Newly minted Woman Grandmaster (WGM) Janelle Mae Frayna outclassed International Master (IM) Olga Zimina to lead the Philippines to a 2.5-1.5 victory over Italy in the 10th and penultimate round of the 42nd World Chess Olympiad in Baku, Azerbaijan.

The 20-year-old Frayna took the IM title after scoring seven points on five wins and four draws against a lone loss the day after she also obtained the WGM title to become the very first Filipina to ever do so.

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