The battle of wits should be seen in the true spirit of team competition. I HAVE been either an observer or participant in a chess team tournament for almost as long as I have been playing the game, and that’s going back a very long time. Team tournaments can be fun, if you don’t take [...]

On Feb. 1, Endgame: Bobby Fischer’s Remarkable Rise and Fall — From America’s Brightest Prodigy to the Edge of Madness will be released. Written by Frank Brady, who met Fischer when he was a child and played hundreds of games with him, the biography chronicles his ascent to greatness, his descent to notorious recluse, and [...]

Thursday, January 27, 2011 SOUTH Cotabato woodpushers will show their wares in the Rapid Chess Tournament 2011 Tribute to Alex Aguilar that will unfold on February 5 and 6 at the Gaisano Grand CitiMall entertainment center. Tournament director National Master (NM) Prospero “Bebot” Cruz bared this during the Davao Sportswriters Association (DSA) Forum at the [...]

By Frank ‘Boy’ Pestaño Chessmoso Thursday, January 27, 2011 I WAS watching the preview of the Miss Philippines beauty contest and it gave me an idea to search for the most beautiful chess players in the world. Beauty pageants have become part of the Filipino culture. It is probably true that there is no other [...]