Part of Sweden’s Women team in Baku 2016 Chess Olympiad: GM Juan Bellon is the captain, his wife, GM Pia Cramling, playing on board one, and their daughter, Anna Carmling Bellon, playing on board four. (photo by David Llada)
GM Eugene Torre may not have been able to continue with his winning streak, as he was held to a draw by GM Bernal Gonzales Acosta of Costa Rica, but the rest of the games were wins for the Philippines. Thus, the score was 3.5-0.5. [replay]
This win places the Philippines 43rd among the Open Section teams, and will be up against the 79th seed, South Africa.
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There were a few but big upsets in Round 4. The 5th seed Ukraine defeated the number 1 seed Russia, while the 17th seed Czech Republic drew against the 2nd seed United States as all their games ended in draws.
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It was Shania Mae Mendoza’s first game in the Baku Olympiad, and she won her game against Maili-Jade Ouellet of Canada, to even the score 2-2 in their match. [replay]
The Philippines Women’s team are ranked 44th after this Round 4 draw. They will be up against Algeria in Round 5.
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Although WIM Janelle Mae Frayna was able to stand her ground against grandmasters in the last two rounds of Baku 2016 Chess Olympiad, the other team members weren’t lucky enough as they faced their much stronger opponents.
Thus, Philippines lost to India 3.5-0.5:
Replay the games below: [replay]
It was third straight win for GM Eugenio Torre on his stint so far in Baku 2016 Chess Olympiad, as the Philippines beat Nigeria (3-1) in Round 3.
Did you know that GM Torre who's playing his record 23rd Olympiad is 3-0? @bakuchessol2016 #bakuchess @Fide_chess pic.twitter.com/6oNUdiL8he
— Susan Polgar (@SusanPolgar) September 4, 2016
On the 4th board, however, IM Paulo Bersamino wasn’t successful in holding his game against the much lower rated player, CM Adeyinka Adesina.
Asia’s first Grandmaster, GM Eugene Torre, never failed to deliver so far in two rounds of Baku 2016 Chess Olympiad. He won his game anew, this time in Round 2 against GM Jose Fernando Cubas of Paraguay in Board 3 of their match.
Sadly, that was the only win for Philippine team in Round 2 of Open Section. Julio Catalino Sadorra drew his game in Board 1. The rest lost their games.[replay]
| Bo. | 53 | Philippines (PHI) | Rtg | - | 39 | Paraguay (PAR) | Rtg | 1½:2½ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35/1 | GM | Sadorra, Julio Catalino (w) | 2560 | - | GM | Delgado Ramirez, Neuris (b) | 2618 | ½ - ½ |
| 35/2 | GM | Gomez, John Paul (b) | 2492 | - | GM | Bachmann, Axel (w) | 2641 | 0 - 1 |
| 35/3 | GM | Torre, Eugenio (w) | 2447 | - | GM | Cubas, Jose Fernando (b) | 2470 | 1 - 0 |
| 35/4 | GM | Barcenilla, Rogelio (b) | 2455 | - | GM | Franco Ocampos, Zenon (w) | 2496 | 0 - 1 |
Check out Eugene Torre’s interview with Susan Polgar after the Round 1 games below: