Filipino FIDE Master Christian Gian Karlo Arca who is 16 years old won a major victory by beating German Super Grandmaster Jan Gustafsson at the 22nd Bangkok Chess Club Open at the Royal Orchid Sheraton Riverside Hotel in Thailand. Arca, from Panabo City, Davao del Norte was playing the white pieces and won after 39 moves in a Reti Opening. …

METRO MANILA – Philippine-born United States bet Grandmaster Wesley So delivered four wins in the last six rounds to share the US$250,000 (Php12.5 million) Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz tournament with reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen on Saturday. With one points lagging behind the world champion Carlsen, So was able to turn it around with the win on Armenian Levon …

MANILA – Grandmaster Rogelio “Banjo” Barcenilla Jr. eyes an Olympic stint after topping the topping the tournament in the FIDE Online Olympiad 2020. GM Barncenilla, a two time Asian Juniors champion in India and Dubai and a Bronze medalist in the 1991 World Juniors championship took a step closer toward slots to the inaugural FIDE Online Chess Olympiad. He will …