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Chess: Legend Kasparov to play in new Online Nations Cup

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 22 05:22 PM

Chess legends including Russia's Garry Kasparov and Vladimir Kramnik will next month take part in a new online world team tournament as the game makes moves to carry on despite the global coronavirus shutdown.   Read more »

Arianne Caoili, Pinay chess player and wife of Armenian GM, dies after car crash

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 31 02:41 PM

Arianne Caoili, a Filipina chess player and the wife of Armenian grand master Levon Aronian, has died after being involved in a car accident in Yerevan. Read more »

Torre: Chess gawing regular sa SEA Games

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 05 08:26 PM

Nanawagan si Grandmaster Eugene Torre na gawin nang regular sa Southeast Asian Games ang chess mula sa pagiging demo event. Read more »

SEA Games: PH chess team puspusan na ang paghahanda

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 28 09:17 PM

Taong 2013 pa nang huling laruin ang chess sa Southeast Games pero ibinalik ito ngayong taon.  Read more »

Wesley So crowned inaugural Fischer Random Chess champion

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 03 01:14 PM

Wesley So stunned top-ranked Magnus Carlsen in the final of the 2019 World Fischer Random Chess Championship to be crowned inaugural champion of the event.  Read more »

UAAP: FEU claims golden double in chess

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 28 04:14 PM

Far Eastern University reigned supreme in the UAAP Season 82 chess competition, as their men's and women's teams won the championships in contrasting fashions.   Read more »

UAAP: FEU cruising to men's chess crown

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 21 01:01 PM

With still three rounds to go in the UAAP Season 82 men's chess competition, Far Eastern University is already smelling the championship. Read more »

UAAP 82: FEU surges past NU in men's chess

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 11 09:28 PM

Jeth Romy Morado used the Slav Defense to beat Robin Ignacio in 41 moves and power FEU past NU 3.5-0.5 in the eighth round of men's chess on Sunday. Read more »

SEA Games: Pinoys brace for formidable field in chess

Dennis Gasgonia, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 06 06:01 AM

Philippines head coach Eugene Torre acknowledges that the national chess team will go through the proverbial eye of the needle in the Games. Read more »

UAAP: FEU keeps lead in men's and women's chess

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 03 05:18 PM

Far Eastern University's (FEU) men's and women's teams booked contrasting victories to stay at the top of their respective divisions in the UAAP Season 82 chess tournaments, Sunday at the UST Quadricentennial Pavilion. Read more »

‘I never give up’: 6-year-old Fil-Am shows promise in US chess

Connie Macatula-De Leon, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 24 09:12 PM

Scott Matthew Escalera is making waves in chess in his family's adopted country. His latest feat? Becoming the highest-rated 6-year-old in America. Read more »

UAAP: FEU continues to pace men's and women's chess

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 24 03:57 PM

Powerhouse Far Eastern University is starting to leave a trail of destruction in the 82nd UAAP men's chess tournament, while its women's team is fending off the challengers in their division. Read more »

UAAP: FEU continues to lead way in men's and women's chess

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 22 12:11 PM

Far Eastern University remains on top of the leaderboard in both the men's and women's divisions in the UAAP Season 82 chess competition. Read more »

Bandila Xtra: Ahedres ng kasaysayan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 30 12:06 AM

May isang eskultor na isinabuhay ang alaala ni Dr. Jose Rizal, kaniyang mga nilikhang karakter at iba pang mga bayani bilang piyesa ng chess. Read more »

NCAA: CSB off to strong start in chess tourney

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 18 04:56 PM

De La Salle-College of St. Benilde opened its title-retention bid with a 4-0 demolition of Emilio Aguinaldo College (EAC) on Saturday in the NCAA Season 95 chess tournament at the San Beda campus. Read more »

Chess: Pinoy teen bags 5 medals in Southeast Asian age-group tournament

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 04 09:13 PM

International Master John Marvin Miciano secured 5 medals in the ASEAN Age Group Chess Championships in Myanmar, including a gold in the blitz team event. Read more »

Chess makes move for inclusion at 2024 Paris Olympics

Reuters
Posted at Feb 13 05:45 AM

The governing body for chess launched a campaign on Tuesday for the game to be included at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Read more »

Norway's Carlsen wins World Chess Championship for 4th time

Reuters
Posted at Nov 29 06:29 AM

LONDON - Norwegian Magnus Carlsen won the world chess championship for a fourth time after winning 3 tie-breakers against US rival and world number 2 Fabiano Caruana on Wednesday. Read more »

FEU, La Salle rule UAAP Season 81 chess

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 31 04:23 PM

Far Eastern University ended National University's three-year reign in the men's division, while De La Salle University claimed the women's trophy for the second straight year in the UAAP chess tournament. Read more »

Chess Olympiad: Pinays dominate South Koreans in Round 9

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 05 12:02 AM

Janelle Mae Frayna led the Philippine women’s team to a 3-1 win over South Korea in the 43rd World Chess Olympiad in Georgia Wednesday night.   Read more »