CHESS UPDATE: Wesley So in joint 3rd at US tourney
WESLEY SO By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Defending champion Wesley So drew with Leiner Dominguez Perez for a share of third to ...
Tag: Darwin Laylo
Laylo loses W’Cup bid
Grandmaster Darwin Laylo kissed his Chess World Cup bid goodbye after yielding in the eighth round of the Asian Continental ...
Laylo downs Chinese rival
Laylo, 38, needed 55 moves of a Gruenfeld Defense in beating Zeng and hiking his win-loss tally to 4.5 points ...
Pinoy beats Vietnamese foe in China
Laylo trounced Vietnamese GM Tran Tuan Minh in 35 moves of a Queen’s Indian Defense to improve to 3 points ...
Asian chess meet under way today
With most of its top players abroad, the Philippines faces a daunting task in the 17th Asian Continental Chess Championships ...
PH chessers bracing for 2nd Pacquiao Cup
Grandmasters John Paul Gomez, Darwin Laylo and Joey Antonio and a slew of rising stars will spearhead the country’s campaign ...
Frayna gains share of lead
Janelle Mae Frayna stunned Dutch International Master Koen Leenhouts in 44 moves of an English Opening to gain a share ...
Dimakiling shocks Russian GM
International Master Oliver Dimakiling and unheralded Hamed Nouri pulled off shock victories yesterday to steal the thunder from the heavyweights ...
Torre leads charge in PH Int’l tourney
The Philippine International Chess Championship reels off today at the Subic Bay Peninsular Hotel, Subic Bay Freeport Zone, Olongapo City, ...
Gonzales, Quizon, Batucan bag titles
La Salle-Greenhills’ Julius Gonzales hurdled his last two matches to hold off Chris Pondoyo and capture the juniors crown in ...