The Philippines’ youngest Woman Fide Master (WFM) 45th seed Antonella Berthe “Tonelle” Murillo Racasa (elo1380) beat 9th seed Olga Dm.Karmanova (elo1838) of Russia after 85 moves of Benoni defense using the black pieces
to share fifth in the seventh round of the Under-12 Girls division World Cadet Chess Championships on Wednesday at the Yujing Hotel in Weifang, Shandong, China.
" Racasa (Antonella Berthe) upsets Russian foe. Major, major upset. Thank You Lord. Tomorrow's opponent is Dilyana Ivanova of Bulgaria."said father/coach Roberto Racasa, also an International Memory champion, dubbed as the founder and father of Memory Sports in the Philippines.
"At first I thought it was impossible. Beating Russians in chess is like beating Mayweather in boxing. Thank you Lord for the victory." he added.
Her China trip is sponsored by Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. chair and CEO Andrea Domingo, D. Edgard Cabangon of ALC Group of companies, Mandaluyong City Mayor Menchie Abalos, Councilor Charisse Abalos, Mr. Rogelio Lim of Boni Tower and Makati Medical Center President and Chief Executive Officer Rose Montenegro.-Marlon Bernardino-
by Marlon Bernardino
Gumawa ng malaking alingasngas si Philippines’ youngest Woman Fide Master (WFM) 45th seed Antonella Berthe “Tonelle” Murillo Racasa (elo1380) matapos hiyain si 9th seed Olga Dm.Karmanova (elo1838) ng Russia matapos ang 85 moves ng Benoni defense tangan ang black pieces para makisalo sa fifth pagkatapos ng seventh round ng Under-12 Girls division ng World Cadet Chess Championships Miyerkoles na ginnap sa Yujing Hotel sa Weifang, Shandong, China.
Ang12-year-old student ng Home School Global bet na si Racasa ay napataas ang total score sa 5.0 points sapat para makisalo sa 11 pang manlalaro para sa 5th to 16th that includes Woman Candidate Master (WCM) 7th seed Dilyana Ivanova (elo1380), ang kanyang eight round opponent.
" Racasa (Antonella Berthe) upsets Russian foe. Major, major upset. Thank You Lord. Tomorrow's opponent is Dilyana Ivanova of Bulgaria." sabi ng ama at coach na si Roberto Racasa na isang International Memory champion at founder at ama ng Memory Sports sa Pilipinas.
"At first I thought it was impossible. Beating Russians in chess is like beating Mayweather in boxing. Thank you Lord for the victory." ani pa ng nakakatandang Racasa.
"After five and a half hours, Antonella Berthe Murillo Racasa upset Olga Karmanova of Russia in the Under-12 at the World Cadets in China. Racasa's 5/7 puts her in a tie with 11 others from 5th to 16th. Karmanova is the fourth higher rated player beaten by Racasa. In this case, Karmanova is nearly 500 Elo rating points higher than Racasa." sambit naman ni veteran journalist at chess guru Ignacio "Iggy" Dee.
Ang kampanya sa China ni Antonella Berthe ay suportado nina Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) chair at CEO Andrea Domingo, D. Edgard Cabangon ng ALC Group of companies, Mandaluyong City Mayor Menchie Abalos, Councilor Charisse Abalos, Mr. Rogelio Lim ng Boni Tower at Makati Medical Center President at Chief Executive Officer Rose Montenegro.-Marlon Bernardino-