Race for Chess Olympiad slots on

The country's chess cream of the crop headed by Grandmasters John Paul Gomez, Darwin Laylo and Joey Antonio and Woman GM Janelle Mae Frayna shoot for Olympiad slots in the Philippine National Open Championships at the Marikina Community Convention Center.

- JOEY VILLAR

Dubbed the "Battle of Grandmasters," the event presented by Marikina City Mayor Marcy Teodoro and Congresswoman Maan Teodoro will award the top three of the 14-field, 13-round tournament tickets to the World Chess Olympiad set Sept. 10 to 23 next year in Budapest, Hungary. The