MAGKASALO sa unahang puwesto sina Super GM Wesley So (Elo 2786) , Super GM Samuel Shankland (Elo 2671) at Super GM Varuzhan Akobian (Elo 2647) na nakalikom ng tig 3.0 puntos matapos ang Round 4 habang si World Championship Challenger Super GM Fabiano Caruana (Elo 2804) ay nasa solong ika-4 na puwesto na may 2.5 puntos sa patuloy na idinaraos na 2018 US Championship na ginanap sa Saint Louis Chess & Scholastic Chess Club sa St. Louis, Missouri, USA, Linggo ng umaga.

by Marlon Bernardino
FILIPINO International Master Oliver Dimakiling suffered a stinging defeat in Tuesday’s seventh round to drop out of second place in the 2nd Sharjah Masters International Chess Championship at the Sharjah Chess Club in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

At age 56, Rogelio "Joey" Antonio Jr. showed he is still among the country's best by beating fellow Grandmaster Darwin Laylo.

The 13-time Philippine Open champion toppled the 38-year old Laylo, 6.5-2.5, as two of the country's top chess grandmasters collided in the Philippine Chess Blitz Online Face Off Series dubbed as "The Fight for the Ages" last Sunday, April 15, 2018 and aired live over You Tube channel of the National Chess Federation of the Philippines.

by Marlon Bernardino
Filipino Fide Master (FM) Nelson Villanueva, untitled Recarte Tiauson and International Master (IM) Emmanuel Senador finished in a tie for second place, while Uzbek Grandmaster (GM) Alexei Barsov took the championship at the Kejohanan Catur Terbuka Antarabangsa Langkawi 2018 Chess Championship held at the Myangkasa Akademi and Resort Langkawi in Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia on Sunday, April 15, 2018.

by Marlon Bernardino
QUEZON CITY bet Jhulo Goloran toppled Puerto Princesa ace Mark Anthony Carganilla in the final round to win the 1st Don Casiguran and Friends Open Chess Cup held at the Senate Covered Court in Barangay 173, North Caloocan, Caloocan City on Saturday, April 14, 2018.

by Marlon Bernardino
HALL of famer Efren “Bata” Reyes will lead the Pinoy invasion in the Efren Reyes Retirement Tour First Annual Asian Culture Day Pool Tournament on May 16 to 19, 2018 at the Orleans Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

by Marlon Bernardino
GENERAL TRIAS CITY will be hosting this year's 1st Cong. Luis “Jon-jon” Ferrer IV and Mayor Antonio “Ony” Ferrer Cup General Trias City 3-on-3 Rapid Chess Team Tournament
2050 & Below Average Team Rating on May 20,2018 at the Robinsons Place General Trias.

by Marlon Bernardino
Manila, Philippines--- International Master (IM) Angelo Young kept the Filipino pride with his second-place finish in the GM/IM Norm Invitational Chess Tournament held last March 28, 2018 to April 4, 2018 at the Charlotte Chess Center and Scholastic Academy in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.