The Philippines 11th Grandmaster

Cebuano chesser Joseph Sanchez is the new Philippines GM. He is expected to get fide rate 2482 next month and will join the Philippines’ elite club of GMs. He will be carrying his new status starting April 1st. We Malaysian is still waiting for our 1st GM.
Philippines also get 2 new IM (International Masters) after the FIDE promoted Virgilio Vuelban and Kim Steven Yap as a IMs.

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