His dour defense boosted the Philippines to a 3.5-.5 triumph over Costa Rica, pushing the Filipinos to 43rd place after the fourth round Monday in the 42nd Chess Olympiad in Baku, Azerbaijian. Torre kept his unbeaten record of three wins and one draw, the best among the Filipinos. Eugene TorreThe women’s team settled for a 2-2 draw with Canada after a rousing attacking triumph by rookie Shania Mae Mendoza gave the Filipinas an early lead. When Torre forced the draw after 64 moves of a Slav Defense, Rogelio Barcenilla Jr. outblitzed Leonardo Valdez Romero for the final score. Mendoza, playing white, pushed her kingside pawns against the Sicilian Defense of Maili-Jade Quellet and began to demolish her foe’s kingside.

Source: The Standard September 06, 2016 16:07 UTC