NONITO “THE FLASH” DONAIRE JR. emerged as the finest performer for the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) for the merry month of December. Although there were shining moments in chess, karate and golf, boxing took the main spotlight with Donaire, 39, pulling off another breakthrough win in Carson City, California, to…
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 PACE
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 Frayna cl
TOP seed Janelle Mae Frayna drew with third seed Jan Jodilyn Fronda in 40 moves of a Queen’s Pawn opening to cling to the lead after the 10th and penultimate round of the National Women’s Chess Championship at the PACE Building in Quezon City on Thursday. Frayna, 24, kept her…
TOP seed Janelle Mae Frayna unloaded a vicious kingside onslaught to hammer out a 36-move King’s Indian victory over Marian Calimbo and leapfrog to the top after the eighth round of the Philippine National Women’s Chess Championships at the PACE Building in Quezon City on Wednesday. The 24-year-old Frayna, the…