The three wins (GM So, IM Bitoon, and Pascua) and one draw (Garcia) by the four-man Philippine contingent in the ongoing Aeroflot Open 2009 served as a generally good start.
As we observed in this Filipino campaign in the first round, we could somehow conclude that chess is not all mental power.
Surely, there’s more than intelligence.
Luck comes into play – sometimes.
And the power of collective prayers? Let’s ask GM Flippov Anton of Uzbekistan – the victim of Wesley in the first round.
I bet that it is only the Filipino combatants in Aeroflot Open who have a legion of supporters praying for them.
Only Filipinos can do that – something that can amaze the whole world.
As we observed in this Filipino campaign in the first round, we could somehow conclude that chess is not all mental power.
Surely, there’s more than intelligence.
Luck comes into play – sometimes.
And the power of collective prayers? Let’s ask GM Flippov Anton of Uzbekistan – the victim of Wesley in the first round.
I bet that it is only the Filipino combatants in Aeroflot Open who have a legion of supporters praying for them.
Only Filipinos can do that – something that can amaze the whole world.
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Uh, I can understand the unabashed nationalistic sentiments sometimes but you are, I think, starting to thread in the dangerous water of ethnocentrism.
And do you honestly think that God takes sides and chooses who ought to win in these chess matches (or any sport competition for that matter)?
'The answer is not in the stars ...'
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