CAGAYAN de Oro’s Ruelle ‘Tawing’ Canino reinforced the Philippine women’s team’s best finish in the 45th World Chess Olympiad held in Budapest, Hungary recently.
The 16-year-old Canino, who listed two Woman Grandmasters Claudia Amura of Argentina and Carmen Voicu-Jagodzinsky of Romania among her victims, played alongside Shania Mae Mendoza, Janelle Mae Frayna and Jan Jodilyn Fronda in the final round as the Filipinas blanked Brazil, 4-0 to register the Philippine women’s team’s highest finish in nearly four decades.
Amassing 14 points, the Filipinas placed 24th overall and claimed the gold medal in Group B of the FIDE Chess Olympiad.
“Most importantly, naka gain si Tawing (Canino) og ratings sa World Chess Olympiad which is crucial sa among gi-ambisyon nga mahimo siyang second Woman Grandmaster sa Pilipinas next to Frayna,” her long-time coach and trainer Jaime Joshua Frias II told Gold Star Daily.
As the country’s youngest representative in Budapest, Canino ― who is currently a mainstay of Far Eastern University Junior team ― will have a new rating of 2260, including points she earned from previous tournaments in Europe.
