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GM Ni Hua of China outwitted GM Wesley So in a grueling rook-and-pawn endgame, pulling off a 74-move victory to topple the Filipino champion from the lead in the seventh round of the Asian Individual Chess Championships at the Subic Exhibition and Convention Center in Subic last night.

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Napanatili ni Filipino GM John Paul Gomez ang kanyang tsansa para sa isa sa limang silya sa 2011 World Chess Cup nang maka-draw si GM Krishnan Sasikiran ng India sa pagpapatuloy ng 9th Asian Individual Chess Championships sa Subic Exhibition and Convention Center.

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GM Susanto Megaranto of Indonesia brought down second seed GM Krishnan Sasikiran of India to forge a three-way tie for the lead with GM Wesley So of the Philippines and GM Yu Yangyi of China in the third round of the 2010 Asian Individual Chess Championships at the Subic Exhibiiton and Convention Center.

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Grandmaster Wesley So added IM Oliver Barbosa to his growing list of victims as he fashioned out a 56-move victory for his third win in row and a share of the lead with GM Yu Yangyi of China in the Asian Individual Chess Championships at the Subic Exhibition and Convention Center in Subic yesterday.

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Filipino players made their presence felt in the fourth President Arroyo Cup international chess championship, with GM Mark Paragua and GM-elect Ronald Dableo leading the charge with upset victories over their higher-rated foreign rivals at the Duty Free Fiesta Mall in Parañaque City.

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MANILA, Philippines –Top seed Raymond Salcedo drew with Victor Lluch in the final round to cop the overall championship in the Asian Continental Chess Challenge at the Subic Exhibition and Convention Center in Subic over the weekend.

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Valenzuela City struck in the lower boards to stun Tagaytay City and Quezon City and force a four-way tie for the lead after six rounds in the National Inter-Cities and Municipalities chess team championship at the Metro Town Mall in Tarlac City yesterday.

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Ang 13-year-old GM candidate ay tumabla matapos ang 17 moves ng Sicilian Grand Prix Game tangan ang itim na piyesa.
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Dableo, last year’s Asian Zonal champion, drew support from FIDE Master Rico Salimbagat, who beat NM Rolando Andador on board 2, and David Alorta, who halved the point with Alfredo Paez on board 4 to clinch the top purse for AFP-A worth P200,000 in the event held in honor of Surigao del Sur representative Prospero Pichay.
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The top seeded squad led by Truman Hernaez swept its first two assignments and drew with Data Access Enterprises before edging erstwhile co-leader Dar Obet’s Movers, 2-1, in the fourth round.
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GM Ni Hua of China outwitted GM Wesley So in a grueling rook-and-pawn endgame, pulling off a 74-move victory to topple the Filipino champion from the lead in the seventh round of the Asian Individual Chess Championships at the Subic Exhibition and Convention Center in Subic last night.

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Napanatili ni Filipino GM John Paul Gomez ang kanyang tsansa para sa isa sa limang silya sa 2011 World Chess Cup nang maka-draw si GM Krishnan Sasikiran ng India sa pagpapatuloy ng 9th Asian Individual Chess Championships sa Subic Exhibition and Convention Center.

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GM Susanto Megaranto of Indonesia brought down second seed GM Krishnan Sasikiran of India to forge a three-way tie for the lead with GM Wesley So of the Philippines and GM Yu Yangyi of China in the third round of the 2010 Asian Individual Chess Championships at the Subic Exhibiiton and Convention Center.

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Grandmaster Wesley So added IM Oliver Barbosa to his growing list of victims as he fashioned out a 56-move victory for his third win in row and a share of the lead with GM Yu Yangyi of China in the Asian Individual Chess Championships at the Subic Exhibition and Convention Center in Subic yesterday.

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Filipino players made their presence felt in the fourth President Arroyo Cup international chess championship, with GM Mark Paragua and GM-elect Ronald Dableo leading the charge with upset victories over their higher-rated foreign rivals at the Duty Free Fiesta Mall in Parañaque City.

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MANILA, Philippines –Top seed Raymond Salcedo drew with Victor Lluch in the final round to cop the overall championship in the Asian Continental Chess Challenge at the Subic Exhibition and Convention Center in Subic over the weekend.

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Valenzuela City struck in the lower boards to stun Tagaytay City and Quezon City and force a four-way tie for the lead after six rounds in the National Inter-Cities and Municipalities chess team championship at the Metro Town Mall in Tarlac City yesterday.

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Ang 13-year-old GM candidate ay tumabla matapos ang 17 moves ng Sicilian Grand Prix Game tangan ang itim na piyesa.
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Dableo, last year’s Asian Zonal champion, drew support from FIDE Master Rico Salimbagat, who beat NM Rolando Andador on board 2, and David Alorta, who halved the point with Alfredo Paez on board 4 to clinch the top purse for AFP-A worth P200,000 in the event held in honor of Surigao del Sur representative Prospero Pichay.
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The top seeded squad led by Truman Hernaez swept its first two assignments and drew with Data Access Enterprises before edging erstwhile co-leader Dar Obet’s Movers, 2-1, in the fourth round.
[DatePublished] => 2003-02-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) ) )
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