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                    [Title] => Despite finishing 21st, Pinoy woodpushers still winners in Chess Olympiad
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If there’s anything the Philippines achieved in the just-concluded World Chess Olympiad in Istanbul, Turkey – despite ending up 21st place overall – their players, headed by GM Wesley So, all performed beyond expectations.

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A young China squad stopped the Philippines’ remarkable run in the World Chess Olympiad, scoring a whopping 3.5-0.5 victory to gain a share of the overall lead with the United States after nine rounds in Istanbul, Turkey late Thursday.

[DatePublished] => 2012-09-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096369 [AuthorName] => Joey Villar [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 846443 [Title] => Pinoys bow to Chinese in World Chess Olympiad [Summary] =>

The Philippines’ fairy tale run came to a crashing halt as it ran into a well-prepared and higher-ranked China and got buried under the avalanche of a thorough .5-3.5 drubbing that sent it back from second to a share of eighth in ninth round of the World Chess Olympiad in Istanbul, Turkey last night.

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Grandmaster Eugene Torre pulled off another scintillating win and GM Oliver Barbosa bounced back from a loss with a resounding victory as Team Philippines continued its amazing surge in the World Chess Olympiad by upending 10th seed England, 3-1, to gain a share of second in Istanbul, Turkey Wednesday.

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Gamit ang itim na piyesa, tinalo ni Filipino Grandmaster Eugene Torre si Nigel Short sa isang 41 moves ng Nimzo-Indian Defense para akayin ang Philippine men’s team sa 3-1 panalo laban sa England sa eight round ng Chess Olympiad sa Istanbul, Turkey.

[DatePublished] => 2012-09-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => PSN Palaro [SectionUrl] => palaro [URL] => ) ) )
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