BUDAPEST — International Master (IM) Daniel Quizon provided the lone light in the darkest of nights for the Philippines after he shocked Super Grandmaster (SGM) Dimitrij Kollars in a stinging 3-1 setback against Germany in Thursday night's second round of the 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad at the BOK Sports Hall here.
Quizon's win — a 54-move result of a Sicilian duel — on top board was the silver lining to what was a bleak day for the Filipinos, whose women's squad also stumbled in a stinging 3.5-.5 defeat to the powerhouse Americans.
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