PALAU Royal Resort pastry chef Jaime Guevarra scored the biggest upset of his newly-found chess career when he clobbered the first National Master of Palau Manny Nedic with the black pieces on Saturday, Feb. 02 at Jean's Boutique and Store.
Guevarra was the highest rated new player of PRR because of his strong performance in the PRR rating chess tourney held last year at Dormitory 1.
His defensive style of play is somehow likened to former world chess champion Tigran Petrosian of the former Soviet Union.
He missed some tactical maneuver in their 2nd game and succumbed to Nedic's precise play.
Tony Villa, Cyril Montel, Jr. and Nedic are still fighting it out for the top 3 spots of the current tourney which will end this Sunday, February 10, 2008.
Villa has 5 games left while Cyril has 10 more.
On the last day of the tilt, absent players will automatically lose by default and other games will be declared default draws if not possible to be played.
Danny Dandoy already confirmed that he will not be playing his remaining games and it will be declared default wins to his opponents.
The most crucial game this week is the Villa vs. Montel, Jr. and everybody is anticipating a Cyrl's victory to clinch his first ever chess title in Palau.
For the 3rd time, Paul Garcia failed to play a single game on his day off even with a car to use.
He still has to play 3rd seed Roberto Hernandez twice. Also against Guevarra once. Dennis Lara has to play Guevarra twice to finish the all-PRR players match-ups.
Training for the Palau Royal Resort own version of rapid chess tournament are in full swing as Class A, B and C players are practicing till dawn.
A regular visitor at Dormitory 1, Chat Miraflor, will be invited to join the Class C (beginners) division to test his mettle against neophytes Romy and Edgar Cayanan, Mark and Morris Apresto, Jess David, chief cook Arnold Rivera, Randy Sioson, Brian Angala, Francis Diesta and Delfin 'Scanamus' Mallare, the cafeteria's humoruous and very handsome cook.
Source: Chessmate by Roberto Hernandez
Tia Belau Newspaper
Page 13
Volume 18
Issue 06
February 08-14, 2008
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