+ Follow BUTCH PICHAY JR. Tag
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[Title] => Pichay wants formal request from Wesley
[Summary] => National Chess Federation of the Philippines president Butch Pichay Jr. yesterday said he hasn’t received any formal request to switch federation from Wesley So, maintaining the Filipino GM remains an official member of the national team and not of the US Chess Federation.
[DatePublished] => 2014-06-14 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Joey Villar
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[Title] => Stellar cast begins quest in Pacman Asian chess
[Summary] => The Manny Pacquiao Cup Asian Continental Chess Championship unfolds at 2 p.m. today with the country’s leading players battling it out with the men’s and women’s champions from leading chess countries in Asia at the Midas Hotel and Casino in Roxas Blvd., Pasay City.
[DatePublished] => 2013-05-18 00:00:00
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[Title] => So draws chief rival in 3 moves, loses title
[Summary] => Grandmaster Wesley So went for an early draw with GM Pavel Eljanov but settled for second overall after the tiebreak in the Reykjavik Open chess championships in Iceland yesterday.
[DatePublished] => 2013-03-01 00:00:00
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[Title] => So nagkasya sa runner-up finish sa Reykjavik Open chessfest
[Summary] => Nakipag-draw si Filipino Grandmaster Wesley So kay GM Pavel Eljanov ngunit nahulog sa ikalawang puwesto matapos ang tiebreak sa Reykjavik Open Chess Championships sa Iceland kahapon.
[DatePublished] => 2013-03-01 00:00:00
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[Title] => Barbosa leads Phl bid in PSC Cup
[Summary] => GM Oliver Barbosa Jr., the lone Filipino qualifier to the World Chess Cup, heads the local challenge in the Philippine Sports Commission Cup International Chess Championship which begins Jan. 14 at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium in Manila.
[DatePublished] => 2013-01-09 00:00:00
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[Title] => Laylo cops Manila Open chess crown
[Summary] => Grandmaster Darwin Laylo trounced fellow GMs Joey Antonio and Mark Paragua in the last two rounds to capture the Manila Open chess crown at SM City Manila last Sunday.
[DatePublished] => 2012-06-30 00:00:00
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[Title] => Barbosa gains World Cup berth; So loses in tiebreak
[Summary] => Filipino grandmaster Oliver Barbosa concluded a successful run in Vietnam Sunday as he finished fifth over-all in the 11th Asian Individual Chess Championships, the qualifying tournament for the Chess Olympiad in October.
[DatePublished] => 2012-05-15 00:00:00
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[Title] => Barbosa seeks another title
[Summary] => A dozen Filipino chessers led by reigning Parsvnath chess tournament champion Oliver Barbosa see action in the HDBank Cup International Open Chess tournament slated March 1-8 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
[DatePublished] => 2012-01-27 00:00:00
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[Title] => Barbosa sparks 1-2 romp in Delhi chess
[Summary] => GM Oliver Barbosa outwitted IM Shyam Nikil with the black pieces to capture the 10th Parsvnath International Grandmasters chess crown and lead a 1-2 finish by the Filipino bets in New Delhi, India last Monday.
[DatePublished] => 2012-01-25 00:00:00
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[Title] => Tanauan to stage inter-cities chess
[Summary] => The National Inter-Cities and Municipalities chess team championship will be held Nov. 4-8 in Tanauan City, Batangas with the country’s top players participating.
[DatePublished] => 2011-09-21 00:00:00
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