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Topic: Chess

Chinese chess checks in with hushed SEA Games debut

Chinese chess checks in with hushed SEA Games debut

Patrick Lee, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 19 02:43 PM

When Sim Yip How first came across xiangqi as a little boy he looked on mesmerized as grandmasters puzzled over the ancient Chinese game. Read more »

Russia blocks chess website over Ukraine

Russia blocks chess website over Ukraine

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 25 06:21 AM

The popular website Chess.com has been blocked in Russia after publishing two critical articles on the situation in Ukraine branded "false information" by the authorities. Read more »

16-year-old Indian stuns chess world champion Carlsen

16-year-old Indian stuns chess world champion Carlsen

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 22 06:16 PM

Indian teenage chess grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa won praise Tuesday for a stunning victory over Magnus Carlsen in an online championship. Read more »

Chess: Barbosa named inaugural PCAP MVP

Chess: Barbosa named inaugural PCAP MVP

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 28 05:38 PM

Grandmaster Oliver Barbosa was chosen as the inaugural MVP of the first season of the Professional Chess Association of the Philippines. Read more »

Chess: Carlsen says he might not defend his world title

Chess: Carlsen says he might not defend his world title

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 15 07:00 AM

Carlsen, said he also wanted to try to breach 2,900 in the chess rating system, ruled out stopping his chess clock. Read more »

Para-athletes to compete in online chess tilt

Para-athletes to compete in online chess tilt

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 08 03:57 PM

Over 150 para-athletes all over the country will compete in the Pilipinas Para Games (PPG) Online Chess Competition. Read more »

We are so like Wesley So

We are so like Wesley So

Jijil Jimenez
Posted at Oct 27 10:49 PM

In the grand chessboard of life, we are all like Wesley, making our moves in a game where even a pawn, always the first to be sacrificed, can aspire to rise above its lowly station to become Queen, Bishop, Knight or Rook. Read more »

Pacquiao gets outplayed by 'Bata' Reyes in friendly chess match

Pacquiao gets outplayed by 'Bata' Reyes in friendly chess match

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 27 09:56 PM

Presidential aspirant and boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao recently took a break to play chess with fellow sports legend Efren 'Bata' Reyes. Read more »

Wesley So wins U.S. Chess Championship

Wesley So wins U.S. Chess Championship

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 20 01:38 PM

GM Wesley So added another trophy to his collection by winning the 2021 U.S. Chess Championship, Tuesday at the Saint Louis Chess Club. Read more »

Face to face challenge

Face to face challenge

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 26 05:36 PM

Two passengers waiting for a ride play a game of chess while wearing masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Read more »

Report: PH disqualified from online chess Olympiad

Report: PH disqualified from online chess Olympiad

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 06 04:24 PM

The Philippines has been reportedly disqualified from the 2021 FIDE Online Olympiad for violating the rules of play. Read more »

KILALANIN: 10-anyos na chess prodigy pangarap maging grandmaster

KILALANIN: 10-anyos na chess prodigy pangarap maging grandmaster

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 18 07:01 PM

Sumasali si Al-Basher Buto sa mga online tournament, nagbabasa ng mga libro, at bumubuo ng mga puzzle para lalong tumalas ang kaniyang isip.  Read more »

Chess: Ahead of FIDE World Cup, Filipina GM Janelle Mae Frayna hits travel snag

Chess: Ahead of FIDE World Cup, Filipina GM Janelle Mae Frayna hits travel snag

Manolo Pedralvez
Posted at Jul 10 03:30 AM

Frayna, the Philippines’ first and only woman grandmaster, says she looks forward to enjoying her first FIDE World Cup.  Read more »

Pinoy chess players hopeful of chances in World Cup

Pinoy chess players hopeful of chances in World Cup

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 29 04:58 PM

All four Philippine representatives to the 2021 Chess World Cup look to make the right moves in the prestigious event, scheduled for July 10 to August 3 in Sochi, Russia.   Read more »

Chess: Wesley So wins 2021 Paris Rapid & Blitz tournament

Chess: Wesley So wins 2021 Paris Rapid & Blitz tournament

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 23 09:46 AM

Including the Bucharest leg of the Grand Chess Tour, So has lot only once in 36 matches.  Read more »

Kai Sotto maglalaro sa national basketball league sa Australia

Kai Sotto maglalaro sa national basketball league sa Australia

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 25 07:11 PM

Sa "Land Down Under" ang destinasyon ng basketball prodigy na si Kai Sotto. Read more »

Eugene Torre inducted into World Chess Hall of Fame

Eugene Torre inducted into World Chess Hall of Fame

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 21 06:37 PM

Filipino Grandmaster Eugene Torre has been inducted into the World Chess Hall of Fame by the World Chess Federation, becoming the first male player from Asia to receive the honor. Read more »

Chess: Laguna takes inaugural PCAP crown

Chess: Laguna takes inaugural PCAP crown

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 04 04:08 PM

The Laguna Heroes emerged as champions of the first ever All-Filipino Conference of the Professional Chess Association of the Philippines. Read more »

Why PH chess icon Eugene Torre isn’t bothered by So becoming US citizen

Why PH chess icon Eugene Torre isn’t bothered by So becoming US citizen

Manolo Pedralvez
Updated as of Mar 06 08:39 PM

Torre believes that Wesley So’s heart and soul “will always be a Filipino.” Read more »

‘For a better future’: Chess GM Wesley So now officially a US citizen

‘For a better future’: Chess GM Wesley So now officially a US citizen

Manolo Pedralvez
Updated as of Mar 05 06:32 PM

Reigning US chess champion and world No. 9 Wesley So has officially become an American citizen, the US Chess Federation announced.  Read more »

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