GM Wesley So of the Philippines opens the new year with another major tournament when he vies in the 2011 Tata Steel Corus Group B chess championship scheduled Jan. 14-30 at the de Moriaan Community Centre in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands.
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VIETNAM — GM John Paul Gomez of the Philippines tried long and hard to salvage a win — or even a draw — but still lost to GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son of Vietnam in their ninth and final round showdown and fell to a tie for third place at the end of the 2011 HD Bank Cup Open chess championship at the Rex Hotel here Sunday.
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VIETNAM — GM John Paul Gomez of the Philippines agreed to another draw, this time against GM Wen Yang of China, to share top spot with GM Yu Yangyi of China in the seventh round of the 2011HD Bank Cup Open chess championship at the five-star Rex Hotel here Saturday.
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VIETNAM – GM John Paul Gomez settled for a draw with GM Yu Yangyi of China to keep the solo lead after the sixth round of the 2011 HD Bank Cup Open chess championship at the five-star Rex Hotel here Friday.
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HO CHI MINH City, Vietnam – Dresden Olympiad sensation GM John Paul Gomez trounced IM Wang Li of China to lead three other Filipino players with perfect scores after the second round of the 2011 HD Bank Cup Open chess championship at the five-star Rex Hotel here Wednesday.
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HO CHI MINH City, Vietnam – Filipino players, led by newly-minted GM Roland Salvador and newly-crowned ASEAN Chess champion IM Oliver Barbosa made their presence felt at the start of the 2011 HD Bank Cup Open chess championship at the five-star Rex Hotel here Tuesday.
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HO CHI MINH City , Vietnam – Newly-installed GM Roland Salvador and Dresden Olympiad sensation GM John Paul Gomez will lead the Filipinos’ campaign in the tough 2011 HD Bank Cup Open chess championship scheduled Jan. 4-9 at the five-star Rex Hotel here.
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