Tag: Chess
Veteran Davao lawyer rules Nat'l IBP chess championships
DAVAO CITY—A veteran Davao City lawyer, chess player, and organizer won the National Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) chess championships on February 15 at the NCCC Mall Atrium.
Pinoy chessers take lead in ASEAN Chess Championship
DAVAO CITY---With one round remaining in the AQ Prime ASEAN Chess Championship at the Great Eastern Hotel in Quezon City on Friday, Feb. 17, International Master Daniel Quizon of the Philippines defeated top-seeded GM Susanto Megaranto of Indonesia to mai...
Strong start for PH chessers in ASEAN Chess Championship
DAVAO CITY---On Saturday, February 11, at the Great Eastern Hotel (formerly Aberdeen Court), Quezon Avenue in Quezon City, Filipino chess players got off to a flying start in the AQ Prime ASEAN Chess Championship (Standard Time Control, 12 player's Invita...
Batang Pinoy medalist rules DCAA boys elementary chess
DAVAO CITY—Batang Pinoy gold medalist Aaron Aton rules the elementary boys chess competition in the ongoing Davao City Athletic Meet (DCAA) 2023 at Magallanes Elementary School.
PH gets 3rd place in FIDE Chess Olympiad for PWD
DAVAO CITY--In the FIDE Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities held at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Belgrade, Serbia, on Saturday, February 4, 2023, National Master Darry Bernardo put up another impressive performance to help the Philippine Chess team fi...
Poland halts PH's 2-game winning streak in chess
By defeating the host nation Serbia, 3.5-0.5, in Belgrade, the Philippines advanced to the fourth round of the first FIDE Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities, where Poland ultimately defeated them, 2.5-1,5.
Philippine Nikkei Jin Kai rules DAPRISAA secondary chess tourney
DAVAO CITY—The Philippine Nikkei Jin Kai International School won the secondary boy and girl chess categories in the Davao Association of Private Schools and Administrators, Incorporated (DAPRISAA) on January 28–29 at the YMCA building at Villamor Street,...
Davao City chessers end Batang Pinoy 2022 stint with six medals
DAVAO CITY—The Davao City chess team had a solid performance in the recent Batang Pinoy 2022 National Championships in Vigan, Ilocos Sur.
Mindanao chessers net gold in Batang Pinoy 2022
Davao City—Promising young chessers from Mindanao shine brightly in the ongoing Batang Pinoy 2022 in Vigan City, Ilocos Sur.
Panaboan teen stuns Moldovian teen in Manny Pacquiao chess tourney
DAVAO CITY---On Tuesday, December 12, at the Family Country Hotel in General Santos City, the National Master Christian Gian Karlo Arca of Panabo City, Davao del Norte, pulled off a stunning upset against the International Master Dragos Ceres of Moldova t...
Panabo City Council honors chess wizard Arca
DAVAO CITY--The City Council of Panabo City, Davao del Norte, recently honored its own National Master Christian Gian Karlo Arca, for bringing honor to the city in the Eastern Asia Youth Chess Championship 2022 (U14 class) at the Asia Hotel in Bangkok, Th...
Manny Pacquiao chess tourney offers P1.4M to champion
DAVAO CITY---The Manny Pacquiao International Open Chess Festival will take place from December 13 to December 17 at the Family Country Hotel in General Santos City. Russian Super Grandmaster Vitaliy Bernadskiy (Elo 2615) will lead the sports event.
Panaboan teen gets 2nd place in CDO chess tourney
DAVAO CITY--National Master Christian Gian Karlo Arca of Panabo City, Davao del Norte, placed second in the challenging first Lumbia-Mindanao Chess Championship in Lumbia, Cagayan de Oro City on November 19.
Pinoy chesser wins rapid game in Asian Juniors Chess Championship 2022
DAVAO CITY---Michael "Jako" Concio Jr., a Filipino International Master (IM), won the Asian Juniors Chess Championship 2022 - Rapid, held on Friday (Nov. 18) at the Knights Templar Ridge Hotel in Tagaytay City.
Davaoeno chess veteran appointed FIDE Councilor
DAVAO CITY—The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has named Davaoeno international arbiter James Infiesto, to FIDE Commissions.