BUDAPEST—The Philippines blanked Brazil, 4-0, and achieved so many breakthroughs in the women’s division of the 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad that just came to a close Sunday, Sept. 22, at the BOK Sports Hall here. GM Eugene Torre, far left, along with Filipina chessers who bag gold in Group B...
BUDAPEST—The Philippines aims to reclaim its place back in the top 10 as it clashes with 27th seed Croatia in the men’s division and 26th pick Argentina in the women’s side in the seventh round of the 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad at the BOK Sports Hall here. PH woodpushers The Filipinos...
BUDAPEST—The Philippines missed out on a potential upset as it fell to former world champion Armenia, 2.5-1.5, and crashed out of the top 10 after six rounds of the 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad at the BOK Sports Hall Monday night, Sept. 16. WFM Shania Mae Mendoza The Filipinos appeared headed to...
BUDAPEST, Hungary—Ready for battle. And so the Philippine teams are as they battle Aruba in the men’s division and Malawi in the women’s side as action opened last night in the 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad at the BOK Sports Hall here. The PH woodpushers are ready for tough challenge ahead. Ranked...
World Chess Olympiad-bound Janelle Mae Frayna, Jan Jodilyn Fronda and Ruelle Canino made significant gains with solid performances in the Sparkassen Trophy tilt in Dortmund, Germany over the weekend. Janelle Mae Frayna Frayna, the country’s first and only Woman Grandmaster thus far, downed German...
Woman International Master Jan Jodilyn Fronda and teen wonder Ruelle Canino came through with the needed results in the 10th and penultimate round of the Battle of Women Masters in Malolos, Bulacan to claim two of the three spots to the FIDE World Chess Olympiad in Budapest, Hungary this...
Jan Jodilyn Fronda Jan Jodilyn Fronda and Kylen Joy Mordido repulsed their rivals to seize the share of the lead after four rounds in the 2021 National Women’s Chess Championship at the PACE Building in Quezon City Monday. Fronda, who ruled the tournament for the first time two years ago, turned...
Catherine Secopito Woman International Masters Jan Jodilyn Fronda, Catherine Secopito and Kylen Joy Mordido banner the list of players taking center stage in the Women’s Invitational elimination tournament on Feb. 7 via lichess.org. Organized by the Bayanihan Chess Club in coordination with the...
WGM Janella Mae Frayna (Photo from Janelle Frayna's Facebook account) The Philippines threw away its chance of shocking Southeast Asian powerhouse Indonesia as it absorbed a 2.5-1.5 loss to slip out of the lead after three rounds in the women’s division of the Asian Nations Online Chess Cup 2020...
WGM Janelle Mae Frayna (Photo from Janelle Frayna's Facebook account) The Philippines absorbed stinging defeats to Belgium, 3.5-2.5, and Australia, 4-2, to slip to joint fifth after six rounds of the FIDE Online Chess Olympiad Saturday. The Nationals were leading the Belgians in the fifth round,...
