ROUND 1, 2 OF 2015 PALAU RAPID
CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP -July 19, 2015
at Bethlehem Park
A TOTAL of 17 players have registered in the 1st
2 rounds of 2015 Palau Rapid Chess Championship. They are 1. Roberto Hernandez
2. Cyril Montel, Jr. 3. Jeff Balbalosa 4. Bernardo Garcia 5. Paquito Suringa,
Jr. 6. Dennis Gonzales 7. Nilo de Jesus 8. Eugene Labarda 9. Gonzalo
Escapatoria 10. Manuel Mahor, Jr. 11. Glen Navarroza 12. John Mark Tamayo 13.
Arnolfo Inres 14. Allan Alcid 15. Josef Karlo Moyet 16. Sofronio Mahor and 17.
Edwin Barayuga.
No. 1 Hernandez subdued
No. 8 Labarda in 37 moves of Sicilian Defence (Dragon Variation) –THE MOVES: Hernandez,Roberto
(1840) - Labarda,Eugene (1540) [B34]
2015 Palau Rapid Chess
(1), 19.07.2015
1. e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Bg7 5.Nc3
Nc6 6.Nxc6 bxc6 7.Bc4 Nf6 8.f3 0–0 9.Be3 Bb7 10.Qd2 Qa5 11.0–0–0 d5 12.exd5
cxd5 13.Nxd5 Nxd5 14.Qxa5 Nxe3 15.Qc7 Nxd1 16.Rxd1 Rab8 17.Qxe7 Bc6 18.Bb3 a5
19.Qc5 Rfc8 20.Qxa5 Bb5 21.Qa7 Bc4 22.Bxc4 Bxb2+ 23.Kd2 Rd8+ 24.Ke2 Re8+ 25.Kf1
Rf8 26.Bxf7+ Kh8 27.Rd7 Ra8 28.Qb7 Rab8 29.Qe4 Bg7 30.Bb3 Rbe8 31.Qd5 Rg8 32.h4
Rgf8 33.Rf7 Rg8 34.Qd7 Rd8 35.Qg4 Rde8 36.Ra7 Rd8 37.Bxg8 1–0
Writing
chess notations is optional in this kind of time control –25 minutes for each
player to finish the game with 10 seconds increment. Roberto asked those
players who want to write their moves. Only Cyril and Eugene asked for score
sheets but they did not finish writing them to the end with Cyril stopping
before the 10th move while Eugene stopped writing when he blundered
away his queen.
Cyril
toppled M. Mahor, Jr. so did Jeff against Glen. It is a draw between Paquito
and Arnolfo. Dennis outwitted Allan, Nilo clobbered Josef and Gonzalo nipped
Sofronio or Pons. No. 17 Edwin Barayuga had a bye while the longest game of the
round between Bernard and John ended in a draw when John missed the winning
move of putting his king in front of Bernard king to get the opposition.
Round 2 fitted the winners over winners. At Board 1, Hernandez
played the black pieces against Escapatoria, Jr. Nobody is writing chess
notations anymore except Hernandez, who won a piece (knight) in exchange of 2
pawns. On the 41st move, Roberto checked the king of Escapatoria
with 41. ...Nb5+ but instead of moving his king to e4, e3 or d3, he captured
the black rook on b7. Roberto said to him that he is under check. Gonzalo
thought that it is illegal move and said he lost that game.
Roberto, being the chief
arbiter, cannot inform him that it is not a blitz tourney and accepted the
resignation of Gonzalo. Cyril is watching the game as he beat Nilo earlier. The
2 Deputy Arbiters (Dennis and Bernard) are also playing their games at that
moment. Cyril is the one who informed Gonzalo that it is not a blitz tourney so
he can still continue the game by moving his king. But he resigned already. The
same thing happened in a controversial game of Hernandez vs. Eugenio Pastrana
in Jan. 15, 2006 in the 25th round of 2005 Rapid Chess Championship:
(135)
Pastrana, Gene (1910) - Hernandez, Roberto (2095) [B86]
2005 Rapid Chess (25),
15.01.2006
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 e6 4.Nc3 Nf6
5.d4 cxd4 6.Nxd4 a6 7.a3 b5 8.Ba2 Bb7 9.Qe2 Be7 10.Nf3 Nc6 11.Bg5 0–0 12.Bb1
Rc8 13.0–0 b4 14.axb4 Nxb4 15.Re1 h6 16.Bxf6 Bxf6 17.e5 Bxf3 18.Qxf3 Bxe5
19.Qe4 Bxc3 20.bxc3 Nd5 21.Rxa6 Nxc3 22.Qf4 d5 23.Ba2 Nxa2 24.Rxa2 Rc4 25.Qg3
Qb6 26.Kh1 Rfc8 27.Rf1 Rxc2 28.Rxc2 Rxc2 29.Qh4 d4 30.Qe4 Qb2 31.Qa8+ Kh7
32.Qe4+ g6 33.Qf3 Rc7 34.Rd1 e5 35.h3 f5 36.g4 Rc3 37.Qg2 Qb3 38.Ra1 Rxh3+
39.Kg1 fxg4 40.Ra7+ Kh8 41.Ra8+ Kg7 42.Ra7+ Kf6 43.Qc6+ Kg5 44.Qc1+ Kh5 45.Rh7
g5 46.Rg7 Qf3 1–0
On his 47th move, Pastrana
made an illegal move of Qg6+. Not realizing it is an illegal move, Roberto
resigned because of an impending mate in 2. He is also the only one that
writing chess notations to all his games. After reviewing the moves, it is
revealed that Pastrana really made an illegal move but Roberto resigned already
so the first win ever by Pastrana over Hernandez damaged the credibility
of the former.
In this game, Gonzalo keep his credibility and honor
intact:
Escapatoria, Jr.,Gonzalo (1605) -
Hernandez,Roberto (1840) [A85]
2015 Palau Rapid Chess C.
(2), 19.07.2015
1.d4
f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e6 4.Bg5 Bb4 5.Qc2 0–0 6.0–0–0 h6 7.Bh4 Qe8 8.Nf3 g5 9.Bxg5
hxg5 10.Nxg5 Ng4 11.Nh3 Qh5 12.Rd3 Qh4 13.g3 Qf6 14.d5 Ne5 15.Rd4 c5 16.Rh4 Ng6
17.Rh5 Bxc3 18.Qxc3 Qxc3+ 19.bxc3 Ne5 20.e3 exd5 21.cxd5 c4 22.f4 Ng4 23.Bxc4
Nxe3 24.Bb3 d6 25.Ng5 a5 26.Ne6 Rf7 27.Re1 a4 28.Bc2 Nxc2 29.Kxc2 b5 30.Rg5+
Kh7 31.h4 Bb7 32.Nd8 Rc7 33.Rxf5 b4 34.Nxb7 b3+ 35.axb3 axb3+ 36.Kxb3 Rxb7+
37.Kc4 Na6 38.Re6 Rc8+ 39.Kd4 Nc7 40.Rf7+ Kg8 41.Ree7 Nb5+ 0–1
Because the number of participants in the Open division is odd (17), no. 17 Edwin Barayuga got a bye (a win). He played against Jeff at Board 3 while Allan and Bernard squared off at Board 4 for another draw by Bernard. Arnolfo collected his first whole point by outsmarting Tamayo. Paquito got 1.5 points also by touting Dennis and finally, Labarda and Jun Mahor drubbed Glen and Josef at Board 7 and 8 respectively.
Josef
had a bye on round 3, (July 27). If Felix Oling will agree that he can still be
included in the tourney but had to concede the 1st and 2nd
rounds, he will be playing against Josef. Upon talking to Felix, he said to
Roberto that he is not joining. The 18th spot is still open for
somebody who will accept a 0-2 start.
***On July 23, 2015 at 11am, Roberto was able to talk to Christopher Kitalong and he agreed to take the 18th spot and start with a 0-2 win-loss slate. He will play 2 games on Sunday, July 27 with his 3rd round opponent Josef Karlo Moyet.
The
Women and Junior Division are now one Division with Angie Parrado sweeping Joan
Gemota and Baby Edna Mission for a perfect 4-0 start. Ultei Surangel is skipping
this tilt. Robert Sola did not show up but Roxanne Parco and Kyarii Sisior are
present. Destiny and Angelil Sisior are still on vacation in the Philippines
while Gladys Anne Paloma and husband Rafael will skip also this tilt due to the
pregnancy of Gladys.
Round 3
on Sunday, July 27, will fit top seed Roberto vs. Cyril, who did not make it to
Guam Invitational Open because of USA Embassy problem with issuing visa. Tito
Cabunagan is the only rep of Palau and he has beaten CM Jonathan Nulud (Guam).
The organizers decided not to include Tito in the ongoing tourney because he
will still proceed to Philippines for the continuation of his vacation after
Guam.
Source: The History of Chess in Palau
By Roberto Hernandez
June 09, 2002 -- July 23, 2015
To be published as a book in the future
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