HAPPENING NOW: Day 2 of the Ateneo and DLSU UAAP Chess alumni virtual chess fundraising tournament is about to kick-off! All proceeds raised will be given to the NCFP scholars of the Munting Agila Program. Catch the livestream of the match here: youtube.com/watchv=HVaYcfa…
Board assignments for Ateneo: 1 - Jude Que 2 - Jem Garcia 3 - Keefe Tan 4 - Gavin Ong 5 - Cris Aspiras 6 - Rey Reyes 7 - Jolo Lat 8 - Renzo Marquez 9 - Leonard Reyes 10 - Dan Navarro 11 - Ricki Yao 12 - Joey Rodriguez
Board assignments for DLSU 1 - John Paul Gomez 2 - Jan Jodilyn Fronda 3 - Christian Nanola 4 - Ted Castro 5 - Tyrone Guya 6 - Nonoy Rafael 7 - Paolo Bautista 8 - Glenn Lemen 9 - Randy Segarra 10 - Anjo Nuestro 11 - Avelino Tolentino 12 - Jefferson Chua
As the seventh round begins, Ateneo begins Day 2 with a five-point lead on DLSU. The total score is 38.5 - 33.5 in favor of the Blue Eagles. The two teams will race to reach a final score of 73 points.
The Blue Eagles come out of a tightly contested seventh round with a score of 6.5 to 5.5! Board results: 1 - Ateneo 2 - DLSU 3 - DLSU 4 - Ateneo 5 - Ateneo 6 - Ateneo (default) 7 - DLSU 8 - DLSU 9 - Ateneo 10 - Ateneo 11 - draw 12 - DLSU Total: Ateneo - 45, DLSU - 39
Halfway through the eighth round, DLSU is in control. They currently have a commanding 5 - 1 lead in the round.
The eight-round concludes with a score of 6.5 - 5.5, in favor of DLSU. Round 8 Board results: 1 - DLSU 2 - Ateneo 3 - DLSU 4 - Ateneo 5 - Ateneo (default) 6 - draw 7 - draw 8 - DLSU 9 - Ateneo 10 - draw 11 - DLSU 12 - DLSU Total: Ateneo - 50.5, DLSU - 45.5
With four rounds left to play in the tournament, the Blue Eagles are still in the lead and enjoy a cushion of five points.
The ninth-round concludes with a score of 6.5 - 5.5, in favor of DLSU. That's two straight rounds for DLSU. Board results: 1 - DLSU 2 - Ateneo 3 - DLSU 4 - Ateneo 5 - Ateneo 6 - DLSU 7 - draw 8 - Ateneo 9 - Ateneo 10 - DLSU 11 - DLSU 12 - DLSU Total: Ateneo - 56, DLSU - 52
ERRATUM: The initial Youtube link for the tournament was invalid. We apologize for the oversight. To watch the ongoing matches, click this link: youtube.com/watch?v=HVaYcf…
The Blue Eagles take the tenth-round and add to their lead! Round 10 Board results: 1 - Ateneo 2 - Ateneo 3 - Ateneo (default) 4 - Ateneo 5 - DLSU 6 - DLSU 7 - Ateneo 8 - Ateneo 9 - Ateneo 10 - DLSU 11 - DLSU 12 - DLSU Total: Ateneo - 63, DLSU - 57
After 10 rounds of play, Ateneo's Leonard Reyes has managed to remain perfect! His flawless record is now on the line he faces off against DLSU's John Paul Gomez.
Midway through the 11th round, DLSU draws first blood as Ateneo's Leonard Reyes falls. He was previously undefeated in 10 rounds of play.
DLSU takes the 11th round in empathic fashion, ending with a round score of 8 - 4 in their favor. Board results: 1 - Ateneo 2 - Ateneo 3 - DLSU 4 - DLSU 5 - DLSU 6 - Ateneo 7 - Ateneo 8 - DLSU 9 - DLSU 10 - DLSU 11 - DLSU 12 - DLSU Total: Ateneo - 67, DLSU - 65