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P3,000 PCM Crazyhouse Championship Twenty five qualifying tournaments will lead into the championship, held every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from March 28–May 23 at 9:30p.m. The top 6 scorers among previously unqualified players will advance to the championship from each qualifier, with 150 players total moving on to the main championship on May 25. Any PCM member can enter the qualifiers, and all players must qualify by placing in one of the 25 qualifying tournaments to make the championship. Players who have won a prior qualifying spot may participate in future qualifiers, but can only qualify for the championship once. If they place in the top 6, their spot will be passed to the next person in line based on Chess.com's tiebreak system. Players must join the official Ph Chess Mania club https://www.chess.com/club/ph-chess-mania to participate in the qualifiers. You must be a member of the club before you will be allowed to join any qualifier tournament. Crazyhouse is a chess variant where players may drop captured pieces onto empty squares in addition to playing normally. It is often thought of as a two-player version of bughouse chess. Qualifier format and schedule: We will run 25 qualifying tournaments: Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from March 28–May 23 at 9:30p.m. Qualifying tournaments will be nine rounds of 2/0 crazyhouse. The top 6 players in each event (except those who have previously qualified) will be invited to play in the PCM Crazyhouse Championship on May. 25. Qualifiers will be invited to a private club and must join to compete in the finals.Qualifiers are open to all, and players may participate in as many qualifiers as they wish.Participants must be a member of the official Ph Chess Mania Club to play. Championship format and schedule: May 25 9:30p.m.20 rounds Swiss150 players maximumThree minutes with a zero-second incrementRegistration (open to those who qualified) begins one hour before the event Prizes: Championship places: Champion - P1500 cash2nd place - P700 cash 3rd place - P300 cash4th place - P200 cash5th to 10th place - P50 load Remember to join the official Ph Chess Mania club https://www.chess.com/club/ph-chess-mania to participate in the qualifiers beginning March 28.

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Exclusive interview with GM Wesley So by Chessdom about switching federation Hello Wesley So, thank you for taking time from your busy schedule to talk with us. Your recent decision to change federations is big news in the chess world. We are sure that your fans are interested to know more about the details of your decision.Chessdom: Why do you need to switch federation? Can’t you achieve the same thing by staying with the NCFP?Wesley So: There are many more strong events in the United States. I would like to have the opportunity to compete in high level events.But this is not the only reason. One of problems is the current system in the Philippines. I will give you my personal example. At this stage of my career, I need to have serious training, and have the opportunity to compete in level appropriate events (category 19-20-21 or higher) in order to improve.I train very hard every day at Webster University, with the help of my coach Susan Polgar. I went from around #100 in the world before I came to Webster University less than 2 years ago, to #15 right now. I hope to be invited to many strong events in the near future.In the Philippines, there is no serious training system. There are also very few strong tournaments in Asia. Besides, I am required to fly back from the U.S. during my school year to compete in events such as the South East Asian Games, which seriously conflict with my study at Webster University. I have to live with the fear that if I am unable to play, I may get deprived of financial support.When I did not compete in the Asian Indoor Games in 2013, and instead played in the World University Games(which was a very strong event), in spite of winning the first ever Gold medal for the Philippines, I was denied the official recognition from the NCFP. No player should be treated this way, especially when I worked so hard to bring pride to my country.This is the same problem for players like Sadorra, Barbosa, or Paragua, etc. They need help with training, play in stronger events, and know that they will have consistent support from the NCFP. This is to the benefit of the federation. There is also a need for a high level training system in the Philippines to help young talented players excel. There is no reason why this cannot be done, especially given the fact that chess is quite popular there.Chessdom: Do you have any financial agreement with the USCF?Wesley So: I did not make any agreement. On the contrary to the rumors out there, I receive no support from the U.S. for switching.What I receive is serious training (from my coach Susan Polgar) and support system at Webster University. However, this is independent from me switching federation. Webster University does not require me to play for team USA. Chessdom: What are your future chess goals?Wesley So: My next goal is to break 2750, then top 10 in the world. My ultimate goal is to be able to one day compete for the world title. But I am only focused on one goal at a time.Chessdom: Did you ever make a request to the Chess Federation of the Philippines for consent to switch federations?Wesley So: Yes. I made a request last November to the President of the NCFP. I offered to play for the Philippines one last time at theTromsø Chess Olympiad, with the condition that I would be granted permission to switch federation at the conclusion of the event. My request was simply disregarded. I never received a direct answer.Because of this, I had no choice but to sit out for 2 full years, and filed the necessary paperwork for the switch. There was no deal with the USCF. Therefore, there will be no chance that they will pay for the compensation fees. I am an average college student. I do not have 50,000 euros to pay to the NCFP as compensation.At this point, it is too late for me to represent the Philippines in the upcoming Olympiad in Tromsø, even if the NCFP accepts the offer I made last November. I made other commitments after the June 1st deadline to submit the Olympiad team roster.I was told by the NCFP President in the past that he wants to see me reach the top. I hope that he will keep his promise and grant me the opportunity to reach my dreams without losing more valuable time. He is the only one who can make the decision to help me. If he chooses not to help, but instead punish me by refusing to consent, I will have no choice but to lose another valuable year. I will wait and hope for a positive response. I will let you know as soon as I have the answer from the NCFP.Chessdom: Do you consider yourself Filipino, Canadian, or American?Wesley So: I am a proud Filipino, always will be a Filipino at heart, and never forget where I came from. I am thankful for all the support in the past. My parents now live permanently in Canada. But I live full time in St. Louis right now and I hope to reside permanently in the U.S.

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Good conversation;;;; lets put your logic to the test Professor : You are a Christian, aren’t you, son ? Student : Yes, sir. Professor: So, you believe in GOD ? Student : Absolutely, sir. Professor : Is GOD good ? Student : Sure. Professor: Is GOD all powerful ? Student : Yes. Professor: My brother died of cancer even though he prayed to GOD to heal him. Most of us would attempt to help others who are ill. But GOD didn’t. How is this GOD good then? Hmm? (Student was silent.) Professor: You can’t answer, can you ? Let’s start again, young fella. Is GOD good? Student : Yes. Professor: Is satan good ? Student : No. Professor: Where does satan come from ? Student : From … GOD … Professor: That’s right. Tell me son, is there evil in this world? Student : Yes. Professor: Evil is everywhere, isn’t it ? And GOD did make everything. Correct? Student : Yes. Professor: So who created evil ? (Student did not answer.) Professor: Is there sickness? Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness? All these terrible things exist in the world, don’t they? Student : Yes, sir. Professor: So, who created them ? (Student had no answer.) Professor: Science says you have 5 Senses you use to identify and observe the world around you. Tell me, son, have you ever seen GOD? Student : No, sir. Professor: Tell us if you have ever heard your GOD? Student : No , sir. Professor: Have you ever felt your GOD, tasted your GOD, smelt your GOD? Have you ever had any sensory perception of GOD for that matter? Student : No, sir. I’m afraid I haven’t. Professor: Yet you still believe in Him? Student : Yes. Professor : According to Empirical, Testable, Demonstrable Protocol, Science says your GOD doesn’t exist. What do you say to that, son? Student : Nothing. I only have my faith. Professor: Yes, faith. And that is the problem Science has. Student : Professor, is there such a thing as heat? Professor: Yes. Student : And is there such a thing as cold? Professor: Yes. Student : No, sir. There isn’t. (The lecture theater became very quiet with this turn of events.) Student : Sir, you can have lots of heat, even more heat, superheat, mega heat, white heat, a little heat or no heat. But we don’t have anything called cold. We can hit 458 degrees below zero which is no heat, but we can’t go any further after that. There is no such thing as cold. Cold is only a word we use to describe the absence of heat. We cannot measure cold. Heat is energy. Cold is not the opposite of heat, sir, just the absence of it. (There was pin-drop silence in the lecture theater.) Student : What about darkness, Professor? Is there such a thing as darkness? Professor: Yes. What is night if there isn’t darkness? Student : You’re wrong again, sir. Darkness is the absence of something. You can have low light, normal light, bright light, flashing light. But if you have no light constantly, you have nothing and its called darkness, isn’t it? In reality, darkness isn’t. If it is, well you would be able to make darkness darker, wouldn’t you? Professor: So what is the point you are making, young man ? Student : Sir, my point is your philosophical premise is flawed. Professor: Flawed ? Can you explain how? Student : Sir, you are working on the premise of duality. You argue there is life and then there is death, a good GOD and a bad GOD. You are viewing the concept of GOD as something finite, something we can measure. Sir, Science can’t even explain a thought. It uses electricity and magnetism, but has never seen, much less fully understood either one. To view death as the opposite of life is to be ignorant of the fact that death cannot exist as a substantive thing. Death is not the opposite of life: just the absence of it. Now tell me, Professor, do you teach your students that they evolved from a monkey? Professor: If you are referring to the natural evolutionary process, yes, of course, I do. Student : Have you ever observed evolution with your own eyes, sir? (The Professor shook his head with a smile, beginning to realize where the argument was going.) Student : Since no one has ever observed the process of evolution at work and cannot even prove that this process is an on-going endeavor. Are you not teaching your opinion, sir? Are you not a scientist but a preacher? (The class was in uproar.) Student : Is there anyone in the class who has ever seen the Professor’s brain? (The class broke out into laughter. ) Student : Is there anyone here who has ever heard the Professor’s brain, felt it, touched or smelt it? No one appears to have done so. So, according to the established Rules of Empirical, Stable, Demonstrable Protocol, Science says that you have no brain, sir. With all due respect, sir, how do we then trust your lectures, sir? (The room was silent. The Professor stared at the student, his face unfathomable.) Professor: I guess you’ll have to take them on faith, son. Student : That is it sir … Exactly ! The link between man & GOD is FAITH. That is all that keeps things alive and moving. P.S. I believe you have enjoyed the conversation. And if so, you’ll probably want your friends / colleagues to enjoy the same, won’t you? Forward this to increase their knowledge … or FAITH. By the way, that student was EINSTEIN.

This is our Current status from Jan.-Feb. TEAM MATCH STATS JANUARY FEBRUARY Total Points 51,669 51,953 Matches Won 44% 44% In Progress 152 168 Avg. Rating 1351 1351 Today’s Rank #20 of 12,220 (100%) #21 of 12,363 (100%) Team Vote Chess Stats JANUARY FEBRUARY Total Points 120 120 Matches Won 54% 54% In Progress 5 11 Today’s Rank #150 of 11,687 (99%) #150 of 11,826 (99%) NAMES OF THE OPPONENTS WIN LOSE NO. OF GAMES WINNING POINTS LOSE POINTS TOTAL POINTS தமிழ்நாடு / Tamil Nadu 1 0 1 15 5 20 ♞Hobby Catur Indonesia♞ 0.5 0.5 2 1 3 4 BK Academy of Chess 2 3 5 27.5 22.5 50 BULGARIA 0.5 0.5 1 18 18 36 Chess Champ 1 0 1 1.5 0.5 2 Chess School 0 4 4 11.5 32.5 44 CHESS SOCIETY 2 1 3 17 19 36 FREE IRAN 0 1 1 15 29 44 Icelandic Group 0.5 0.5 1 1 1 2 Indian Marauders 2 1 3 4 2 6 King of Kings 1 1 2 19.5 20.5 40 LionHearts United 0 1 1 20.5 27.5 48 Team Europe 0 1 1 17.5 34.5 52 THE POWER OF CHESS 2 6 8 33.5 47.5 81 TURK CHESS PLAYERS 0 5 5 44.5 91.5 136 U.S. Chess Federation 0 2 2 13 27 40 We Chat Global 1 0 1 13 7 20 TOTAL 13.5 27.5 42 273 388 661

Eto lang po ang aking kuro-kuro sa pagtaas ng singil ng Meralco at mga kasama. Di po ba kung ordinaryong Pinoy ang nasalanta (maging ng sakit, delubyo, lindol, atbp.) hindi natin mapupwersa and ating pinapasukan na taasan ang ating sweldo. Maari siguro tayong humiling ng utang o kaya 'vale', pero walang pong pilitan. E bakit naman napakataas ng 'power rate hike' at kara-karaka pa? Napakasakit pong ang customer ang nagbabalikat ng tuwirang pagsasamantala sa monopoly, at gawa pa ng sariling kababayan. Nawa'y maligaya pa rin ang ating Pasko, mga Kabayan, sa kabila ng sunod-sunod na dagok. Mabuhay ang Pilipinas!

Team Match Stats Total Points: 51,669 Matches Won: 44% In Progress: 152 Avg. Rating: 1351 Today’s Rank: #20 of 12,220 (100%) Team Vote Chess Stats Total Points: 120 Matches Won: 54% In Progress: 5 Today’s Rank: #150 of 11,687 (99%) NAMES OF THE OPPONENTS WON LOSE NO. OF GAMES WINNING POINTS LOSE POINTS TOTAL POINTS BK Academy of Chess 1.5 1.5 3 17.5 22.5 40 Chess Champ 1 0 1 2 0 2 Chess School 1 1 2 5.5 2.5 8 Egypt - Online 1 0 1 10 4 14 Samsonlion Predators 0 1 1 1 3 4 SPECIAL FORCES TEAM 1 0 1 6 4 10 The Empire Of Assassins 0.5 0.5 1 15 15 30 THE POWER OF CHESS 8 5 13 61.5 42.5 104 TURK CHESS PLAYERS 0 1 1 1 3 4 TOTAL 14 10 24 119.5 96.5 216

AYON sa ARTIKULO ng isang TABLOID "chess malalaos na" interesado hindi ba??? ayon sa may akda ito ay kung... gagayahin daw ng kabataang pinoy ang ginawa ng 3 GM natin pagkatapos makuha ang kanilang titulo, ayun at nakuntento na. Ang 2 GM ay nagtuturo sa ibhang bansa imbes na magturo sa PINAS. Kung sa bagay "PERA" speaking malayo talaga ang sahod. Pero bakit naman sila nawala sa sirkulasyon ng Chess??? Ang 1 GM naman daw ay kahit papaano ay nakakahigit sa 2. bakit? dahil mas pinili nya ang mamalagi sa PINAS at tumulong sa ORGANISASYON. Pero di na din sya matatawag na AKTIBO. ANO MASASABI NYO MGA KA- AHEDRES?

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anu nga ba ang sikat? teka teka lahat ng tao ay may "LABELLING" dati pag black PERSON ka alipin ka, ngayon matibay ka.. atleta kung baga. sa Openning may labelling din... paano? pag e4 player ka, ikaw ay... atakador complicated player risk taker sharp player sacrifices, tactics at combinations na nagliliyab sa sobrang excited matalo ang kalaban kung ikaw naman ay d4 player... baka ikaw ay positional defensive play safe wais mahirap matibag makunat galit sa atake pero teka teka tama nga ba ito? si KASPAROV ay d4 player din hindi ba? taga wasak nga siya ng natural na oppening. ito yung tinatawag nating novice or bahala na kung tama o mali basta bago. Napag isip isp ko lang, ang "STYLE" ba ng PLAYER ay katulad din ng "CHARACTER" o "ATTITUDE" sa totoong buhay. ika nga ni Fisher "Chess is LIFE" ano sa tingin nyo mga KA AHEDRES?

"Chess Talk" kung may boys talk at girls talk aba ang CHESS ay mayroon din. Ubos tayo(sa iyo/dyan) - ito ay katagang ginagamit kung na dis appoint mo ang kapwa mong Chess Player. Ibig saihin tumira ka ng batil. Batil - Engot, blunder o sa mas masakit na salita alam nyo na un. Kamikaze attack - Dahil no choice ka ng manalo kailangan mo ng "LAKAS NG LOOB" atake kung atake kahit di mo alam san papunta at dahil malakas ang loob mo.. CONGRATZ bawi na lang next time.. talo talaga eh Kusina - ito ang tawag ko na naghing tawag na din nila at ng mga nakadinig sa akin. tawaga saan?? tawag sa last board o malapit sa last board. Atleast di kubeta. C.R. - di mabubuhay ang player kung walang CR. akalain mo dahil chess player ka naaalis ang mga maduduming tubig sa iyong katawan. Ihi ng Ihi, at pag di na kinaya ang "pressure" alam na,,, more than ihi na. At dapat may tubig dahil kailngan "maghilamaos" kung gusto mong lumis mukha mo aba play chess. (bawat move napunta ng CR para maghilamos) sino di Belo o Calayan? Halimaw - tawag sa malalakas na PLAYER. at sa di gaanong malalakas??? anu nga ba... "mumu na lang" Opening Ceremony- ang hat na hate ng mga player. kaya ang siste... 1pm ang talagang official game. (kaya wag hahabaan ang ceremony) Harang - kapag gusto mong kumita ng pera. hehe Dive - ang tawag sa mga taong nangagailangan makihati sa taong sure may cash prize in short "benta ang laban"

Tomorrow, October 16 let's celebrate the whole day and evening through the night. Let's eat our favorite and delicious food, drink our favorite soda, drink our favorite wine, liquor, beer. Let's dance my favorite ballroom dancing, sing your favorite songs, listen to the music and play chess. Then just think it's my birthday, October 16. Say that it's my (Ray Duque III) birthday and say cheers to me. Thank you from your chessmates, Ray Ray Duque III (GMBD), New York City