FIDE Online Rapid World Cup: Buto, Cu falter, Arca wins
By Marlon Bernardino
PhilBoxing.com
Tue, 10 Aug 2021
MANILA, Philippines---National Master Al-Basher Buto of the Philippines bowed to his Malaysian opponent in the eight round of the FIDE Online Rapid World Cup Cadets & Youth - Open 12 and under online chess championship virtually held at Tornelo Platform.
Buto yielded to Ern Jie Anderson after 45 moves of Tarrash defense in Tuesday's 8th round. Buto (5.5 points), the pride of Faith Christian School in Cainta, Rizal province dropped into a tie for 21st to 36th places. Buto earlier brought down Akshay Borgaonkar of India in Monday's sixth round in the 200-player's field World Chess Federation-FIDE tournament.
National Master Ivan Travis Cu lost to Emir Sharshenbekov of Kyrgyzstan and CM Sauat Nurgaliyev of Kazakhstan, respectively.
With the loss, the San Juan City bet Cu was stuck at 5 points and dropped into a tie for 37th to 60th place.
Another Filipino entry National Master Christian Gian Karlo Tade-Arca was beaten by Thota Dhruva of India in the 7th round but bounced back by crushing Hans-Georg Hansel of Estonia in the 8th round.
With the win, the Panabo City, Davao del Norte Arca improved his total to 4.5 points, a good for a tie 61st-79th place.
The National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP), headed by President/Chairman Rep. Prospero “Butch” Arreza Pichay Jr., is supporting the campaign of the triumvirate Buto, Cu and Arca as part of its continuing program to train and develop outstanding young players.-Marlon Bernardino-
Click here to view a list of other articles written by Marlon Bernardino.
Recent PhilBoxing.com In-House articles:
A New King, A New Challenger: Turki Alalshikh Proposes Crawford-Benavidez While Canelo Alvarez Faces Defeat with Humility
By Dong Secuya, Mon, 15 Sep 2025Highly Questionable Title Eliminator
By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, Mon, 15 Sep 2025Yoseline Perez Earns Silver Medal at Inaugural World Boxing Championships
Mon, 15 Sep 202521-year-old Filipino wins at Germany rapid chess tournament
By Marlon Bernardino, Mon, 15 Sep 2025Nagoya Nightmare: Naoya Inoue Notches One-Sided Decision over Murodjon Akhmadaliev
Mon, 15 Sep 2025Inoue’s Philippine Connection: Which Pinoy Super Bantamweight Could Challenge “The Monster?”
By Carlos Costa, Mon, 15 Sep 2025Yoseline Perez Advances to the Finals at the World Boxing Championships Perez Set to Face Chinese Taipei’s Hsiao-Wen Huang for 54-Kilogram World Title
Mon, 15 Sep 2025Canelo Gets Outboxed, Loses Undisputed Title to Crawford
By Carlos Costa, Sun, 14 Sep 2025A Masterpiece of Boxing: Terence Crawford Dethrones Canelo Alvarez in Historic Showdown
By Dong Secuya, Sun, 14 Sep 2025LEWIS CROCKER IS CROWNED THE NEW IBF WORLD WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPION
Sun, 14 Sep 2025Battle of Undefeated: Callum Walsh Vanquishes Fernando Vargas Jr.
By Dong Secuya, Sun, 14 Sep 2025Undercard Inferno: Mbilli and Martinez Deliver a Super Middleweight War Ending in a Thrilling Draw
By Dong Secuya, Sun, 14 Sep 2025Crawford to defy odds?
By Joaquin Henson, Sun, 14 Sep 2025Clash of Titans: The Final Predictions for Canelo Álvarez vs. Terence Crawford
By Dong Secuya, Sun, 14 Sep 2025Weigh-In Results: Naoya Inoue vs. Murodjon Akhmadaliev
Sun, 14 Sep 2025