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CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Toledo Xignex Trojans at the moment are simply two victories away from retaining their Southern Division title within the Skilled Chess Affiliation of the Philippines (PCAP) GM Wesley So Cup.
In a commanding semifinal efficiency on Wednesday night time, October 30, the Trojans swept the Davao Chess Eagles in a two-set match, securing their place within the division finals.
The Trojans will face the Camarines Hovering Eagles, who superior after defeating the Iloilo Kisela Knights with scores of 12.5-8.5 and 12-9 within the different Southern Division semifinal matchup.
Toledo’s dominant displaying left little room for Davao to mount a critical problem, with the Trojans securing decisive victories of 15.5-5.5 and 16.5-4.5 throughout each units.
A key contributor to Toledo’s success was Russian Grandmaster (GM) Alexsey Sorokin, whose return to the lineup added important power to the workforce. Sorokin was instrumental within the Trojans’ victory, profitable each of his matches towards Davao’s Aglipay Oberio and FIDE Grasp (FM) Sander Severino throughout the 2 units.
The Trojans established an early lead within the first set, profitable the blitz spherical with a commanding 5.5-1.5 rating.
Constructing on this momentum, they went on to dominate the speedy spherical, closing it out at 10-4. Girls’s FIDE Grasp (WFM) Cherry Ann Mejia, Worldwide Grasp (IM) Kim Steven Yap, and IM Joel Pimentel every performed pivotal roles within the Trojans’ success, delivering double victories towards Davao’s Karen Enriquez, Nationwide Grasp (NM) Jonathan Tan, and Ariel Nino Aton, respectively.
Within the second set, Toledo intensified their dominance, crushing Davao 6.5-0.5 within the blitz spherical. They additional sealed the match with a 10-4 win within the speedy spherical. Sorokin as soon as once more led the cost, profitable each of his video games towards FM Severino, whereas WFM Mejia, GM Rogelio Antonio Jr., and Virgen Gil Ruaya every contributed important wins.
The Trojans’ decisive efficiency underscores their readiness to defend their Southern Division title as they stay up for a showdown with the Camarines Hovering Eagles.
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