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The Philippines found its form late and failed to advance in Division 1 of the Online Chess Olympiad 2020 on Sunday, August 16.
A loss to Bulgaria, 1.5-4.5, in the seventh round sealed the Philippines’ fate even as it posted victories over Bangladesh, 4.5-1.5, and Turkmenistan, 4.5-1.5, in the concluding rounds of Pool A Division 2 action.
The Filipinos wound up with 10 points on 5 wins against 4 losses and placed 5th behind the Bulgarians, who finished with a perfect 18 points, the Germans with 15, the Indonesians with 12, and the Australians with 11.
Bulgaria, Germany and Indonesia – which the Philippines beat (3.5-2.5) in the second round – move on the top division where powerhouse teams like Russia, China and the Wesley So-led United States are waiting.
New York-based Grandmaster Mark Paragua lived up to hype by winning his last 3 games over GM Aleksander Delchev of Bulgaria, GM Niaz Murshed of Bangladesh and International Master Yusup Atabayev, while emerging as the Philippines’ top scorer with 5.5 points on 5 wins, one draw and two losses.
The unexpected 2.5-3.5 loss to Belgium in the fifth round signaled the Philippines’ downfall in the tournament held by the International Chess Federation (FIDE) to compensate for the cancellation of this year’s Moscow Chess Olympiad.
Against Bulgaria, Paragua stunned the higher-rated Delchev on board 1, while Woman International Master Kylen Joy Mordido drew with Fide Master Beloslava Krasteva on board 6.
Momchil Petkov,a 15-year-old FM, bested GM Rogelio Antonio, GM Antoaneta Stefanova trounced WGM Janelle Mae Frayna, IM Nurgyul Salimova dumped WIM Bernadette Galas, and IM Petrov Martin tamed IM Daniel Quizon on boards 2 to 5.
Apart from Paragua, the other winners against Bangladesh were Frayna, Galas, and Jerlyn Mae San Diego. Michael Concio drew against IM Rahman Mohammad Fajad.
Frayna, Quizon and San Diego duplicated Paragua’s victory while Galas split the point with WFM Bahar Hallaeva. An off-form GM Rogelio Antonio yielded to IM Saparmyrat Atabayev. – Rappler.com
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