Grandmaster Mark Paragua dug deep into his endgame bag of tricks as he carved out the nerve-wracking victory on top board in lifting the Philippines to a stunning 2.5-1.5 win over a fancied Sweden.
THE Philippines downed Cyprus, 3-1, to storm back into contention in the men’s side as the women’s team suffered a heartbreaking 1.5-2.5 defeat to higher-ranked Serbia after three rounds of the 44th World Chess Olympiad in Chennai, India, Monday night. Grandmasters (GM) Rogelio “Banjo” Barcenilla, John Paul Gomez and Darwin Laylo…
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The 12-member Philippine team left the country Wednesday to participate in the 44th World Chess Olympiad that begins Friday and ends Aug. 10 in Chennai, India.
Photo from National Chess Federation of the Philippines Facebook account The members of the team are Grandmasters Mark Paragua, Banjo
IM Daniel Quizon The National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) will hold a qualifying tournament on Thursday as part of their selection process for the national team that will compete in the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam. The four-day meet will be held at the PACE building
Woman Grandmaster Janelle Mae Frayna settled for a 40-move draw of a Queen’s Pawn game with Jan Jodilyn Fronda to stay on top after the 10th and penultimate round in the 2021 National Women’s Chess Championship at the PACE building in Quezon City Thursday. The standoff kept the top-seeded Frayna cl
TOP seed Janelle Mae Frayna drew with third seed Jan Jodilyn Fronda in 40 moves of a Queen’s Pawn opening to cling to the lead after the 10th and penultimate round of the National Women’s Chess Championship at the PACE Building in Quezon City on Thursday. Frayna, 24, kept her…
TOP seed Janelle Mae Frayna unloaded a vicious kingside onslaught to hammer out a 36-move King’s Indian victory over Marian Calimbo and leapfrog to the top after the eighth round of the Philippine National Women’s Chess Championships at the PACE Building in Quezon City on Wednesday. The 24-year-old Frayna, the…
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