MENANDRO 'Boy' MANUEL has been Palau's top player in the last three years and being inactive from competitive chess in the last few months might be the reason of his skidding play.
Last Sunday, July 20 he was drubbed by Koror State Legal Counsel Craig Dittrich in a marathon 60 moves of Queen's Pawn Opening. A pawn thrust on the 25th move gave Dittrich a whole piece advantage that he sustained through the endgame.
After the last exchange of Manuel's pawn, Dittrich is ahead by two pawns with his king safely protected by the g pawn and his rook prevented Manuel's king from stopping the promotion of the h pawn.
THE MOVES:
White: Craig Dittrich (103)
Black: Menandro Manuel (1942)
d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Nc3 Bc5 6. e3 0-0
7. Bd3 Ngxe5 8. Nxe5 Nxe5 9. Be2 d6 10. 0-0 a6 11. a3 Be6 12. b3 c6 13. Ne4 Qe7
14. Nxc5 dxc5 15. Bb2 Rad8 16. Qc2 Ng6 17. a4 Qg5 18. Rfd1 f6 19. Rxd8 Rxd8 20.
Rd1 Re8 21. f4 Bf5 22. Bd3 Bxd3 23. Qxd3 Qg4 24. h3 Qe6 25. f5 Qxe3+ 26. Qxe3
Rxe3 27. fxg6 hxg6 28. Bc1 Rxb3 29. Bf4 Rb4 30. Rd8+ Kf7 31. Rd7+ Ke6 32. Rxg7
g5 33. Be3 b6 34. Rb7 Kf5 35. Bd2 Rb3 36. Rc7 Rb2 37. Bc3 Rc2 38. Be1 Rxc4 39.
Rxc6 Rc1 40. Kf2 Ra1 41. a5 Ra2+ 42. Kf1 Ke5 43. axb6 Kd5 44. Rxf6 c4 45. Rf5+
Kd4 46. Rxg5 c3 47. Bxc3 Kxc3 48. Rg7 Rb2 49. b7 a5 50. g5 Rxb7 51. Rxb7 Kd4
52. Kg2 Ke3 53. Rf7 Kd4 54. Rb7 Ke5 55. h4 Ke6 56. Rb6+ Ke7 57. Kf3 Kd8 58.
g5 1-0
In May 04, 2008, Dittrich snapped Tony Villa's 7-game winning streak and dealt the blitz chess master his first loss of the 2008 Palau National Chess Championship.
Manuel became Palau's 2nd National Master after capturing the 2006 Palau National Chess Championship with co-champion Manny Nedic. He was assigned twice in Yap that made him missed the first 2 months of the tourney.
His game against Dennis Lara, a cook at Palau Royal Resort, ended in a fighting draw after another marathon 75 moves of French Defence. He can't convert his one pawn advantage into a win in a difficult bishop-of-opposite color endgame because of Lara's excellent handling of the endgame. The game was held at PRR Dormitory 1 on July 15.
THE MOVES:
White: Menandro Manuel (1942) (101)
Black: Dennis Lara
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb5 4. e5 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 c5 6. Qg4
g6 7. Nf3 Ne7 8. Bd3 Nc6 9. 0-0 c4 10. Be2 Nf5 11. h3 Qa4 12. Bd2 0-0 13. Qg5
Qd8 14. g4 Qxg5 15. Bxg5 Ng7 16. Bh6 f6 17. exf6 Rxf6 18. Bg5 Rf7 19. Rab1 b6
20. Rbe1 Bd7 21. Bd1 b5 22. Ne5 Nxe5 23. Rxe5 Ne8 24. Kg2 Nd6 25. Bf3 Kg7 26.
Bc1 Nc8 27. Ba3 Nb6 28. g5 Na4 29. Re3 h6 30. gxh6+ Kxh6 31. Bg4 Re8 32. Rfe1
Rf6 33. Bc1 Kg7 34. Rg3 Ref8 35. Re2 Re8 36. Ba3 Rf4 37. Bd6 Re4 38. Rxe4 dxe4
39. Bh5 Nxc3 40. Rxg6+ Kh7 41. Rg3 Rg8 42. Bg4 Nd5 43. Ra3 Ra8 44. Ra6 Bc8 45.
Ra5 a6 46. a4 Nc3 47. axb5 Nxb5 48. Be5 Kg6 49. Be2 Bb7 50. Bxc4 e3+ 51. Kg1
exf2+ 52. Kxf2 Rf8+ 53. Ke1 Rc8 54. Bxb5 axb5 55. Rxb5 Bg2 56. Kd2 Bxh3 57. Rb6
Bf5 58. c3 Kf7 59. Rb7+ Ke8 60. Rb4 Be4 61. c4 Kd7 62. c5 Bd5 63. Rb6 Rc6 64.
Rb7+ Kc8 65. Ra7 Kd8 66. Kc3 Rc8 67. Kb4 Ra8 68. Rh7 Ra1 69. Bf6+ Kc8 70. Kc3
Rc1 71. Kd3 Rf1 72. Be5 Re1 73. c6 Be4+ 74. Kd2 Bxh7 75. Kxe1 (Draw)
Manuel had won another long encounter against Jimboy de Jesus in 51 moves of Sicilian Defence on Saturday, July 19 at Jean's Boutique and Store and now have a 3-1-1 win-loss-draw slate. He is scheduled to face Palau's number 2 Jose Omega on Saturday.
THE MOVES:
White: Jose Misael de Jesus (102)
Black: Menandro Manuel (1942)
1. e4 c5 2. Bc4 d6 3. d3 Nf6 4. h3 e6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a3 Be7 7.
Be3 Qc7 8. Nf3 0-0 9. Ba2 b5 10. 0-0 Nbd7 11. Rc1 Nb6 12. Bf4 Bb7 13. Bh2 Rfd8
14. Qe2 Rac8 15. Nd1 Qc6 16. Ne3 Rd7 17. Ng5 c4 18. f4 d5 19. e5 Ne8 20. d4 h6
21. Nf3 g6 22. c3 Ng7 23. g4 a5 24. Bb1 b4 25. axb4 axb4 26. Bg3 Na4 27. Qc2
bxc3 28. bxc3 Qb5 29. f5 Qb3 30. f6 Ba3 31. fxg7 Bxc1 32. Rxc1 Bc6 33. Qd2 Kxg7
34. Nd1 Rb7 35. Bc2 Qa3 36. h4 Nb2 37. Bf4 Rh8 38. h5 Nxd1 39. Bxd1 Rb2 40. Qe3
Qa2 41. Ne1 gxh5 42. gxh5 Ba4 43. Bxa4 Qxa4 44. Qg3+ Kh7 45. Qh4 Rg8+ 46. Kh1
Qe8 47. Qf6 Qf8 48. Ra1 Qg7 49. Qxg7 Kxg7 50. Nf3 Rf2 51. Rg1+ Kh7 52. Ng5+?
hxg5 0-1
In his latest email to Roberto Hernandez, Jan Berglund asked him to give him as many passport details of all those that might come into questions of going to Dresden, Germany (where the World Chess Olympiad will be held in November 12-25) now and/or for other future international chess events.
Hernandez will ask Francis 'Sno' Temaungil, Tutii Joe Chilton, Morton Sawaichi, Omega, Lara, Villa, de Jesus, Dittrich and Jaime Guevarra to fax their passport details to Mr. Berglund.
Source: Chessmate by Roberto Hernandez
Tia Belau Newspaper
Pages 13 & 15
Volume 18
July 25-31, 2008
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