IRAN BEATS MALAYSIA. Lik Zang Lye of Malaysia (left) loses to Partham Magsoodloo of Iran, 0-1, in Round 6 of the 17th Asian Continental Chess Championships (2nd Manny Pacquiao Cup Open) at the Tiara Hotel in Makati on Saturday (December 15, 2018). (PNA photo by Jess M. Escaros Jr.)