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      Home  >  General News • Major Tournaments • SPICE / Webster • Susan's Personal Blog  >  Wesley So to coach team USA in Norway

      Wesley So to coach team USA in Norway

      Chess Olympiad, Susan Polgar, Tromsø, Webster University, Wesley So


      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/

      So to coach US chessers
      By Peter Atencio | Jul. 07, 2014 at 12:01am

      BECAUSE Filipino Grandmaster Wesley So can’t play for the Philippines or the United States, So will be part of the coaching staff of the Team USA in the coming months.

      Susan Polgar, So’s coach at Webster University, said this on her blog, answering an online interview conducted by a Filipino scribe last week.

      “As of right now, Wesley is playing for no team. He cannot play for the Philippines as that would reset his transfer time by another 2 years,” said Polgar.

      Polgar explained that in addition, he already signed a binding contract to coach team USA.

      So also cannot play for the US because the National Chess Federation of the Philippines has not released him yet.

      “In the meantime, he has missed out on several big events already, and will continue to miss more important events until the NCFP releases him or the 2-year waiting period is up,” added Polgar.

      Last week, July, 3, Wesley received an email from the NCFP Secretariat about the upcoming 2014 Chess Olympiad in Tromso, Norway.

      So’s name was included in the list of players playing for the national team, along with Oliver Barbosa, Julio Saddora, Eugenio Torre, and John Paul Gomez.

      He told NCFP Chairman Propero “Butch” Pichay that he did make two requests to transfer federation last November and a month ago. So officially declined his official invitation to be part of the national team, and reaffirmed to Pichay that he will coach the US team after he failed to hear anything from the NCFP following the June 1 deadline to submit a roster for the Chess Olympiad.

      Source: http://manilastandardtoday.com

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      16 Comments

      1. Anonymous Reply
        July 6, 2014 at 11:07 pm

        NCFP is LIAR. The Philippine Team members to the Tromso Norway Chess Olympiad is DIFFERENT from the one they submitted to the organizers. In the media (as announced thru NCFP “paid assassins) they outrightly seeded GM Wesley So, GM Catalino Saddorra and GM Oliver Barbosa with the two renaining members coming from the selection tournament (Battle of the Grandmasters 2014) where 60 years old GM Eugene Torre winning & GM John Paul Gomez the runner-up. However, in the Tromso Norway Chess Olympiad submitted list, the Phil Team members were GM Catalino Saddorra (team captain), GM Oliver Barbosa, GM John Paul Gomez, GM Mark Paragua & GM Darwin Laylo (www.chess24/en/olympiad2014/team/?ContentBiography_page=12&language=en&sort=country) All these time NCFP werw just BLUFFING in media by telling they have include GM Wesley So in the Phil Team to the Chess Olympiad while in truth & in fact they NEVER included him in the first place. NCFP thru their media attack dog out to destroy GM So & brand him a traitor were just trying to BLACKMAIL GM Wesley So for him bot to change to US Chess Federation. All along they knew GM So will change Fed & will not play for the Philippines in the Olympiad but they denied knowing. NCFP after all (not all) but most composed of the real traitors to Flag & Country. NCFP Prospero Pichay – CERTIFIED LIAR, you should be ASHAMED of yourself destroying your own countrymen for the sake of your pride & ego.

        • Anonymous Reply
          July 7, 2014 at 12:21 am

          If thats the case, then the winner of the Battle of the Grandmaster GM Eugene Torre really has no place in the Philippine Team to the chess olympiad. What would then be the role of GM Torre? Waterboy? Servant of the team? Ano ba yan pa selection selection pa wala naman pala sa listahan… GM Torre baka sa listahan ni Benhur Luy at Napoles nandun ka lol

      2. Anonymous Reply
        July 6, 2014 at 11:32 pm

        It seems that the NCFP attack dogs (paid publicist) who are out to destroy GM Wesley So for changing chess federation lack proper coordination or was there miscommunication? Or are they simply an IDIOT & LIARS Bwahahaha

      3. Anonymous Reply
        July 6, 2014 at 11:40 pm

        The PAID Publicist aka Attack Dogs of NCFP Prospero Pichay are Joey Villar of the Philippines Star and Bobby Ang of the Business World… I wonder how much they are PAID by Pichay to destroy GM Wesley So in the media, I bet its big good enough to feed their families using corrupt money lol People of the World this is how the National Chess Federation of the Philippines under its President Prospero Pichay, they DESTROY their own if their whimps, caprices are not followed by chess players. They will blackmail and hire PAID JOURNALIST to help them do their dirty agenda and work. SHAME on you Joey Villar and Bobby Ang… mga MUKHANG PERA, kayong dalawa kasama si Prodpero Pichay ang Tunay na TRAYDOR ng Pilipinas.

      4. Anonymous Reply
        July 7, 2014 at 12:05 am

        Breaking News: Philippine GM Oliver Barbosa (# 3 in the Philippines) will NOT be playing for the Philippines in the Tromso Norway Chess Olympiad. Ditto GM Mark Paragua (# 7) NOT be playing in the chess olympiad. So three Philippine GM, GM’s Wesley So, Oliver Barbosa and Mark Paragua NOT playing for the Philippines in the Chess Olympiad and OPTED to change federations and the PAID ASSASSINS (journalist) of NCFP branding them as traitors to flag & country what a joke and pussy journalist. Oh well for all the money’s worth PAID to them by NCFP President Prospero Pichay, these PAID ASSASSINS/journalist will to everything told them to do by Pichay even to the point of LICKING his ASS, the power of money and sad fate of some Philippine Journalist. Mga walanghiya talaga kayo

      5. Anonymous Reply
        July 7, 2014 at 1:57 am

        Breaking News: Sources from inside NCFP CONFIRMS that the National Chess Federation of the Philippines President Prospero Pichay will NOT SIGN the RELEASE or CONSENT to TRANSFER of GM Wesley So to the US Chess Federation. The source also says that Pichay was fuming mad when GM Wesley So rejected their demands to play for the Philippine Team to the Tromso Norway Chess Olympiad and opted to sign an agreement with US Chess Federation to serve as Coach of the US Team to the Chess Olympiad. NCFP Pichay decision NOT to grant GM So request was accordingly meant as PUNISHMENT for refusal to obey Pichay’s order. So its FINAL GM Wesley So should sit out 1 more year before he can play for the US Chess Federation or specifically he will be eligibile to play for the US Chess Team on September 2015 only. We cannot do anything NCFP President Pichay has spoken and he says NO for an answer. Only a miracle can make NCFP President Pichay say YES.

      6. Anonymous Reply
        July 7, 2014 at 2:14 am

        http://ratings.fide.com/advaction.phtml?idcode=&name=&title=&other_title=&country=PHI&sex=&srating=0&erating=3000&birthday=&radio=rating&line=desc

      7. Anonymous Reply
        July 7, 2014 at 3:41 am

        So to face 5 year ban.

        • Anonymous Reply
          July 7, 2014 at 7:55 am

          You must really like him you keep coming back… Still did not find any work eh? lol

      8. Papan Catur Reply
        July 7, 2014 at 4:35 am

        A Great Deal Wesley..

      9. world cup Reply
        July 7, 2014 at 1:37 pm

        A Great Game.

      10. Anonymous Reply
        July 7, 2014 at 4:01 pm

        WHAT A SHAME TO THE PHILIPPINES CHESS,AND MEDIA.

      11. Anonymous Reply
        July 8, 2014 at 3:57 pm

        The pussy journalist are Nil Maglas and Joey Villar. They are being paid by someone who wants to destroy Wesley

      12. Anonymous Reply
        July 8, 2014 at 8:58 pm

        The NCFP (Natl Chess Funds for Pichay) is extremely cruel to their players. The politicians gang up and hold their players to manipulate them to their whims. They hostage their players or ban them. These people in power are very abusive and corupt. This just demonstrate the filipino trait of their insensitivity to their own citizens.Yet they pride to be the only christian nation in Asia. During typhoon Haian, The US where the first to drop food to affected areas, ahead of anybody, even by the Philippine govt itself! However, There are stockpiles of relief goods already rotten in DSWD warehouses and customs pier not given to their sufferring citizens who were dying slowly at those crucial time. Even the used clothings and donated goods were found displayed in grocery stores.

      13. Anonymous Reply
        July 9, 2014 at 12:49 pm

        Pano ba masipa yan si Pichay sa NCFP, namumuro na sa kin yan, a!

      14. Anonymous Reply
        July 10, 2014 at 5:21 am

        Nil Maglas … apolosist of Pichay

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