Filipino Grandmaster Oliver Barbosa split a point with top seed GM Le Quang Liem (ELO 2709) of Vietnam after 30 moves of Gruenfeld defense in the eighth and penultimate round to create a seven-way tie for second place in the 3rd HD Bank Cup International Open Chess Tournament 2013 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, over the weekend.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia—Grandmaster Oliver Barbosa defeated International Master Jahongir Vakhidov of Uzbekistan on Saturday to keep his hopes alive in the DYTM Raja Nazrin Shah International Open Chess Championship 2012 at the Olympic Sports Hotel here.
Grandmaster Oliver Barbosa crushed International Master Duong The Anh of Vietnam in the sixth round to stay on track of retaining his title in the DYTM Raja Nazrin Shah International Open Chess Championship 2012 at the Olympic Sports Hotel, here.
Grandmasters Oliver Barbosa and Mark Paragua got off to blazing starts by winning their opening round matches yesterday in the DYTM Raja Nazrin Shah International Open Chess Championship dubbed as KL Open Chess at the Olympic Sports Hotel here.
GRANDMASTERS Wesley So (2652), Oliver Barbosa (2554) and Mark Paragua (2508) drew their fourth round matches but International Master (IM) Oliver Dimakiling (2428) lost his as the Philippines incurred its first loss in the 40th FIDE World Chess Olympiad early Saturday morning against heavyweight Armenia, 1.5-2.5 in Istanbul, Turkey.
Filipino Grandmaster (GM) Oliver Barbosa concluded a successful run in Vietnam after finishing fifth overall in the 11th Asian Continental Individual Chess Championships on Sunday at the First Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
FILIPINO Grand Masters Oliver Barbosa, Mark Paragua and John Paul Gomez posted contrasting results yesterday in the 7th round of the 11th Asian Continental Individual Chess Championships in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
GRANDMASTER Oliver Barbosa and International Master Jan Emmanuel Garcia lead five other Filipinos in the 2nd HD Bank Cup International Open Chess tournament 2012 scheduled from March 2 to 7 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Oliver Barbosa became the country’s third Super Grandmaster after topping the recent 10th Parsvnath International Grandmasters Chess Tournament at Ludlow Castle Sports Complex, Civil Lines in New Delhi, India. Barbosa joins Mark Paragua and Wesley So in the elite group of Pinhoy Super GMs. Barbosa of Taytay, Rizal finished the 11-round Swiss system tournament with [...]
FILIPINO Grandmasters (GMs) Oliver Barbosa and John Paul Gomez defeated their respective rivals in Sunday’s 11th round in the 10th Parsvnath International Grandmasters Chess Tournament at Ludlow Castle Sports Complex, Civil Lines in New Delhi, India.
FILIPINO Grandmasters Oliver Barbosa and John Paul Gomez scored hard-earned eighth round draws yesterday to remain on top of the 10th Parsvnath International Open Chess Tournament at Ludlow Castle Sports Complex in New Delhi, India.
GRANDMASTERS (GMs) John Paul Gomez, Oliver Barbosa and Richard Bitoon of the Philippines beat their respective foes yesterday in the opening three rounds of the 10th Parsvnath International Open Chess Tournament 2012 at Ludlow Castle Sports Complex, Civil Lines, New Delhi, India. The Binan, Laguna native Gomez, fresh from a runner-up finish in the SDAT-RMK [...]
GRANDMASTER (GM) Oliver Barbosa yesterday beat IM Jahongir Vakhidov of Uzbekistan after 35 moves of King’s Indian defense to stay in contention after 10 rounds of the SDAT-RMK 4th Chennai Open Grand Master Chess Tournament in Chennai, India. Barbosa of Taytay, Rizal raised his total to 7.5 points, the same output of countryman GM John [...]
