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Sinimulan ni Filipino GM Wesley So ang kanyang kampanya matapos talunin ang kababayang si Petronio Roca, habang ginitla naman ni WGM Pad­mini Rout ng India si GM Eugene Torre sa 1st Florencio Campomanes Memorial Cup chess championships sa Ninoy Aquino Stadium.

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The event marks the 77th birthday of the country’s first national master, Florencio Campomanes, honorary president of the World Chess Federation (FIDE).
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Venue is the Aspire Solutions office of Noel Garcia on the 24th floor of Pacific Star Bldg. in Ermita, Manila. The meeting starts at 4 p.m.
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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.

IM Petronio Roca, who has yet to see action, will play board four against a team bannered by super GMs Michael Adams and Nigel Short.
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The PSC, in its weekly board meeting Tuesday, agreed to fund the team’s campaign to the biennial tournament that is considered the Olympics of chess. The tournament is slated Oct. 25 to Nov. 11.
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Villamayor, who turned 35, adopted GM Eugene Torre’s pet Trompovsky with satisfactory results, moving half a point behind the leaders along with GM Rogelio Antonio and NM John Paul Gomez with 7.5 points.
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"Ang totoo, hindi ko alam kung bakit hindi na kami pinayagan ni Eugene (GM Torre) na sumali nung nagdesisyon na ulit kami na sumali."
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Gonzales, who needed one more result to become an International Master, virtually went through the proverbial eye of the needle as he bested Jerome Balico for his ninth and a half point before beating via tiebreak erstwhile leader IM Petronio Roca in the final round to cop the title.
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Ito’y sina GM Rogelio Barcenilla na lilipad mula sa San Francisco, CA, USA, IM Richard Bitoon na nakuha ang IM title sa 2000 Asian Zone, IM Enrique Paciencia na nakuha rin ang IM title sa Zonals, IM Petronio Roca, IM Jayson Gonzales at NM Rolly Martinez.
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Sinimulan ni Filipino GM Wesley So ang kanyang kampanya matapos talunin ang kababayang si Petronio Roca, habang ginitla naman ni WGM Pad­mini Rout ng India si GM Eugene Torre sa 1st Florencio Campomanes Memorial Cup chess championships sa Ninoy Aquino Stadium.

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[DatePublished] => 2005-09-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 239804 [Title] => PCMA to stage inaugural chessfest [Summary] => The P77,000 inaugural tournament of the Philippine Chess Masters Association (PCMA) reels off 9 a.m. tomorrow at the Philippine Sports Commission canteen, Admin. building, RMSC, Manila. The seven-round Swiss system active chess tournament is sponsored by the Philippine Chess Society.

The event marks the 77th birthday of the country’s first national master, Florencio Campomanes, honorary president of the World Chess Federation (FIDE).
[DatePublished] => 2004-02-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 225524 [Title] => New chess association sets meeting [Summary] => The newly-formed Philippine Chess Masters Association is holding an officers’ meeting tomorrow to map out plans for its forthcoming chess tournaments starting in December.

Venue is the Aspire Solutions office of Noel Garcia on the 24th floor of Pacific Star Bldg. in Ermita, Manila. The meeting starts at 4 p.m.
[DatePublished] => 2003-10-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 181784 [Title] => Tough draw for RP vs England [Summary] => 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 here Monday.

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

IM Petronio Roca, who has yet to see action, will play board four against a team bannered by super GMs Michael Adams and Nigel Short.
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The PSC, in its weekly board meeting Tuesday, agreed to fund the team’s campaign to the biennial tournament that is considered the Olympics of chess. The tournament is slated Oct. 25 to Nov. 11.
[DatePublished] => 2002-09-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 159699 [Title] => Paragua loses but stays at helm [Summary] => Grandmaster Buenaventura "Bong" Villamayor celebrated his birthday in style yesterday, beating erstwhile solo leader International Master Mark Paragua in 98 moves to climb into second place behind his victim and two other bidders in the 12th round of the National Chess Championship Grand Finals at the All Asia Capital Center in Makati City.

Villamayor, who turned 35, adopted GM Eugene Torre’s pet Trompovsky with satisfactory results, moving half a point behind the leaders along with GM Rogelio Antonio and NM John Paul Gomez with 7.5 points.
[DatePublished] => 2002-05-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 109353 [Title] => Antonio blasts NCFP official on five masters’ stint [Summary] => Grandmaster Joey Antonio did not take part in last week’s RP Blitz event because he was not allowed to join at the last minute by National Chess Federation of the Philippines executive director Bobby Ang.

"Ang totoo, hindi ko alam kung bakit hindi na kami pinayagan ni Eugene (GM Torre) na sumali nung nagdesisyon na ulit kami na sumali."
[DatePublished] => 2001-01-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 109327 [Title] => Gonzales blitz king [Summary] => National Master Jayson Gonzales crowned himself the country’s newest blitz king, topping the other night the 2000 Philippine Blitz Chess Championship at the GM Cafe in Quezon City.

Gonzales, who needed one more result to become an International Master, virtually went through the proverbial eye of the needle as he bested Jerome Balico for his ninth and a half point before beating via tiebreak erstwhile leader IM Petronio Roca in the final round to cop the title.
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Ito’y sina GM Rogelio Barcenilla na lilipad mula sa San Francisco, CA, USA, IM Richard Bitoon na nakuha ang IM title sa 2000 Asian Zone, IM Enrique Paciencia na nakuha rin ang IM title sa Zonals, IM Petronio Roca, IM Jayson Gonzales at NM Rolly Martinez.
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