The Filipino chess contingent faced off against South American opposition in the eighth round of the 43rd World Chess Olympiad in Batumi, Georgia, with contrasting results for the men and women.
The ladies bowed to higher-seeded Argentina on Tuesday night, 1.5 to 2.5, dropping them to just outside the top 40.
Both Woman Grandmaster Janelle Mae Frayna and Woman International Master Catherine Secopito dropped their respective assignments against IM Carolina Lujan and WIM Maria Florencia Fernandez.
With WIM Bernadette Galas sharing the point with WIM Marisa Zuriel, it ensured that the matchup would end in the Argentine's favor. Galas had the chance to snatch the win after winning a Queen for a rook and bishop, but the match-up eventually ended in a draw as a result of that missed opportunity.
WIM Marie Antoinette San Diego provided the only win for the Pinays, defeating WIM Ayelen Martinez at Board 3.
The results moves the Philippines in to a tie for 45th place in the women's division with nine points.
As for the men, they managed to keep their winning run going with a 3-1 victory over Uruguay to move them into a share of 33rd spot with ten points.
A couple of points came from victories by GM Julio Catalino Sadorra and IM Haridas Pascua, defeating GM Andres Rodriguez Vila and FIDE Master Rafael Muniz, with GM John Paul Gomez and IM Jan Emmanuel Garcia halving the point with FM Nicolas Lopez Azambuja and IM Luis Ernesto Rodi, respectively.
The WCO campaign is funded by part by the Philippine Sports Commission and has secured the sanction from National Chess Federation of the Philippines chair Butch Pichay.
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