IM Concio dominates first Bangkok summer international chessfest

FILIPINO International Master (IM) Michael Concio, Jr. swept all his nine games to run away with the premier standard title in the 1st Bangkok Summer International Chess Open in Thailand on Wednesday.

The 19-year-old from Dasmariñas, Cavite playing like a juggernaut in beating all his nine foes including two Grandmasters in countryman Daniel Quizon in the fourth round and Indian Sayantan Das in the seventh.

Mr. Concio’s other wins came at the expense of Hong Kong’s Paul Aston Nguyen, the Philippines’ Davin Sean Romualdez, Myanmar’s Nay Lin Tun, Babu Nithin, the United States’ Alan Morris-Suzuki and Latvia’s Arsens Batashevs.

So dominant was Mr. Concio that he finished two points ahead of India’s Babu Nithin and Das, who wound up second and third, respectively.

Mr. Quizon finished fourth with 6.5 points after edging Russian FIDE Master Alexander Chernyavsky on tiebreaks.

Mr. Concio’s magnificence completed the country’s sweep of the inaugural staging of the weeklong meet after Mr. Quizon reigned supreme in the rapid and blitz sections several days before. — Joey Villar