Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2023 07:15:14 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Daniel Quizon downed International Master Rolando Nolte in the 11th and final round to capture the AQ Prime ASEAN Chess Championship at the Great Eastern Hotel in Quezon City Saturday, Feb. 18. The 19-year-old Quizon needed 57 moves of a King’s Indian Defense to outplay Nolte and finish with 7.5 points, enough to […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2023 04:32:38 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA International Master Daniel Quizon downed IM Yeoh Li Tian to keep his title and Grandmaster norm bids alive with two rounds left in the AQ Prime ASEAN Chess Championship at the Great Eastern Hotel in Quezon City Thursday, Feb. 16. Quizon beat his Malaysian rival in 57 moves of a Sicilian Defense […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2023 06:49:59 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA International Master Rolando Nolte drew with Grandmaster John Paul Gomez to remain at the helm in a tie with top seed GM Susanto Megaranto of Indonesia after four rounds in the AQ Prime ASEAN Chess Championship at the Great Eastern Hotel in Quezon City Monday night, Feb. 13. The 50-year-old Nolte only […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sun, 05 Feb 2023 09:12:19 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Darry Bernardo scored a miraculous victory over Kumar Naveen of India and the Philippines salvaged a 2-2 draw to claim a historic podium finish in the 1st FIDE Olympiad for People with Disabilities in Belgrade, Serbia Saturday, Feb. 4. Down 1-2 after FIDE Master Sander Severino and Henry Lopez drew on the […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2023 09:43:33 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA The Philippines smashed host Serbia 2, 3.5-0.5, to remain tied with chess giants Poland and India halfway through the 1st FIDE Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities in Belgrade on Tuesday, Feb. 1. FIDE Master Sander Severino stayed perfect as he notched his third straight win at the expense of Mile Bjelanovic […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2023 08:35:08 +0000
The country’s top woodpushers headed by defending champion and International Master Daniel Quizon, Grandmasters John Paul Gomez, Darwin Laylo and Joey Antonio battle it out for glory in the Philippine National Chess Championship which started Wednesday, Feb. 1, at the Malolos City Auditorium. Host Malolos City Mayor Atty. Christian Natividad graced the opening of the […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2023 06:05:53 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Chess legend and former world champion Anatoly Karpov of Russia is set to visit the country on Tuesday, Jan. 31, for a lecture. The National Chess Federation of the Philippines announced it on Monday, Jan. 30, inviting chess enthusiasts to join the event dubbed “Meet the Legend: The Life and Chess of […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2023 07:19:45 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Filipino woodpushers bagged the top honors in the team event of the Hong Kong Bauhinia U18 Chess Invitational held recently. The team, which is composed of Mark Jay Bacojo, Ayana Nicole Usman and Alexandra Sydney Paez, prevailed over rivals from Malaysia, Korea and Hong Kong. Bacojo, likewise, came through with two runner-up […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2022 05:22:07 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Woman Grandmaster Janelle Mae Frayna downed Russian-born Leya Garifullina of FIDE in the final round to finish decently in the 2022 FIDE World Blitz Women’s Chess Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan Friday, Dec. 30. Frayna, 25, actually finished in a seven-player tie for 19th place with 10 points apiece that included World No. […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2022 08:14:04 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA International Master Rolando Nolte shocked third seed Grandmaster Vitaly Sivuk of Sweden to finish third behind eventual champion Konstantin Sek of FIDE in the MCPL’s Manny Pacquiao International Open Chess Festival in General Santos City Saturday, Dec. 17. Nolte, 50, actually finished in a three-way tie for first with seven points along […]
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