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The Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) was formed by Filipino lawyer Paul Elauria who also became the league's first commissioner. [1] The league was launched in 2020, although plans relating to the establishment of the first professional chess league in the Philippines has already been made years ago. [2]
A map of the Philippines showing the island groups of Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao. As an archipelago, the Philippines comprises about 7,641 islands [1] [2] clustered into three major island groups: Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao. Only about 2,000 islands are inhabited, [3] and more than 5,000 are yet to be officially named.
Executive Director. Jayson Gonzales [1] President. Prospero Pichay. The National Chess Federation of the Philippines ( NCFP) is the governing chess organization in the Philippines. [2] It is a non-profit organization and a member of the Fédération Internationale des Échecs and part of the Philippine Olympic Committee. [3] [4]
2447 (July 2024) Peak rating. 2510 (January 1995) Nelson Isurina Mariano II (born June 28, 1974) is a Filipino chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 2004, the fifth from the Philippines. Mariano won the Asian Junior Chess Championship in 1994.
At the 36th Chess Olympiad, Paragua scored 6 wins, 3 draws, and 4 losses with a TPR of 2556 as compared to his ELO rating then of 2534 playing Board 3. Paragua played the top Board for Team Philippines for the first time in his career in the 37th Chess Olympiad. He scored 2 wins, 5 draws, and 4 losses.
Julio Catalino Sadorra (born September 14, 1986) is a Filipino chess grandmaster. [1] He competed in the FIDE World Cup in 2017 where he was seeded 101 and where he lost to the 28th-seeded Super GM Maxim Matlakov, 0.5-1.5. [2] Sadorra has represented the Philippines at the Chess Olympiad since 2014. [3] [4] He tied for first place in the U.S ...
The first tournament of the 2021 PCAP season was the All-Filipino Conference which began on January 16, 2021. [7] The conference finals was held on April 3, 2021 which was contested by the Laguna Heroes of the Northern Division and the Camarines Soaring Eagles of the Southern Division. The Laguna Heroes clinched the title of PCAP's inaugural ...
The Philippine Chess Championship is organized by the National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP). Champions before 2008 [ edit ] This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items .