Frayna wants to become chess ambassador BY JOSEF T. RAMOS, TMT ON FEBRUARY 17, 2017 The Philippines’ first Woman Chess Grandmaster (WGM) Janelle Mae Frayna wants to popularize her chosen sport all over the country as a chess ambassador....
Torre & Frayna to play in Vanguard Rapid and Blitz Chess Open Tournament
Torre, Frayna to see action in Rapid and Blitz Chess Open tilt BY JEAN RUSSEL V. DAVID ON JANUARY 26, 2017 Asia’s first Grandmaster Eugene Torre and the Philippines’ first Woman Chess Grandmaster Janelle Mae Frayna will lead the...
Wang Hao & Tran Minh Tuan win Philippine International Open
Final Ranking after 9 Rounds (top 30) http://www.chess-results.com/tnr252429.aspx Rk. SNo Name Typ sex Gr FED Rtg RtgI RtgN Bdld Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 TB4 TB5 Rp n w we w-we K rtg+/- 1 1 GM Wang Hao CHN 2678...
Far Eastern U honors Frayna
FEU honors WGM Frayna By: Roy Luarca / Philippine Daily Inquirer / 04:10 AM October 10, 2016 Janelle Mae Frayna was given a testimonial dinner by her alma mater Thursday, for her feat of becoming the Philippines’ first Woman...
Legazpi City Celebrates Frayna’s Success
LEGAZPI CITY, Sept. 26 (PNA) —- Welcome honors during the flag-raising ceremony at the City Hall and a motorcade around the city greeted 20-year-old Janelle Mae Frayna, the country’s first woman chess Grandmaster (GM), when she arrived in Legazpi...
Modest Olympiad Goal for RP Teams
CHESS SQUADS EYE MODEST OLYMPIAD GOALS By Bong Pedralvez August 29, 2016 US-BASED Grandmaster Julio Catalino Sadorra and Woman International Master Janelle Mae Frayna will spearhead the country’s campaign in the 42nd World Chess Olympiad on Sept. 1 to...
Torre leads the Philippines at Olympiad for 23rd time
Torre heads chess team to Olympiad August 29, 2016 Grandmaster Eugene Torre will make a record 23rd stint in the Chess Olympiad which unfolds next week in Baku, Azerbaijan. Torre, 64, was among those named by the National Chess...
FIDE suspension may effect ASEAN Age Group Championships
FIDE suspension worries parents Thursday, May 05, 2016 By ROMMEL C. MANLOSA PARENTS of Cebuanos joining the Asean Age Group chess championships are worried after the Asean Chess Confederation was suspended by FIDE. The event is scheduled on May 29 to...
Prospero Pichay, supporter of Garry Kasparov, indicted for corruption
Govt to charge Pichay, LWUA execs over chess sponsorship NewsNationby Jovee Marie de la Cruz – April 26, 2016 THE Office of the Ombudsman has ordered the filing of charges before the Sandiganbayan against Prospero A. Pichay Jr. and...
“No outstanding players among the younger generation” in the Philippines
Pestaño: Bleak future for Philippine chess Thursday, November 26, 2015 By FRANK ‘BOY’ PESTAÑO N THE 60s,70s and even up to the 80s, we were the dominant chess playing country in Asia. The late Rodolfo Tan Cardoso was awarded...