Fronda, Canino clinch berths to FIDE World Chess Olympiad mb.com.ph - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from mb.com.ph Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
IM Paulo Bersamina
International Master Paulo Bersamina stunned Grandmaster Frode Olav Olsen Urkedal to lift the Philippines to a shock 2.5-1.5 victory over third seed Norway in the 11th and last round Tuesday to finish 32nd in the 44th World Chess Olympiad in Chennai, India.
Bersamina’s upset
PH ends World Chess Olympiad campaign on bright note pna.gov.ph - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from pna.gov.ph Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
THE Philippines relied on International Master (IM) Paulo Bersamina’s crucial win on board four to upset third seed Norway, 2.5-1.5, Tuesday and finish on a bright note in the 44th World Chess Olympiad in Chennai, India. A last-minute replacement for an ailing Grandmaster (GM) Rogelio “Banjo” Barcenilla, Bersamina brought down…
The Philippine women’s team pulled the rug from under old nemesis Vietnam, 3-1, in the 10th and penultimate round of the 44th World Chess Olympiad in Chennai, India to move on the cusp of posting its best finish in the biennial meet.
WGM Janelle Frayna
Woman Grandmaster Janelle Mae Frayna and