Dreams do come true.
Prodigious Ruelle Canino realized hers Sunday after claiming one of the three berths to the national team seeing action in the FIDE World Chess Olympiad in Budapest, Hungary this September.
But Canino couldn’t translate it to a win as Mejia masterfully defended and forced the draw via perpetual check. Interestingly, Fronda and Canino were clashing in the last round at press time with the winner seizing the one slot to the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in Bangkok, Thailand this November, the top purse worth P85,000 courtesy of host Malolos City Mayor Christian Natividad and the distinction as the best female player in the country.
Still with a legitimate chance at that third and last Olympiad seat were WFMs Allaney Jia Doroy and Shanian Mae Mendoza, who both have 5.5 points in this event organized by the NCFP and backed by the PSC and POC.Kojie.san sun care line provides protection from harmful rays at all times and placesJoin the race: US Mega Millions jackpot soars toward $1 billionWorld number two Aryna Sabalenka returned to the court for the first time since the death of her former boyfriend earlier...
Reigning champion La Salle kept a stranglehold of second spot with a 25-19, 25-21, 25-18 win over FEU in the second-round...
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