WINNERS. International Master Michael Concio Jr. (3rd from left) rules the 1st Marinduque National Chess Championship held at Marinduque Convention Center in Boac town on Sunday (March 10, 2024). Also in photo are (from left) Grandmaster Eugene Torre, second placer FIDE Master Roel Abelgas and third placer Jonathan Jota. (Contributed photo)
MANILA – International Master (IM) Michael Concio Jr. won the open division of the 1st Marinduque National Chess Championship at the Marinduque Convention Center in Boac on Sunday.
Concio tallied 6.5 points to claim the PHP50,000 champion's purse and a trophy in the seven-round Swiss system tournament.
"I wish that my luck would remain the same in my next tournament," the 18-year-old Information Systems freshman at Kolehiyo ng Lungsod ng Dasmariñas in Cavite province said in a news release Monday.
Concio defeated Francis Ligon of Manila in the first round, Ernie Fetisan Faeldonia of Odiongan, Romblon (2nd), NM Edmundo Gatus of Manila (3rd), NM Emmanuel Emperado of Manila (4th), IM Ronald Dableo of Manila (6th) and townmate IM Daniel Quizon (7th).
He drew with IM Ricardo de Guzman of Cainta, Rizal in the fifth round.
FIDE Master Roel Abelgas, also from Dasmariñas City, received PHP30,000 for finishing second while third placer Jonathan Jota of Manila took home PHP20,000.
Quizon ranked fourth, followed by De Guzman, IM Angelo Young of Manila, IM Barlo Nadera of Malabon, GM Darwin Laylo of Marikina City, Sherwin Tiu of Manila and Jeremy Marticio of Cabuyao, Laguna.
Meanwhile, NM Mar Aviel Carredo of Dasmariñas City topped the Kiddies’ division with 6.5 points.
Jerick Faeldonia of Manila was second, followed by John Curt Valencia of Dasmariñas City, Jude Angelo Dableo of Manila, Yukihiro Funayama of Marinduque and Jeanne Marie Arcinue of General Trias City, Cavite in the competition organized by the Marinduque Chess Association and Boac Knight Chess Club Inc. (PNA)
