Janelle Frayna

Frayna clinches Philippine women's chess title

February 11, 2026 Iniulat ng AI Larawang ginawa ng AI

Janelle Mae Frayna, the Philippines' first Woman Grandmaster, has won the national women's chess championship in Malolos, Bulacan. Her victory secures her seventh appearance at the World Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, this September. Ruelle Canino finished second, also qualifying for the event.