The Philippine men’s team overpowered Tunisia, 4-0, while the women’s squad fell short on its bid of an upset after succumbing to 18th seed Hungary, 1.5-2.5, in the third round of the 46th World Chess Olympiad at the Silk Road International Exhibition Centre in Samarkand, Uzbekistan Friday night.

Grandmaster Darwin Laylo saw action for the first time after resting the first two rounds and delivered right away with a 51-move dispatching of FIDE Master Hamed Ben Ghanem of a Queen’s Pawn duel at board four in lifting the Filipinos to the lopsided victory.

International Masters Michael Concio Jr., Pau Bersamina and Jem Garcia likewise hurdled their respective foes on boards one to three that helped them move into a 66-way jam at No. 30 with four match points each.

For the Filipinas, they got their points from draws by Mhage Sebastian, WGM Janelle Mae Frayna and WIM Jan Jodilyn Fronda on the first three boards but their upset bid was averted by a stinging defeat by WFM Shania Mae Mendoza to WIM Kata Karacsonyi at board four.