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                    [Title] => Chessers seal duel for gold vs China
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GUANGZHOU – Grandmasters Eugene Torre and Joey Antonio provided the sparkle as their young compatriots collapsed under severe pressure and gave the Philippines a shock 2.5-1.5 win over second seed and world No. 8 India and a place in the final against China last night at the Guangzhou Chess Institute.

[DatePublished] => 2010-11-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1337581 [AuthorName] => Gerry Carpio [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/4633/spo4thumb.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 309537 [Title] => RP chessers slowed down in rapid chess [Summary] => The Philippines bowed to Vietnam, 1.5-2.5, last night and settled for a silver medal in the rapid chess team championship at the Tagaytay Convention Center in Tagaytay City.

GM Nelson Mariano II trounced Tu Hoang Thong but GM Eugene Torre and IM Barlo Nadera succumbed to GM Nguyen Anh Dung and Fide Master Le Quang Liem, respectively, as the Filipino chessers missed another crack at the gold medal.

GM Joey Antonio halved the point with GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son.
[DatePublished] => 2005-11-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 309180 [Title] => Torre assured of bronze; Antonio out [Summary] => Grandmaster Eugene Torre outplayed Vietnam’s Le Quang Liem, 1.5-0.5, to advance to the semifinal round of the individual rapid event of the chess competitions, assuring himself of a bronze medal in the 23rd Southeast Asian Games at the Tagaytay Convention Center.

Held to a draw by the Vietnamese FM in the first game of their two-game knockout match, Torre, the No. 3 seed who drew a bye in the first round, flashed his deep understanding of the game to complete the win and gain a spot in the semis round.
[DatePublished] => 2005-11-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 308812 [Title] => Three golds realistic, five a bonus for Pinoy GM [Summary] => A confident Grandmaster Joey Antonio doesn’t worry much about the opposition when action in chess competitions of the 23rd Southeast Asian Games begins tomorrow at the Tagaytay Convention Center in Tagaytay City.

What concerns him most is how he would be able to survive the rigors of playing almost without rest in the nine-day tournament, which is expected to test not only his mental toughness and patience but his stamina as well.
[DatePublished] => 2005-11-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 108586 [Title] => Torre, Joey seek reforms in PCF [Summary] =>

GMs Eugene Torre and Rogelio Antonio, Jr. [DatePublished] => 2000-05-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) ) )

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