Bert Eljera Archives | Global News /byline/bert-eljera Wed, 01 Jul 2015 02:12:48 +0800 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 Asian clout grows in Nevada; Filipinos are largest group /125403/asian-clout-grows-in-nevada-filipinos-are-largest-group /125403/asian-clout-grows-in-nevada-filipinos-are-largest-group#respond Wed, 01 Jul 2015 02:12:48 +0000 /125403/asian-clout-grows-in-nevada-filipinos-are-largest-group /125403/asian-clout-grows-in-nevada-filipinos-are-largest-group/feed 0 Experts predict American chess renaissance /124725/experts-predict-american-chess-renaissance /124725/experts-predict-american-chess-renaissance#respond Wed, 17 Jun 2015 01:27:42 +0000 /124725/experts-predict-american-chess-renaissance /124725/experts-predict-american-chess-renaissance/feed 0 U.S. lawmakers stop ‘raid’ on Filipino veterans fund /124665/u-s-lawmakers-stop-raid-on-filipino-veterans-fund /124665/u-s-lawmakers-stop-raid-on-filipino-veterans-fund#respond Tue, 16 Jun 2015 02:33:53 +0000 /124665/u-s-lawmakers-stop-raid-on-filipino-veterans-fund /124665/u-s-lawmakers-stop-raid-on-filipino-veterans-fund/feed 0 Millionaire Chess to add game-show touches to big prizes /123931/millionaire-chess-to-add-game-show-touches-to-big-prizes /123931/millionaire-chess-to-add-game-show-touches-to-big-prizes#respond Thu, 04 Jun 2015 00:41:22 +0000 /123931/millionaire-chess-to-add-game-show-touches-to-big-prizes /123931/millionaire-chess-to-add-game-show-touches-to-big-prizes/feed 0 Fil-Am dances his way to hit Broadway musical ‘Newsies’ /122810/fil-am-dances-his-way-to-hit-broadway-musical-newsies /122810/fil-am-dances-his-way-to-hit-broadway-musical-newsies#respond Wed, 13 May 2015 00:38:28 +0000 /122810/fil-am-dances-his-way-to-hit-broadway-musical-newsies /122810/fil-am-dances-his-way-to-hit-broadway-musical-newsies/feed 0 Fil-Am, Fil-Canadian Pride and gloom over Manny-Floyd outcome /122383/fil-am-fil-canadian-pride-and-gloom-over-manny-floyd-outcome /122383/fil-am-fil-canadian-pride-and-gloom-over-manny-floyd-outcome#respond Tue, 05 May 2015 01:00:43 +0000 /122383/fil-am-fil-canadian-pride-and-gloom-over-manny-floyd-outcome /122383/fil-am-fil-canadian-pride-and-gloom-over-manny-floyd-outcome/feed 0 How to watch Manny vs. Floyd in style for $250 /122243/how-to-watch-manny-vs-floyd-in-style-for-250 /122243/how-to-watch-manny-vs-floyd-in-style-for-250#respond Fri, 01 May 2015 22:43:44 +0000 /122243/how-to-watch-manny-vs-floyd-in-style-for-250 /122243/how-to-watch-manny-vs-floyd-in-style-for-250/feed 0 Wesley So out of $1M-plus Grand Chess Tour   /121713/wesley-so-out-of-1m-plus-grand-chess-tour /121713/wesley-so-out-of-1m-plus-grand-chess-tour#respond Tue, 28 Apr 2015 01:59:17 +0000 /121713/wesley-so-out-of-1m-plus-grand-chess-tour /121713/wesley-so-out-of-1m-plus-grand-chess-tour/feed 0 Carlsen wins Gashimov Memorial Chess; So places 3rd /121566/carlsen-wins-gashimov-memorial-chess-so-places-3rd /121566/carlsen-wins-gashimov-memorial-chess-so-places-3rd#respond Mon, 27 Apr 2015 08:47:34 +0000 /121566/carlsen-wins-gashimov-memorial-chess-so-places-3rd /121566/carlsen-wins-gashimov-memorial-chess-so-places-3rd/feed 0 So draws with Carlsen who keeps lead in Gashimov Memorial chess /121441/so-draws-with-carlsen-who-keeps-lead-in-gashimov-memorial-chess /121441/so-draws-with-carlsen-who-keeps-lead-in-gashimov-memorial-chess#respond Sun, 26 Apr 2015 07:39:13 +0000 /121441/so-draws-with-carlsen-who-keeps-lead-in-gashimov-memorial-chess /121441/so-draws-with-carlsen-who-keeps-lead-in-gashimov-memorial-chess/feed 0 So loses again; Carlsen pulls away in Gashimov Memorial chess /121382/so-loses-again-carlsen-pulls-away-in-gashimov-memorial-chess /121382/so-loses-again-carlsen-pulls-away-in-gashimov-memorial-chess#respond Sat, 25 Apr 2015 13:40:01 +0000 /121382/so-loses-again-carlsen-pulls-away-in-gashimov-memorial-chess /121382/so-loses-again-carlsen-pulls-away-in-gashimov-memorial-chess/feed 0 So draws Mamedyarof; is half a point behind Carlsen in Gashimov chess /121287/so-draws-mamedyarof-is-half-a-point-behind-carlsen-in-gashimov-chess /121287/so-draws-mamedyarof-is-half-a-point-behind-carlsen-in-gashimov-chess#respond Fri, 24 Apr 2015 13:50:53 +0000 /121287/so-draws-mamedyarof-is-half-a-point-behind-carlsen-in-gashimov-chess /121287/so-draws-mamedyarof-is-half-a-point-behind-carlsen-in-gashimov-chess/feed 0 Anand outclasses So in Gashimov Memorial chess tourney /121131/anand-outclasses-so-in-gashimov-memorial-chess-tourney /121131/anand-outclasses-so-in-gashimov-memorial-chess-tourney#respond Wed, 22 Apr 2015 09:24:37 +0000 /121131/anand-outclasses-so-in-gashimov-memorial-chess-tourney /121131/anand-outclasses-so-in-gashimov-memorial-chess-tourney/feed 0 So wins again, grabs solo lead in Gashimov Memorial chess /121082/so-wins-again-grabs-solo-lead-in-gashimov-memorial-chess /121082/so-wins-again-grabs-solo-lead-in-gashimov-memorial-chess#respond Wed, 22 Apr 2015 00:28:58 +0000 /121082/so-wins-again-grabs-solo-lead-in-gashimov-memorial-chess /121082/so-wins-again-grabs-solo-lead-in-gashimov-memorial-chess/feed 0 So shares Gashimov Memorial chess lead with world champ Carlsen /120938/so-shares-gashimov-memorial-chess-lead-with-world-champ-carlsen /120938/so-shares-gashimov-memorial-chess-lead-with-world-champ-carlsen#respond Mon, 20 Apr 2015 23:50:24 +0000 /120938/so-shares-gashimov-memorial-chess-lead-with-world-champ-carlsen /120938/so-shares-gashimov-memorial-chess-lead-with-world-champ-carlsen/feed 0 So wins his final game; Nakamura clinches US Chess top spot /120676/so-wins-his-final-game-nakamura-clinches-us-chess-top-spot /120676/so-wins-his-final-game-nakamura-clinches-us-chess-top-spot#respond Tue, 14 Apr 2015 01:52:24 +0000 /120676/so-wins-his-final-game-nakamura-clinches-us-chess-top-spot /120676/so-wins-his-final-game-nakamura-clinches-us-chess-top-spot/feed 0 So devastates defending US Chess champ Kamsky /120655/so-devastates-defending-us-chess-champ-kamsky /120655/so-devastates-defending-us-chess-champ-kamsky#respond Mon, 13 Apr 2015 02:09:33 +0000 /120655/so-devastates-defending-us-chess-champ-kamsky /120655/so-devastates-defending-us-chess-champ-kamsky/feed 0 Shocker: Wesley So forfeits 9th round game in US Chess /120638/shocker-wesley-so-forfeits-9th-round-game-in-us-chess /120638/shocker-wesley-so-forfeits-9th-round-game-in-us-chess#respond Sun, 12 Apr 2015 04:31:22 +0000 /120638/shocker-wesley-so-forfeits-9th-round-game-in-us-chess /120638/shocker-wesley-so-forfeits-9th-round-game-in-us-chess/feed 0 So stumbles again, losing in 8th round of US Chess meet /120587/so-stumbles-again-losing-in-8th-round-of-us-chess-meet /120587/so-stumbles-again-losing-in-8th-round-of-us-chess-meet#respond Sat, 11 Apr 2015 01:16:03 +0000 /120587/so-stumbles-again-losing-in-8th-round-of-us-chess-meet /120587/so-stumbles-again-losing-in-8th-round-of-us-chess-meet/feed 0 So bounces back with 7th round win in US Chess tourney /120561/so-bounces-back-with-7th-round-win-in-us-chess-tourney /120561/so-bounces-back-with-7th-round-win-in-us-chess-tourney#respond Fri, 10 Apr 2015 02:09:06 +0000 /120561/so-bounces-back-with-7th-round-win-in-us-chess-tourney /120561/so-bounces-back-with-7th-round-win-in-us-chess-tourney/feed 0 So bows to ex-roommate Robson in US Chess Championships /120445/so-bows-to-ex-roommate-robson-in-us-chess-championships /120445/so-bows-to-ex-roommate-robson-in-us-chess-championships#respond Thu, 09 Apr 2015 00:53:45 +0000 /120445/so-bows-to-ex-roommate-robson-in-us-chess-championships /120445/so-bows-to-ex-roommate-robson-in-us-chess-championships/feed 0 MGM Grand bars rival casinos from showing Manny-Floyd fight /120361/mgm-grand-bars-rival-casinos-from-showing-manny-floyd-fight /120361/mgm-grand-bars-rival-casinos-from-showing-manny-floyd-fight#respond Tue, 07 Apr 2015 00:22:08 +0000 /120361/mgm-grand-bars-rival-casinos-from-showing-manny-floyd-fight /120361/mgm-grand-bars-rival-casinos-from-showing-manny-floyd-fight/feed 0 So and Nakamura draw at US Chess Championship /120309/so-and-nakamura-draw-at-us-chess-championship /120309/so-and-nakamura-draw-at-us-chess-championship#respond Sun, 05 Apr 2015 13:44:35 +0000 /120309/so-and-nakamura-draw-at-us-chess-championship /120309/so-and-nakamura-draw-at-us-chess-championship/feed 0 Filipino pride, Santacruzan festivity in Vegas this weekend /120295/filipino-pride-santacruzan-festivity-in-vegas-this-weekend /120295/filipino-pride-santacruzan-festivity-in-vegas-this-weekend#respond Fri, 03 Apr 2015 07:45:56 +0000 /120295/filipino-pride-santacruzan-festivity-in-vegas-this-weekend /120295/filipino-pride-santacruzan-festivity-in-vegas-this-weekend/feed 0 Filipino chess prodigy Nouri makes it to ’15 Millionaire Chess Open /120283/filipino-chess-prodigy-nouri-makes-it-to-15-millionaire-chess-open /120283/filipino-chess-prodigy-nouri-makes-it-to-15-millionaire-chess-open#respond Fri, 03 Apr 2015 02:03:45 +0000 /120283/filipino-chess-prodigy-nouri-makes-it-to-15-millionaire-chess-open /120283/filipino-chess-prodigy-nouri-makes-it-to-15-millionaire-chess-open/feed 0 Chasing a Fil-Am retirement dream of Medicare portability /120250/chasing-a-fil-am-retirement-dream-of-medicare-portability /120250/chasing-a-fil-am-retirement-dream-of-medicare-portability#respond Thu, 02 Apr 2015 02:15:17 +0000 /120250/chasing-a-fil-am-retirement-dream-of-medicare-portability /120250/chasing-a-fil-am-retirement-dream-of-medicare-portability/feed 0 So vs. Nakamura in October Vegas Millionaire Chess Open /119404/so-vs-nakamura-in-october-vegas-millionaire-chess-open /119404/so-vs-nakamura-in-october-vegas-millionaire-chess-open#respond Mon, 09 Mar 2015 23:42:52 +0000 /119404/so-vs-nakamura-in-october-vegas-millionaire-chess-open /119404/so-vs-nakamura-in-october-vegas-millionaire-chess-open/feed 0 Buzz keeps building over looming So-Nakamura showdown /118922/buzz-keeps-building-over-looming-so-nakamura-showdown /118922/buzz-keeps-building-over-looming-so-nakamura-showdown#respond Mon, 23 Feb 2015 11:56:16 +0000 /118922/buzz-keeps-building-over-looming-so-nakamura-showdown /118922/buzz-keeps-building-over-looming-so-nakamura-showdown/feed 0 So-Nakamura showdown at coming US Chess Championship creates buzz /118543/so-nakamura-showdown-at-at-coming-us-chess-championship-creates-buzz /118543/so-nakamura-showdown-at-at-coming-us-chess-championship-creates-buzz#respond Wed, 11 Feb 2015 06:25:35 +0000 /118543/so-nakamura-showdown-at-at-coming-us-chess-championship-creates-buzz /118543/so-nakamura-showdown-at-at-coming-us-chess-championship-creates-buzz/feed 0 Suspected killer of Fil-Am Walgreens worker could face death penalty /118469/suspected-killer-of-fil-am-walgreens-worker-could-face-death-penalty /118469/suspected-killer-of-fil-am-walgreens-worker-could-face-death-penalty#respond Mon, 09 Feb 2015 06:49:33 +0000 /118469/suspected-killer-of-fil-am-walgreens-worker-could-face-death-penalty /118469/suspected-killer-of-fil-am-walgreens-worker-could-face-death-penalty/feed 0 Nevada GOP senator teams up with Dems to aid WWII vets /118052/nevada-gop-senator-teams-up-with-dems-to-aid-wwii-vets /118052/nevada-gop-senator-teams-up-with-dems-to-aid-wwii-vets#respond Wed, 28 Jan 2015 08:51:07 +0000 /118052/nevada-gop-senator-teams-up-with-dems-to-aid-wwii-vets /118052/nevada-gop-senator-teams-up-with-dems-to-aid-wwii-vets/feed 0 So finishes Tata Steel chess with a win, tying for 2nd with 3 others /118011/so-finishes-tata-steel-chess-with-a-win-tying-for-2nd-with-3-others /118011/so-finishes-tata-steel-chess-with-a-win-tying-for-2nd-with-3-others#respond Mon, 26 Jan 2015 16:02:15 +0000 /118011/so-finishes-tata-steel-chess-with-a-win-tying-for-2nd-with-3-others /118011/so-finishes-tata-steel-chess-with-a-win-tying-for-2nd-with-3-others/feed 0 So loses to Dutch grandmaster, hopes for a strong finish /117971/so-loses-to-dutch-grandmaster-hopes-for-a-strong-finish-2 /117971/so-loses-to-dutch-grandmaster-hopes-for-a-strong-finish-2#respond Sun, 25 Jan 2015 16:33:22 +0000 /117971/so-loses-to-dutch-grandmaster-hopes-for-a-strong-finish-2 /117971/so-loses-to-dutch-grandmaster-hopes-for-a-strong-finish-2/feed 0 So draws match but keeps share of 2nd place at Tata Steel /117836/so-draws-match-but-keeps-share-of-2nd-place-at-tata-steel-2 /117836/so-draws-match-but-keeps-share-of-2nd-place-at-tata-steel-2#respond Wed, 21 Jan 2015 10:18:40 +0000 /117836/so-draws-match-but-keeps-share-of-2nd-place-at-tata-steel-2 /117836/so-draws-match-but-keeps-share-of-2nd-place-at-tata-steel-2/feed 0 So vaults to No. 6 in the world by beating Ivanchuk /117675/so-vaults-to-no-6-in-the-world-by-beating-ivanchuk /117675/so-vaults-to-no-6-in-the-world-by-beating-ivanchuk#respond Mon, 19 Jan 2015 10:12:54 +0000 /117675/so-vaults-to-no-6-in-the-world-by-beating-ivanchuk /117675/so-vaults-to-no-6-in-the-world-by-beating-ivanchuk/feed 0 So thrashes Jobava, sharing second place at Tata Steel /117663/so-thrashes-jobava-sharing-second-place-at-tata-steel /117663/so-thrashes-jobava-sharing-second-place-at-tata-steel#respond Mon, 19 Jan 2015 05:39:12 +0000 /117663/so-thrashes-jobava-sharing-second-place-at-tata-steel /117663/so-thrashes-jobava-sharing-second-place-at-tata-steel/feed 0 Alleged killer denied bail in killing of Fil-Am worker at Vegas Walgreen’s /117437/alleged-killer-denied-bail-in-killing-of-fil-am-worker-at-vegas-walgreens /117437/alleged-killer-denied-bail-in-killing-of-fil-am-worker-at-vegas-walgreens#respond Fri, 16 Jan 2015 03:41:42 +0000 /117437/alleged-killer-denied-bail-in-killing-of-fil-am-worker-at-vegas-walgreens /117437/alleged-killer-denied-bail-in-killing-of-fil-am-worker-at-vegas-walgreens/feed 0 So doing well against world’s top chess players /117180/so-doing-well-against-worlds-top-chess-players /117180/so-doing-well-against-worlds-top-chess-players#respond Thu, 15 Jan 2015 02:21:14 +0000 /117180/so-doing-well-against-worlds-top-chess-players /117180/so-doing-well-against-worlds-top-chess-players/feed 0 So is decisively beaten by top US chess player; no title at stake /116465/so-is-decisively-beaten-by-top-us-chess-player-no-title-at-stake /116465/so-is-decisively-beaten-by-top-us-chess-player-no-title-at-stake#respond Tue, 06 Jan 2015 11:51:28 +0000 /116465/so-is-decisively-beaten-by-top-us-chess-player-no-title-at-stake /116465/so-is-decisively-beaten-by-top-us-chess-player-no-title-at-stake/feed 0 Wesley So sweeps Las Vegas chess tourney /116311/wesley-so-sweeps-las-vegas-chess-tourney /116311/wesley-so-sweeps-las-vegas-chess-tourney#respond Thu, 01 Jan 2015 10:06:39 +0000 /116311/wesley-so-sweeps-las-vegas-chess-tourney /116311/wesley-so-sweeps-las-vegas-chess-tourney/feed 0