The Philippine Paralympic chessers were off to a rousing start, winning four and yielding just a draw in five board matches at the start of the 4th World Championship for People with Disabilities on Friday, November 5, via online format.
The 13th-seed national master Jasper Rom from Danao, Cebu City, also won on move 47 with black after his Polander opponent Malwina Szewczyk resigned in the face of the Filipino's overwhelming pawns and powerful Rook in a lopsided Colle System encounter. Providing great inspiration on the opening night was the Philippines' last-minute entry of the visually impaired NM Rodolfo Sarmiento.
NM Henry Roger Lopez could have made it 5 of 5 for the Filipinos in the opener of the 10-day tourney that attracted a total of 246 participants from around 50 countries. "My opponent was really strong with sharp moves that needed a keen eye for careful analysis. He had a dangerous pawn on D7 that I managed to counter-attack. It was really a wild game," Lopez told Rappler.
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