Published December 15, 2020, 2:00 PM
FIDE, or the world chess federation, on Tuesday stripped King Whisley Puso of the open Under-12 title in the Asian qualifier of the World Online Cadets and Youth Rapid Championships for alleged fair-play violation.
Tournament chief arbiter Marco Biagioli handed out the disqualification notice on the recommendation of their Fair Play Panel which based its findings from “results of elements, they deemed sufficient evidence to establish a cheating incident.”
Biagioli said the decision is final and can’t be appealed.
But National Chess Federation of the Philippines executive director Cliburn Orbe said Puso, just like the rest of the Filipino participants, followed the rules set by the FIDE.
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Published December 14, 2020, 2:35 PM
Unrated King Whisley Puso downed Batsukh Anand of Mongolia in the seventh and final round to rule the open Under-12 division of the Asian qualifying stage of the FIDE World Cadets and Youth Rapid Chess Championship Sunday.
Puso finished tied with Chinese Xiao Tong (QD) with six points apiece on five wins and two draws but the Sta. Rosa, Laguna native wound up with the higher tiebreak, 31-28, to claim the crown and one of the three spots in his age bracket in the world stage.
It was a phenomenal effort for someone who came into the tournament as an underdog, having been one of the two of 37 participants in the age class without a FIDE rating.
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Published December 13, 2020, 2:46 PM
April Joy Claros and Michael Concio Jr. pulled off impressive victories to lead their respective divisions after five rounds in the Asian qualifier of the FIDE World Youth Rapid Championship Saturday.
Claros, who made it in the tournament via wildcard entry, downed United Arab Emirates’ Mohamed Al Muaini Aisha to claim her fifth straight victory and a share at the helm with equally unbeaten Laysa Latifah of Indonesia going into the final two rounds Sunday in the girls’ 14-under class.
Concio, for his part, smashed FIDE Master Krishna S Rohith of India to keep his grip of the solo lead in the open 16-under with 4.5 points, half a point ahead of a five-player pack headed by International Master Daniel Quizon with four points.