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Played over the chess.com platform yesterday, the online team tourney saw the Checkmaters going down against the National Juniors representing Pampanga, 9-12 despite the perfect showing off their youthful vanguards on the top boards.
The Checkmaters, Mindanao’s lone official entry this conference in the country’s first-ever professional chess league, clash with 1st Conference champion Laguna at 7:30 pm, tonight followed by another uphill bout with Northern division top notcher San Juan.
But their resiliency was not enough as the Checkmaters ― Mindanao’s lone official team entry in the Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) 3rd Conference ― fell short against tournament heavyweights Manila and Pasig on Wednesday’s opening of the foreign-laced second round skirmishes via online chess.com platform.
Victorious in their last three outings, Mindanao’s Surigao Fianchetto Checkmaters will be oozing with confidence and in fighting form, entering the second phase rivalry of the Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) 3rd Conference starting tonight (7:30 pm) via chess.com.
National Masters Jonathan Tan of Davao and Joey Florendo of Zamboanga will try to push Mindanao’s cause in tonight’s resumption of the Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) Tag Team Online Tournament at 6 pm via chess.com.
The Netflix movie shown during the pandemic, The Queen’s Gambit, with 62 million household viewers on its first month alone, plus several awards it received, contributed much to the growth of online chess comparable to the 1972 world championship match won by American Bobby Fischer over Russian rival Boris Spassky during the West and East’s cold war.
“We’re actually discouraged after losing to Cagayan earlier (10-11) maskin kulang wala ilang senior player sa board 4. But we chose to give it another try and focus in our last round fight,” said Mercado, who was undefeated against Cagayan in both the blitz and rapid duels and yielded just a draw opposite Cavite’s team skipper NM Almario Marlon Bernardino Jr.
Bringing the name of the Congressman Robert Barbers-backed Surigao Fianchetto Checkmates, Mindanao’s lone official entry in the country’s first-ever professional chess league battles the dangerous Camarines and the winless Cebu (0-8) in the outset of the elimination round online matches starting at 7:30 pm tonight via lichess.org.
The 13-year-old Canino, who already contributed at least 15 golds to the country’s cause from the international chess level, did not win the individual gold this time around.
Barrientos said that the Pension Bill had already been discussed since the time of Pancho Villa, the first Asian and Filipino to win a world championship in 1923, up to Flash Elorde and the Manny Pacquiao eras ― but to no avail.
They will face the tough Toledo Trojans on Wednesday, September 29 after taking a bye in the 7 pm opener of the two-round per team online challenge via lichess.org.