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Janelle Frayna stays in title hunt in ASEAN chess tilt
Janelle Mae Frayna remains in contention for the 6th ASEAN Individual Chess Championships-Governor Henry Oaminal Cup after defeating Batpelden Buyankhishig of Mongolia in a 38-move Reti game.
Frayna, the Philippines' sole Woman Grandmaster, seized the initiative and executed a decisive queen sacrifice to gain a material advantage.
This victory earned Frayna her fourth point, placing her half a point behind the current leader, Russian IM Evgenija Ovod.
Frayna is now tied with Vietnamese WGMs Nguyen Thi Mai Hung and Hoang Thi Bao Tram, who drew their match.
Frayna expressed confidence in her decision, stating she did not hesitate to make the queen sacrifice upon seeing the opportunity to win a piece.
Also performing well is Frayna's student, Ruelle Canino, who secured an upset draw against top seed Anna Zhurova of Russia, bringing her total to 3.5 points.
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