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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 am glad that I was able to level the score against her (Hoang) by winning the second game,” Frayna ...
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 ended up with seven points while Concio finished with 6.5 points to emerge the first Filipinos to a...
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 to 28. IM Daniel Quizon, meanwhile, fought to a draw with IM Sean Winshand Cuhendi of Indonesia in 40...