Punishing blunders, grinding through skirmishes, and playing with complete accuracy until the endgame are the characteristics of a typical NCAA chess game under Standard time controls. Now, the season of chess returns once more with a fresh outlook for the Senior and Junior teams as round 1 kicks off at the Pearl Manila Hotel. We’ll be covering the highlights of the seniors and juniors. Seniors Coming on top of the leaderboards with a shock sweep, the LPU Pirates bring on th

Manila — The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) officially forged a proud partnership with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) with the signing of a ceremonial Memorandum of Agreement—also marked the debut of the new logo for NCAA Season 101, followed the turnover of Mapúa University as the host school for this year’s season. The event was held on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, at Mapúa University in Intramuros, Manila. Signing ceremony was attended by committ