The Philippines' second team took up the cudgels for the first team by blanking Mongolia, 4-0, late Saturday, November 21, in the inaugurals of the 1st FIDE Online Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities.
With Sander Severino, the reigning world champion for the physically disabled, losing to fellow FIDE Master Guannan Terry Song on board 1, the third-ranked Philippine Team 1 settled for a 2-2 draw with Canada, seeded 33rd among the 61 competing teams from 45 countries. Despite their cold start, Philippines 1 coach James Infiesto said his wards have moved on and are eager to rebound in the second round against Team USA.
Philippine Team 2, mentored by FM Roel Abelgas and composed of the core of the 2018 Asian Paragames champion team for the visually impaired, clashes with No. 6 seed Russia 1, which clobbered Kyrgyzstan, 3-1.
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