Darry Bernardo, 4 other Pinoys in hot start in 3rd Asian Chess Championship 2025 for players with disabilities
By Marlon Bernardino
PhilBoxing.com
Wed, 03 Dec 2025
Darry Bernardo, Menandro Redor, Henry Roger Lopez, Arman Subaste and Israel Peligro got off to a blazing start by posting victories in the opening round of 3rd Asian Chess Championship 2025 for players with disabilities-Men held in Tagaytay City on Tuesday.
No.1 seed Bernardo toppled Francis Ching, Redor outclassed Bobur Dustmurodov of Uzbekistan, Lopez waylaid Shreesh Kulkarni of India, Subaste crushed Anthony Abogado while Peligro subdued Altheo Nazareno.
No.2 Alimzhan Ayapov of Kazakhstan defeated Van Viet Le of Vietnam aiming for another chess title before the year end.
Other notable winners were Axadxon Kimsanboyev of Uzbekistan who brought Rodolfo Sarmiento, FM Sirojiddin Zaynidinov of Uzbekistan, winner over Cecilio Bilog while Erlan Nurhayev of Kazakhstan edged John Franz De Asis.
The event is organized by the Tagaytay Chess Club in cooperation with the National Chess Federation of the Philippines and Philippine Para Chess Association under the auspices of the Asian Chess Federation and FIDE.
At stake are Direct FIDE Titles and trophies for champions and medals forhe top three in each category, including visually, physically, and hearing impaired divisions.
"So far, so good," said Bernardo, former varsity chess player of Far Eastern University.
In the women's play, top seed Cheyzer Crystal Mendoza, Cheryl Angot, Ma. katrina Mangawang and Kyla Jane Langue won their first round assignment.
Mendoza nipped Natalya Gorokhova of Kazakhstan, Angot trounced by Maria Teresa Bilog, Mangawang beat Corazon Luzero and Langue dealt Charmaine Tonic.
Meanwhile, Thi Huong Pham, Ngoc Loan Tran and Thi Hoang Nguyen of Vietnam, Siripimon Sakchai of Thailand and Aiganym Kambarova of Kazakhstan toppled their respective opponents.-Marlon Bernardino-
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