Sad Fate During the PCAP Quarterfinals

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 Dear readers,

Our team, Mindoro Tamaraws won a quarterfinals berth at the Professional Chess Association of the Philippines by beating Palawan Queens Gambit team and faced Camarines Chessers earlier this evening.  I was paired with its top 2 players GM Mark Paragua and Ellan Asuela both topnotch players in the Philippines.  I suffered 4 consecutive losses and would you believe it, I lost the black pieces with the same line of opening.  My positions were wrecked already in the opening stage.  I think I have to change my opening repertoire as black.

I visited my teammates' games through chess.com, and I found out that most of them were losing and in  disadvantage positions. Incidentally, our team lost the first match, we were massacred.  


 The second match was equally devastating. After scoring low on blitz games we were then wiped out on rapid games, our team just scored a draw against Ellan Asuela courtesy of AGM Nezil Arj Merilles and lost every game on each board.  Thereby ending our chances in the GM Wesley So Cup in a sad note.  We will now be going home with only sweet memories to keep.  

Thank you teammates, gracias Mindoro Tamaraws.  See you in the next conference.


 




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