Olympiad-bound Janelle Mae Frayna and Ruelle Canino made a good account of themselves in the just concluded XXV Open Internacional de Sants-Ciudad de Barcelona in Spain. Janelle Mae Frayna Frayna, the country’s first and only Woman Grandmaster thus far, finished with an unbeaten record of...
The Women’s Grandmaster title journey continues for wunderkind Ruelle Canino after setting herself on board for a European trip as part of her preparations for the World Chess Olympiad in September. Ruelle Canino, left, and WGM Janelle Frayna (Distributed photo) Canino, 16, the...
Janelle May Frayna Woman Grandmaster Janelle May Frayna pulled the rug from under Hoang Tranh Trang of Hungary to stay alive in the FIDE Women’s World Cup 2021 in Sochi, Russia Tuesday night. Frayna, 24, smashed Hoang after 41 moves of a Dutch Defense to tie their opening-round matchup at 1-1 and...