UST still leads the way in the UAAP Season 86 men's chess championship despite being held to a 2-2 draw by Ateneo on Sunday.
MANILA -- University of Santo Tomas still leads the way in the UAAP Season 86 men's chess championship despite being held to a 2-2 draw by the Ateneo de Manila UNiversity on Sunday at the FEU Tech Gym in Manila.
Paul Matthew Llanillo delivered an upset against UST's FIDE Master Christian Daluz on Board 1, prevailing after 75 moves in a two-rooks-vs-queen endgame. Ateneo's Tristan Cervero also joined the party by handing the erstwhile undefeated Season 85 co-MVP Julius Gonzales his first loss on Board 4, courtesy of a superb maneuver in a 48-move rook endgame.
In the women's side, Far Eastern University rebounded emphatically as the Lady Tamaraws convincingly defeated the UST Female Woodpushers, 4-0, in Round 9 to secure their seventh win. Woman National Master Vic Glysen Derotas initiated FEU's dominance with a masterful victory on Board 1, compelling Janelle Dingding to resign after just 32 moves in the English Opening. Woman National Master Mary Joy Tan then secured a full point after triumphing in a 51-move rook endgame against UST's Josemier Panol on Board 2.
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