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by Marlon BernardinoNauwi lamang sa tabla ang laban ni Philippines’ youngest Woman Fide Master (WFM) 45th seed Antonella Berthe “Tonelle” Murillo Racasa (elo1380) kontra kay 15th seed Kate Yuhua Jing (elo1671) ng Canada Lunes para makisalo sa 12th spot matapos ang six rounds ng World Cadet Chess Championships na ginanap sa Yujing Hotel sa Weifang, Shandong, China.
Nakalikom ang 12-year-old student ng Home School Global bet na si Racasa ng 4.0 points, 1.5 points angat ni 8th seed solo leader Woman Candidate Master Alua Nurmanova (elo 1850) ng Kazakhstan na bingo si 9th seed Olga Dm. Karmanova (elo 1838) ng Russia tungo sa 5.5 points.
"Antonella Berthe was able to neutralize every attack her opponent threw on her and salvaged a draw against Kate Yuhua Jiang of Canada in round six of the World Cadets. Her opponent is rated 291 Elo points higher than Tonelle." sabi ng ama at coach na si Roberto Racasa na isang International Memory champion at founder at ama ng Memory Sports sa Pilipinas. 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 at Councilor Charisse Abalos.
Siya ay suportado din nina Mr. Rogelio Lim ng Boni Tower at Makati Medical Center President at Chief Executive Officer Rose Montenegro kung saan makakalaban niya si Karmanova sa Round 7.-Marlon Bernardino-