monday, settled for a fighting 39-move draw to complete a 1.5-.5 win in their duel and get a crack at the championship and the P1 million cash pot that goes with it.

National Master Enrique Paciencia Jr. [DatePublished] => 2000-04-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096369 [AuthorName] => Joey Villar [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) ) )

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