Round 7 Results: Philippines vs. Hungary -- Istanbul 2012 World Chess Olympiad

The veteran Eugene Torre saved the day for Team Philippines, as he managed to maneuver a win in Board 3 against the Hungarian Ferenc Berkes in Round 7 of Istanbul 2012 World Chess Olympiad, to even the score at 2-2.

The team's goal at the start of the tournament was to be just among the top 20 finishers amidst all the countries competing in this Olympiad, but it seems they underestimated themselves. All the players' performance so far are way above their level -- their ELO ratings.

The score card of the match between the 35th seed Philippines vs. the 4th seed Hungary follows:

Bo.	Philippines	Score	Hungary
1	Wesley So	1/2-1/2	Peter Leko
2	Oliver Barbosa	0-1	Zoltan Almasi
3	Eugene Torre	1-0	Ferenc Berkes
4	Mark Paragua	1/2-1/2	Csaba Balogh

You can replay the games from these pages:

• Wesley So vs. Peter Leko


• Zoltan Almasi vs. Oliver Barbosa


• Eugene Torre vs. Ferenc Berkes


• Csaba Balogh vs. Mark Paragua

Or download the (zipped) PGN file of the games.

Update: Philippines in Round 8

With the draw in Round 7 with Hungary, the ranking of Team Philippines slid down from No. 6 to No. 10. They will be facing the 11th seed England in Round 8.