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High Hopes for Philippine Teams to Istanbul Olympiad 4 Aug 2012 | 10:35 pm
The Philippines held a press conference for its men’s and women’s teams to the Istanbul Olympiad. In photo are, from left, NCFP Executive Director GM Jayson Gonzales, IM Oliver Dimakiling, and GMs Eug...
Torre Set To Break Portisch’s Record 2 Aug 2012 | 01:14 am
Eugene Torre, Asia’s first Grand Master, is all set to break the record of Hungarian Grand Master Lajos Portisch in the number of Chess Olympiad appearances. Portisch who figured in 20 Olympiads in a ...
Asia’s First Grandmaster Eugene Torre Makes Chess History 31 Jul 2012 | 10:52 pm
Senior citizen Eugene Torre, Asia’s first Grandmaster, made a strong finish in the recent National Open Championship in Boracay, Philippines to earn the 60-year-old a berth in the Philippine team to t...
Himanshu Sharma Wins With A Round To Spare 31 Jul 2012 | 01:18 am
Top seed International Master Himanshu Sharma of South West Railway, Bangalore won the Adyar Times New Millennium FIDE Rating chess tournament that concluded at Chennai on July 29...
Gary Lane’s Chess Puzzle 30 Jul 2012 | 11:12 am
Richard Bitoon-Garg Aradhya Parsvnath, 2012 The Philippine grandmaster Bitoon is renowned for his sharp, attacking chess. In this game he has tormented his opponent by dominating the kingside and th...
Gaurishankar Championship Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament in Dolakha, Nepal 29 Jul 2012 | 03:52 pm
The Nepal Chess Association invites players to participate in the Gaurishankar Championship Open Fide Rating Chess Tournament organized by the Dolakha District Chess Association 13-18 August 2012 in D...
GM Wesley So of Philippines Wins Quebec Open 29 Jul 2012 | 03:39 pm
Youthful Wesley So of the Philippines, 17, took clear first place kin the Quebec Open Chess Championship organized by the Quebec Chess Federation 21st to 28th July, 2012, at the beautiful venue Colle...
Hou Yifan Wins FIDE Grand Prix At Jermuk, Armenia 29 Jul 2012 | 11:07 am
Hou Yifan wins the Grand Prix at Jermuk and the overall title as well. Pic: http://jermuk2012.fide.com A final round loss would have certainly taken away her excitement of hav...
Hou Yifan Wrests One Point Lead 28 Jul 2012 | 01:02 am
Hou Yifan, World Women’s Champion takes one point lead. Pic: http://jermuk2012.fide.com Leader of the earlier rounds, Ju Wenjun of China suffered her first defeat ...
Hou Yifan Joins Ju Wenjun In Lead 27 Jul 2012 | 02:10 am
Koneru Humpy was defeated by Kateryna Lahno in round 8. Picture: http://jermuk2012.fide.com The four Chinese briskly moved up while Koneru Humpy suffered a rare double defeat in ...
