MENANDRO 'Boy' Manuel has been Palau's top player in the last 3 years and missed the first 2 months of 2008 National Chess Championship due to his assignment in Yap twice.
He's now back and prove his stature as number 1 seed by outplaying 3rd seed Cyril Montel, Jr. in 45 moves of Sicilian Defence (Alapin Variation) last Sunday, July 06 at Jean's Boutique and Store.
It is the only game of the day as other top seeds have conflict with their schedules.
THE MOVES:
White: Cyril Montel, Jr. (1870) (96)
Black: Menandro Manuel (1942)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. cxd4 a6 6. Bc4 e6
7. 0-0 Nf6 8. Nc3 Be7 9. d5 exd5 10. Nxd5 0-0 11. Nxe7+ Qxe7 12. Bg5 Bg4 13.
Re1 Rae8 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Ne5 16. Qb3 h6 17. Bh4 Rc8 18. Bd5 g5 19. Bg3 Rc7
20. f4 gxf4 21. Bxf4 Kh7 22. Rac1 Rfc8 23. Rxc7 Rxc7 24. Rc1 Nxd5 25. Qxd5
Rxc1+ 26. Bxc1 Qc7 27. Qd2 Qc4 28. Qxh6+ Kg8 29. Qf4 Ng6 30. b3? Nxf4 31. bxc4
Ne2+ 32. Kf2 Nxc1 33. a4 Nd3+ 34. Ke3 Nb2 35. Kd4 Nxa4 36. Kd5 Nb6+ 37. Kxd6
Nxc4+ 38. Kc5 b5 39. g4 Nd2 40. e5 Ne4+ 41. Kd4 Nf2 42. h4 Nxg4 43. h5 Nh6 44.
Kd5 Kf8 45. Kc5 Ke7 0-1
Second seed Jose Omega, 4th seed Roberto Hernandez, venue host and 7th seed Gene Pastrana and Palau first National Master Manny Nedic arrived at the tournament site in different time.
Even Jaime Guevarra, Palau Royal Resort's pastry chef, had missed the chance to play Manuel, who generously paid for Em-R de Vera's registration fee of $20.00.
It is still possible to send a Palau team to compete in the 2008 Chess Olympiad in Dresden, Germany on November 12-25, 2008.
According to Jan Berglund in his latest email to Hernandez, the first step to be made is to have Hernandez choose the players in the team.
If it's possible, the top 7 players of Palau (Manuel, Omega, Montel, Hernandez, Nedic, Pastrana, and even Tony Villa, who is now in Philippines) are eligible to compete in the Olympiad.
Mr. Berglund will captain the team and on his way to Palau via Philippines, he is planning to play Villa and will decide how can Villa finish his other 2 remaining games against Manuel and Paquito Suringa, Jr., a cook at PRR.
The Organizing Committee of Dresden, Germany have given the participating countries the deadline of confirming their participation on July 12, 2008.
If one or 2 players can't make it, it is possible for Koror State Legal Counsel Craig Dittrich, Jimboy de Jesus, Dennis Lara, Guevarra and even Elizalde Madrinan to make it to the team.
Source: Chessmate by Roberto Hernandez
Tia Belau Newspaper
Pages 13 & 15
Volume 18
July 11-17, 2008
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