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MANILA, Philippines — Grandmaster (GM) John Paul Gomez is the leading Filipino chess player in the SDAT-RMK 4th Chennai Open Grand Master Chess Tournament in Chennai, India.

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Gomez leads way for PH in Indian chess

MANILA, Philippines — Twelve-time national open champion Grand Master (GM) Rogelio “Joey” Antonio Jr. flashed his vintage form in winning the 5th Gathering of Knights and Kings Open Chess Tournament last Thursday at the Ramon Magsaysay Cubao High School in Quezon City.

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GM Antonio defeats So in chess tourney

The Philippines struck for four gold medals on top of a silver and four bronzes in the Singapore International Chess Festival at the Jurong East Sports Complex Sunday.

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Philippine chessers bag 4 golds in Singapore

The Philippines struck for four gold medals on top of a silver and four bronzes in the Singapore International Chess Festival at the Jurong East Sports Complex Sunday.

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Philippine chessers bag 4 golds in Singapore

DENNIS GUTIERREZ III, Fide Master Paolo Bersamina and Vince Angelo Medina scored crucial penultimate round victories Saturday to inch closer to gold medal in the Singapore International Chess Festival at the Jurong East Sports Complex in Singapore.

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Filipinos near gold medals in S’pore chessfest

Four years ago, the Azkals weren’t even entered for the World Cup qualifiers and other competitions and lost five games in a row, one to Singapore and two each to Malaysia and Thailand, conceding four goals in every game and scoring just one in all five.

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2011: The year the Azkals revived PHL football

source: abs-cbnnews.com

Former Rizal Technological University (RTU) top player Roberto Suelo Jr. made short work of local bet Winshand Cuhendi Sean in the 5th round of the 8th Singapore International Open Chess Festival at the Jurong East Sports Complex in Singapore. Read the rest of this entry »

Cebuano chess grandmaster Richard Bitoon and Indon GM Susanto Megaranto beat their respective rivals yesterday to share the lead after four rounds of the Singapore International Chess Festival dubbed as the 2nd ASEAN Men Campomanes Cup at the Jurong East Sports Complex in Singapore.

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Cebuano Bitoon shares lead in Singapore chess

FILIPINO chess grandmaster Wesley Barbasa So has been invited to join the Texas Tech University chess team in Lubbock, Texas, USA.

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Filipino GM Wesley So invited to join Texas Tech chess team

SINGAPORE — Seven Filipino woodpushers either took sole possession or gained a share of the lead in their respective divisions after the third round of the Singapore International Chess Festival at the Jurong East Sports Complex late Thursday.

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7 PH players rock chessfest