Tag: Marlon Bernardino

NO LESS than Rotary International District 3810 Governor Liza Elorde will be the guest of honor when the Southeast Asian Games qualification tournament dubbed as First Eugene Torre Cup Chess Championship gets under way on Saturday at the Mapua University Gymnasium in Muralla Street, Intramuros, Manila.

GM Darwin Laylo, International Masters (IMs) Ronald Dableo, Angelo Young, Barlo Nadera, Ricardo de Guzman, Deniel Quizon and Chris Ramayrat, National Master Marc Christian Nazario and United states chess master Jose “Jojo” Aquino Jr. have confirmed their participation to the inaugural Alpha One Extreme Solution Open Rapid Chess Championship slated on May 30 this year at the Xentro Mall in Antipolo City.

WOMAN FIDE MASTER (WFM) Allaney Jia Doroy of National University chess team defeated former solo leader 8-times Illinois, USA champion International Master Angelo Young in the last round to create a three-way tie for first in the inaugural Open Kitchen rapid chess tournament held at the Open Kitchen 34-36 P. Tuazon Boulevard, Brgy. Kaunlaran, Cubao, Quezon City on Saturday.

FRANCIS MATEO pulled off a come-from-behind 4-3 victory over Geona Gregorio in the finals of the Makati Pool Players Association (MAPPA) Predator-Wilde Blu 8-Ball Cup Sunday night was held at the AMF-Puyat Superbowl and Billiards Center, Makati Cinema Square in Makati City.

DENNIS Orcollo of Bislig, Surigao del Sur and Warren Kiamco of Pasil, Cebu topped the Billiard Sports Confederation of the Philippines (BSCP) qualifying events of the men’s 9-ball pool single competitions held at the Gameball, PSC building in Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila on March 17 and 18.

LA CARLOTA City, Negros Occidental-native Fide Master (FM) Nelson Villanueva, a former Rizal Technological University (RTU) Barangay Malamig, Mandaluyong City standout, ruled the just-concluded 9^th HDBank Cup International Chess Tournament 2019 held at the Rex Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam last Wednesday.

FILIPINO Angelito Camer is setting his sights on competing abroad in April and July following his successful conquest of the recent 2019 Oceania Open Zonal Blitz Chess Championships.

INTERNATIONAL snooker/billiards champion Marlon “Marvelous Captain” Manalo will showcase his talent in the money-rich 43^rd US Open 9-Ball Championship on April 21 to 26, 2019 at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

ASIA’s first chess grandmaster (GM) Eugene Torre will hold simultaneous exhibition games as part of Mapua Foundation Day on Jan. 26 (Saturday), 11 a.m. at the Mapua Institute of Technology (MIT) Gym in Muralla Street, Intramuros, Manila.