Govt to charge Pichay, LWUA execs over chess sponsorship NewsNationby Jovee Marie de la Cruz – April 26, 2016 THE Office of the Ombudsman has ordered the filing of charges before the Sandiganbayan against Prospero A. Pichay Jr. and...
“Philippine Chess Is Very Sick”
Quo vadis, PH chess? By Samuel D. Estimo Philippine Daily Inquirer 03:11 AM November 17th, 2015 PHILIPPINE chess is sick. Very sick. Former Surigao Rep. Prospero Pichay, the chair, president and Fide delegate of the National Chess Federation of...
Bankrupt NCFP
BANKRUPT NCFP. During the Tromso Olympiad, Butch Pichay bluntly told Wesley So that the PSC will withhold its funding if Wesley will be released to the USCF. Richie Garcia has vehemently denied this and there was supposed to be...
Butch, please release Wesley So
By Frank ‘Boy’ Pestaño ChessmosoThursday, August 21, 2014 I CAN’T understand the reasons. The National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) has nothing to gain but ridicule and scorn from the Philippine chess community if it does not release...
False claim by the NCFP
GARCIA: NO TRUTH TO NCFP CLAIM ON SOAugust 14, 2014Written by Ed AndayaPublished in Other Sports LIES, lies, lies. These were the words of Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman Richie Garcia in reaction to claims that the government sports...
Philippine chess hits rock bottom with incompetent leadership
PH chess hits rock bottom in OlympiadBy Sammy Estimo |Philippine Daily Inquirer1:59 am | Sunday, August 17th, 2014 Even before the Philippine team left for the Tromso Chess Olympiad in late July, it was already saddled with many problems....
Please Release Me and Let Me Go
SO TO PICHAY: RELEASE MEJuly 23, 2014Written by Ed AndayaPublished in Other Sports WITH only 10 days left before the 41st World Chess Olympiad in Tromso, Norway, GM Wesley So reiterated his wish to transfer to the United States...
Guam to receive big money support from former WC Kasparov and NCFP President Pichay
Chess leaders excited for futureJul. 10, 2014 Written by Grant WiemanPacific Daily News – Sports Guam Chess Federation president Leon Ryan was surprised when he was asked to make a presentation at a recent Association of Southeast Asian Nations chess event...
Wesley So’s follow up interview with Chessdom
https://chessdailynews.com/the-ncfp-registered-wesley-so-for-rp-team/ https://chessdailynews.com/exclusive-interview-with-gm-wesley-so-by-chessdom-about-switching-federation/ https://chessdailynews.com/wesley-so-will-switch-federation-to-the-us/ https://chessdailynews.com/wesley-so-this-situation-is-taking-a-big-toll-on-me/ https://chessdailynews.com/wesley-so-to-coach-team-usa-in-norway/ Following an earlier interview with Wesley So about his attempt to transfer to the US Chess Federation, there have been some developments and we took an opportunity to talk with Wesley again. Wesley will...
The NCFP registered Wesley So for RP team?
So in PH Olympiad team–NCFPPhilippine Daily Inquirer12:08 am | Sunday, June 15th, 2014 MANILA, Philippines—Super Grandmaster Wesley So spearheaded the lineup submitted by the National Chess Federation of the Philippines for the 41st Chess Olympiad slated in August in...