‘CHESS-TORIC’ Billiards legend Efren 'Bata' Reyes cruises to double victories over boxing icon Manny Pacquiao in a chess match.
Filipino boxing icon and Senator Manny Pacquiao and billiards legend Efren “Bata” Reyes faced off in a chess match.The 67-year-old Reyes from Luzon pummeled the 42-year-old Pacquiao from Mindanao, 2-0, in an ego-boosting battle of wits and nerves witnessed by their adoring fans.
Before taking their friendly rivalry to the 64-square-board, Pacquiao earlier defeated Reyes over the green table, after which he yielded to another billiard champion Francisco “Django” Bustamante in his next match. In one game seen live on Bernardino's Facebook Page, the black-wielding Pacquiao played aggressively by pawn-storming Reyes in the Queen-side. But with a minor piece advantage, the ageless Reyes – known as the “Magician” in billiard – calmly parried Pacquiao’s attack en route to a trouble-free win.
According to Bernardino, the Pacquiao-Reyes chess bout was “chess-toric” to Filipino chess fans – Pacquiao is the world’s only eight-division boxing champion while Reyes is the greatest billiard player in the world.
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