PH team aims for male leadership control in Asian online chess tilt

The Philippines look to maintain the lead as they clash with imagined Iran in the fourth round of the 2020 Asian Nations Online Chess Cup men’s division on Friday.

The Filipinos, who have beaten Palestine, Syria and Thailand, have six match points alongside Mongolia, Kazakhstan and Iran, but local stakes have the highest tiebreaker among the four to hold on to the solo lead.

The Agila ng Pilipinas, however, will be tested against the Iranians who, in third position, are one notch higher than the Filipinos.

Grandmaster Banjo Barcenilla and International Master Paulo Bersamina are expected to adapt after sweeping their first three games on boards two and three alongside GMs Mark Paragua and John Paul Gomez, who have 2.5 points each on the top board. and a quarter.

Iran, meanwhile, has been drawing strength from GMs M. Amin Tabatabaei and Ehsan Ghaem Maghami, who have also won their three starts in the bottom tables.

In the women’s action, the Lady Agilas take on Kyrgyzstan in hopes of getting back on the winning track.

The Filipinos squandered their chances to win against second-seeded Indonesians and fell to a 2.5-1.5 loss and a nine-way jam in fifth with four points.

WIM Bernadette Galas has been the most productive with three points on board four, while WIM Jan Jodilyn Fronda has 2.5 on board two.

WGM Janelle Mae Frayna and WFM Shania Mae Mendoza have two points each.