MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines’ Mark Paragua and Janelle Mae Frayna aim to pull off a surprise or two when they wade into battle in the ultra-competitive FIDE World Cup slated July 29 to August ...

GM Mark Paragua, who is tied for the top spot with FIDE Master Haridas Pascua, defeated fellow GM Oliver Barbosa to finish with six points after the seventh round of the Philippine Sports Commission ...

Mark Paragua is $6,000 richer after topping the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Cup International Chess Championship. He is joined by NCFP treasurer Red Dumuk, NCFP director Atty. Rommel S. Tacorda ...

The Philippines will own the distinction of having three board 1 players in the first FIDE Online Olympiad starting July 22. New York-based Grandmaster (GM) Mark Paragua will banner Team Philippines, ...

4.0 pts — IM Batkhuyag Munguntuul (MGL), WGM Mary Ann Gomes (IND), WGM Guo Qi (CHN), WGM Wang Jue (CHN) 3.5 pts — WGM Huang Qian (CHN), WGM Nafisa Muminova (UZB), IM Pham Le Thao Nguyen (VIET), WIM Ni ...

Grandmaster Mark Paragua has been one of the most celebrated players in the country since barging into the local chess scene as a child wonder in the late ‘90s. He’s been an international chess star, ...

MANILA, Philippines – If real life were science fiction, then chess Grandmaster Mark Paragua would be a Jedi Master — one overseeing his younglings and padawans, to borrow from Star Wars lore. Paragua ...

GRANDMASTER (GM) Mark Paragua dug deep into his endgame bag of tricks as he carved out the nerve-wracking victory on top board in lifting the Philippines to a stunning 2.5-1.5 win over a fancied ...

MANILA, Philippines –GM Mark Paragua and defending champion GM Jayson Gonzales hurdled their first round assignments to join the early leaders of the 2nd Subic Open international chess championship ...

TAGAYTAY City, Philippines—Grandmaster Mark Paragua saved the Philippine campaign in the Asian Zonal Chess Championships on Monday, winning his final match and booking a return trip to the World Cup ...

GRANDMASTER (GM) Mark Paragua will be seeking another online chess title when the Baby Uno Chess Challenge dubbed as Grandmaster Rosendo Carreon Balinas Jr. online chess championship set on Sept. 6, ...

MANILA, Philippines – Filipino Super Grandmaster Mark Paragua failed to sustain his momentum and finished fourth spot finish in the Individual Blitz Chess championship event of the 1st World Mind ...