The Hong Kong International Open Chess Championship 2015 was organized by the Hong Kong Chess Federation and City University of Hong Kong from September 30th to October 6th. The event was a 9-round Swiss open with time control 90’...
Vallejo Pons and Barbosa share first place in Bangkok
Top Spanish player GM Francisco Vallejo Pons and Filipino GM Oliver Barbosa share first place in the 14th Bangkok Chess Club Open 2014 with 7.5/9 each. The event took place from 12th to 19th April, 2014 at the 5-star...
Upset galore at Gurgaon
Prasanna stuns Barbosa in Gurgaon chess Gurgaon, Jan 6 (IANS) Eighteenth seed International Master Prasanna Rao created a flutter in the Gurgaon International Grandmasters Chess Tournament outwitting second seeded Grandmaster Oliver Barbosa of Philippines to leave the tournament wide...
Gurgaon International Chess Tournament – Round 5
Three players including top seed Ukrainian Grandmaster Martyn Kravtsiv, who beat Tillayev Ulugbek of Uzbekistan share the lead with perfect score after fifth round matches of the ongoing 2nd Gurgaon International Grandmasters Chess Tournament here at Suncity School on...
The Filipino trio ready to battle
SO vs. Ipatov, Barbosa vs. Le and Paragua vs. Jakovenko.Published : Sunday, August 11, 2013 Written by : Ed Andaya These three exciting first-round matches will capture the hearts and minds of the local chess fans as the 2013 FIDE...
Barbosa top seed in PSC Cup
Oliver Barbosa top seed in PSC Cup International Chess Championship By Marlon Bernardino PhilBoxing.com Sun, 13 Jan 2013 GM Oliver Barbosa, Jr., the lone Filipino qualifier to the World Chess Cup, will enter the Philippine Sports Commission Cup International Chess Championship...
Tiviakov and Barbosa share first place in DYTM Raja Nazrin Shah International Open
DYTM Raja Nazrin Shah International Open, with a total prize fund of RM 45,000 thanks to generous sponsorship from the Masterskill Education Group, was held in Kuala Lumpur at the Olympic Sports Hotel from 17-23 September 2012. The event...
Barbosa, Paragua off to good start
Barbosa, Paragua off to good start in Malaysia chess tourneyBy Marlon BernardinoPhilBoxing.comTue, 18 Sep 2012 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — GRANDMASTERS Oliver Barbosa and Mark Paragua got off to a blazing start by posting victories in the opening round of...
RP, the Cinderella team of the Istanbul Olympiad
Anchoring by Wesley So (a freshman at Webster University), and the excellent performance of Barbosa, Paragua, and the resurgence of the Filipino legend Torre, the RP team is the Cinderella team of the 2012 Chess Olympiad. After 8 rounds,...
DYTM Raja Nazrin Shah International Open 2012
DYTM Raja Nazrin Shah International Open 2012 DYTM Raja Nazrin Shah International Open, with a total prize fund of RM 45,000 thanks to generous sponsorship from the Masterskill Education Group, will be held in Kuala Lumpur at the Olympic...