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THE country’s bid to break the world record in chess simultaneous exhibition was forced to wait longer following unforeseen circumstances with regards to the venue. The event set on July 10-11 is now scheduled on July 31 to August 1 at the fabled arena named after the father of ... Full story

RP Mental Athletes paid a courtesy call yesterday (Wednesday) to Congresswoman Bernadette Hererra-Dy of Bagong Henerasyon (BH) Party List at the Batasan Pambansa in Quezon City. Top photo (L-R): Almario Marlon Bernardino Jr. (RP delegation head/coach), Roberto Racasa (player), Congresswoman Bernadette Hererra-Dy of Bagong Henerasyon (BH) Party List and Johann Randall ... Full story

NEWLY-INSTALLED RP junior champion Paulo Bersamina and Jan Nigel Galan will banner the Philippine's campaign against Asian chess star when the 2010 Asian Youth chess championships gets underway on July 8-15 in Beijing, China. The former La Salle Greenhills (LSGH) bet Bersamina, who mde history by becoming the country’s youngest player to win the national junior championships held in Davao City early this year, will compete ... Full story

NANGANGANIB na malipat sa San Andres Gym ang gagawing pagtatangka ni Grandmaster Jayson Gonzales na burahin ang Guinness world record sa simultaneous chess exhibition. Nakatakdang ganapin ang event na tinaguriang 1 vs. 600: Pinoy Ironmind sa Ninoy Aquino Stadium sa ika-10 hanggang ika-11 Hulyo.... Full story

FILIPINO teenage chess sensation Grandmaster Wesley Barbasa So continues to climb the world chess rankings. The Bacoor, Cavite whiz kid, the seventh youngest in the world to obtain the GM title, gained 9 points in the 3rd Phoenix Battle of the Grandmaster in Tagaytay City and 9th Asian Continental Men's Championship in Subic to climb up from his previous 64th world placing last May to 60th ... Full story

THE Philippine Academy for Chess Excellence (PACE) resumes the 5th Leg Elimination Event for the Quarter Final of the PACE Active Open Chess Championship (2100 & Below Rapid Rating) on July 4, 2010 Sunday 10:00am at the PACE HQ, 2nd Floor 56 Mindanao Ave., Project 6, Quezon City. At stake in this prestigious event are Champion P 4,000 plus PACE Trophy, 2nd Place P 2,000, 3rd ... Full story

RONNIE DELLOTA of Networks scored 4.5 points to rule the recent Jose Balaoing Memorial Chess Cup at the Meralco Chess Club headquarters in Ortigas. Dellota tallied four wins a single draw in the event Jose Balaoing Memorial Chess Cup, named it after one of the fathers of Meralco chess. The 5-round Swiss format supervised by IA/NM Elias Lao, Jr.  The 2nd-3rd slots were shared by Justin Corpin ... Full story

RP TEAM FOR MENTAL SPORTS PAID COURTESY CALL TO PBA LEGEND AND FORMER SENATOR ROBERT JAWORSKI at the Century Park Hotel in Manila. The RP Team headed by team manager Reli de Leon is slated to participate in the UK Open International Memory Championships 2010 to be held on August 26 to 27 at ... Full story

THEconsistent monthly event in more than two years of Barangay Don Bosco Chess Club will again unfold the 28th Edition of the 1st Saturday Magnolia Non-Master Chess Tournament (1950 Below Club Rapid Rating) on July 3, Saturday 10:00am at 4th Floor Perez Building, Doña Soledad cor. Australia Sts, Better Living, Parañaque City . Sponsored ... Full story

FILIPINO's Edrin Dapudong won the vacant World Boxing Council (WBC) Flyweight Silver Belt title Sunday (Saturday night in Mexico) with a first-round knock-out of Mexican hometown hero Jesus Jimenez at the Tepic , Nayarit , Mexico. "We came to work. We came to punch. We came to fight. We threw a lot of punches and that's what we wanted," Dapudong said. "We saw the punches were ... Full story