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                    [Summary] => Nelson Mariano III blew his title bid in the second Dubai International Open Juniors Chess Championships when he lost to Lara Stock of Croatia in the penultimate round Tuesday at the Dubai Chess and Culture Club in Dubai.


The 14-year-old Mariano lost his way in their Sicilian-Najdorf game and resigned after 50 moves, ending a string of victories that gained him a crack at the championship. The setback dropped the Filipino bet from fourth to seventh place with 5.5 points in the 14-under division of the three-category tournament.
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The grueling 54-move victory over the Qatari bet was Mariano’s fourth straight, hiking his output to 5.5 points, just half-a-point behind joint leaders Hamayoon Taufighi, Ishaq Saeed and GN Gopal with two rounds left in the event that has gathered the best junior players in the world.
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                    [Summary] => Nelson Mariano III blew his title bid in the second Dubai International Open Juniors Chess Championships when he lost to Lara Stock of Croatia in the penultimate round Tuesday at the Dubai Chess and Culture Club in Dubai.


The 14-year-old Mariano lost his way in their Sicilian-Najdorf game and resigned after 50 moves, ending a string of victories that gained him a crack at the championship. The setback dropped the Filipino bet from fourth to seventh place with 5.5 points in the 14-under division of the three-category tournament.
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The grueling 54-move victory over the Qatari bet was Mariano’s fourth straight, hiking his output to 5.5 points, just half-a-point behind joint leaders Hamayoon Taufighi, Ishaq Saeed and GN Gopal with two rounds left in the event that has gathered the best junior players in the world.
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