Their uncle, Robert Franz Grafil, began introducing them to chess pieces, and later showed them how to play and enjoy the sport in the months that followed. READ:
Their uncle, Robert Franz Grafil, began introducing them to chess pieces, and later showed them how to play and enjoy the sport in the months that followed.
They traveled last July to Dapitan in Zamboanga del Norte for the National Youth and School Championships, a tournament that served as qualifiers for the 6th Eastern Asia Youth Chess Championship in Bangkok, Thailand. “Nag-champion iyung dalawa. Pinadala namin sila duon para matuto maglaro sa board. Kasi, puro online games ang natutunan nila,” said Abi in an interview with Manila Standard.They went to Bangkok for the East Asia event from Nov. 4-13, with Elle earning a Women’s Candidate Master norm for winning 23 and 25 games she played there.
This happened after Elle took home three gold medals in the individual category, first for winning seven of nine games in the standard event, then sweeping seven matches in the rapids, and emerging unbeaten in nine rounds of blitz.