Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2022 09:16:28 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA International Master Daniel Quizon brought down third seed Vitaly Sivuk of Sweden to move half a point off the pace after five rounds of the MCPL’s Manny Pacquiao International Open Chess Festival in General Santos City Thursday, Dec. 15. The 18-year-old Asian junior blitz king leaned on his mastery of the King’s […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2022 09:22:41 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Olympiad veteran Grandmaster John Paul Gomez smashed International Master Michael Concio, Jr. to remain unbeaten after the third round of the MCPL’s Manny Pacquiao International Open Chess Festival in General Santos City Wednesday, Dec. 14. The 37-year-old Biñan, Laguna bet, who was the country’s top scorer in the Chennai Olympiad early this […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 08 Dec 2022 09:20:17 +0000
Woman Grandmaster Janelle Mae Frayna downed Woman International Master Bernadette Galas in the 11th and final round Wednesday night to crown herself blitz champion of the Philippine National Women’s Chess Championships presented by Nova Wellness Center at the PACE. Frayna, 25, finished undefeated for 9.5 points on eight victories and three draws. The Army woman from […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sun, 04 Dec 2022 06:20:55 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Woman International Master Marie Antoinette San Diego drew with Franchesca Largo in 33 moves of a Queen’s Pawn London System to move on the verge of topping the Philippine National Women’s Chess Championship presented by Nova Wellness Store at the PACE Sunday, Dec. 4. The 23-year-old Dasmariñas bet hiked her total to […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2022 06:52:21 +0000
The Asian Juniors and Girls Chess Championships got going Friday at the Knights Templar Hotel in Tagaytay City with Philippine Olympic Committee President Rep. Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino welcoming the 58 participants representing 11 countries competing in the nine-day event. “We are expecting great matches from these young Asian masters in the championships that give opportunity […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2022 05:15:42 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Wesley So downed Indian teenage sensation Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, 2.5-1.5, and stormed back into contention after four rounds of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Finals in San Francisco, California Thursday, Nov. 17. The Cavite-born American won the third of their four-game duel while settling for draws in other games to clinch his second […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2022 09:31:51 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Wesley So waylaid Indian rising star Arjun Erigaisi, 2.5-0.5, in the third round Wednesday, Nov. 16, to keep his flickering hopes alive in the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Finals in San Francisco, California. After dropping his first two outings to reigning world classical champion Magnus Carlsen and Vietnamese Le Quang Liem, So […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2022 08:55:06 +0000
Chess got the right moves as disciples of the game led the achievers for the month of October feted by the Philippine Sportswriters’ Association. Venerable Grandmaster Eugene Torre was formally inducted into the World Chess Hall of Fame in memorable rites in Missouri, joining the hallowed company of greats like Bobby Fisher, Gary Kasparov and […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 08 Nov 2022 09:33:15 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Grandmaster Wesley So needed just two games to subdue GM Nihal Sarin and rule the inaugural Chess.com Global Championship in Toronto, Canada Monday, Nov. 7 (Tuesday in Manila). The Cavite-born So beat the Indian sensation, 4.5-1.5, to pocket the $200,000 cash purse (roughly P11.7 million) in the $1.1 million tournament. The victory […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2022 09:13:08 +0000
WASHINGTON (AFP) – American grandmaster Hans Niemann, in the latest move in a scandal that has rocked the world of chess, filed a lawsuit on Thursday against Magnus Carlsen after the Norwegian world champion accused him of cheating. Niemann, in the suit filed in federal court in Missouri, is seeking $100 million in damages from […]
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