Chess Olympiad 2018 - updates

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PH men's team falters, settles for 37th in Chess Olympiad

Oct 06, 2018 - 11:22 AM

The Philippines skids in the final round as China completes a title sweep of the 2018 World Chess Olympiad

TEAM WHIZ. Grandmaster Julio Catalino Sadorra carried the Philippine squad all tournament. Photo from Batumi Chess Olympiad 2018

Pinoy chessers barge into Olympiad top 20

Oct 05, 2018 - 10:43 AM

The Philippine men's team rolls to its fifth straight victory in the 2018 Chess Olympiad

PH men's team wins 4 straight, now 31st in Chess Olympiad

Oct 04, 2018 - 11:26 PM

The national men's chess team defeats Zambia in the 9th round of the 43rd Chess Olympiad

ONA ROLL. Julio Catalino Sadorra says the Philippine chess team has been playing each round ‘like a championship round.’ Photo from 2018 Batumi Chess Olympiad

PH men's chess team climbs to 33rd spot in Olympiad

Oct 03, 2018 - 11:55 PM

Unbeaten Julio Catalino Sadorra leads the redemption bid of the Philippine men's chess team in the World Chess Olympiad 2018

ON A ROLL. The national men’s chess team mentored by the legendary Eugene Torre (center) returns inside the top 50 of the Olympiad. Photo from Batumi Chess Olympiad 2018 Facebook page

PH chessers salvage draw vs England

Sep 29, 2018 - 6:59 PM

The Philippine women's chess team climbs to 31st place in the World Chess Olympiad 2018

FIRST SETBACK. Woman grandmaster Janelle Mae Frayna absorbs her first loss in the tournament but the national women’s team still pull off a draw against England.

Pinays down Slovakia in World Chess Olympiad 2018

Sep 28, 2018 - 5:25 PM

National champion Shania Mae Mendoza delivers for the Philippine women's chess team

STEADY CLIMB. The national women's chess team of (from left) Janelle Mae Frayna, Marie Antoinette San Diego, Catherine Secopito, and Shania Mae Mendoza improve to 39th place. Photo from Batumi Chess Olympiad 2018 Facebook page

PH chessers fall to Croatia in Olympiad

Sep 27, 2018 - 8:20 PM

The Philippine men's chess team absorbs its first loss after a hot start in the 2018 Chess Olympiad

FOCUSED. Julio Catalino Sadorra (seated) competes against Croatia as Philippine men's team captain Eugene Torre and women's coach Jayson Gonzales look on. Photo from National Chess Federation of the Philippines

PH upsets Slovakia in Chess Olympiad

Sep 27, 2018 - 8:37 AM

Grandmasters Julio Catalino Sadorra and John Paul Gomez deliver as the Philippines join a huge 41-country group on top in the 43rd World Chess Olympiad

Eugene Torre named head coach of PH team to Chess Olympiad

Jul 23, 2018 - 4:03 PM

The Philippine team looks to improve from its worst finish of 58th place in the last edition of the biennial event in 2016

COACHING DUTIES. Filipino grandmaster Eugene Torre will not play in the Chess Olympiad for the first time since 1970. File photo by Josh Albelda/Rappler