Posts Tagged ‘SO’

AS expected, Filipino grandmasters Wesley So, Rogelio “Joey” Antonio Jr. and Darwin Laylo flashed their old deadly form after beating their respective rivals to lead opening round winners in the 2010 Asian Individual Chess Championships in Subic, Olongapo City late Wednesday. So, the highest-rated Filipino player but seeded only fourth in the star-studded field, turned downed IM Nguyen ... Full story

THE Philippines' top chess players Super Grandmaster Wesley So and Asia’s first Grandmaster Eugene Torre will be the guests of honor in the first Atty. Edgardo “EdPam” Pamintuan Chess Cup on April 6 at the Marquee Mall Activity Center in Angeles City, Pampanga. “We have invited them Wesley and Eugene to grace our chess tournament and give inspiration to our Angeles City chess players,” said Pamintuan, ... Full story

SUPER grandmaster Wesley So and Asia’s first grandmaster Eugene Torre will be the guests of honor in the first “Atty. Edgardo “EdPam” Pamintuan Chess Cup on April 3 at the Marquee Mall in Angeles City, Pampanga. “We have invited them to grace our chess tournament to inspire our chess players here in ... Full story

GRANDMASTERS Wesley So and Rogelio “Joey” Antonio Jr. won handily against their respective foes at the start of “ All in Sports” Rapid Open Chess Tournament yesterday at the PSC canteen in Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Vito Cruz, Manila. So, who is fresh from winning the Aeroflot junior plum defeated former University of the East mainstay Stephen Manzanero after 40 moves of Slav defense ... Full story

THE best and the brightest in local chess, led by grandmasters Wesley So, Rogelio "Joey" Antonio Jr., and Darwin Laylo, are vying in the "All in Sports-Expo 2010" Open rapid chess championship gets underway today, Saturday at the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) canteen located at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Vito Cruz, Manila. So, Antonio and Laylo, who represent the country in the last year's ... Full story

GRANDMASTERS Wesley Barbasa So, Rogelio “Joey” Antonio Jr. and Darwin Laylo--their baggage are all ready and will be flying this week for Moscow, Russia to compete in the Aeroflot Open 2010 which will be held on February 8. So along his long-time manager businessman Reginald Tee are schedule to arrive the country yesterday from a successful stint in Wijk Aan Zee, Netherlands.... Full story

THE Philippine Chess Team is schedule to leave the country today, Thursday, with one mission to perform well in the prestigious 2009 World Chess Cup slated on November 20 to December 15 in Khanty Mansiysk, Russia. Supported by National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) president/chairman Prospero “Butch” Pichay Jr., the RP chess team is composed of Grandmasters Wesley So, Rogelio “Joey” Antonio ... Full story

PASSING through the eye of the needle best describes to Filipino grandmasters (GMs) Wesley So, Rogelio “Joey”Antonio Jr.and Darwin Laylo’s first round assignments in the forthcoming 2009 World Chess Championships dubbed as World Chess Cup to be held on on November 20 to December 15 in Khanty Mansiysk, Russia. The Bacoor whiz kid So, with a rating of 2640, will meet GM Gadir ... Full story