Grandmaster Jayson Gonzales downed India’s Viresh Sharnarthi to remain the highest scoring Filipino in the Bangalore International Grandmasters Open in India on Saturday, Jan. 20. Jayson Gonzales is currently the best performing Filipino in the tournament with 2.5 points. Gonzales, the...
WGM Janelle Mae Frayna (left) and IM Paulo Bersamina (Screenshot from PSA Forum) Woman Grandmaster Janelle Mae Frayna and the other Filipino representatives will have their hands full against big names and higher-rated foes right in the first round of the FIDE Chess World Cup 2021. Frayna, the...
The Philippines is looking to produce world-class chess trainers and coaches as it hosts the FIDE Trainers’ Online Seminar September 25 to 27 via Zoom platform. World-renowned trainers Grandmasters Dejan Bojkov of Bulgaria and Melikset Khachiyan of Armenia, International Masters Jesper Hall of...