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Michael Concio, Jr. and Eric Labog, Jr. downed their respective opponents in the ninth and last round to finish in the top five of the Asian Juniors Chess Championships at the Knights of Templar Hotel in Tagaytay City Friday, Nov. 25. Concio, 17, trounced fellow International Master Saha Neelash o

IM Daniel Quizon The National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) will hold a qualifying tournament on Thursday as part of their selection process for the national team that will compete in the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam. The four-day meet will be held at the PACE building

Published July 14, 2021, 1:06 PM Janelle May Frayna Woman Grandmaster Janelle May Frayna pulled the rug from under Hoang Tranh Trang of Hungary to stay alive in the FIDE Women’s World Cup 2021 in Sochi, Russia Tuesday night. Frayna, 24, smashed Hoang after 41 moves of a Dutch Defense to tie their opening-round matchup at 1-1 and force a two-game playoff tiebreaker Wednesday night. The victory boosted Frayna after suffering a 33-move defeat in a Queen’s Pawn game against Hoang Monday. “I a...

Published May 10, 2021, 1:52 PM International Masters Daniel Quizon and Michael Concio Jr. came through with the needed results to clinch spots to the World Chess Cup 2021 set from Aug. 1 to 28 in Minsk, Belarus. Quizon, 16, drew with Grandmaster Susanto Megaranto of Indonesia in 30 moves of a Queen’s Gambit Accepted while Concio, 15, outlasted Indonesian GM Novendra Priasmoro in 106 moves of a Sicilian Defense to complete a 1-2 finish in the Asian Zonal 3.3 Championship Sunday, May 9. Quizon...

Published May 7, 2021, 1:34 PM Michael Concio Jr. turned back fellow International Master Azarya Jodi Setyaki of Indonesia to keep his grip of the share of the lead after six rounds of the Asian Zonal 3.3 Chess Championships Thursday, May 6. Concio, 15, won after 55 moves of a Ruy Lopez duel to stay at the helm with Indonesian Mohamad Ervan with five points apiece. The result kept the Cavite-based player within reach of claiming one of the two spots to the World Cup 2021 scheduled from Aug. 1 t...

Published December 14, 2020, 2:35 PM Unrated King Whisley Puso downed Batsukh Anand of Mongolia in the seventh and final round to rule the open Under-12 division of the Asian qualifying stage of the FIDE World Cadets and Youth Rapid Chess Championship Sunday. Puso finished tied with Chinese Xiao Tong (QD) with six points apiece on five wins and two draws but the Sta. Rosa, Laguna native wound up with the higher tiebreak, 31-28, to claim the crown and one of the three spots in his age bracket in...

Published December 13, 2020, 2:46 PM April Joy Claros and Michael Concio Jr. pulled off impressive victories to lead their respective divisions after five rounds in the Asian qualifier of the FIDE World Youth Rapid Championship Saturday. Claros, who made it in the tournament via wildcard entry, downed United Arab Emirates’ Mohamed Al Muaini Aisha to claim her fifth straight victory and a share at the helm with equally unbeaten Laysa Latifah of Indonesia going into the final two rounds Sunday ...

Published December 12, 2020, 1:00 PM Al Basher Buto showed he deserved his spot in the Philippine team after winning his first two games to seize a share of the lead after two rounds in the qualifying stage of the 2020 FIDE Online World Cadets and Youth Rapid Chess Championships Friday. Buto, the Cainta-based wunderkind who traces his roots from Marawi City, highlighted his feat with a victory against a higher rated Alikhan Khazhatuly of Kazakhstan to cruise to a nine-player logjam at the helm ...