THE Philippines drew strength from Grandmaster (GM) Banjo Barcenilla's masterful effort as it pulled off an upset 2-2 draw with Israel in the sixth round Wednesday night to stay in the hunt in the 44th World Chess Olympiad in Chennai, India.
Barcenilla turned back GM Tamir Nabaty in 64 moves of a King's Indian encounter on board two to save the day for the Filipinos, who were tied at 14th spot with 10 others with nine match points.
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