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                    [Title] => Teener stuns Bitoon for solo lead
                    [Summary] => Standings after 5 rounds:


5 pts — Barbosa; 4.5 — Gomez, Cabe; 4— Bitoon, Nadera, Roque, Senador, Donguines, Martinez, Nolte, Pialan, Ibanez; 3.5 — Nava, Filipinas, Ricafort, Suelo, Gonzales J., Bancod, Ranola, Nodado, Labay, Perez, Panopio, Alisangco.
[DatePublished] => 2003-03-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 199740 [Title] => Donguines snaps Nadera’s streak [Summary] => FIDE Master Fernie Donguines outlasted erstwhile unbeaten International Master Barlo Nadera in marathon 73 moves of a Queen’s Pawn game to force a three-way tie for the lead after nine rounds in the 2003 Shell National Open Chess Championship at the Kaban ng Hiyas Bldg., Mandaluyong City Hall, Mandaluyong City yesterday.

Trailing by a full point going into the ninth round yesterday, Donguines refused the offer of a draw by Nadera after the opening salvo, and instead focused on probing weaknesses on Nadera’s game.
[DatePublished] => 2003-03-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 199795 [Title] => Nadera tinapos ni Donguines [Summary] => Tinapos ni FIDE Master Fernie Donguines ang pananalasa ni International Master Barlo Nadera nang kanyang talunin ang dating lider sa isang marathon 73 moves ng Queen’s Pawn game upang ipuwersa ang three-way tie para sa pangunguna makaraan ang siyam na rounds ng 2003 Shell National Open Chess Championship sa Kaban ng Hiyas Bldg., Mandaluyong City Hall, Mandaluyong City.
[DatePublished] => 2003-03-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => PSN Palaro [SectionUrl] => palaro [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 182847 [Title] => RP chessers trip Iraqis [Summary] => BLED — The Philippines crushed Iraq, 3-1, Monday as a gift to grandmaster Eugene Torre who turned 51 here at the 35th World Chess Olympiad.

The Filipinos showed little respect to the Iraqis, whose two key players were stopped by grandmaster Bong Villanueva and IM Nelson Mariano II.

Villamayor defeated Ali Gattea, a Fide master, in 39 moves of a Queen’s Gambit, Tarrasch variation. Mark Paragua drew against International Master Sarsam Saaed in 75 moves of a Sicilian Defense.
[DatePublished] => 2002-11-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 182337 [Title] => Tajikistan yuko sa Pinoy [Summary] => BLED--Naligtasan ng Philippines ang ikalawang pagkatalo ni Grandmaster Eugene Torre at silatin ang Tajikistan, 3-1 na naghatid sa RP chessers ng panibagong pag-asa na muling makadikit sa top 10 matapos ang ikaanim na round ng 35th Chess Olympiad dito noong Huwebes. [DatePublished] => 2002-11-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => PSN Palaro [SectionUrl] => palaro [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 156595 [Title] => Board 3 man seals win for QC-A [Summary] => Kidapawan City – Rex Ami, a part-time chess player, went two-for-two in the finals to carry Quezon City A to a title romp over dethroned champion Mandaluyong A Sunday night at the close of the National Inter-Cities and Municipalities chess championship at the Highlander Hotel here.

Ami, playing board three, scored a critical 55-move win over Rustom Tolentino to secure a draw for QC A in the second playoff match and preserve a 4.5-3.5 decision over Mandaluyong A.

It was Ami’s second straight win over Tolentino in the finals.
[DatePublished] => 2002-04-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 116355 [Title] => Liderato naagaw ng Vietnamese GrandMaster [Summary] => Ginapi ni defending titlist Grandmaster Dao Thien Hai ng Vietnam ang International Master Mark Paragua matapos ang ikalimang round upang makuha ang liderato sa pagpapatuloy ng 2001 Asian Zone 3.2a Chess Championship sa Grand Boulevard Hotel, Manila kahapon.

Itinakas ng 22 anyos na si Dao, dating chess prodigy na nagdebut sa World Olympiad sa edad na 12, ang 36 moves King’s Indian defense na panalo kontra kay Paragua upang makisosyo sa pamumuno ang kababayang si GM Nguyen Anh Dung na kapwa may nalikom na 4.0 puntos.
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Itinakas ni Severino, nakalikom na ng kabuuang 7 puntos ang kanyang panalo sa pamamagitan ng solidong laro kontra sa kasalukuyang National Junior titlist na si Gomez makaraan ang 63 sulungan ng English Opening.
[DatePublished] => 2000-12-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => PSN Palaro [SectionUrl] => palaro [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 118045 [Title] => Fernandez pinayuko ni Antonio sa Chess Olympiad [Summary] => ISTANBUL, Turkey--Bumawi si Grand Master Joey Antonio sa kanyang huling kabiguan at pamunuan ang Philippines tungo sa kanilang 2.5-1.5 pamamayani kontra sa Portugal nang kanyang talunin si IM Antonio Fer-nandez sa fifth round ng Istanbul Chess Olympiad dito.

Hawak ang mga puting piyesa, gumamit si Antonio ng ilang serye ng atake upang bumuka ang kanyang kalaban sa 32 moves ng Sicilian Defense. Mabilis na inilatag ni Antonio ang kanyang mating net sa kabila ng presensiya ng piyesa ni Fernandez.
[DatePublished] => 2000-11-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => PSN Palaro [SectionUrl] => palaro [URL] => ) ) )
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