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Agilas again in contention
Joey Villar (The Philippine Star) – October 19, 2020 – 12:00 am
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines knocked down the top two seeds in India and Kazakhstan yesterday to come back to life after the eighth and penultimate round of the Asian Nations Online Chess Cup.
Grandmaster Banjo Barcenilla starred in the Filipinos’ sensational 2.5-1.5 victory over the Indios, the reigning FIDE Online Olympiad champions, while International Masters Paulo Bersamina and Haridas Pascua clinched the victories in a 2.5 win. -1.5 over the Kazakhs, the second teams.
The pair of giant victories sent the Eagles into a triple tie for second with Mongolia and Australia with 12 match points each.
Iran, third seed, led the way with 15 points.
In a seventh round win against an Indian GM team, Barcenilla clinched victory over GM Surya Shekhar Ganguly on the second board, while GM Mark Paragua, Bersamina and Pascua fought to tie with GM Nihal Sarin, SP Sethuraman and Krishnan Sasikiran on the first board. , three and four, respectively.
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