MANILA, April 8 -- Newly crowned national women's chess champion Ruelle Canino will banner the Far Eastern University (FEU) team in the Bangkok Open which will be held from April 13 to 21 at the Sheraton Hua Hin Resort and Spa in Thailand.

Canino became the youngest winner of the Philippine National Women's Chess Championship held in Malolos, Bulacan last month. She also earned a spot in the national squad that will compete in the FIDE World Chess Olympiad in Budapest, Hungary this September.

"I'm so grateful for this opportunity to be able to play in a different level tournament like the Olympiad," said the 16-year-old player from Cagayan de Oro.

"These past few days, all I've been doing is continuous training like what sir Jayson (Go...