{"id":11295,"date":"2025-04-21T17:49:18","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T15:49:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wsj-crypto.com\/?p=11295"},"modified":"2025-04-21T17:49:18","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T15:49:18","slug":"concio-and-bersamina-keep-championship-hopes-alive-at-bangkok-chess-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wsj-crypto.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/21\/concio-and-bersamina-keep-championship-hopes-alive-at-bangkok-chess-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Concio and Bersamina Keep Championship Hopes Alive at Bangkok Chess Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s3\">THE PHILIPPINES\u2019 Michael Concio, Jr. and Paulo Bersamina successfully navigated their respective tasks in the eighth and second-to-last round to stay in championship contention at the Bangkok Chess Club Open in Thailand on Sunday night.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s4\">Both Filipino International Masters (IMs) utilized their outstanding endgame skills to secure victories\u2014one with Mr. Concio defeating Australian IM James Morris in 66 moves during a Bogo Indian match, and the other as Mr. Bersamina achieved a marathon 83-move victory over Latvian Arsens Batashevs in an English encounter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s4\">Their victories propelled them into a three-way tie for third place with 6.5 points each, alongside Indian Grandmaster (GM) Babu Lalit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s4\">They trailed by half a point behind the leading Macedonian GM Evgeny Romanov and Malaysian FIDE Master (FM) Ang Ern Jie Anderson, who both had seven points each.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">In order to have a shot at the title, they must secure a win in their final round match and hope that Messrs. 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