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Tuesday, 6 September 2016

Philippines Wins Against Costa Rica in Round 4 Baku 2016 Chess Olympiad (Open)

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.

Monday, 5 September 2016

Philippines vs. Nigeria; Round 3 – Baku 2016 Chess Olympiad (Open)

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.

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