by Marlon Bernardino
Laoag City, Ilocos Norte---Woman National Master Mhage Gerriahlou Sebastian of Flora, Apayao, Jallen Herzchelle Agra of Claveria, Cagayan and Precious Eve Ferrer of Lingayen, Pangasinan got off to a blazing start by posting victories in the opening round of the Queen of the North chess championship on Sunday, December 17, 2023,  at the Ilocos Norte National High School gymnasium, Laoag City, Ilocos Norte.

by Marlon Bernardino

MARIKINA CITY---Tinalo ni Filipino International Master Michael Concio Jr. kontra si Vietnamese Grandmaster na si Tuan Minh Tran noong Biyernes upang manatili sa kontensiyon matapos ang Round 8 at penultimate round ng 11th edition ng Kamatyas Invitational GM Tournament 2023 sa Grandmaster Eugene Torre Museum ng Pan de Amerikana sa Concepcion Dos, Marikina City.

by Marlon Bernardino
Final Standings
Manila---International Master (M) Daniel Quizon of the Philippines finished in first place at the Eastern Asia Juniors and Girls Chess Championship 2023 - Open division.
Quizon had seven wins, one draw and one loss at the end of the week-long tournament that ended on Friday, December 8 at the Sabah Oriental Hotel in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.

NM-elect Michael Jan Stephen Inigo tops 1st Florendo Zamora Memorial Chess Tournament
by Marlon Bernardino
The 1st Florendo Zamora Memorial Chess Tournament held last Sunday, December 3, 2023 at the Lamberto Macias Sports and Cultural Center in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental draw a massive crowd of more than 200 participants, who joined and played all in the spirit of remembering a local.chess icon, the man behind the Negros Club 64 - Master Flor - as we  all know him.

ni Marlon Bernardino
MANILA---Maglalaro ang kauna-unahang chess grandmaster ng Asya at Hall of Famer na si Eugene Torre ng simultaneous chess exhibition matches na tinampukang Celebrity Chess For A Cause Event sa Black Crust Pizza sa Santa Barbara, Pangasinan sa Disyembre 10.