Filipinas still in hunt in Chess Olympiad

The Philippines vented its ire on listless Belgium, 4-0, to jump back to contention in the women’s division while soothing the pain of the men’s team’s heartbreaking 1.5-2.5 defeat to 14th seed Spain after eight rounds of 42nd World Chess Olympiad in Baku, Azerbaijan.

A day after getting bashed by No. 8 Hungary, the Filipinas regained form as Woman International Master (WIM) Janelle Mae Frayna, WIM Jan Jodilyn Fronda, WIM Catherine Secopito and Woman FIDE Master (WFM) Shania Mae Mendoza devoured WFM Hanne Goossens, Wiebke Barbier, Sarah Dierckens and Astrid Barbier, respectively, to zoom to an eight-team tie at No. 13 with 11 points each.