THE Philippine team seeing action in the 45th World Chess Olympiad unfolding on Wednesday received a piece of good news — Woman International Master Jan Jodilyn Fronda will play.
'Yes po,' said Fronda when asked if she had solved her visa problems. Fronda is expected to play second board behind Woman Grandmaster Janelle Mae Frayna with Ruelle Canino, Shania Mae Mendoza and Bernadette Galas completing the squad.Days before, the team was wary Fronda , whose trip is bankrolled by the Philippine Sports Commission may miss the tournament after some visa hiccups.Good thing Fronda , with the help of the National Chess Federation, has fixed the problem.
Fronda and the Nationals left the country on Monday in two batches with layovers in Singapore and Helsinki, Finland.They will rendezvous in the Hungarian capital, just in time for the opening ceremony and team captain's meeting tonight.
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