ASIA’s first Grandmaster Eugene Torre and former World Youth Championships campaigner Jan Jodilyn Fronda emerged as the Philippines’ leading scorers at the halfway mark of the 41st World Chess Olympiad in Tromso, Norway.

Torre, who is making a record 22nd appearance in the world’s biggest chess stage, leads the way with 3.5 points on two wins and three draws for the 52nd-seeded Philippine team.

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