SEA Games-bound chess team bared

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2019 09:00:49 +0000

A mix of young and veteran players make up the national chess team that will see action in the 30^th Southeast Asian Games that the country is hosting starting Nov. 30.

Woman Grandmaster Janelle Mae Frayna, Woman FIDE Master Cherry Ann Mejia, International Master Daniel Quizon and David Elorta will play in the blitz event while Catherine Secopito, WFM Shania Mae Mendoza, IM Paulo Bersamina and FIDE Master Jan Emmanuel Garcia compete in the rapid event.

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Grandmasters Joey Antonio and Darwin Laylo, meanwhile, compete in the ASEAN chess event.

The selection came after accumulative results of qualifying tournaments over the past months.

The team boasts of Olympiad veterans Frayna, Secopito, Mendoza, Garcia,
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