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Grandmaster Eugene Torre pulled off another scintillating win and GM Oliver Barbosa bounced back from a loss with a resounding victory as Team Philippines continued its amazing surge in the World Chess Olympiad by upending 10th seed England, 3-1, to gain a share of second in Istanbul, Turkey Wednesday.

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Sa likod ni Grandmaster Eugene Torre, nakaiwas sa kabiguan ang Philippine men’s squad matapos kunin ang isang 81-move victory laban kay GM Ferenc Berkes para makatabla sa fourth seed Hungary, 2-2, at manatili sa fourth place sa Chess Olympiad sa Istanbul, Turkey.

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Mopakita na sa ilang abilidad ang 200 triathletes alang sa Cebu leg sa 2011 SPEEDO National Age-group Triathlon Series karong adlawa didto sa Plantation Bay Resort and Spa.

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Grandmaster Wesley So played well enough to win the game – and possibly the title – but blundered in an open endgame and lost to former world youth champion GM Luke McShane of England in the 12th and penultimate round of the 73rd Tata Steel-Corus Group B chess championship at the de Morianne Community Center here Saturday (Sunday in Manila).

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Petronio Roca pulled off a stirring win over grandmaster John Emms in 43 moves of a Trompovsky and Mark Paragua preserved the 2-2 result with a great escape against Luke McShane in a 43-move Sicilian.

Paragua was headed to a certain defeat against England’s strongest young player, but McShane erred on his 40th move which allowed Paragua to force a draw.
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Mopakita na sa ilang abilidad ang 200 triathletes alang sa Cebu leg sa 2011 SPEEDO National Age-group Triathlon Series karong adlawa didto sa Plantation Bay Resort and Spa.

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Petronio Roca pulled off a stirring win over grandmaster John Emms in 43 moves of a Trompovsky and Mark Paragua preserved the 2-2 result with a great escape against Luke McShane in a 43-move Sicilian.

Paragua was headed to a certain defeat against England’s strongest young player, but McShane erred on his 40th move which allowed Paragua to force a draw.
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