: HIS PRACTICE
BEFORE IS SOLVING CHESS MATE’S CHESS PUZZLES
Manuel Nedic, right, admitted to Roberto Hernandez, left, that his only
chess practice before is solving the chess puzzles in Tia Belau’s Chess Mate column
by Roberto Hernandez. In his 2nd serious chess tournament, Nedic
defeated Hernandez. Others in the photo are the first game of the day, Jimmy
Valenzuela, 2nd from right, vs. Gene Pastrana, while Bong Alipoon,
middle, takes on Joel Azana, the one taking this photo. Susan Andres, on
Alipoon’s right, is an Honorary Member of Palau Chess Federation. A Palauan
guy, standing at left, is watching the games. (Photo by Roberto Hernandez)
NEDIC UPSETS TOP SEED HERNANDEZ
IN ROUND 7
IN HIS 2nd chess tournament participated in
Palau, newcomer Manuel Nedic (1759 National Rating) showed his full potential
of being a great player by upsetting top seed Roberto Hernandez (2056) in 41
moves of Dutch Defence in the 7th round of 2005 Open Chess
Tournament held on Sunday, July 03 at Privilege Family Store in Malakal.
THE MOVES:
Nedic,
Manuel (1759) - Hernandez, Roberto (2056) [A85]
2005 Open (Palau) (7),
03.07.2005
1.d4
f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e6 4.Nf3 Bb4 5.Bg5 0–0 6.Qc2 Qe8 7.Bxf6 Rxf6 8.e3 f4 9.Bd3
Qh5 10.0–0–0 Bxc3 11.Qxc3 fxe3 12.fxe3 Nc6 13.Rdf1 a5 14.a3 a4 15.Rhg1 Na5
16.g4 Qf7 17.Ng5 Nb3+ 18.Kb1 Qe7 19.Bxh7+ Kh8 20.h4 d5 21.Bd3 Bd7 22.Bc2 dxc4
23.Bxb3 cxb3 24.Qd3 Rh6 25.Nf7+ Kg8 26.Nxh6+ gxh6 27.g5 h5 28.Rf6 Be8 29.Rgf1
Rd8 30.Qe4 Rd6 31.Qf4 Kg7 32.Qe5 Kg8 33.Qf4 Rc6 34.g6 Kg7 35.Qg5 Qd6 36.Rf7+
Kg8 37.Qh6 Rc1+ 38.Kxc1 Qc6+ 39.Kb1 Qc2+ 40.Ka1 Bxf7 41.Qh7+ 1–0
The 2nd tournament of
the year is being sponsored by Palau businessman Bendix N. Lakobong, his
Operations Managers Leo Lacambra, Jr. and Roswell C. Macapagal of T-Shirt
Printing Atbp. They are sponsoring the 5 trophies and $50.00 cash for
Brilliancy Game.
The first game of the day was
between Gene Pastrana (1822) and Jimmy Valenzuela (1994), in which the former
defeated the latter. There were only 3 games played in the 7th
round, with the 3rd game ending with 4th seed Bong Alipoon
(2012) clobbering another chess player with great potential – Joel Azana
(1789).
Second seed Cyril Montel, Jr.
(2044) and 3rd seed Jose Omega 2027) didn’t make it due to job
schedule conflict while Menandro Manuel (2061) and Lin de Guzman will skip this
tourney but will participate in blitz chess competition after the completion of
regular games.
There’s not enough player for
blitz chess contest this week but next week, July 10, a Mid-Year Blitz Chess
Festival is set. If the participants are less than 10, it would be double
round-robin event with 5 minutes time control and $5.00 registration fee as
usual.
Nedic finished at 8th
in the first tourney of the year – the 2005 Regular Chess Tournament, with
11-5-5 win-loss-draw record for a total of 13.5 points. Not bad for a first
time participant. Among his victims are Mario Ramos(1890), Ivan II Chess
Computer (2006), Mariano Agustin, Jr.(1636), Marcial Rodriguez (1571), Lin de
Guzman (1776), Liam Bornovski (1500), Ronald Maomay (1500), Eric Espartero
(1579), Em-R de Vera, Christopher Domingo and Jimmy Valenzuela (1994). He drew
with Cyril Montel, Jr., Menandro Manuel, Tutii Joe Chilton, Joel Azana and Gene
Pastrana.
He lost to Hernandez, Omega (in
their adjourned game resumption), Dennis Gonzales, Alipoon and surprisingly to
Morton Sawaichi.
SOLUTION TO LAST WEEK’S PUZZLE:
(White to move and mates in 5) the one and only puzzle in this column that is
mate in 5. Mostly it’s mate in 3 or 2.
1. Qxg7+!! Kxg7 2. Rg3+ Kh6 3. Bc1+ Kh5 4. Rg5+ Kxh4 5. g3 mate.
Source: Chess Mate by Roberto Hernandez
Tia Belau Newspaper
Pages 9-10
Volume 14
July 08-15, 2005
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