Chess team in 7th spot after routing S. AfricaGrandmaster Eugene Torre kept his perfect record with the white pieces as the Philippines clobbered South Africa, 3.5-0.5, Tuesday in the fifth round of the 42nd World Chess Olympiad in Baku, Azerbaijan and moved into 7th place. In another display of mastery of the rook-and-pawn endgame, Torre outplayed Kobese in 51 moves to collect his fourth win in five straight matches. The win, their fourth, catapulted the Filipinos into a share of seventh spot, still a full point behind co-leaders Netherlands, Ukraine, and India. On Thursday, the Filipinos collide with 12th seed Norway, the strongest team they will be meeting so far. The Filipinas, who now share 17th spot, take on Mexico in the sixth round.

Source: Manila Bulletin September 07, 2016 14:15 UTC