SARDINIA, ITALY---FIDE Master Alekhine Fabiosa Nouri of the Philippines eyes his 2nd straight win when the fifth round of the World Junior Chess Championship 2022 gets going Saturday at the Club Esse Palmasera Resort in Cala Gonone in Sardinia, Italy here.
The 16-year-old Nouri (Elo 2251), who hails from Escalante City, Negros Occidental will slug it out with Antoni Kozak of Poland who hold an Elo rating of 2440.
Nouri, a Grade 10 student of La Concepcion College, City of San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan is fresh from beating Fayzan Momin (Elo 1974) of Pakistan in the fourth round Friday.
"I'll go for a win," said Nouri, whose European chess campaign is being supported by Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose "Bong" Villareal Lacson, Provincial Sports Coordinator Anthony Carlo Agustin, Senator Mark Villar, Bounty Agro Ventures, Inc. (BAVI) President & General Manager Ronald Daniel Ricaforte Mascariñas, Buena Viel Construction and Project Management top honcho Engr. Jojo Buenaventura, City of San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan mayor Arthur Robes, NCFP Vice President for Visayas Rep. Neri Javier Colmenares and NCFP Vice President for Mindanao Sen. Manny Pacquiao.
After 4 rounds, the 79th seed Nouri tallied 2.0 points on 1 win, 2 draws and 1 loss in the Open Under 20 division.
Meanwhile, Woman National Master Mhage Gerriahlou F. Sebastian (Elo 1865) will face Woman Fide Master Gabija Simkunaite (Elo 2014) of Lithuania.
Sebastian, the 16-year-old pride of Apayao dismantled Chloe Badenhorst (Elo 1687) of Republic of South Africa in the fourth round Friday in the Girls Under 20 division.
Sebastian, one of the top players of Far Eastern University-Diliman, Quezon City now has 2.0 points on 2 wins and 2 loses.
PH chess campain would be possible with the support of National Chess Federation of the Philippines chiarman/president Prospero "Butch" Arreza Pichay Jr., NCFP CEO GM Jayson O. Gonzales, Philippine Sports Commission led by chairman Jose Emmanuel "Noli" M. Eala, commissioner Olivia "Bong" Coo and executive secretary Atty. Guillermo B. Iroy Jr., Philippine Olympic Committee president and Tagaytay city mayor Abraham "Bambol" Tolentino Jr. the office of Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary for European Affairs Jaime Victor B. Ledda and Fide delegate Casto "Toti" Abundo of the Asian Chess Federation.
Nouri and Sebastian are joined in Italy by National Master Almario Marlon Quiroz Bernardino Jr. and Susan Grace Tana Neri, who serve as their coaches.-Marlon Bernardino-
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