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The Silay City, Negros Occidental pride Severino, who bagged the 2020 International Physically Disabled Chess Championship, and the Danao, Cebu City stalwart Rom both relied on their deep understanding with the French defense in besting Nowak and McConnell in 54 and 60 moves, respectively.
Handling black, Bernardo countered e4 of Malaysia’s Pin Xie Loo with the solid as stolid Carrokan defense. But few moves later, Bernardo unveiled his real intention of turning the positional opening into a wild complicated battle of wits and nerves.
“My opponent is really strong with sharp moves that need a keen eye for careful analysis. He has a dangerous pawn on d7 that i managed to counter-attack. It was really a wild and wooly game,” Lopez said.
“We’ll still play (today) and the rest of our remaining games. And we’ll just take them as pure enjoyment knowing that our chance is bleak. We’re still happy at the fact that we’re able to score an upset against world champion Severino and his Paralympic team that took the Southern division lead early of the PCAP’s second-round hostilities,” Urbiztondo said.
Just recently, no less than San Miguel Corporation (SMC) president Ramon Ang had personally handed an additional incentives to Paalam and fellow boxing medalists Nesthy Petecio from Davao and Eumir Marcial from Zamboanga.
This is just the first time that the core of the bemedalled Philippine Paralympic team will compete in the Fide-sanctioned world championship organized by Dresdner Schachfestival e.V. until November 14.
“We would like to congratulate April Jay Ibarrat Abne for being the OPBF (Orient Pacific Boxing Federation) flyweight champion. Congratulations also to his brothers Augusto Abne and Ian Paul Abne for the winning streak. Manticaonons are proud of you three,” Baculio posted on Usbaw Manticao Facebook Page.
In that contest, the old-fashioned Urbiztondo added Cebuano Fide Master Anthony Makinano in his growing list of victims to his tried and tested Trompovsky opening.
Taking the Queen City of the South by storm are the pride of Manticao, Misamis Oriental in the unbeaten April Jay Abne and his younger brothers, Ian Paul and Augusto.
Davao’s National Master Jonathan Tan and Cagayan de Oro’s Lennon Hart Salgados, after giving up the blitz challenge, exacted revenge in the points-rich rapid play beating Fide Masters Roel Abelgas and Sander Severino on boards 1 and 2, respectively.
The proud Zamboangeños from all over the country rejoiced as their boxing hero from Tampilisan, Zamboanga del Norte ended the 14-win streak of Caraballo, all by knockouts.
PROUD Zamboangeños around the country are confident the resurgent prizefighter Jonas Sultan will sustain the City of Flowers’ winning ways in the international arena as he climbs the ring this morning at 10 am, October 31, opposite the unbeaten Puerto Rican Carlos Caraballo.