WIJK AAN ZEE, Netherlands Jan 20-- Four draws in as many rounds in the 73rd Tata Steel-Corus Group B chess championships may not be an ideal result for GM Wesley So of the Philippines. But they are also surely not enough to discourage the Filipino champion from trying even harder in the coming rounds. So [...]
MANILA, Philippines – Filipino Grandmaster (GM) Wesley So aims to score his first full point when he goes up against Indian GM Surya Sekhar Ganguly in the fifth round of the 2011 Tata Steel Corus Group B chess championship in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands. So has four consecutive draws against GMs Le Quang Liem of [...]
VietNamNet Bridge – On the second day of the HDBank International Chess Cup in HCM City, Vietnam's top chess player, international grand master Le Quang Liem had a draw and a winning game.  Quang Liem has a good start at HDBank Cup After two winning matches on the first day, the top seed Le [...]
MANILA, Philippines – Filipino Grandmaster (GM) John Paul Gomez defeated GM Zhao Jun of China late Wednesday to grab solo leadership after the 4th round of the 1st HD Bank Chess Championships in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Gomez, who used the black pieces to subdue Zhao, now has a total of 4 points on [...]
MANILA, Philippines – Filipino Grandmaster (GM) Roland "Kulot" Salvador leads the list of chess players who are vying to top the 1st HD Bank Cup Open Chess Tournament to be held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The event will start on Tuesday and will end on January 9. “I hope to do well in [...]