OPTIMISTIKO ang Philippine Paralympic Chess. team na lalaro sila nang lagpas pa sa inaasahan at tatapos ng respektableng kampanya sa kanilang pagsabak bilang guest team ng susulong na 2021 PCAP-San Miguel Corporation-Ayala Land chess tournament sa huling bahagi ng kasalukuyang buwan.
Kapwa naniniwala sina IPCA world chess champion Sander Severino at Philippine Para chess team coach James Infiesto na ang 16-member team na binubuo ng mga physically-disabled at visually-impaired players ay nahaharap sa matinding hamon kontra mas eksperiyensyadong katunggali pero sila ay handa sa dambuhalang pagsubok.
“It will not be easy playing against the regular PCAP members and even the foreign guest teams, but we will do our best,” wika ni Severino sa 118th “Usapang Sports on Air” ng Tabloids Organization in Philippine Sports (TOPS) via Zoom nitong Huwebes.
“This is a good opportunity for us to hone our skills and we intend to make the most playing against the country’s top payers in this online chess competition,” dagdag ni Severino na noong nakaraang taon ay nagtala ng kasaysayan sa larangan ng chess matapos pagwagian ang world online chess championship ng International PhysIcally-DIsabled Chess Association (IPCA) .
Ang 36-anyos na pride ng Silay City, Negros Occidental ay excited na para sa oprtunidad na lumawig pa ang kanyang karanasan upang maging handa para sa mga hinaharap na international competitions sa susunod na taon.
“Madami kaming kailangan paghandaan, gaya ng ASEAN Para Games in Vietnam in May, the FIDE Olympiad for people with disabilities in Russia in August, and the Asian Para Games in China in October,” pahayag ni Severino sa mga sportswriters ng lingguhang public service program na iniisponsoran ng Philippine Sports Commission (PSC),
Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) at Games and Amusements Board (GAB).
“While our main purpose in joining the tournanent is to get the much-needed exposure, we intend to win. We are aiming for the PCAP championship,” ayon naman sa coach ni Severino na si Infiesto(licensed FIDE trainer).
“But let’s be realistic. While we do have experience in online chess which is different from the braille or regular board chess, we have our disadvantages. Our blind competitors will require assistance from a second person who can only call out the move of the opponent and move the chess pieces based on the instructions of our athletes. That already is a disadvantage in terms of time,”ani pa Infiesto.(Danny Simon)
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