The national junior chess team bagged 10 golds, 14 silvers and nine bronzes in the 16th Asean Age Group Chess Championship held at the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore

Woman International Master (IM) Janelle Mae Frayna (girls’ 20 years rapid), FIDE Master (FM) Alekhine Nouri (open 10 years blitz) and Woman FM (WFM) Shania Mae Mendoza (girls’ 18 years rapid) led the squad by topping their respective foes.

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