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- ↑ "1990 PHILIPPINES NATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP". 2013-03-21. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
- ↑ Villar, Joey (2001-04-12). "Seems like old times for GM Torre". The Philippine Star . Retrieved 2018-11-27.
- ↑ "IM John Paul Gomez wins the Philippines chess championship". 2008-07-14. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
- ↑ "PBattle of Grandmasters (Women)". FIDE . Retrieved 2015-05-18.
- ↑ "Wesley So Wins Philippines Championship". 2008-04-04. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
- ↑ "Phoenix Petroleum & Dapitan City Battle of GMs-Women". FIDE . Retrieved 2015-05-18.
- ↑ "Wesley So Wins 3rd Battle of Grandmasters". 2010-06-02. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
- ↑ "National Championship - 3rd Phoenix Battle of Grandmasters (women)". FIDE . Retrieved 2015-05-18.
- ↑ "National Championships: 4th Battle of the Grandmasters". NCFP. 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
- ↑ "Paragua tops 'Battle of the GMs'". NCFP. 2012-07-25. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
- ↑ "GM Gomez captures Battle of the Grandmasters crown". The Manila Times. 2013-10-07. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
- ↑ "2014 National Open Chess Championships / Battle of Grandmasters". NCFP. 2014-07-03. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
- ↑ "Final round - Battle of the Grandmasters | Chess News (NCFP)". www.ncf-phil.org. Retrieved 2016-06-26.