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Pinay WIM Mariano shares lead in Sweden chess

By Marlon Bernardino
PhilBoxing.com
Sun, 28 Aug 2022

MANILA, Philippines---Woman International Master Cristine Rose Mariano defeated Birger Wenzel in the 3rd round to share the lead with 3 others in the Stockholm Open 2022 Chess Championships Saturday at the Stockholms Schack Salongen in Stockholm, Sweden.
This hiked Marianos’s total score to 3 to join 3 other chess players in the lead.

Other players with scores identical to Mariano’s are top seed Grandmaster Jonathan Westerberg, Simon Marder and Dan Eriksson.
The Umeå, Sweden based Mariano, a Culinary student at Astar School, beat Simon Ingleman-Sundberg in the first round and Sture Lindberg in the second round.

Mariano, an Olympian and many-time National Women's champion and one of the top players of Philippine Airforce chess team will face Eriksson in the fourth round.

She is currently staying at Lodge 32@ Hotel Hornsgatan.

Before the tournament, Mariano is in a rigid physical training under Koper, Andreas, Sofie, Lars and Abe.

Her campaign in Sweden was possible by the support of Dr. MK and Mr. TW. -Marlon Bernardino-


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