WILL there be an new champion again in the 7th chess tournament sponsored this time by Nestor Canaria?
Will there be a repeat champion for the first time?
Defending champion Jess Toldoya seems to be in top shape to defend his title while 2003 Open champion Menandro Manuel is also a favorite and 2003 Senior and Junior Champion Roberto Hernandez will be fresh from a 42-day vacation and will have barely a day to prepare the event to be held at Filco Thrift Mart in Malakal.
On the opening day of the tournament, July 11, the pairings in the senior division is the top seed (Ivan II Chess Computer) against the lowest seed.
The 2nd seed Hernandez will be up against the second lowest and so on. The 11-round Swiss system tourney will use a time control of one hour for each player to finish the game.
The junior division will have 30 minutes for each player to finish the game and a double round-robin format.
If there are less than 6 contestants in the kid's division, there will be no more junior division (18 years and below). Instead, the kids will join the seniors in the Swiss system format.
The top 2 finishers of the juniors will receive trophies and an extra trophy will be awarded to the Most Improved Player.
Canaria is sponsoring the trophies for the top 4 finishers in the senior division and 3 trophies in the kid's division. He asked Hernandez to buy the trophies in Philippines during his vacation.
Game time is 1:00 to 5:00 pm every Sunday. Registration fee is $10.00.
With the majority of the strongest junior players gone, this is the chance for hesitant kids to join and have fun playing chess with players of their own level.
Calling the attention of Dmitri Villanueva, John Page, I. B. Misech, Omkar Tangelbad, Tommy Tutii, Scout Adelbai, Jovani Adachi and many more who have shown interest but maybe afraid of strong competition.
After this tournament, the next venue will be the Parish Center for Migrant Workers near Osiaol and Catholic Church to be sponsored again by The Filipino Community in Palau, who sponsored the first 4 tournaments.
The Chairman of Knights and Rooks Chess Club was approached by the newly elected officers of TFCP to use the facility and designated Hernandez as chairman of chess tournament under the Sports Commission of the TFCP.
With 2 months left before the end of 2004, the tournament will be shorter and therefore will use the active chess time control of 30 minutes for each player to finish the game.
It will be a round-robin format and players will have to play 2 games every Sunday.
Solution to last week's puzzle: 1. Rd2! Any bishop move 2. Qa7 mate. If 1. ... Ka6 2. Rd6 mate. Or 1. ... Kc5 2. Qd4 mate. If 1. ... Kc7 2. Qxa5 mate.
THIS WEEK'S PUZZLES:
Source: Chessmate by Roberto Hernandez
Tia Belau Newspaper
May 28- June 04, 2004
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