Published July 14, 2021, 1:06 PM
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 force a two-game playoff tiebreaker Wednesday night.
The victory boosted Frayna after suffering a 33-move defeat in a Queen’s Pawn game against Hoang Monday.
“I am glad that I was able to level the score against her (Hoang) by winning the second game,” Frayna said in a Facebook post early Wednesday.