Apple Rubin | Contributed photograph
CEBU CITY, Philippines— Toledo Metropolis’s chess prodigy Apple Rubin got here up brief towards a top-ranked Vietnamese participant within the seventh spherical of the twenty second ASEAN+ Age-Group Chess Championships 2024 held in Vientiane, Laos, on August 27.
The 14-year-old Rubin, representing the Philippines within the girls-14 division, confronted off towards the formidable Girls’s Candidate Grasp (WCM) Le Xuan Hien Dang from Vietnam.
Rubin aimed to show the tables and safe a monumental upset. However regardless of her greatest efforts and a fierce battle on the board, Rubin’s willpower wasn’t fairly sufficient to inflict WCM Dang’s first defeat after seven rounds.
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The Vietnamese’s victory stored her firmly within the lead of the 14-player competitors.
Although Rubin slipped from fifth to sixth place following her third defeat, with 3.5 factors accrued, her efficiency continues to showcase her enormous potential.
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Her coach, Jeah Gacang, founder and staff supervisor of the Toledo Xignex Trojans, praised her willpower in her first ever match overseas.
“She fought effectively ani nga recreation pud. Maka-proud gihapon kay naabot sila sa endgame, and galisud gyud iyaha kontra,” mentioned Gacang.
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As she prepares to face Vietnamese participant Nguyen Bao Linh Vu within the eighth spherical, Gacang stays optimistic about her possibilities within the upcoming fast and blitz competitions.
At the moment, Iana Angela Sotaridona leads the Filipina contingent within the girls-14 division with 4.0 factors, holding third place.
Nguyen Bao Linh Vu is in second place with 4.0 factors as effectively, whereas WCM Dang stands unchallenged on the prime with 7.0 factors.
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