US RETIRED AIR FORCE OFFICER JEFF APPRECIATES MY CHESS AND MUSIC EXPLOITS
Rarely do I meet anybody who appreciates my chess and music exploits as Jeff did on Monday, Nov. 13 at Breeze Bar of Palau Royal Resort. I told him the story of a lone Japanese guy that gave me $200.00 tip http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2012/01/music-experience-of-roberto-hernandez.html And about the Japanese lady http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2012/11/music-and-me-nov-29-tennesse-waltz.html Jeff gave me $100.00 tip that night.
(Photo by Roberto Hernandez)
BOBOT KEEPS LEAD;
TITO, PAX WITH 4-2 SLATE
NEWCOMER Bobot Tan keeps the lead in the resumption of play of the 6th round of 2017 Palau National Chess Championship at Ernguul Park on Sun. Nov. 12 by defeating Rustum Cabuso in 51 moves of Semi-Slav Defense while I won over Manuel ‘Jun ‘ Mahor, Jr. in 44 moves of Bird’s Opening.
THE MOVES:
Hernandez, Roberto (1751) - Mahor, Jr., Manuel (1525) [A03]
2017 PNCC Top 12 Division (6), 12.11.2017
1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 Nc6 4.d4 Bf5 5.Bb5 a6 6.Bxc6+ bxc6 7.Ne5 Qd6 8.0–0 Nd7 9.g4 Be4 10.c4 Nxe5 11.fxe5 Qg6 12.Nc3 h5 13.Nxe4 dxe4 14.Rf4 hxg4 15.Qxg4 Qh7 16.Qg2 f5 17.exf6 gxf6 18.Qxe4 Qxh2+ 19.Kf1 Qh3+ 20.Ke2 Kd7 21.d5 c5 22.Rf5 Rh4 23.Qe6+ Kd8 24.b3 Qg4+ 25.Kd3 Qd1+ 26.Kc3 Rh2 27.Qe4 Qe1+ 28.Kd3 Qe2+ 29.Kc3 Qe1+ 30.Kd3 Rd2+ 31.Bxd2 Qxa1 32.Rf4 Qb1+ 33.Ke2 Qxe4 34.Rxe4 Kd7 35.Re6 Bh6 36.Ba5 Bg5 37.Rc6 e5 38.Rxc7+ Kd6 39.Rc6+ Kd7 40.Rxc5 Rh8 41.Rc7+ Kd6 42.e4 Rh2+ 43.Kf3 Rxa2 44.c5# 1–0
Top seed and defending champion Cyril Tomas Montel, Jr. nips Leif Toribiong and Paquito ‘Pax’ Suringa, Jr. scored another victory over Angelo Salvadora. Rustum, Pax and Angelo are sporting an identical 3 wins 2 losses card and each one having 1 postponed game.
The postponed game of Pax and Rustum was played at 10:30pm on Thu. Nov. 17 with Pax prevailing in 33 moves of Queen’s Fianchetto Defense and thus keeping close with Bobot.
THE MOVES:
Suringa, Jr.,Paquito (1703) - Cabuso ,Rustum (1662) [A50]
2017 PNCC Top 12 Division (5), 16.11.2017
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Bf4 Bb4+ 4.Nd2 d5 5.a3 Bd6 6.Bxd6 cxd6 7.e3 Nc6 8.Bd3 dxc4 9.Bxc4 Qb6 10.Qc2 Bd7 11.Bd3 Rc8 12.Nc4 Qc7 13.Rc1 b5 14.Nd2 Qb7 15.Qb1 a6 16.Ngf3 h6 17.h3 0–0 18.Ke2 e5 19.g4 g5 20.Ne4 Nxe4 21.Bxe4 exd4 22.h4 Bxg4 23.hxg5 h5 24.Rcg1 f5 25.gxf6 Rxf6 26.Rxh5 Qg7 27.Rxg4 d3+ 28.Qxd3 Nd4+ 29.Qxd4 Qxg4 30.Rg5+ Qxg5 31.Nxg5 Rcf8 32.Bd5+ Kg7 33.Ne6+ 1–0
Tito Cabunagan likewise had a 4-2 record after dealing Jeff Balbalosa his 4th straight loss in their 9th round game. Tito will be having a 1-week vacation and he requested to me that he will play Leif in the 7th round instead of their 8th round match. But there is complication with that request—Leif is scheduled to play Jun, who had only a point after 6 games and needed badly a victory to boost his morale. If Tito will play vs. Leif, I can’t play vs. Jun because we already played in the 5th round as shown above. It will cause a major problem with players trying to catch up esp. Dennis Gonzales, who is 2 games behind schedule as well as Gonzalo ‘Jojo’ Escapatoria, Jr., who is still on funeral leave. Cyril, too, is 2 games behind vs. Tito and Dennis. Angelo had 1 game postponed vs. Dennis.
I informed Tito about this scenario and he agreed to play vs. me and he will talk to Leif about their 8th round match to reschedule it at latter date. Other 7th round games will feature Angelo vs. Rustum; Jojo vs. Pax; Cyril vs. Jeff (to be rescheduled also) and Bobot vs. Dennis.
As per Jamie Kenmure instruction, the Women’s Division is now double round-robin with WNM Angie Parrado clobbering Jennifer Angeles and defending champ Baby Edna Mission subduing my guitar/chess student Angelica Magno.
In the exciting junior division, Angelil Sisior won 3 games over her 2 younger sisters Destiny Sisior and Kyarii and over Gian Gabriel Claronino and stays unbeaten with a perfect 8-0 card. Her last opponent is my piano/chess student who won his replayed game vs. Rommel Gulla but lost to Aome Angeles, who won his first point.
Reece Reklai beat Kyarii to keep abreast with Angelil. His slim chance for the junior championship is if Angelil would lose to him and he would win his last 3 games vs. Michael Gulla, Nick and Rommel. But Angelil has beaten him to be ahead in tiebreak of Direct Encounter or winner over the other.
Solution to last week’s puzzle No. 3793: 1. Bxg7+! Kxg7 2. Qg5+ Kh8 3. Qf6#
This week’s puzzle No. 3794: White to move and mates in 3 (Solution next issue)
November 20, 2017
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