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                    [ArticleID] => 806827
                    [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 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 799868 [Title] => Samantila reigns in nat'l open chess [Summary] =>

Daryl Samantila defeated Jefferson Manzanero in the sixth round then drew with Franz Barreto in the final round to capture the men’s crown in the National Open Chess Championships at the Philippine Academy for Chess Excellence in Mindanao Ave., Quezon City recently.

[DatePublished] => 2012-04-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 794555 [Title] => NCFP holds Phl Open for Chess Olympiad [Summary] =>

The National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) is conducting the 2012 National Open Chess Championships (men and women) to select the members of the Philippine team to the 41st Chess Olympiad to be held in Istanbul, Turkey Aug. 27-Sept. 10.

[DatePublished] => 2012-04-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 761825 [Title] => Wesley So inimbitahan sa Texas Tech [Summary] =>

Binigyan ng imbitasyon si Filipino Grand Master Wesley So para makapag-aral sa Texas Tech at ma­kapaglaro sa chess team ni­to.

[DatePublished] => 2011-12-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1547926 [AuthorName] => Ni Angeline Tan [SectionName] => PSN Palaro [SectionUrl] => palaro [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 744103 [Title] => Inter-cities chess tournament starts [Summary] =>

The 2011 National inter-cities and municipalities chess team championships begins today at the Pavilion Event Center in Tanauan City, Batangas.

[DatePublished] => 2011-11-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 731370 [Title] => Cruz rules media chessfest [Summary] =>

Noli Sangil Cruz of Remate and Remate online dominated the Media Chess Tournament dubbed as 1-ProDem Press Freedom Cup at the National Press Club (NPC) in Intramuros, Manila on Sunday.

[DatePublished] => 2011-09-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 713563 [Title] => Palmera-Camarin chess gets going [Summary] =>

The first Palmera Springs 1-Camarin 2050-below Non-Master Chess Championship active chess tournament will be held today at the covered courts of Palmera Springs in Camarin, Caloocan City.

[DatePublished] => 2011-08-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 674196 [Title] => National age group chess on in Pangasinan [Summary] =>

The National Age-Group chess championships get under way today at the Narciso Ramos Sports and Civic Center in Lingayen, Pangasinan.

[DatePublished] => 2011-04-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 663803 [Title] => PACE-NCA chessfest slated in Pangasinan [Summary] =>

The second leg of the PACE-NCA 2011 age-group chess championship will be held at the SM City Entertainment Center in Rosales, Pangasinan on March 12-13.

[DatePublished] => 2011-03-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 629965 [Title] => So, Antonio nakabangon [Summary] =>

Matapos lumasap ng unang kabiguan sa dalawang naunang laban, bumangon ang 17-anyos GM na si Wesley So nang kanyang walisin ang dalawang sumunod na laban kina GM Handszar Odeev ng Turkmenistan sa third round at GM Susanto Megaranto ng Indonesia sa fourth round ng rapid chess competition sa Guangzhou Chess Institute.

[DatePublished] => 2010-11-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => PSN Palaro [SectionUrl] => palaro [URL] => ) ) )
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