Flor Hernandez, left, enjoys the food prepared for the Christmas party of Knights and Rooks Chess Club (Palau) on Dec. 18, 2005. In the middle is Bong Alipoon and next to him is the younger looking Dennis Gonzales... This is 10 years ago! He is playing blitz chess whiz Edwin Eti.
(Photo by Roberto Hernandez)
HERNANDEZ IS 2005 CHRISTMAS
BLITZ CHESS FEST CHAMP
DURING the resumption of play in the 17th and
18th round of 2005-2006 Rapid Chess Tournament, a Christmas party of
members of Knights and Rooks Chess Club (Palau) was held at the venue -- Jean’s
Boutique and Store on Dec. 18, 2005.
Roberto
Hernandez prepared broiled tilapia fish, Cyril Montel, Jr. brought spring roll
(lumpiang Shanghai), Dennis Gonzales – fried noodles, one big fish for Manuel
Nedic, assorted fruits from Bong Alipoon, fish kelaguin from Menandro Manuel,
newcomer William Blasquino roasted 2 pig’s head and venue host Gene Pastrana
donated one case of soda.
The
food were served on one of the playing table at the parking area, with the
players not have enough time to eat as they are busy playing, especially Joeven
delos Santos, who is catching up and played 9 games! He won 4 and lost 5. Roberto’s
wife Flor attended the party because of food, not because of chess.
Those
were very busy chess events as 37 games were played in the resumption of
2005-2006 Rapid Chess Tourney. Roberto is the only one that annotates all his
games including on this day – against newcomer Joeven delos Santos.
THE
MOVES:
Hernandez,
Roberto (2095) - Delos Santos, Joeven (1500) [B53]
2005 Rapid Chess (17),
18.12.2005
1. e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Bg4 4.Bc4 g6
5.dxc5 Bg7 6.Qd5 Be6 7.Qxb7 Nd7 8.Bxe6 fxe6 9.Ng5 Rc8 10.Nxe6 Qa5+ 11.Bd2 Nxc5 12.Qxc8+ Kf7 13.Ng5+ Kf6
14.Bxa5 Kxg5 15.Bd2+ Kf6 16.Nc3 Nh6 17.Nd5+ Ke5 18.Bc3+ Kxe4 19.Qc6 Bxc3+
20.Nxc3+ Ke5 21.f4+ Ke6 22.Qd5+ Kd7 23.0–0–0 Rf8 24.Qxc5 Nf5 25.Rhe1 Rc8
26.Qb5+ Kd8 27.Nd5 Rc5 28.Qb8+ Kd7 29.Qb7+ Ke8 30.Rxe7+ Nxe7 31.Qxe7#
1–0
ROUND 17 &
18
December 18, 2005
1. Rogelio Menor vs. Edwin Eti (0-1) 2. Joeven delos Santos
vs. Menandro Manuel (0-1) 3. Cyril Montel, Jr. vs Joeven delos
Santos (1-0) 4. Menandro Manuel vs. Edwin Eti (1-0) 5. Joel Azana vs. Manny
Nedic (1-0) 6. Manny Nedic vs. Joel Azana (1-0) 7. Joeven delos Santos vs.
Francis Temaungil (1-0) 8. Tutii Joe Chilton vs. Edwin Eti (0-1) 9. Bong
Alipoon vs.Jess Gomez (0-1) 10. Tutii Joe Chilton vs. Rogelio Menor (0-1) 11.
Francis Temaungil vs. Joeven delos Santos (0-1) 12. Edwin Eti vs. Joel Azana
(1-0) 13. Jess Gomez vs. Edwin Eti (1-0) 14. Dennis Gonzales vs. William
Blasquino (0-1) 15. Tutii Joe Chilton vs. Cyril Montel, Jr. (0-1) 16. Tutii Joe
Chilton vs. Bong Alipoon (0-1) 17. Rogelio Menor vs. William Blasquino (0-1)
18. Manny Nedic vs. Jess Gomez (0-1) 19. Dennis Gonzales vs. Em-R de Vera (1-0)
20. Tutii Joe Chilton vs Bong Alipoon (0-1) 21.Roberto Hernandez vs. Joeven
delos Santos (1-0) 22. Bong Alipoon vs. Francis Temaungil (1-0) 23. Em-R de
Vera vs. Dennis Gonzales (Draw) 24. Rodiante Balagso vs. Edwin Eti (0-1) 25.
William Blasquino vs. Rogelio Menor (1-0) 26. Cyril Montel, Jr. vs. Rogelio
Menor (1-0) 27. Joeven delos Santos vs. Bong Alipoon (0-1) 28. Edwin Eti vs.
Rodiante Balagso (1-0) 29. Bong Alipoon vs. Joeven delos Santos (1-0) 30.
Rodinate Balagso vs. William Blaquino (0-1) 31. Felix Lapitan vs. Tutii Joe
Chilton (1-0) 32. Em-R de Vera vs. Joeven delos Santos (0-1) 33. Dennis
Gonzales vs. Edwin Eti (0-1) 34. Edwin Eti vs. Flavin Andres (1-0) 35. Joeven
delos Santos vs. Em-R de Vera (1-0) 36. William Blasquino v Rodiante Balagso
(0-1) 37. Rogelio Menor v Felix Lapitan (0-1)
CHRISTMAS
BLITZ CHESS FESTIVAL
December
18, 2005
Single
Round Robin
5
Minutes Time Control
FINAL
STANDINGS
Players
Win
Loss Draw Total
- ROBERTO HERNANDEZ 8 1 0 8
- EDWIN ETI 7 1 1 7.5
- CYRIL MONTEL, JR. 5 2 2 6
- GENE PASTRANA 5 3 1 5.5
- MENANDRO MANUEL 4 2 3 5.5
- BONG ALIPOON 4 3 2 5
- MANNY NEDIC 4 4 1 4.5
- DENNIS GONZALES 2 7 0 2
- FLAVIN ANDRES 0 8 1 .5
- WILLIAM BLASQUINO 0 8 1 .5
After the completion of all 37
games, a Christmas blitz chess fest was organized with 10 players
participating. The time control is 5 minutes for each player to finish the game
without increment as they are using mechanical clocks. The registration fee is
$5.00 as usual with Flavin Andres as the only one who had not paid his fee.
Roberto paid for him.
With top seed Menandro Manuel not in
his top form, the fight for top honor was reduced to newcomer blitz specialist
Edwin Eti and Roberto. When Eti drew his last game, he does not have enough
points to catch up with Roberto and thus Roberto claimed another blitz chess
title by a hairline.
FINAL STANDINGS OF PLAYERS AND THEIR
WIN-LOSS-DRAW RECORD:
1.
Roberto Hernandez (8-1-0) 2. Edwin Eti (7-1-1) 3. Cyril Montel, Jr. (5-2-2) 4.
Gene Pastrana (5-3-1) 5. Menandro Manuel (4-2-3) 6. Bong Alipoon (4-3-2) 7.
Manuel Nedic (4-4-1) 8. Dennis Gonzales (2-7-0) 9. Flavin Andres (0-8-1) 10.
William Blasquino (0-8-1).
Solution
to last week puzzle: 1. .... Qxh2+!! 2. Kxh2 hxg2+ 3. Kg1 Rh1 mate.
Pages 9-10
Volume 14
December 23-30, 2005
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