Woman International Master Marie Antoinette San Diego delivered a tour-de-force performance as she topped the Philippine National Women’s Chess Championship presented by Nova Wellness Store at the Pace Wednesday, Dec. 7.
The 23-year-old Dasmariñas bet sealed the title as early as the 10th and penu
Woman International Master Marie Antoinette San Diego drew with Franchesca Largo in 33 moves of a Queen’s Pawn London System to move on the verge of topping the Philippine National Women’s Chess Championship presented by Nova Wellness Store at the PACE Sunday, Dec. 4.
Marie Antoinette San Diego
Twenty elite chess teams from across the country rallied forces on Friday, Sept. 23, as they set out to compete in the three-day Chess Festival 2022, hosted by the Pasig City local government in collaboration with the Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP).
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Grand Master Sergeant Darwin Laylo and his teammate, International Master Paulo Bersamina, during the awarding ceremony for the Men's Chess Team Rapid in Hanoi, Vietnam on May 19, 2022.(Photo courtesy of theNational Chess Federation of the Philippines) MANILA-The Philippine Army (PA) chess team won silver and bronze medals in the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) in Hanoi, Vietnam, its spokesperson said on Friday. "The multi-titled Philippine Army chess team proved (its) mettle in the indoor sport after clinching medals in the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam on May 19, 2022," Army spokesperson Col. Xerxes Trinidad said in a statement. Grand Master Sergeant Darwin Laylo and his teammate, International Master Paulo Bersamina, won the silver medal in the Men's Team Rapid tournament. Vietnamese chess players clinched the gold medal while Thai and Indonesian chess players shared the bronze medal. On the distaff side, Private First Class Janelle Mae Frayna, the