TUTULAK na ang Paranaque Chess Association (PCA) “The Return” 118th Edition Non-Master 2000 and kiddies Under 14 1900 chess tournament ngayon Linggo, Abril 22 sa Event Area, Building B sa SM Bicutan, Paranaque City.

Bukas ang nasabing torneo sa lahat ng manlalaro na hindi lalagpas sa 2000 NCFP rating base sa January 1, 2018 list ayon kay tournament director Canada-based Dr. Bong Perez kung saan ay ipapatupad ang FIDE Laws of Chess sa six round swiss system, 20 minutes plus five seconds delay time control format.

TINALO ni Woman Candidate Master Kylen Joy Mordido ng Dasmariñas City, Cavite kontra si Mary Joy Tan ng Misamis Oriental para ihatid ang Region IV-A-Southern Tagalog Calabarzon Athletic Association (STCAA) sa titulo at gold medal sa Individual Standard Competition ng 2018 Palarong Pambansa Chess Tournament Girls, Secondary division na ginanap sa Vigan City, Ilocos Sur nitong Biyernes.
Si Mordido na produkto ng Dasmariñas Chess Academy na itinatag nina Dasmariñas mayor Elpidio "Pidi" Barzaga Jr. at congresswoman Jenny Barzaga ay nakaipon ng 6.5 puntos sa pitong laro.

WOMAN NATIONAL MASTER (WNM) Christy Lamiel Bernales proved unstoppable to lead Team Hermida into a victory with a masterful conquest over Woman Fide Master (WFM) Cherry Ann Mejia, 2-1, in an armageddon tie-break and Woman International Master (WIM) Bernadette Galas, 2-0, of Team Orbe, respectively on Saturday, April 21, 2018, in the five minutes, five second delay, Blitz time control format dubbed as Rage of Angels Part II, broadcasted live worldwide through the YouTube and Facebook channel of the National Chess Federation of the Philippines.

MAGKASALO sa unahang puwesto sina Super GM Wesley So (Elo 2786) , Super GM Samuel Shankland (Elo 2671) at Super GM Varuzhan Akobian (Elo 2647) na nakalikom ng tig 3.0 puntos matapos ang Round 4 habang si World Championship Challenger Super GM Fabiano Caruana (Elo 2804) ay nasa solong ika-4 na puwesto na may 2.5 puntos sa patuloy na idinaraos na 2018 US Championship na ginanap sa Saint Louis Chess & Scholastic Chess Club sa St. Louis, Missouri, USA, Linggo ng umaga.

by Marlon Bernardino
FILIPINO International Master Oliver Dimakiling suffered a stinging defeat in Tuesday’s seventh round to drop out of second place in the 2nd Sharjah Masters International Chess Championship at the Sharjah Chess Club in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

At age 56, Rogelio "Joey" Antonio Jr. showed he is still among the country's best by beating fellow Grandmaster Darwin Laylo.

The 13-time Philippine Open champion toppled the 38-year old Laylo, 6.5-2.5, as two of the country's top chess grandmasters collided in the Philippine Chess Blitz Online Face Off Series dubbed as "The Fight for the Ages" last Sunday, April 15, 2018 and aired live over You Tube channel of the National Chess Federation of the Philippines.

by Marlon Bernardino
Filipino Fide Master (FM) Nelson Villanueva, untitled Recarte Tiauson and International Master (IM) Emmanuel Senador finished in a tie for second place, while Uzbek Grandmaster (GM) Alexei Barsov took the championship at the Kejohanan Catur Terbuka Antarabangsa Langkawi 2018 Chess Championship held at the Myangkasa Akademi and Resort Langkawi in Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia on Sunday, April 15, 2018.

by Marlon Bernardino
QUEZON CITY bet Jhulo Goloran toppled Puerto Princesa ace Mark Anthony Carganilla in the final round to win the 1st Don Casiguran and Friends Open Chess Cup held at the Senate Covered Court in Barangay 173, North Caloocan, Caloocan City on Saturday, April 14, 2018.