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                    [Title] => Lady chessers blast Egyptians
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The Philippine women’s team swooped down on Egypt, 3-1, to improve to joint 23rd but its men’s squad continued to flounder, losing to Belgium, 1.5-2.5, in the seventh round of the 41st Chess Olympiad in Tromso, Norway Saturday.

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The Philippine women's team downed Egypt, 3-1, to continue its march to the front even as the men's side continued to its free fall with a heartbreaking 1.5-2.5 defeat at the hands of Austria in the seventh round of the 41st Chess Olympiad in Tromso, Norway Saturday night.

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Grandmaster Wesley So settled for a quick 20-move draw in a Slav encounter with Italian Sabino Brunello to formalize his claim on the ACP Golden Chess Classic crown in Bergamo, Italy last night.

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GM Wesley So outplayed GM Baadur Jobava of Georgia in 37 moves with a French duel transposed into a King's Indian Attack Friday night to move a draw away from topping the ACP Golden Chess Classic in Bergamo, Italy.

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Grandmaster Oliver Barbosa will have two days to decide whether or not to play for the Philippine team seeing action in the 41st World Chess Olympiad set Aug. 1-15 in Tromso, Norway.

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Two more chess players and another pair of taekwondo jins are among the latest addition to the Philippine Sports Commission roster of elite athletes set to receive special training in their buildup for the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China in November.

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GM Wesley So continued his steady climb to the world ranking, moving up to No. 64 after gaining 9.3 points in the latest International Chess Federation (FIDE) rating list.

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