Jan Emmanuel Garcia wins gold in SEA Games individual online chess

Philippines' Jan Emmanuel Garcia clinched the gold medal in the 30th Southeast Asian Games individual online chess in Subic on Sunday.

Garcia is an International Chess Federation master.

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The SEA Games have not held a chess event since 2013 in Myanmar.

Wesley So, who now represents the United States, was the last Filipino to win a SEA Games gold medal in chess when he ruled the individual blitz during the 2011 edition in Indonesia. —Ma. Angelica Garcia/JST, GMA News