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...
Woman Grandmaster Janelle Mae Frayna’s bid got derailed after scoring just half a point in the last two rounds of the 1 st Bangladore International Grandmasters Open at the Sri Kanteerava Indoor Stadium in India on Friday, Jan. 19. WGM Janelle Mae Frayna is currently in the middle of the...
Janelle Mae Frayna opens her search for an International Master title as she competes in the 1 st Bangalore International Grandmasters Open Chess Tournament at the Sri Kanteerava Indoor Stadium in India Thursday night, Jan. 18 (Manila time). Frayna, the country’s first and only Woman...
International Master Daniel Quizon kept his stranglehold of the solo lead while Woman Grandmaster remained on course on making the Olympiad-bound men’s chess team as the Philippine National Chess Championship approaches its final windup at the Marikina Community Convention Center Thursday...
The FIDE World Cup run of Grandmaster Mark Paragua and Woman Grandmaster Janelle Mae Frayna ended swiftly on Monday, July 31, after succumbing in their opening-round assignments in Baku, Azerbaijan. *Janelle Mae Frayna loses in the first round of the FIDE World Cup to kiss her title chances goodbye....
Photo from Jhay Otamias Nonito Donaire Jr. turned out to be the undisputed choice as the finest performer in the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) honor roll for the merry month of December. Though there were shining moments in chess, karate and golf, boxing took the main spotlight with...
Janelle Mae Frayna (fourth from left) poses with her trophy and certificate after winning the National Women's Chess Championship title Woman Grandmaster Janelle Mae Frayna outplayed Shania Mae Mendoza in the 11th and final round to capture the National Women’s Chess Championship title at the...
Woman Grandmaster Janelle Mae Frayna settled for a 40-move draw of a Queen’s Pawn game with Jan Jodilyn Fronda to stay on top after the 10th and penultimate round in the 2021 National Women’s Chess Championship at the PACE building in Quezon City Thursday. The standoff kept the top-seeded...
Ruelle Canino Ruelle Canino pulled off the biggest shocker at the start of the National Women’s Chess Championship after pulling the rug from under top seed Woman Grandmaster Janelle Mae Frayna Saturday at the PACE building in Quezon City. Canino, a 13-year-old sensation from Cagayan de Oro,...
(Photo from Janelle Mae Frayna's Facebook account) A slot to the Philippine team bound for the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam next year is up for grabs in the ongoing National Women’s Chess Championships at the PACE building in Quezon City. The tournament, which also dangles...
Janelle Mae Frayna Janelle Mae Frayna crashed out of the FIDE Women’s World Cup 2021 in Sochi, Russia after losing to Hoang Tranh Trang of Hungary Tuesday night. The 24-year-old Frayna, the country’s first and only Woman Grandmaster, forced a 1-1 tie in the first playoff tiebreaker before...
Janelle Mae Frayna Woman Grandmaster Janelle Mae Frayna and International Masters Daniel Quizon, Michael Concio, Jr. and Paulo Bersamina suffered stinging defeats that pushed them on the brink of elimination at the start of the Chess World Cup in Sochi, Russia Monday night. Frayna blew away her...
