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                    [Title] => Youngest US chess master, 10: I've got to work on my endgame
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At age 10, Maximillian Lu is the youngest-ever chess master in the U.S. Even so, he sees room for improvement.

[DatePublished] => 2015-11-24 19:36:44 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1756688 [AuthorName] => Stephen Singer [SectionName] => Lifestyle Features [SectionUrl] => lifestyle-features [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/lifestyle/travel-and-tourism/20151125/maximillian-lu.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1415136 [Title] => Hot Wesley eyes solo lead vs French GM [Summary] =>

Grandmaster Wesley So steps up his title drive in the 77th Tata Steel Masters, taking on French GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in the ninth round in Wijk an Zee, the Netherlands.

[DatePublished] => 2015-01-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096369 [AuthorName] => Joey Villar [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1414527 [Title] => So draws Radjabov, stays at joint second [Summary] =>

Grandmastter  Wesley So failed to cash in on his slight positional advantage and settled for a 41-move draw with Azeri GM Teimour Radjabov but remained within striking distance of the leaders after seven rounds of the 77th Tata Steel Masters in Wijk an Zee, The Netherlands Saturday night.

[DatePublished] => 2015-01-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096369 [AuthorName] => Joey Villar [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1413878 [Title] => So, women’s world champ draw match [Summary] =>

GM Wesley So failed to shake off reigning women’s world champion GM Hou Yifan of China and settled for another draw to remain in fourth after five rounds of the 77th Tata Steel Masters in Rotterdam, the Netherlands Thursday night.

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GM Wesley So resumes his title drive in the tough Tata Steel Masters, upbeat of his chances against reigning women’s world champion GM Hou Yifan of China as the event shifts from Wijk an Zee to Rotterdam, the Netherlands for the fifth round.

[DatePublished] => 2015-01-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096369 [AuthorName] => Joey Villar [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1412744 [Title] => Wesley stuns reigning titlist in 53 moves [Summary] =>

GM Wesley So pulled off a shock 53-move victory over defending champion GM Levon Aronian in a wild Scotch encounter to force a four-way tie for third after three rounds of the 77th Tata Steel Masters in Wijk an Zee, the Netherlands Monday night.

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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.

[DatePublished] => 2015-01-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/sports/20150102/NCFP_logo.jpg ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1408110 [Title] => Draws seal So’s North Am title romp [Summary] =>

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.

[DatePublished] => 2014-12-31 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096369 [AuthorName] => Joey Villar [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1406185 [Title] => So quits school to pursue bid for world crown [Summary] =>

GM Wesley So has decided to drop out of Webster University and move out of coach Susan Polgar’s camp to pursue his bid to become a world chess champion.

[DatePublished] => 2014-12-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096369 [AuthorName] => Joey Villar [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1403594 [Title] => Sadorra trounces Nadera, keeps lead share [Summary] =>

US-based Filipino GM Julio Catalino Sadorra cut short countryman IM Barlo Nadera’s surge to remain tied in the lead with Russian GM Ivan Popov and Georgian GM Levan Pantsulaia after three rounds of the PSC-Puregold International Chess Challenge at Celebrity Sports Plaza in Quezon City yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2014-12-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) ) )
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