OZAMIZ, Philippines—Ruelle Canino and Mark Jay Bacojo overcame overwhelming odds and eked out podium finishes in the 6th Asean Individual Chess Championships-Gov ... For their efforts, Canino earned ...
RUELLE Canino and Mark Jay Bacojo overcame overwhelming odds and eked out podium finishes in the 6th Asean Individual Chess Championships-Gov ... “This is for our country and also to the people who supported us from the start,” said Canino.
Canino, 17, wisely went for minor piece exchanges and intelligently parried the battle-scarred Russian InternationalMaster’s open attack on the former’s king to salvage the draw.
Canino, 17, wisely went for minor piece exchanges and intelligently parried the battle-scarred Russian InternationalMaster’s open attack on the former’s king to salvage the draw.
Delivering another masterful performance, the 17-year-old lass from Cagayan de Oro brought down one more giant in fifth seed Laysa Latifah of Indonesia to move half a point off the pace after six rounds ....
OZAMIZ, Philippines—Ruelle Canino caught another big fish while Janelle Mae Frayna opted for a quick draw to remain in the title race after the sixth round of the 6th Asean Individual Chess Championships-Gov.
But against the Indonesian chess master, Canino took the chess board by storm as she came on fire, destroying IM Latifah in just 36 moves with the black side of the Sicilian DefenseAlapin variation.