DANIEL QUIZON beat fellow International Master (IM) Joel Pimentel in 83 moves of a Gruenfeld Defense on Friday to seize the solo lead after two rounds of the Philippine National Chess Championship at the Solea Hotel and Resort in Mactan, Cebu. Quizon, 17, gained an early pawn edge for a lasting positional advantage that he nursed and transformed into a full point by displaying superb endgame technique. When it was over, the foxy Quizon had two unstoppable connected kingside passed pawns and a rook against Pimentel’s helpless rook and bishop. The win gave Quizon, a Southeast Asian Games and Wor…