Unbeaten So lifts RP to solo second in world U-16
It was So’s sixth straight victory as he remained the only player with perfect scores after six rounds of play in the 10-round Swiss system tournament which lured 34 teams from around the world.
The 13-year-old So’s impressive performance likewise lifted the 22nd-ranked Filipinos to solo second place with 16 points behind India, which threatened to pull away with 19 points after a 3.5-0.5 rout of Turkey.
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Karl Victor Ochoa defeated Khrushed Mustafaev on board 2 while Franz Robert Grafil held Ulugbek Tillyaev to a draw on board 4 to secure the big victory over the fourth-seeded Uzbeks. Haridas Pascua bowed to Evgeniy Pak on board 3.
It was Pascua’s first setback in the tournament after scoring four wins and a draw while Ochoa has racked up three victories and a draw against two losses. Grafil has chipped in two points for Team RP.
The four RP bets, whose campaign is supported by National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP), headed by former Surigao del Sur Rep. Prospero “Butch” Pichay and Tagaytay City Mayor Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino and the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC), are all products of Shell active chess.
But So and company’s mettle will be tested Wednesday as they try to stop the Indians’ surge in the eighth round.
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