WGM Janelle Frayna
The Philippines suffered heartbreaking losses to Hungary in the women’s division and Georgia in men’s via identical 2.5-1.5 results in the ninth round Sunday night that dealt a big blow to their bids for a top 10 finish in the 44th World Chess Olympiad in Chennai, India.
Wom
THE Philippines fell to Hungary and Georgia in both genders and in similar 2.5-1.5 scores in the ninth round Sunday in the 44th World Chess Olympiad in Chennai, India. The losses all but virtually zapped the country’s hopes of a top 10 finish in both the men and women division.…
Woman Grandmaster Janelle Mae Frayna
Woman Grandmaster Janelle Mae Frayna lifted the Philippines to a shock 2.5-1.5 win over fancied Slovenia Saturday to barge back into the top 20 in the 44th World Chess Olympiad in Chennai, India.
Frayna pounced on an endgame meltdown by a higher-ranked Inte
GM Mark Paragua
The Philippines rode on Grandmaster Mark Paragua’s giant-sized victory over world chess heavyweight Jan-Krzysztof Duda to lift the Philippines to a gutsy 2-2 draw with fifth seed Poland in the seventh round Friday in the 44th World Chess Olympiad in Chennai, India.
The New York
The 12th-seeded Armenia held the top-seeded U.S. to a 2-2 draw in a dramatic conclusion to a tense match involving a touched-piece blunder by GM Sam Shankland. Armenia retained the lead with 13 match points after the seventh round of the 44th FIDE Chess Olympiad as GM Gabriel Sargissian defeated GM Fabiano.