Pascua, Bernales continue to carry RP flag in 2010 Asian Junior Championship

Bouncing back from a defeat against No.3 seed IM Lalith Babu (2493) of India in Round 6, Filipino campaigner FM Haridas Pascua (2358) erected back-to-back wins in Round 7 and Round 8 to jump to eighth place with 5.5 points going into the last round of the 2010 Asian Junior Championship that is being held in India.

Notably, Pascua defeated No.6 seed IM Swapnil Dhopade (2457) of the host country in the penultimate round that put him in good position to have a strong finish in the tournament.

On the other hand, Filipina bet Christy Lamiel Bernales (2043) lost her game against Indian Sithalatchumi A (1906) in the penultimate round (Girls category) to drop to 28th place with 4.0 points.

Watch the games of Pascua (Rounds 7 and 8) and Bernales (Round 8). PGNs courtesy of the Indian Chess Federation.

LIVE games of Round 9 HERE.

Rankings after Round 8
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Girls