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Unheralded Voltaire Marc Paraguya held Grandmaster Darwin Laylo to a draw on board 5 as the Cavite Spartans shocked the highly touted Pasig Kings Pirates, 11-10, in the Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) Wesley So Cup opener on Saturday, May 15.
The Manila Indios Bravos followed suit by besting the All-Filipino champion Laguna Heroes, 2-1, in the Armageddon tiebreak.
Manila and Laguna ended up tied, 10.5-10.5, after regular play.
The Camarines Soaring Eagles, the South Conference champions, routed the Zamboanga Sultans, 16.5-4.5, to serve notice of their bid to avenge their national finals defeat to the Heroes.
Paraguya, an Arena Grandmaster, and Laylo split the point after 30 moves of Queen’s Pawn Opening, Mikenas Defense in their rapid encounter.
The winners for the Spartans were Melizah Ruth Carreon, International Master Petronio Roca, Jayson San Jose Visca, and Renie Malupa.
Carreon bested Woman Fide Master Sherily Cua on board 3, Roca trounced National Master Master Rudy Ibanez on board 4, Visca crushed Carl Espallardo on board 6, while Malupa outplayed Jaymarc Gutierrez on board 7.
It was a big come-from-behind victory for the GM-less Spartans as the Kings Pirates have Laylo, Filipino GM Roland Salvador, and Singaporean GM Kevin Goh Wei Ming in their roster.
Salvador beat Singaporean Wagish Kumar Rai on board 1, while Goh Wei Ming edged Lourecel Hernandez Ecot on board 2.
Pasig stormed ahead, 5-2, in blitz play, but Cavite, being mentored by Ederwin Estavillo, countered with a 9-5 victory in the rapid portion.
The Pasig blitz portion winners were International Master Eric Labog Jr., Goh Wei Ming, Cua, Ibanez, and Laylo over Rai, Ecot, Carreon, Roca, and Paraguya, in that order.
Cavite’s Visca and Malupa prevailed over Cromwell Sabado and Gutierrez, respectively.
Other first-round results saw Isabela Knight Raiders waylay Olongapo Rainbow Team 7, 11-7, Caloocan trounces Rizal, 12.5-8.5, Cagayan tames Quezon, 12-9, Isabela clips Olongapo, 11-7, Toledo dumps Cebu, 15.5-5.5, Cordova crushes Surigao, 17-4, Iloilo dumps all-female Palawan, 18-3, Negros whips Iriga, 17-4, and Lapu-Lapu subdues Mindoro, 12-9.
The Spartans will tangle with the Indios Bravos and the Knight Raiders on Wednesday, May 19. – Rappler.com
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