Barbosa fourth in New York chess

MANILA, Philippines — There is still gas left in the tank for possibly one last shot at a World Chess Olympiad glory for Filipino Grandmaster Oliver Barbosa.

The 39-year-old Barbosa finished a strong fourth in the ultra-competitive 14th New York International at the Marshall Chess Club Wednesday.

Barbosa, who hails from Pasig but is now based in New York, bested countryman GM Mark Paragua in the ninth and final round and ended up with an undefeated score of 6.5 points on four wins and five draws in the tournament that drew 70 participants including 13 GMs.

One of those GMs was Safal Bora, who edged fellow American GM David Brodsky via tiebreak to rule the meet after the two ended up with seven points apiece.