MANILA, Philippines – Woman Grandmaster Janelle Mae Frayna and GM hopefuls Daniel Quizon, Michael Concio, Jr. and Paulo Bersamina seek to defy the odds as they see action in the Chess World Cup 2021 set Jun 10 to August 3 in Sochi, Russia. Frayna was paired with Hungarian World No. “Hindi ako natatakot sa kanya (Hoang) kasi I had good chances even though I lost when we played in the 2018 Olympiad,” said Frayna. "I'll probably need to win seven games in the World Cup but I know it will be difficult," said Bersaamina, currently rated 2462 or 38 points away from formally snaring the GM title if he breaches the 2500 plateau. 4 Evgeny Bareev of Canada, Concio two-time Indian champion Aravindh Chithambaram and Bersamina 15-year-old GM Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa also of India.

Source: Philippine Star June 29, 2021 06:56 UTC