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FORMER Asian junior champion International Master (IM) Ricardo "Ricky" de Guzman lived up to his high billing by ruling the 2010 Dolan Memorial international chess tournament at the Mechanics Institute Chess Club in San Francisco, California, USA last October 9. Tha Cainta, Rizal native de Guzman beats Jeffrey Xiaoyang Zhang, Daniel Liu, compatriots Arjoe Loanzon and Romulo Fuentes and Paul Gallegos to ... Full story

JOSE CARLO CASTRO of Far Eastern University (FEU) topped the "Lola Ine" Kiddies Invitational Chess Tournament last Saturday at Meralco Headquarters in Ortigas, Pasig City. Castro,  a Shell active chess finalist beats Mark Villarante, Jonalyn Abajon (NBS Top Lady), John Domondon, Gil Ruaya (Taytay District Champion), and Rhal Sol Cruz Jr (Mandaluyong District Vice-Champion) to win the gold medal in the ... Full story

National Master Raymond Salcedo and Candidate Master Andrew Casiano tied the score with six points each and got P6, 000 each in pooling of prizes worth P 12, 000 . But NM Salcedo received the much coveted DILG Secretary Jesse M. Robredo trophy as champion while Casiano received the Naga City Mayor John Bongat trophy for the 2nd place. National Master Ronald Llavanes received the Naga City Councilor Nelson Legacion ... Full story

MANILA---THE Philippines hopes to crack the Top 20 when it battles 48th-seed Estonia in the eleventh and final round on Sunday of the 39th World Chess Olympiad at the Complex "Arena Ugra" of Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. RP’s top Grandmaster Wesley So (ELO 2668) from Bacoor, Cavite manning Board 1 will employ the disadvantageous black pieces against GM Kaido Kulaots (2592). GM John Paul ... Full story

RODOLFO Panopio Jr. of Calamba City, Laguna drew with Fide Master Roderick Nava of Carmona, Cavite in the sixth and final round to score 5.5 points to become solo champion in the 2nd Centennial Townhomes Rapid Chess Championship in San Isidro, Cabuyao, Laguna. He bagged the P4,000 top prize and trophy. Scoring 5 points to land in 2nd to Sixth places ... Full story

THE RP chess team suffered another heart-breaking loss in the 39th World Chess Olympiad as they bowed to eight seed Bulgaria, 1.5-2.5, in the eight round Wednesday night being held at the Complex "Arena Ugra" of Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. Grandmasters (GM’s) Wesley So (2668) and Eugene Torre (2489) survived the onslaught from the Bulgarians. So split the point with GM Veselin Topalov (2803) ... Full story

Philippine chess team to a higher notch. The Philippine team suffered a 1-3 beating from 35th- seed Belarus in the sixth round of the 39th World Chess Olympiad Monday night at the Complex "Arena Ugra" of Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. So, the country’s highest-rated player with an ELO of 2668 drew with GM Sergei Zhigalko (2640) after 31 moves of Sicilian Pelikan on board one ... Full story

MANILA---AFTER getting a much needed rest on Sunday, the 37th-seed Philippine Team resumes its campaign against 35th-seed Belarus in the sixth round of the 39th World Chess Olympiad at the Complex "Arena Ugra" of Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia last night. "Maganda y'ung pag rest day namin nitong Sunday kasi galing ang RP team sa back-to-back wins. We hope mahawakan namin ang momentum against the ... Full story

BICOL---INTERNATIONAL MASTER (IM) Barlo Nadera, Woman International Master (WIM) Cristine Rose Mariano, national masters (NM's) Ronald Llvanes, Onofre Espiritu and Edmundo Gatus will vie in the Peñafrancia Festival Bicol Open Chess Championship gets underway on September 29-30 here at the LCC Mall in Naga City. Nadera, Mariano, Llavanes, Espiritu and Gatus will vying for the top prize of P7,000 plus the coveted ... Full story

MANILA---THE PHILIPPINES kept its streak alive with another daring win over Uruguay, 3-1, in the fifth round late Saturday of the 39th World Chess Olympiad at the Complex "Arena Ugra" of Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. Backed up by National Chess Federationof the Philippines (NCFP) President/Chairman Prospero "Butch" Pichay, Jr., the Nationals who blanked Korea, 4-0, in the first round but lost to Spain, 1.5-2.5, ... Full story