Not really. Chalice at 1 hurts more since it instantly kills 1/3 of the deck
TES do have outs for chalice such as shattering spree in the wishboard. You could also pack 3 sprees after boarding assuming you allot 4 of them in your SB.
As for the counter top matchup, it pretty much sucks preboarding. After sideboarding, the matchup is still an uphill battle but it's not unwinnable
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