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| Dumaguete City, Philippines | Tuesday, January 17, 2012 |
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Montoyo against Abanco in Rnd 4
of Professional chess tournament
After beating separate opponents in Round 2 and Round 3, tournament leaders Ted Ian Montoyo and Ernie Abanco will face each other in Round 4 of the 12th Negrense Professional (Degree Holder) Individual Chess Tournament at Top’s Millennium Plaza in Bacolod City.
Montoyo, the 2009 champion, turned back Alan Alibuga in 25 moves of English in Round 2, then prevailed over lone female participant, Eden Agape Tumbos, in 21 moves of Sicilian in the next round to earn 3 points going into Round 4.
Registering an identical record also in Board 1 was Abancao, who effectively trapped Ronnie Villa in 52 moves of Nimzo-Indian in Round 2, then outplayed Club aster Nunilon Fullo III in 21 moves of Torre Attack in Round 3 to advance in the next round.
| Orcollo, Donaire share For winning a world title each and giving the Philippine Sports something to cheer about last year, the Philippine Sportswriters Association named boxer Nonito Donaire and cue artist Dennis Orcollo 2011 Athletes of the Year. In a February 2011, Donaire punched his way to a second world championship in three years with a spectacular second round technical knockout of tough Mexican Fernando Montiel in their unification fight for the World Boxing Council and World Boxing Organization bantamweight title belts at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The 29-year-old boxing champion, also known as the “Filipino Flash” successfully retained his 118-lbs title belts with a lopsided, unanimous decision over previously unbeaten Omar Andres Narvaez of Argentina in headlining a huge boxing card at the Madison Square Garden in New York. |
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