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                    [Title] => So faces Polish GM in tough Category 20 chess
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The long, hard road to a dream world title starts for Wesley So as he clashes with Polish Grandmaster Radoslav Wojtaszek in the opening round of the super strong 77th Tata Steel Masters in Wijk an Zee, The Netherlands.

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The long, hard road to a dream world title starts for Wesley So as he clashes with Polish Grandmaster Radoslaw Wojtaszek in the opening round of the super strong 77th Tata Steel Masters in Wijk an Zee, The Netherlands.

 
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Hangad ni Filipino Grand Master Wesley So na matagumpay na simulan ang 2015 sa pagsagupa kay top Ame­rican GM Hi­raku Na­kamura sa isang blitz death match.

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Wesley So hopes to start the year on the right foot as he faces off with top American Grandmaster Hiraku Nakamura today in a blitz death match between the United States top two chessers, who are also the world’s ninth and 10th highest-ranked players.

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Nabigo ang National Chess Federation of the Philippines na bayaran ang kanilang atraso na nagkakahalaga ng $8,000 kaya naman hindi binabago ang ratings ng kanilang top 10 players sa monthly list.

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The National Chess Federation of the Philippines failed to pay its arrears reportedly amounting to $8,000, striking its top 10 players off the updated list for December.

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Philippine chess starts its year by being delisted from the FIDE or International Chess Federation rating list due to failure by the National Chess Federation of the Philippines to pay its arrears amounting to $8,000.

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If not for his decision to change federations, Wesley So would have easily been the uncontested best Filipino athlete of the year.

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GM Wesley So settled for back-to-back draws with Chinese GM Bu Xiangzhi and American GM Julio Becerra to all but wrap up the crown with a round left in the 24th North American Chess Open in Las Vegas, Nevada yesterday.

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Wild, Wild Wes
By Joey Villar | January 4, 2015 - 3:04pm
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