MANILA, Philippines – You have to admire the Mindoro Tamaraws. For all their previous internal foibles, the Tamaraws have stayed in the fight in the Professional Chess Association of the Philippines. Not even moving from the southern division to the northern division, seems to have dampened their spirit. As AGM Joselito Asi said in last year’s third conference, “Laban lang.” And they did just that last Wednesday evening, March 2, when they defeated the Iriga Oragons, 2-1, in Armageddon. Mindoro took blitz play, 5-5-1.5, but Iriga roared back in rapid chess, 9-5, to send the game into extra boa…