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...
Photo from MConcio / via UP Varsity Chess Team Facebook page Unheralded Jarel Lacambra shocked Woman Grandmaster-candidate Kylen Joey Mordido to earn a berth in the Philippine team seeing action in the World Cadets and Youth Rapid Chess Championships late this month. Lacambra, who played for...
Woman Grandmaster candidate Kylen Joy Mordido blew away the field in leading the march to the grand finals while International Master Daniel Quizon and Jerlyn Mae San Diego faced rough sailing in the local qualifying tournament for the FIDE Online World Cadets and Youth Rapid Chess Championships...
WGM Janella Mae Frayna (Photo from Janelle Frayna's Facebook account) The Philippines drew strength from Woman Grandmaster Janelle Mae Frayna and Woman International Master Kylen Joy Mordido as it pulled the rug from under erstwhile leader Iran, 2.5-1.5, to grab a piece of the lead after six rounds...
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,...