STUDENTS from Cavite, Philippines won a total of seven medals on account of five gold, one silver and one bronze medal in the recently concluded Kaoshiung Speaker Cup Chess Competition last November 8 to 13, 2018 at the Kaohsiung Sports Complex Stadium in Kaoshiung, Taiwan.

OLONGAPO CITY---Dasmariñas City's pride Justine Diego Mordido and Philippine Sportswriters Association awardee Al-Basher Buto spearheaded the champions in the recently held Mayor's Cup Invitational Standard Age Group Chess Championships last Sunday at the Gordon College in Tapinac, Olongapo City here.

NAKARESBAK si country's youngest Woman Fide Master (WFM) Antonella Berthe “Tonelle” Murillo Racasa (1342) matapos ang magkasunod na pagkatalo sa pag-giba kontra kay Manoush Toth (1576) ng Switzerland sa World Cadets Chess Championships Miyerkoles (Manila time) sa Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain.

NAKOPO nina National Chess Federation of the Philippines executive director Red Dumuk, Audit Manager Diwa Learning Systems Inc. Ricky Navalta, Laguna Chess Association head Dr. Alfredo "Fred" Paez at Cebuano and Cebuano Jojo Lumbania ang FIDE International Organizer title matapos makapasa sa FIDE International Organizer Seminars and Examination test na ginanap sa Tagaytay International Convention Center nitong Linggo kasabay ng pagdaraos ng 9th Asian Seniors Chess Championships.

Final Standings:
(Kiddies Open U-14)
5 points---Jasper Faeldonia
4.5 points---Angele Tenshi Biete
4 points---Jerome Adrian Aragones, Jeremy Marticio, Clark Kaeron Kwan, Criswen Falamig, Jerlyn Mae San Siego
3.5 points---Cyrus James Damiray, Yana Emilou de Vera, Jersey Marticio
(Kiddies U-10)
5 points---Jerick Faeldonia
4.5 points---Ira Jell Hamelarin
4 points---Tyrhone James Tabernilla, Renz Martin Alcaide, Raiden Seed Ibarde
3.5 points---Irish Nicole Caspe, Pinky Cabrera, Raymond Marasigan

MANILA---Filipina chess Woman Fide Master Antonella Berthe "Tonelle" Murillo Racasa (Elo 1342) bounced back from a fifth round setback by downing two time Olympian nemesis Monaco's Fiorina Berezovsky (1492) in 57 moves of a Sicilian Dragon variation in the World Cadets Chess Championships yesterday being held in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain.

Standings after round 8: (Standard competition)
7.0 points---IM Chito Garma (Philippines)
6.5 points---IM Petronio Roca (Philippines)
6.0 points---GM Eugene Torre (Philippines)
5.5 points---IM Angelo Young (Philippines)
5.0 points---NM Cesar Caturla (Philippines), FM Oleg Rinas (Kazakshtan), AGM Angelito Camer (Australia), NM Roulzon Roullo (Philippines), NM Rosendo Bandal Jr. (Philippines), IM Aitkazy Baimurzkin (Kazakhstan)
4.5 points---NM Stewart Manaog (Philippines), NM Carlo Lorena (Philippines), Kuanishbek Jumadullayev (Kazakhstan)

Standings after round 5: (Standard competition)
4.5 points---IM Chito Garma (Philippines), NM Cesar Caturla (Philippines)
4.0 points---IM Petronio Roca (Philippines)
3.5 points---GM Eugene Torre (Philippines), NM Carlo Lorena (Philippines), IM Angelo Young (Philippines), NM Roulzon Roullo (Philippines), FM Rinas Oleg (Kazakshtan)
3.0 points---FM Adrian Ros Pacis (Philippines), FM Syarif Mahmud (Indonesia), Than Khin (Myanmar)