: TOPALOV IN
ACTION IN ISTANBUL OLYMPIAD
Roberto
Hernandez has met former world chess champion Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria in 3
consecutive Chess Olympiads --2010 Russia, 2012 Istanbul, Turkey and 2014
Tromso, Norway. Likewise, with Michael Adams of England, right, Asia’s first GM
Eugene Torre and another former world champion Vladimir Kramnik of Russia. (Photo by Roberto Hernandez)
THE NEW 2005 KING OF CHESS
(Veselin Topalov)
BULGARIA’S Veselin Topalov
clinched the world title on Thursday, October 20, 2005 in San Luis, Argentina,
with one game left in the exciting double round-robin tournament.
The final standings: Topalov, 10
points; Viswanathan Anand of India and Peter Svidler of Russia, 8 ½ points; Alexander
Morozevich of Russia, 7 points; Peter Leko of Hungary, 6 ½ points; Rustam
Kasimdzhanov of Uzbekistan and Michael Adams of England, 5 ½ points; and Judith Polgar of Hungary, 4 ½ points.
Anand finished 2nd on a tiebreaker because he won more games
than Svidler.
British GM Nigel Short hailed
the FIDE tournament as one of “the most thrilling chess spectacles of recent
decades.” Topalov, he added, “has given an exhibition of such virtuosity that
it looks doubtful, at the halfway stage, that he can be stopped. The
comparisons are not with Garry Kasparov—merely the greatest chess player
ever—but with Bobby Fischer, the only modern giant capable of such thorough
annihilation.”
Topalov won six games in the
first seven rounds and drew the rest of the games in the second half, emerging
as the tournament’s only undefeated player. Yet, GM Lubomir Kavalek noted,
Topalov was willing to risk defeat in many games. “He toyed with the minds of
the other players, convincing them that he was prepared to go where they feared
to tread. Whether his risks were calculated or created on the spot, they had
the desired effect on his venerable rivals.”
There will be a meeting of all
chess players on Sunday, April 12, 2015 at 3pm at Bethlehem Park to discuss the
next tournaments – Blitz, Rapid and National Championship.
Palau chess players who have
FIDE Blitz ratings are 1. Roberto Hernandez (1776) 2. Angelica Parrado (1585)
3. Cyril Tomas Montel, Jr. (1785) 4. Nilo de Jesus (1615) 5. Gonzales (1671) 6.
Eugenio Pastrana (1584) 7. Jaime dela Cruz (1497) 8. Paquito Suringa, Jr.
(1625) 9. Mohammad Manik Hossain (1558) 10. Elpidio Manaligod (1591) 11.
Jeffrey Balbalosa (1551) 12. Dan Roldan (1342) 13. Jose Celiz (1835) 14. Paz
Ngiratechekii (1264) 15. Ksau Anthony Whipps (1450) 16. Eric Ksau Surangel
Whipps (1281) 17. Remrel Dizon (1596) 18. Eugene Labarda (1641) 19. Rafael
Paloma (1695) 20. Gladys Anne Paloma (1474) 21. John Joseph Pabiona (1616) 22.
Alfredo Pacenos, Jr. (1703) 23. Herbert Galiza (1562) 24. Crisaljo Mel John
Banaga Ulap (1401) 25. Jo-Arl Cris Banaga Ulap (1341) 26. Allan Leuterio (1501)
27. Joseph Osorio (1241) 28. Ohjea Mae Figueroa Perdon (1242) 29. Roxanne Parco
(1145) 30. Nengeos Naruo (1171) 31. Berni Dambo (1114) 32. Nasser Onyango
(1024) 33. Kayah Iblai Flores Whipps (1050) 34. Francois Millimono (1000) 35.
Surangel Whipps, Jr. (1679) 36. Surangel Ngirchebangel Whipps (1375) 37.
Richard Facturanan Villar (1679) 38. Algen Huinda Sareno (1649) 39. Abner
Sanchez (1609) 40. Jose Labro (1569) 41. Tamae Adachi (1569) 42. Jennifer Anson
(1559) 43. Joseph Frescino (1539) 44. Arnold Lansang Undecimo (1435) 45. Melvin
Molana Parinas (1375) 46. Matthew Lawson (1048) 47. Nelson Sisior (1018) and
48. Tito Cabunagan (1813).
Active
Palau chess players who don’t have FIDE Blitz ratings: 1. Glen Navarroza 2.
Manuel Mahor, Jr. 3. Menandro Manuel 4. Morton Sawaichi 5. Jaime dela Cruz 6.
Ma. Florida Hernandez 7. CM Bernardo Garcia 8. Rustum Cabuso 9. Gonzalo
Escapatoria, Jr. 10. Angelil Sisior 11. Destiny Sisior 12. Geoff Martin 13. Baby
Edna Mission 14. Cyrelle Ann Montel 15. Ultei Angelie Surangel 16. Joey Jaime
Balute 17. Christopher Kitalong 18. Peter Eric Magbanua 19. Jade Ngirasob
Mariur 20. Charley Patris 21. Tuloy Rengiil 22. Jose Senase Rodriguez 23. Neph
Macasaet 24. Marcial Santander 25. Felix Oling 26. Nelson Sablan 27. Leif
Toribiong and 28. Robert Godwin Sola.
Blitz
chess ratings of Palau chess players have been dormant for about 2 years. This
is the time to improve the ratings of the number of players who also excel in speed
chess.
Solution to last week’s puzzle
No. 3739: 1. Qe6+ fxe6 2. Bxe6+ Nxe6 3. Nxe5 mate.
This week’s puzzle No. 3740:
White to move and mates in 3 (Solution next issue)
Source: Chess Mate by Roberto Hernandez
Tia Belau Newspaper
Pages 9-10
Volume 24
Issue 30
April 13, 2015
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