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Team Philippines 1 showed its true worth with a 3-1 victory over Russia 2 in the 3rd round Monday night, November 23, of the 2020 FIDE Online Olympiad for Persons with Disabilities (PWD).
FIDE Master Sander Severino trounced International Master Yuri Meshkov on board 1 to power the third-ranked Filipinos to their second straight win and a share of 7th to 9th places among 61 teams from 45 nations competing in the first edition of the event brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Other victors for Philippines 1 were Arena Grandmaster Henry Lopez over FM Ruslan Draganov on board 2 and National Master Darry Bernardo over IM Alexey Pakhomov on board 3.
Cheyzer Crystal Mendoza yielded to Polina Taranenko on board 4 to avert a shutout for the 9th-ranked Russians.
Counting its 1st round 2-2 draw with Canada 2 and 2nd round rout of Team USA (4-0), Philippines 1 climbed to 5 points, trailing six-pointers Poland 1, Russia 1, Germany, Ukraine 1, Croatia, and India 1.
The coach James Infiesto-mentored Philippines 1 tangles with fellow five-pointer Israel in the 4th round Tuesday, November 24.
Philippines 2 settled for a 2-2 draw with India 3 and dropped to a share of 25th to 35th places with 3 points.
After a 4-0 drubbing of Mongolia in the inaugural, Philippines 2 got waylaid by Russia 1 by the same score in the 2nd round.
Max Dave Tellor beat Udupa Krishna on board 3 while Menandro Redor and Felix Aguilera drew with Ashwin Makwana and Chakraborty Megha on board 1 and 2, respectively, to compensate for Chery Angot’s loss to Vivek Watpade on board 4.
Next up for Philippines 2, being mentored by FM Roel Abelgas, is 24th seed Brazil.
The top 4 teams after the 7-round Swiss system preliminary phase will advance to the double-round semifinals. – Rappler.com
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