(18) 2004 RAPID CHESS TOURNAMENT

2004 RAPID CHESS TOURNAMENT

October 24 – December 19, 2004

Sponsored by: The Filipino Community in Palau (TFCP)

Margarita Borja Dalton – Beverage Sponsor

Kelvin Cuenco of Kamayan Restaurant – Refreshment Sponsor

Venue: Parish Center for Migrants

FINAL STANDINGS (Senior)

                 Players                                              Rating         Win    Loss   Draw      Total

1.      EDDIE GREFIEL                                       2070            15      2          0             15           

2.      ROBERTO HERNANDEZ                        1959            14      3          0             14

3.      JOSE MISAEL DE JESUS                         1710            12      4          1             12.5         

4.      MENANDRO MANUEL                           1875            12      5          0             12

5.      CYRIL MONTEL, JR.                               1799            11      4          2             12

6.      JOSE OMEGA                                           1781            12      5          0             12

7.      IVAN II CHESS COMPUTER                  2007             9       4          4             11

8.      JIMMY VALENZUELA                           1822             9       7          1              9.5

9.      LIN DE GUZMAN                                    1672             9       7          1             9.5

10.  BONG ALIPOON                                      1760             9       8          0              9

11.  GENE PASTRANA                                   1500             8       9          0              8

12.  JOEL AZANA                                           1586             5       9          3              6.5

13.  MORTON SAWAICHI                             1558             5       12        0              5                 

14.  DENNIS GONZALES                               1578             3       11        3              4.5

15.  MARIANO AGUSTIN, JR.                      1652             4       12        1              4.5

16.  WILSON MILAMBILING                       1500             2       11        4              4

17.  PASTOR FONTANILLA                         1500             0       12        5              2.5

18.  MIKE MIGUEL, JR.                                 1843             0       14        3              1.5

18 YEARS & BELOW CATEGORY (Junior)

1. EM-R DE VERA                                                             6         1         1             6.5

2. CHRIS DOMINGO                                                         5        2         0              5

3. IVAN II CHESS COMPUTER                                       2         2         4             4

4. JAYROME SORIANO                                                   1         4         3             2.5

5. KELVIN CUENCO                                                         1         5         2             2

ROUND 1 & 2                                                  

(Special ROUND 3, 4, 5)                                                     October 24, 2004

1. Dennis Gonzales vs. Jose Omega (0-1)  2. Jimmy Valenzuela vs. Cyril Montel, Jr. (Draw)  3. Lin de Guzman vs. Dennis Gonzales (1-0)  4. Jose Omega vs. Jimmy Valenzuela (1-0)  5. Mariano Agustin, Jr. vs. Mike Miguel, Jr. (1-0)  6. Cyril Montel, Jr. vs. Morton Sawaichi (1-0)  7. Lin de Guzman vs. Jose Omega (0-1)  8. Mike Miguel, Jr. vs. Jimmy Valenzuela (0-1)  9. Roberto Hernandez vs. Mariano Agustin, Jr. (1-0)

10. Morton Sawaichi vs. Menandro Manuel (1-0)  11. Mike Miguel, Jr. vs. Lin de Guzman (0-1)  12. Jimmy Valenzuela vs. Eddie Grefiel (0-1)  13. Joel Azana vs. Cyril Montel, Jr. (0-1)  14. Mike Miguel, Jr. vs. Morton Sawaichi (0-1)  15. Mariano Agustin, Jr. vs. Jose Omega (0-1)  16. Morton Sawaichi vs. Mariano Agustin, Jr. (0-1)  17. Menandro Manuel vs Jimmy Valenzuela (0-1) 17. Eddie Grefiel vs. Bong Alipoon (1-0)

18. Cyril Montel, Jr. v Mariano Agustin, Jr. (1-0) 19. Bong Alipoon vs. Joel Azana (1-0)

20. Cyril Montel, Jr. vs. Eddie Grefiel (1-0) 21. Joel Azana vs. Roberto Hernandez (0-1)

ROUND 3, 4

(Special ROUND 5, 6, 7)                                                   October 31, 2004

1. Menandro Manuel vs. Jose Omega (0-1) 2. Jose Omega vs. Morton Sawaichi (1-0)

3. Roberto Hernandez vs. Menandro Manuel (0-1) 4. Gene Pastrana vs. Roberto Hernandez (0-1)  5. Dennis Gonzales vs. Mariano Agustin, Jr. (1-0)  6. Menandro Manuel vs. Dennis Gonzales (1-0)  7. Gene Pastrana vs. Mariano Agustin, Jr. (1-0)

8. Morton Sawaichi vs. Gene Pastrana (0-1)  9. Menandro Manuel vs. Lin de Guzman (1-0)  10. Lin de Guzman vs. Morton Sawaichi (1-0)  11. Jimmy Valenzuela vs. Bong Alipoon (1-0) 12. Jose Misael de Jesus vs. Jimmy Valenzuela (1-0)  13. Bong Alipoon vs. Menandro Manuel (0-1)  14. Roberto Hernandez vs. Bong Alipoon (1-0)

ROUND 1 (Junior)                                                           October 31, 2004

  1. Chris Domingo vs. Jayrome Soriano (1-0) Best of 3 (2.5-.5)  2. Kelvin Cuenco vs.    Chris Domingo (0-1) Best of 3 (0-2)  3. Jayrome Soriano vs. Kelvin Cuenco (1-0) Best of   3 (2-1)  4. Kelvin Cuenco vs. Ivan II Chess Computer (1-0)

ROUND 5 & 6                                                                     November 07, 2004

1. Jose Omega vs. Eddie Grefiel (0-1)  2. Ivan II Computer  vs. Roberto Hernandez (0-1)

3. Eddie Grefiel vs. Gene Pastrana (1-0)  4. Gene Pastrana vs. Jose Omega (0-1) 5. Joel Azana vs. Menandro Manuel (0-1)  6. Morton Sawaichi vs. Joel Azana (0-1) 7. Morton Sawaichi vs. Ivan II Chess Computer (0-1)  8. Bong Alipoon vs. Morton Sawaichi (1-0)

9. Jose Omega vs. Joel Azana (1-0)  10. Joel Azana vs. Jimmy Valenzuela (1-0) 11. Bong

Alipoon vs. Jose Misael de Jesus (0-1) 12. Jose Misael de Jesus vs. Joel Azana (1-0)

13. Gene Pastrana vs. Menandro Manuel (0-1)

ROUND 2 (Junior)                                                             November 07, 2004

1. Em-R de Vera vs. Chris Domingo (1-0) Best of 3 (2-0)

ROUND 7 & 8                                                                   November 14, 2004

1. Dennis Gonzales vs. Morton Sawaichi (0-1)  2. Cyril Montel, Jr. vs. Dennis Gonzales (Draw) 3. Joel Azana vs. Gene Pastrana (1-0) 4. Dennis Gonzales vs. Gene Pastrana (1-0)

5. Menandro Manuel vs. Cyril Montel, Jr. (1-0)   6. Cyril Montel, Jr. vs. Gene Pastrana (1-0)  7. Gene Pastrana vs. Bong Alipoon (1-0)  8. Eddie Grefiel vs. Roberto Hernandez (1-0)  9. Cyril Montel, Jr. vs. Bong Alipoon (0-1)  10. Eddie Grefiel vs. Menandro Manuel (1-0)  11. Joel Azana vs. Ivan II Chess Computer (0-1)  12. Roberto Hernandez vs. Cyril Montel, Jr. (0-1)

ROUND 3 (Junior)                                                           November 14, 2004

1. Chris Domingo vs. Ivan II Chess Computer (0-1) Best of 3 (0-2)

ROUND 9 & 10                                                               November 21, 2004

1. Wilson Milambiling vs. Dennis Gonzales (1-0)  2. Pastor Fontanilla vs. Lin de Guzman (0-1)  3. Mariano Agustin, Jr. vs. Wilson Milambiling (0-1)  4. Dennis Gonzales vs. Ivan II Chess Computer (0-1)  5. Cyril Montel, Jr. vs. Jose Misael de Jesus (1-0)  6. Morton Sawaichi vs. Jose Misael de Jesus (0-1)  7. Lin de Guzman vs. Eddie Grefiel (0-1)  8. Jose Misael de Jesus vs. Eddie Grefiel (1-0)  9. Cyril Montel, Jr. vs. Lin de Guzman (1-0)

10. Pastor Fontanilla vs. Mariano Agustin, Jr. (0-1)  11. Bong Alipoon vs. Wilson Milambiling (1-0)  12. Lin de Guzman vs. Jose Misael de Jesus (Draw)  13. Eddie Grefiel vs. Ivan II (1-0)  14. Jimmy Valenzuela vs. Roberto Hernandez (0-1)  15. Lin de Guzman vs. Bong  Alipoon (1-0)

ROUND 4 (Junior)                                                         November 21, 2004

1. Jayrome Soriano vs. Em-R de Vera (0-1) Best of 3 (0-2)

ROUND 11 & 12                                                           November 28, 2004

1. Jose Misael de Jesus vs. Gene Pastrana (1-0)  2. Jose Omega vs. Cyril Montel, Jr. (1-0)

3. Roberto Hernandez vs. Jose Misael de Jesus (1-0) 4. Jose Misael de Jesus vs. Jose Omega (1-0)  5. Gene Pastrana vs. Lin de Guzman (1-0)  6. Ivan II vs. Cyril Montel, Jr. (1-0)  7. Jose Misael de Jesus vs. Menandro Manuel (1-0)  8. Ivan II  vs. Bong Alipoon (1-0)  9. Roberto Hernandez vs. Lin de Guzman (1-0)

ROUND 13 & 14                                                         December 05, 2004

1. Lin de Guzman vs. Ivan II (1-0)  2. Mike Miguel, Jr. vs. Dennis Gonzales (0-1)*

3. Joel Azana vs. Mike Miguel, Jr. (1-0)*    4. Roberto Hernandez vs. Mike Miguel, Jr. (1-0)*  5. Ivan II vs. Mike Miguel, Jr. (Draw)*  6. Gene Pastrana vs. Mike Miguel, Jr.   (1-0)* 7. Mike Miguel, Jr. vs. Menandro Manuel (0-1)*  8. Eddie Grefiel vs. Mike Miguel, Jr. (1-0)*  9. Mike Miguel, Jr. vs. Jose Misael de Jesus (0-1)*  10. Morton Sawaichi vs. Roberto Hernandez (0-1) 11. Morton Sawaichi vs. Eddie Grefiel (0-1)

12. Morton Sawaichi vs. Jimmy Valenzuela (0-1)  13. Lin de Guzman vs. Jimmy Valenzuela (0-1)  14. Mike Miguel, Jr. vs. Jose Omega (0-1)*  15. Bong Alipoon vs. Mike Miguel, Jr. (1-0)*

ROUND 15 & 16   (PENULTIMATE)                     December 12, 2004

1. Ivan II vs. Jose Omega (1-0)  2. Jimmy Valenzuela vs. Gene Pastrana (0-1)

3. Jose Omega vs. Roberto Hernandez (0-1)  4. Bong Alipoon vs. Jose Omega (1-0)

5. Gene Pastrana vs. Ivan II (0-1)  6. Dennis Gonzales vs. Roberto Hernandez (0-1)*

7. Mike Miguel, Jr. vs. Cyril Montel, Jr. (0-1)* 8. Jose Miseael de Jesus vs. Dennis Gonzales (1-0)* 9. Mariano Agustin, Jr. vs. Eddie Grefiel (0-1)  10. Eddie Grefiel vs. Dennis Gonzales (1-0)*  11. Ivan II vs. Pastor Fontanilla (Draw)*  12. Pastor Fontanilla vs. Dennis Gonzales (Draw)*  13. Wilson Milambiling vs. Morton Sawaichi (0-1)&

14. Pastor Fontanilla vs. Morton Sawaichi (0-1)*  15. Wilson Milambiling vs. Pastor Fontanilla (Draw)*  16. Bong Alipoon vs. Pastor Fontanilla (1-0)* 17. Jimmy Valenzuela vs. Dennis Gonzales (1-0)*  18. Wilson Milambiling vs. Jose Misael de Jesus (0-1)* 

19. Pastor Fontanilla vs. Jose Misael de Jesus (0-1)*  20. Jose Misael de Jesus vs. Mariano Agustin, Jr. (1-0)  21. Roberto Hernandez vs. Wilson Milambiling (1-0)* 22. Wilson Milambiling vs. Cyril Montel, Jr. (0-1)* 23. Pastor Fontanilla vs. Cyril Montel, Jr. (0-1)* 24. Bong Alipoon vs. Mariano Agustin, Jr. (1-0)  25. Ivan II vs. Jimmy Valenzuela (1-0) 26. Dennis Gonzales vs. Joel Azana (Draw)*  27. Joel Azana vs. Pastor Fontanilla (Draw)* 28. Joel Azana vs. Lin de Guzman (0-1)*  29. Mariano Agustin, Jr. vs. Joel Azana (1-0)* 30. Wilson Milambiling vs. Gene Pastrana (0-1)* 31. Gene Pastrana vs. Pastor Fontanilla (1-0)*  32. Eddie Grefiel vs. Wilson Milambiling (1-0)*

33. Eddie Grefiel vs. Pastor Fontanilla (1-0)*  34. Jose Omega vs. Wilson Milambiling (1-0)*  35. Jose Omega vs. Pastor Fontanilla (1-0)*  36. Wilson Milambiling vs. Mike Miguel, Jr. (Draw)*  37. Pastor Fontanilla vs. Mike Miguel, Jr. (Draw)* 38. Jimmy Valenzuela vs. Wilson Milambiling (1-0)*  39. Jimmy Valenzuela vs. Pastor Fontanilla (1-0)* 40. Wilson Milambiling vs. Lin de Guzman (0-1)*  41. Menandro Manuel vs. Wilson Milambiling (1-0)*  42. Menandro Manuel vs. Pastor Fontanilla (1-0)*  43. Jose Misael de Jesus vs. Ivan II Chess Computer (1-0)

FINAL ROUND (Junior)                                          December 12, 2004

1. Em-R de Vera vs. Chris Domingo (1-0) Best of 3 (2-1)  2. Em-R de Vera vs. Ivan II Chess Computer (Draw)  3. Ivan II vs. Chris Domingo (0-1)  4. Ivan II vs. Em-R de Vera (1-0) 5. Jayrome Soriano vs. Chris Domingo (0-1)*  6. Ivan II vs. Jayrome Soriano (Draw)*  7. Jayrome Soriano vs. Ivan II Chess Computer (Draw)* 

FINAL ROUND (Senior)                                         December 19, 2004

1. Menandro Manuel vs. Ivan II Chess Computer (1-0)  2. Joel Azana vs. Eddie Grefiel (0-1)  3. Ivan II vs. Mariano Agustin, Jr. (Draw)*  4. Mariano Agustin, Jr. vs. Menandro Manuel (0-1)*  5. Lin de Guzman vs. Mariano Agustin, Jr. (1-0)*  6. Mariano Agustin, Jr. vs. Jimmy Valenzuela (0-1)*

KNIGHTS AND ROOKS CHESS CLUB CHRISTMAS PARTY

AND BLITZ CHESS FESTIVAL

December 19, 2004

Single Round Robin

                     Players                                                  Win    Loss   Draw      Total

1. EDDIE GREFIEL                                            8         0         1            8.5
2. MENANDRO MANUEL                                8         0         1            8.5
3. ROBERTO HERNANDEZ                             6         3         0             6
4. CYRIL MONTEL, JR.                                    6         3         0             6
5. JOEL AZANA                                                4         5         0             4
6. LIN DE GUZMAN                                         4         5          0             4
7. GENE PASTRANA                                        3         6          0             3
8. JIMMY VALENZUELA                                2          6         1             2.5
9. BONG ALIPOON                                          2          6         1             2.5                     
10. MORTON SAWAICHI                                  0          9         0              0

RECORDED GAMES

Round 1                                                                    October 24, 2004

White: Roberto Hernandez

Black: Mariano Agustin, Jr.

1. f4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. c4 Nf6 5. 0-0 Nxe4 6. d3 Nf6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. Qe1 0-0 9. Qh4 Na5 10. Ng5 Nxc4 11. dxc4 e6 12. Be3 c5 13. Rad1 Qe7 14. Rf3 Nh5 15. Rh3 e5 16. g4 exf4 17. Bxf4 Bd4+ 18. Rxd4 cxd4 19. Nd5 Qe2 20. gxh5 Bxh3 21. Nf6+ Kg7 22. Nxh3 Qd+ 23. Kg2 Qxc2 24. Nf2 Qf5 25. h6+ Kh8 26. Bxd6 Rfd8 27. Qxd4 Qg5+ 28. N6g4+ f6 29. c5 Rd7 30. Nh3 Qf5 31. Nxf6 Rf7 32. Nd5+ Kg8 33. Ne7+ Rxe7 34. Bxe7 Qf7 35. Bd6 Re8 36. Nf4 g5 37. Nd5 Re2+ 38. Kg3 Re6 39. Ne3 Qf6 40. Qxf6 Rxf6 41. Ng4 Rf1 42. h3 b5 43. c6 Rc1 44. c7 a6 45. Nf6+ Kf7 46. Nxh7 Kg6 47. Nf8+ Kxh6 48. Kf3 Kg7 49. Ke4 Kf7 50. Kd5 Ke8 51. Bc5                 1-0

Round 3                                                                   October 31, 2004

White: Roberto Hernandez

Black: Menandro Manuel

1. f4 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. e3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Bd7 5. 0-0 Nf6 6. Nc3 e6 7. d3 a6 8. Bxc6 Bxc6 9. Ne5 Qc7 10. Qe1 Bd6 11. Qg3 Rg8 12. d4 cxd4 13. exd4 Qb6 14. Ne2 Ne4 15. Qh3 h6 16. Qh5 Qc7 17. Rf3 Bb5 18. Nc3 Bxe5 19. fxe5 0-0-0 20. Rxf7 Qc4 21. Be3 Nxc3 22. bxc3 Qxc3 23. Qh3 Qxa1+ 24. Kf2 Qf1+ 25. Kg3 Qxf7        0-1

Round 4                                                                   October 31, 2004

White: Gene Pastrana

Black: Roberto Hernandez

1.e4 g6 2. Bc4 Bg7 3. a3 d6 4. d3 Nf6 5. h3 0-0 6. Nc3 a6 7. Bd2 b5 8. Ba2 Bb7 9. Nf3 Nbd7 10. Qc1 c5 11. Rb1 Rc8 12. 0-0 b4 13. axb4 cxb4 14. Ne2 a5 15. Ned4 Nh5 16. Bb3 e6 17. Ba4 Nc5 18. b3 Nxd3 19. Qd1 Nc5 20. Re1 Nxe4 21. Re3 Qb6 22. Nb5 Rc5 23. Qe2 Rxc2 24. Rd1 Rxd2 25. Nxd2 Nf4 26. Qg4 Nxg2 27. Rd3 f5 28. Qg5 Bf6 29. Qg3 Be5 30. Qg5 Be4 31. Nxe4 fxe4 32. Qxg2 Rfxf2 33. Qg4 Rg2+ 34. Kh1 Rh2#  0-1

Round 5                                                                  October 31, 2004

White: Roberto Hernandez

Black: Bong Alipoon

1. f4 d6 2. e4 a6 3. Nf3 b5 4. Bd3 c5 5. b3 Bb7 6. c4 b4 7. 0-0 Nc6 8. Bb2 f6 9. Nh4 Nh6 10. f5 Nf7 11. Qh5 Nce5 12. Bc2 g6 13. Qe2 g5 14. Nf3 Nxf3 15. Rxf3 h5 16. d4 cxd4 17. Bxd4 Ne5 18. Rf2 g4 19. Nd2 Bh6 20. a3 a5 21. c5 dxc5 22. Bxc5 Rc8 23. axb4 axb4 24. Qb5+ Qd7 25. Qxb4 Nc6 26. Qc3 0-0 27. b4 Ne5 28. Bb3+ Kg7 29. Be6 Qc6 30. Bxc8 Rxc8 31. Qg3 Bxd2 32. Rxd2 Qxe4 33. Re1 Qxf5 34. Bxe7 Qe6 35. Bc5 Re8 36. Rf1 Ba6 37. Rd6 Qc4 38. Rdxf6 Nf3+ 39. R1xf3 Qc1+ 40. Rf1 Bxf1 41. Rxf1 Qc4 42. Qc7+ Kg6 43. Qd7 Re2 44. Qf5+ Kg7 45. Bf8+ Kg8 46. Qg6+              1-0

Round 6                                                                  November 07, 2004

White: Ivan II Chess Computer

Black: Roberto Hernandez

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 0-0 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. Qc2 Re8 9. Nf3 Nf8 10. 0-0 c6 11. Rab1 Bd6 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Be7 14. Nxf6 Bxf6 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. b3 Bg4 17. Ne5 Qg5 18. Rbc1 Rad8 19. Qc3 Ne6 20. Bxh7+ Kf8 21. Nxg4 Qxg4 22. Qb4+ c5 23. Qxb7 Ng5 24. Bb1 cxd4 25. Qxa7 Nf3+ 26. Kh1 Nh4 27. Rg1 d3 28. Rc4 Qg5 29. f5 Qg4 30. Qc5+ Kg8 31. Rd4 d2 32. Bc2 Rc8 33. Qg5 Qxg5 34. fxg5  Rxc2 35. Rxh4 Re1 36. Rd4 Rcc1 37. Rd8+ Kh7 38. h3 Rxg1+ 39. Kh2 d1=Q 40. Rxd1 Rcxd1 41. b4 Kg6 42. h4 Kh5 43. g3 Kg4 44. a3 Rge1 45. Kg2 Re2#            0-1

Round 7                                                                November 14, 2004

White: Eddie Grefiel

Black: Roberto Hernandez

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. c4 d6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Nf3 0-0 6. Be2 Nbd7 7. 0-0 c5 8. d5 Nb6 9. a4

Bg5 10. a5 Bxf3 11. gxf3 Nbd7 12. f4 h5 13. Kh1 Re8 14. f5 Ne5 15. f4 Neg4 16. h3 Nh6 17. fxg6 fxg6 18. Rg1 Qd7 19. Kh2 Kf7 20. e5 dxe5 21. fxe5 Qc7 22. Bf4 Nfg4+ 23. hxg4 Bxe4 24. Bxe4 Qxe4+ 25. Kg2 Nxg4 26. Bxg4 hxg4 27. Qxg4 Kg7 28. Rge1 Qc7 29. Re6 Rg8 30. Qxg3 Kf8 31. Rf1#                   1-0

Round 8                                                               November 14, 2004

White: Roberto Hernandez

Black: Cyril Montel, Jr.

1. f4 c6 2. e4 e6 3. d4 d5 4. e5 Ne7 5. Nf3 Nf5 6. Bd3 Nh4 7. 0-0 c5 8. Be3 c4 9. Be2 Nf5 10. Bd2 Nc6 11. Nc3 Ncxd4 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. Be3 Nf5 14. Rf3 d4 15. Bxc4 Nxe3 16. Bb5+ Bd7 17. Qxd4 Nxc2 18. Bxd7+ Qxd7 19. Qxd7+ Kxd7 20. Rd1+ Kc6 21. a3 Bc5+ 22. Kh1 Rad8 23. Rfd3 Rxd3 24. Rxd3 a5 25. Ne4 b6 26. Rc3 Rd8 27. h3 Rd4 28. Nxc5 bxc5 29. Rxc2 Rxf4 30. Re2 Kd5 31. g4 g6 32. Kg2 g5 33. 2g3 Kd4 34. h4 h6 35. hxg5 hxg5 36. Rc2 c4 37. b4 cxb3 e.p. 38. Rd2+ Kc3 39. Rd7 a4 40. Rc7+ Kb2 41. Rc8 Kxa3 42. Rg8 b2 43. Rxg5 Rf1 44. Rh5 b1=Q 45. Kh4 Rh1+ 46. Kg5 Qg6+ 47. Kf4 Rxh5 48. gxh5 Qxh5 49. Ke4 Qf5+ 50. Kd4 Qf4+ 51. Kc4 Qxe5+ 52. Kb6 Kb4 53. Kb7 Qd6 54. Kc8 Qe7 55. Kb8 Kb5 56. Kc8 Kb6                            0-1

Round 9                                                                November 21, 2004

White: Jimmy Valenzuela

Black: Roberto Hernandez

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. Nc3 0-0 6. 0-0 Bg4  7. h3 Bd7 8. a3 Nc6 9. d5 Ne5 10. Nxe5 dxe5 11. f4 exf4 12. Bxf4 c6 13. Be3 Qc8 14. e5 Nh5 15. d6 exd6 16. exd6 Bxh3 17. gxh3 Qxh3 18. Qf3  Ng3 19. Ne4 Be5 20. Ng5 Qh4 21. Nxf7 Rxf7 22. Bxf7+ Kg7 23. Bf2 Ne2+                           0-1

Round 10                                                              November 28, 2004

White: Roberto Hernandez

Black: Jose Misael de Jesus

1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Bc4 cxb2 5. Bxb2 Qe7 6. Qe2 d6 7. Nc3 c6 8. Nf3 h6 9. 0-0 b5 10. Bb3 Bg4 11. Rad1 a5 12. h3 Bh5 13. g4 Bg6 14. Nd4 a4 15. Bc2 a3 16. Bc1 Nf6 17. Rfe1 Qd7 18. e5 dxe5 19. Qxe5+ Be7 20. Nf5 Qe6 21. Nxg7+         1-0

Round 11                                                              November 28, 2004

White: Roberto Hernandez

Black: Lin de Guzman

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Be3 Nf6 6. dxc5 Qa5 7. Bd3 Bxc5 8. 0-0  Bxe3 9. fxe3 10. Nd4 Ne5 11. Nf3 Neg5 12. Qe1 Qc5 13. Nd1 b6 14. h3 Ne5 15. Nxe5 Qxe5 16. Qh4 Bb7 17. Nc3 Rad8 18. Rf3 h6 19. Raf1 d5 20. Rxf6 Qg5 21. Qxg5 hxg5 22. R6f3 dxe4 23. Nxe4 f5 24. Nxg5 Rf6 25. Rg3 Bd5 26. b3 Rdf8 27. h4 e5 28. h5 e4 29. Be2 Rh6 30. c4 Bc6 31. c5 b5 32. a4 a6 33. axb5 axb5 34. Rd1 Be8 35. Rd6 Rxd6 36. cxd6 Rf6 37. Nh3 Rxd6 38. Rg5 Rd5 39. Nf4 Rd2 40. Rxf5 Bc6 41. Rc5 Bd7 42. Rc7 Kh7 43. Ng6 Be6 44. Re7 Bxb3 45. Re8 Bg8 46. Ne7 Rxe2 47. Nxg8 Rxe3 48. Nf6+ Kh6 49. Nd5               1-0  (Time Forfeit)

Round 13                                                             December 05, 2004

White: Morton Sawaichi

Black: Roberto Hernandez

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. d3 Nf6 4. Bg5 e6 5. Nf3 Be7 6. h3 0-0 7. Qd2 a6 8. d4 cxd4 9. Qxd4 Nc6 10. Qd2 b5 11. Be2 Bb7 12. 0-0 Rc8 13. Rad1 Kh8 14. a3 b4 15. Na4 Nxe4 16. Qe3 Nxg5 17. Nxg5 Bxg5 18. Qe4 d5 19. Qf3 Qa5 20. b3 bxa3 21. Qh5 Bf6 22. f4 g6 23. Qg4 Bd4+ 24. Kh1 f5 25. Qf3 e5 26. g4 e4 27. Qg3 e3 28. gxf5 gxf5 29. Qg5 Bf6 30. Qxf5 Nd7 31. Qh5 d4+ 32. Rf3 Qxh5 33. Kh2 Bxf3 34. Bxf3 Qxf3 35. Nb6 Rxc2+     0-1

 

N E W    R A T I N G S

January 16, 2005

                 PLAYERS                                    Old Rating      Gained/Lost         New Rating

1.      EDDIE GREFIEL                                     2070                 21                        2091

2.      ROBERTO HERNANDEZ                      1959                 75                        2034

3.      IVAN II CHESS COMPUTER                2007                 25                        2032

4.      MENANDRO MANUEL                         1875                 73                        1948

5.      CYRIL MONTEL, JR.                             1799                141                       1940

6.      JOSE OMEGA                                         1781                140                       1921

7.      JOSE MISAEL DE JESUS                       1710                179                       1889

8.      JESS TOLDOYA                                                                                           1883

9.      JIMMY VALENZUELA                          1822                 56                        1878

10.  MIKE MIGUEL, JR.                                                                                     1843

11.  BONG ALIPOON                                    1760                  59                       1819

12.  DANNY DANDOY                                                                                      1793

13.  LIN DE GUZMAN                                  1672                 104                      1776

14.  MARIO RAMOS                                                                                          1746

15.  JOEL AZANA                                         1586                  111                     1697

16.  MORTON SAWAICHI                           1558                    96                     1654

17.  DENNIS GONZALES                             1578                    69                     1647

18.  GENE PASTRANA                                 1500                  146                     1646

19.  MARIANO AGUSTIN, JR.                     1652                  -16                     1636

20.  DEN CANARIA                                                                                           1599

21.  WILSON MILAMBILING                      1500                   99                     1599

22.  GERRY SERMENO                                                                                    1583

23.  PASTOR FONTANILLA                        1500                   60                     1560

24.  TUTII JOE CHILTON                                                                                 1510

Source: The History of Chess in Palau
             By Roberto Hernandez
            Part 8
            October 24, 2004
            To be published as a book in the future