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GRANDMASTERS Rogelio “Joey” Antonio Jr., and GM Mark Paragua of the Philippines, won their seventh round assignment yesterday in the on-going 3rd Asian Indoor Games in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Grandmaster Wesley So will face lower-ranked GM Gadir Guseinov of Azerbaijan, but fellow Filipino bets GMs Rogelio “Joey” Antonio and Darwin Laylo will have to contend with touted foes in the first round of the World Chess Cup starting Nov. 20 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.
FILIPINO chess players made their presence felt in the third round of the rapid chess event in the 3rd Asian Indoor Games yesterday, with GM Mark Paragua and GM Rogelio “Joey” Antonio Jr. leading the charge with crucial victories over lowly-rated rivals in Hanoi, Vietnam.
GRANDMASTER Rogelio “Joey” Antonio Jr. is the biggest gainer in the latest Nov. 1 Philippines World Chess Federation (Fide) rating list after adding 17 ELO rating points, from 2557 to 2574.
MERBEN ROQUE of Cebu City captured the title in the "Tulak Mo...Sulong Ko”, One Manila rapid non-master chess tournament held recently at SM Manila.
