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MELVIN MERELOS of Tacloban City stamped his class to rule the 3rd Mayor Alfred S. Romualdez Regional Chess Tournament last June 5 to 6 at the Robinsons Place in Tacloban City. Lyndon Dacuyan and NM Rodolfo Diaz Jr. of Tacloban City came second and third placers respectively in the two-day event backed up by Tacloban City Sports Office. Fourth to Fifth placers were Rodolfo ... Full story

The 2010 ASEAN + age-group chess championships resume with the sixth and seventh rounds at the Traveler’s Hotel in Subic on Wednesday after a one-day break for educational and sightseeing tours. The newly-installed RP junior champion Paulo Bersamina of Pasay City stakes his hold ... Full story

PHILIPPINES bets Giovanni Mejia and Melwyn Kenneth Baltazar toppled their respective rivals to gain a share of the lead with perfect scores of three points in the boys 14 years old and under category in the 10th ASEAN + age-group chess championships at the Traveler’s Hotel here Sunday. Mejia, the top player of La Salle-Greenhills, defeated Peter Chin of Singapore in the second round and candidate ... Full story

FILIPINO GRANDMASTER MARK CALLANO PARAGUA continued his winning streak in the US as he emerged over-all champion in the recently held New York June Action at the Chess Center of famous Marshall Chess Club in New York, USA on Saturday (Friday night in US time). Paragua, the 1998 Disneyland, France World Rapid Under 14-champion bested American International Master (IM) Jay Bonin in the fourth round then ... Full story

FILIPINO GRANDMASTER MARK CALLANO PARAGUA's winning streak continued last June 3 with his victory at the 10 Grand Prix Points Tonight in New York, US, according to the official website yesterday. The 2003 Vietnam Southeast Asian Games most bemedalled athlete settled a draw with French International Master (IM) Gabriel Battaglini in the fourth and final round to finished with unbeaten record 3.5 points ... Full story

caption photo courtesy of Meralco Chess Club president Rolly "Sol" Cruz, from left to right:Phillip Grant Buhat of Ramon Magsaysay Cubao High School (Silver Medallist); JD Moje of Intergrated School of Montessori, Marilao, Bulacan (Gold medallist) and Jonalyn Abajon of Ramon Magsaysay Cubao High School (Bronze Medallist) JD MOJE of Intergrated School of Montessori, Marilao, Bulacan turned ... Full story

THE best and the brightest cockers will gather for the world’s biggest cockfighting event, the 2010 World Slasher Cup-2 Hawaiian 8-Cock Invitational Derby finally unwraps today, 10 am at the Araneta Coliseum in Cubao. A total 108 competitors initially lockhorns today while another 80 entries collide on Tuesday for the right to advance to the 2-cock semis on June 2 and 3, respectively.... Full story

THE Philippines undefeated lightweight Mercito "No Mercy" Gesta faces a tough task when he battles Mexico’s hard-punching Oscar " Estudiante" Meza for the vacant WBO North American Boxing Organization title on June 4 at the Micosukee Indian Gaming Resort in Miami, Florida. The fight marks the TV debut of Gesta in a fight to be televised in the United States by Telemundo. "This is the beginning towards ... Full story

FORMER senator Nikki Coseteng believes that Physical Education (PE) should be introduced at the preschool level and not during grade school as is the practice today. “PE in schools starts at the fourth grade. That’s extremely late! At DPS (Diliman Preparatory School where she is ... Full story

Final Standings/ Rankings: (Boys, 80 player's field) 7 points---Paulo Bersamina, Joey Albert Florendo 6.5 points---Richilieu Salcedo, Nelson Mariano III, Patrick Erle Florendo,Michael Joseph Pagaran,Jay Bulicatin, Mc Dominique Lagula 6 points---Jerwell Andoy, Yves Christian Fiel, Franz Robert Grafil, John Ray Batucan, Neptali Batucan III (Girls,29 player's field) 8 points---WNM Aices Salvador 7.5 points---WNM Jedara Docena 7 points---WNM Jan Jodilyn Fronda 6 points---WNM Christy Lamiel Bernales 5.5 points---Sittie Halia Sabo,Marie Antoinette San Diego, Judith Pineda, Lovelyn Medina PAULO ... Full story