MANILA---Tatangkain ng General Trias City youth chessers ang chess supremacy sa paglahok sa 1st Mactan Open: Barkadahan Para sa Bansa Championship over the board (face to face) chess tournament na iinog sa Disyembre 9 hanggang 15 sa Solea Mactan Resort, Cordova, Mactan Islands, Cebu.
Inaasahang ang torneong ito na lalahukan ng country’s best woodpushers na magtatangka sa P50,000 champion’s purse ayon kay Chess Movement chairman (CPA-Phd) Dr. Ariel B. Potot.

Final Standings: (Mindanao Leg)
(Boys Division)
8 points---Knarf Lawrence Batislaong of Region XII
7 points---James Catayas of Region XIII
7 points---NM Christian Gian Karlo Arca of Region XI
6.5 points---Wenlan Temple of Region XII
6.5 points---Joemel Narzabal of Region IX
6 points---Lamont Alexander Baptista of Region XI
6 points---Jerome Pullos of Region XI
6 points---Andrei Ainsley Dolorosa of Region XI
6 points---John Gerald Esencia of Region XI
6 points---Julian Rogelio Labaja of Region X
(Girls Division)
7.5 points---Aliyah Lumangtad of Region XI

MANILA---– Chess Grandmaster (GM) Rogelio "Joey" Antonio Jr. dominated the chess wizards of District IV Quezon City in a 15-board chess simultaneous game at the Barangay Hall, Barangay Kamuning in Quezon City last Saturday.
Antonio won 14 of the 15 matches.

MANILA---THE who’s who in Philippine chess, led by 13-time Philippine Open Champion Grandmaster Rogelio "Joey" Antonio Jr. of Quezon City, Grandmaster John Paul Gomez of Binan, Laguna and Grandmaster Darwin Laylo of Pasig City have confirmed their participation in the Philippine National Chess Championships 2021 on December 9 to 15 at the Solea Mactan Resort, Cordova, Mactan Islands, Cebu.
" I hope to do well in this event," said Antonio, who is also schedule to conduct 10 board chess simultaneous exhibition on Saturday, December 4 at Barangay Kamuning Barangay Hall in Quezon City.

MANILA---Layunin na muling umangat sa chess ay nag desisyon ang Laguna na kunin ang serbisyo ni dating Olympian International Master Petronio "Rony" Roca.
"If the Laguna Heroes Team luckily gets IM Rony Roca from the draft, it's surely a big boost to our team. Hopefully, we can be more competitive in the coming season of PCAP." sabi ni Dr.Fred Paez, isa sa apat na co-team owner ng Laguna Heroes na kinabibilangan nina Mr. David Nithyananthan ng KALARO, Engr. Benjamin Dy ng SDC Global Choice ay Engr. Jonathan Mamaril ng Oregon, USA.

Final Standings: (Single Round Robin, Grand Finals, 3 plus 2 time control)
7 points---NM Christian Gian Karlo Tade-Arca
6.5 points---Adrian Joy Singson
6 points---Christian Mendoza
5.5 points---NM Ivan Travis Cu
5 points---Keith Adriane Ilar
4.5 points---Oshrie Jhames Reyes
3 points---John Curt Valencia
3 points---Fern Albert Falle
3 points---Christian Tolosa
1.5 point---Cyrus Vladimir Francisco

MANILA---Nasikwat ng San Juan Predators ang titulo ng third Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) matapos daigin ang Iloilo Kisela Knights sa kanilang two-leg encounter, 19-2 (first set) at 11.5-9.5 (second set) sa grand finals Sabado nga gabi,November 27, 2021 virtually na ginanap sa chess.com platform.
"The results belie the fierce competition that happened during this Championship Round. Perhaps the one big factor this time around is that San Juan Predators stayed focused and kept the fiery determination not to have a repeat of the second conference. Congratulations to all the players of both teams.!" sabi ni San Juan Predators Team Owner at PCAP Chairman Michael Angelo Ong Chua.

MANILA---13-time Philippine Open Champion Grandmaster Rogelio "Joey" Antonio Jr.will hold simultaneous chess exhibition games as part of grassroots development program of Bayanihan Chess Club on December 4 (Saturday), 1 p.m. at Barangay Kamuning Barangay Hall in Kamuning, Quezon City.
Mr. Antonio will play against ten (10) select bonafide resident of Kamuning during the event hosted by Quezon City Fourth District Councilor Janet "Babes" Malaya and Atty. Rudy Rivera in cooperation with Quezon City Department of Public Order and Safety (QC-DPOS)