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- ↑ "Tournament tree — FIDE World Cup 2021". worldcup.fide.com. Archived from the original on 2021-10-28. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
- ↑ "Daniel Quizon captures ASEAN Chess title, GM norm". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
- ↑ Villar, Joey. "Quizon nears Grandmaster status after unbeaten ASEAN+ chess tilt run". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
- ↑ Villar, Kriastel (March 31, 2024). "Daniel Quizon tops Hanoi tilt, closes in on GM title". Manila Bulletin . Retrieved April 2, 2024.
