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DOHA, Qatar — While the Philippines was anxiously waiting for its first medal Wednesday, China was wondering how to pay for its excess baggage when it returns home from the 15th Asian Games.
Less than six days into the Games, the Chinese have already won 66 gold medals, surpassing the 56 golds the Filipinos collected since [...]

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FOILED in their respective bids to gain GM norms in the last GMA Cup, International Masters Jayson Gonzales and Wesley So hope to resume their quests for the prestigious GM title in two chess tournaments next month.
Gonzales and So were among the best-placed Filipino performers in the recent international event organized by the National Chess [...]

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THE Asian Games-bound RP triathlon and chess teams are appearing in the weekly Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Forum Tuesday prior to their departure in Doha, Qatar.
National coach Peter Gonzales and possibly triathletes Arland Macasieb, Sandra Araullo, Mickey Quilala and Lea Coline Langit will join chesser Ronald Dableo in the 10:30 a.m. session to talk about [...]

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AFTER the sensational triumph of Ronnie Alcano in world billiards, Filipino woodpushers also hope to do well and bring honors to the country when the first Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Cup International Chess Tournament comes off the wraps on Friday, Nov. 17 at the Duty Free Fiesta Mall in Parañaque.
A brainchild of National Chess Federation of [...]

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THE country’s top chess players mix it up with the best of their foreign counterparts when the First President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo International Chess Tournament unfurls on Nov. 17 at the Duty Free Shop of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Parañaque City.

No less than President Arroyo is expected to grace the opening of the 9-round [...]

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