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FILIPINO Grandmaster Wesley So (2610) settled for a truce with Super GM Alexei Shirov (2726) even national champion IM John Paul Gomez (2519) held Super GM Miguel Cordoba Illescas (2604) into a draw but not good enough to power the 38th ranked Philippine Team who bowed to all-Super GM 12th ranked Spain, 1-3, in the sixth round of 38th World Chess Olympiad yesterday at the ... Full story

The RP chess team dropped a humiliating 0.5-3.5 loss to the Netherlands in the eight round of the 38th World Chess Olympiad in Dresden, Germany yesterday despite Wesley So's (2610) draw against fellow super GM Jan Smeets (2604). The result left the Filipinos backed up by NCFP president Prospero "Butch" Pichay Jr., and the Philippine Sports Commission with only nine (9) match point after eight outings, ... Full story

RP team put up a good fight to beat Belgium, 3.5-0.5, in the seventh round of 38th World Chess Olympiad yesterday at the International Congress Center in Dresden, Germany. GM Wesley So (2601) beat IM Ekrem Cekro (2419) after 20 moves of a Modern Defense on board 2 GM Jayson Gonzales (2469) toppled IM ... Full story