LOUIE "España" Salvador pocketed the top honors in the Assumption - Big Rook Chess Festival 2018 Under 2200 division, Standard chess tournament held at the Assumption Association Rama 4 Road in Bangkok, Thailand last Sunday.

The former San Sebastian College standout Salvador under the tutelage of National Master Homer Cunanan collected 6 points on account of five wins and two draws to win the seven round tournament.

The 39 player'sa field event organized by Big Rook Chess A

JOURNEYMAN Reynaldo Acosta won the Non-Master 2050 and below Rapid Chess Tournament, combined Juniors and Seniors division with an impressive fashion held last Sunday in San Juan City.

Acosta collected 4.5 points on account of four wins and a draw to win the five round tournament organized by West Crame Chess Club headed by its’ president Dante Bajaro and vice-president Mauro T. Supil Jr.and supported by sportsman Julius Anthony Munoz.

ANG pagdaraos ng 124th edition ng Paranaque Chess Asociation Non-Master 1950 and below at Kiddies U-14 (1950 and below NCFP rating), ngaun Linggo (Nob 25) sa ganap na alas-nueve ng umaga na gaganapin sa Event Area, SM City Sucat sa Sucat, Parañaque City.

Ang guaranteed prizes (no pooling of prizes) para sa Non-Master 1950 and below division ay P3,000 at trophy sa magkakampeon, P2,000 plus at medal para sa runner-up place at P1,000 at medal para sa 3rd placer. May nakalaan din sa 4th hanggang 6th placers na tig P600 at medal.

TUTULAK na ang Chess Circle 4x4 Chess Tournament na tinampukang Gat. Andres Bonifacio day sa Nobyembre 30, 2018 na gaganapin sa Southgate Mall Alphaland, Edasa, Magallanes sa Makati City.

Ang mga kalahok sa torneong ito na sanctioned ng National Chess Federation of the Philippines at suportado ni SMDC Sales Director Samivin V. de Los Santos ay masisilayan sa 7-Round Swiss System format, 20 minutes plus 3 seconds delay para tapusin ang laro sa event na inorganisa ni Leonardo Jimenez.

PAMPANGA Top Real Estate Broker Mark Anthony Yabut of M.A.Yabut Realty says he is ready for war when he goes up against engineer Ravel Canlas of Pagcor in the Round-of-64 of the Alphaland National Executive Grand Finals on December 1 at the Activity Hall, 2nd Floor, Alphaland Makati Place, Ayala Avenue, corner Malugay Street, Makati City.

“I trained hard for this fight so I can give a good show for chess fans,” said the Bacolor, Pampanga bet Yabut, a former varsity player of the multi-titled Far Eastern University Chess Team.

Dasmariñas City, Cavite---Isa lamang ang nasa isipan ng magkapatid na Gabrielle Anne at Gwyneth Melody Perez na makapasok sa main draw ng Southern Tagalog Calabarzon Athletic Association (STCAA) chess meet.

Si Gabrielle Anne Perez, 11-years-old at grade 6 pupil ng Haven of Virtue Excellence Academy Inc. ay sariwa pa sa gakopo ng gold medal sa E4-1 category sa tinampukang Kaoshiung Speaker Cup Chess Competition nitong Nobyembre 8 hanggang 13, 2018 na ginanap sa Kaohsiung Sports Complex Stadium sa Kaoshiung, Taiwan.

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.