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[Title] => PSC, chess body hatch plan to produce Filipino Grandmasters
[Summary] => The Philippine Sports Commission and National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) have teamed up and formed a program that will gather the country’s best young chessers across the nation and train them to become future Grandmasters someday.
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[Title] => Garcia kampeon sa Battle of GMs
[Summary] => Nahablot ni International Master Jan Emmanuel Garcia ang korona ng 2026 National Chess Championship-Battle of the Grand Masters matapos makipaghatian ng puntos kay Ruelle Canino sa 13th at final round sa PACE sa Quezon City.
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[Title] => Garcia carries momentum from Carlsen draw
[Summary] => All it took was that memorable draw with former world chess champion Magnus Carlsen in a tournament less than a month ago in Bangkok, Thailand.
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[Title] => Antonio, Laylo grab share of lead in 'Battle of the Grandmasters'
[Summary] => Joey Antonio continued to turn back time while fellow Grandmaster Darwin Laylo boosted his bid for another Olympiad stint after they bested their respective foes and seized a share of the lead after three rounds.
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[Title] => Mapua holds 3rd Eugene Torre rapid chess tilt
[Summary] => The 3rd edition of the Eugene Torre Rapid Chess Cup gets going this Saturday at the Mapua University grounds.
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[Title] => Faeldonia tops U-17 class of One Chess Movement rapid tilt
[Summary] => Jerick Faeldonia drew with Al-Basher Buto in the seventh and final round to rule the Under-17 division of the inaugural One Chess Movement rapid chess tournament.
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[Title] => Garcia draws with Carlsen in WR ASEAN ESports Chess Cup
[Summary] => Filipino International Master Jem Garcia flew to Bangkok, Thailand hoping to catch a big fish. He caught the biggest fish of them all — former world chess champion Magnus Carlsen.
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[Title] => Chess prodigies Banawa, Caole shine in National Age Group tilt
[Summary] => Five-year-old Jodiel Chloe Banawa and nine-year-old Empress Anika Caole blew away their respective classes to snare three gold medals each in the National Age Group Championships.
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[Title] => Stacked calendar in store for Philippine chess
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[Title] => Chiu, Awatramani rule WR Bughouse chess tilt
[Summary] => Isaac Chiu and Janak Awatramani of Deep Waters showed they’re not world champions for nothing as they topped the inaugural WR Bughouse Championship.
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[Title] => Garcia kampeon sa Battle of GMs
[Summary] => Nahablot ni International Master Jan Emmanuel Garcia ang korona ng 2026 National Chess Championship-Battle of the Grand Masters matapos makipaghatian ng puntos kay Ruelle Canino sa 13th at final round sa PACE sa Quezon City.
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[Title] => Garcia carries momentum from Carlsen draw
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[Title] => Antonio, Laylo grab share of lead in 'Battle of the Grandmasters'
[Summary] => Joey Antonio continued to turn back time while fellow Grandmaster Darwin Laylo boosted his bid for another Olympiad stint after they bested their respective foes and seized a share of the lead after three rounds.
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[Title] => Mapua holds 3rd Eugene Torre rapid chess tilt
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[Title] => Faeldonia tops U-17 class of One Chess Movement rapid tilt
[Summary] => Jerick Faeldonia drew with Al-Basher Buto in the seventh and final round to rule the Under-17 division of the inaugural One Chess Movement rapid chess tournament.
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[Title] => Garcia draws with Carlsen in WR ASEAN ESports Chess Cup
[Summary] => Filipino International Master Jem Garcia flew to Bangkok, Thailand hoping to catch a big fish. He caught the biggest fish of them all — former world chess champion Magnus Carlsen.
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[Title] => Chess prodigies Banawa, Caole shine in National Age Group tilt
[Summary] => Five-year-old Jodiel Chloe Banawa and nine-year-old Empress Anika Caole blew away their respective classes to snare three gold medals each in the National Age Group Championships.
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[Title] => Stacked calendar in store for Philippine chess
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[Title] => Chiu, Awatramani rule WR Bughouse chess tilt
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[DatePublished] => 2026-06-02 13:58:00
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