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                    [Title] => DB Rectors Cup chess set
                    [Summary] => 

The Don Bosco Makati Varsity Chess Club will hold the Rectors Cup: DBTI Makati chess tournament on Saturday at the Joy Center, Don Bosco Technical Institute, Chino Roces Ave., Brgy. Pio del Pilar, Makati City.

[DatePublished] => 2012-02-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 269411 [Title] => Unsinkable Torre reigns again [Summary] => Grandmaster Eugene Torre mastered the field in the first Tanauan Chess Open-Mayor’s Cup, settling for a draw against NM Ronald Llavanes in the final round and nipping Asian Zonal champion Ronald Dableo in the tiebreak to bag the top P100,000 cash prize in Tanauan City, Batangas over the weekend.

Torre and Dableo finished tied on top with eight points after nine rounds of the two-day Swiss system tournament but the former, Asia’s first GM, took the crown and the princely pot with a higher tiebreak score.
[DatePublished] => 2005-03-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 244220 [Title] => Tagaytay tops Asian chess [Summary] => TAGAYTAY — Host Tagaytay made a final round coup with a 4-0 blanking of Sanaa of Yemen and beat Guangzhou of China in the tiebreak to rule the 14th Asian Cities Chess Team Championship at the Tagaytay International Convention Center last night.

Grandmasters Eugene Torre and Joey Antonio and IMs Ronald Dableo and Jayson Gonzales whipped Yemenis Ali Al Halila, Sabri Abdul Muawla, Faraj Yahya and Hatim Al Hadarani, respectively, as the Tagaytay team wound up with 25 points in the nine-round Swiss system tournament.
[DatePublished] => 2004-03-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 244322 [Title] => GM Antonio bumandera sa host Tagaytay vs Dubai [Summary] => TAGAYTAY -- Binanderahan ni Grandmaster Joey Antonio ang host Tagaytay City tungo sa 4-0 pagwawalis sa Dubai na nagbigay-daan sa 4-way tie para sa inaasintang Dubai Cup sa 14th Asian Cities Chess Championships sa Tagaytay International Convention Center dito.

Kapwa nagka-problema na sa oras ang mga players, napuwersa ni Antonio si Faisal Alsharhan na mag-blunder sa 50th move ng Caro Kann Defense Advance Variation na nagbigay sa host ng decisive 4th point upang makahabol sa Guangzhou ng China, at 7th round solo lider na Mandaluyong sa unahan.
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[DatePublished] => 2004-03-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => PSN Palaro [SectionUrl] => palaro [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 199125 [Title] => PEACE ninth season slated [Summary] => The ninth season of the Philippine Executive Active Chess Express or PEACE 2003 unveils on March 29 at the Land Bank Plaza in Malate, Manila.

The monthly event caters to executives whose passion for the game has kept burning despite the busy rudiments of their corporate lives. To them, PEACE is not just a mere escape from the harsh realities of the office jungle, but a different yet relaxing venue to network, forge business relationships or just simply socialize.
[DatePublished] => 2003-03-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 181777 [Title] => Legaspi, Gangozo dominate executive chessfest [Summary] => Gary Legaspi whipped Manny Yu in the last round to complete a rare six-game sweep in the Success section, while Rolando Gangozo emerged undefeated with four wins and two draws to top the Prosperity section in the fifth leg of the 2002 Philippine Executive Active Chess Express or PEACE 2002 held recently at the Land Bank Plaza in Malate, Manila.
[DatePublished] => 2002-10-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 176568 [Title] => Torre, ACCA to set GM chess institute [Summary] => To pursue its goal of promoting chess in schools, the Active Chess Center of Asia (ACCA) has linked up with Grandmaster Eugene Torre to form the Grandmaster Eugenio Torre Chess Institute (GETCI).

Under the GETCI program, chess clubs will be set up in schools; clinics and workshops and tournaments will be held to stir interest among schoolchildren. Simultaneous exhibitions will also be staged in elementary and high schools all over the country.
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