(735) 2014 PALAU OLYMPIANS AND RAPID CHESS TILT START JUNE 1 (TBN-June 02, 2014)

SHORTEST GAME OF THE 2014 PALAU OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT

Candidate Master Bernardo Garcia, left, was checkmated by NM and Palau top player Cyril Tomas Montel, Jr., 2nd from left, on the 10th move when Garcia falls to a trap after early exchange of queens. He lost also to Roberto Hernandez, right, who topped the event. Dennis Gonzales, 2nd from right, tied Garcia at 7th overall finish while Cyril is alone at 3rd place.

                            (Photo by Roberto Hernandez -- Taken by Neph Macasaet)

2014 PALAU OLYMPIANS AND 

RAPID TILT START JUNE 1

  

THE 10-member Palau Chess Team to 2014 World Chess Olympiad in Tromso, Norway will have tune-up games every Sunday at Bethlehem Park starting June 1. The Olympiad time control will be used to familiarize the members with this time control of 90 min. to make 40 moves and another 30 minutes to finish the game with 30 seconds increment starting from move 1.

                The Men/Open players are NM Roberto Hernandez, NM Cyril Tomas Montel, Jr., CM Bernardo Garcia, Dennis Gonzales, Jeffrey Balbalosa and Tito Cabunagan, who withdrew as team captain because there is Pacific Islands Forum that coincides with the date of the Olympiad.

                In the Women team, WNM Angelica Parrado, Baby Edna Mission, Gladys Anne Paloma, Destiny Sisior and Joy Flores Whipps will have their own single round-robin event.

                Parallel to this event, the 2014 Palau Rapid Chess tournament will be composed of non-members of Palau team – 1. Alfredo Pacenos, Jr. 2. Peter Erick Magbanua 3. Neph Macasaet 4. Eugene Labarda 5. John Joseph Pabiona 6. Nilo de Jesus 7. Paquito Suringa, Jr. 8. Felix Olay 9. Jose Celiz 10. Arnold Undecimo 11. Rafael Paloma and 12. Chris Kitalong

                The drawing of the number of the players in Men/Open section will be drawn at 2:00 on Sunday, June 1 before the start of the games to determine the color that the players will be having.

                FINAL STANDINGS OF 2014 PALAU OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT (OVERALL) AND THEIR WIN-LOSS-DRAW AND TOTAL POINTS RECORD:

                                                                     Win        Loss         Draw             Total Points
1. Hernandez, Roberto                       10         0            0                  10
2. Suringa, Jr., Paquito                        9          0           1                  9.5
3. Montel, Jr., Cyril Tomas                   9          1           0                   9
4. Balbalosa, Jeffrey                            8          2           0                   8
5. Celiz, Jose                                     7           1           2                   8
6. Cabunagan, Tito                              7          2           1                  7.5
7. Garcia, Bernardo                             6          2           2                  7
8. Gonzales, Dennis                            6          2           2                  7
9. Parrado, Angelica                            6          4           0                  6
10. Mission, Baby Edna                      4           5           1                  4.5
11. Macasaet, Neph   02/12/1974         3           3           4                 4.5
12. Pacenos, Jr., Alfredo                      2           3           5                 4.5
13. Pabiona, John Joseph                    2           5           3                 3.5
14. Paloma, Rafael                              2           5           3                 3.5
15. Whipps, Eric Ksau                        2           6            2                  3
16. Whipps, Joy Flores                       0           4            6                  3
17. Paloma, Gladys Anne                   1            6           3                 2.5
18. Patris, Charley                              0           6           4                  2
19. Magbanua, Peter Erick                  0           6           4                  2
20. Senase, Jose Rodriguez                0           6           4                  2
21. Undecimo, Arnold                          0           6           4                  2
22. Balute, Joey Jaime                        0           8           2                  1

Solution to last week’s puzzle: 1. Rf8+! Kxf8 2. Qa8+ Ke7 3. Qe8 mate. Neph Macasaet did it again! He solved this puzzle again.

This week’s puzzle: Black to move and mates in 3 (Solution next issue)

                              
First game of 2014 Palau Olympians --NM Roberto Hernandez, left, played the white pieces against CM Bernardo Garcia. Roberto rushed his 37th move and lost his bishop via knight fork and resigned on the 54th move.                                                (Photo by Roberto Hernandez  -- Taken by Paquito Suringa, Jr.)



  

Palau top chess player in the last 5 years Cyril Tomas Montel, Jr., left, lost likewise in the first round against Tito Cabunagan in 41 moves of Queen's Gambit Declined. After the drawing of numbers (for 6 players), Cyril's first opponent is supposed to be against Jeffrey Balbalosa, middle, but the latter refused to play the top seed in the first round thereby this match. Jeff didn't play also against the only available player Dennis Gonzales.                                       (Photo by Roberto Hernandez)

Source: Chessmate by Roberto Hernandez

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