: AVERTING A SHUTOUT
Nick Nehez, right, my piano/chess student, averted a shutout of our Yellow Team when he defeated/mated Rommel Gulla, right, in the 1st round of the very successful 1st Surangel Chess Team Tournament held on Aug. 5. Angie Parrado, 2nd from left, is executing a move vs. her daughter Angelil Sisior while Dims Alexander (partly hidden) is pondering his move against John Malinao. Team Captain Angelo Salvadora completes the Dark Grey Team with reserve player Pedro Parmisano looking on.
RESULTS VARIES
There’s a unique variation in the results of Round 1 of 1st Surangel Chess Team Tournament held on Sunday, Aug. 05, 2018 at Mason’s Hardware Do-It Center premises. There’s a 2-2 draw with the Red Team and Navy Blue Team; a sweep by Light Blue Team over Teal Team; a 3-1 victory of Dark Grey Team over my Yellow Team; a 1.5-.5 win by Royal Blue Team against Black Team and a 4-0 win via BYE by Purple Team.
The top 2 players of Red Team—Bobot Tan and Charley Patris subdued the Navy Blue Team of Dennis Gonzales and Joel Gemota respectively but their woman and youth players Joan Gemota and Ksau Anthony Whipps both scored the equalizing points over Baby Edna Mission and Jai.
The Light Blue Team of Rustum Cabuso, Manuel Mahor, Jr., Angelica Magno and Michael Gulla swept the Teal Team of Tito Cabunagan, Gabriell Garcia, Joy Flores Whipps (off island) and Kyarii Sisior respectively. Rustum-Tito (1-0) 56 moves of Philidor’s Defense; Mahor-Garcia (1-0) 54 moves of French Defense (Exchange Variation); I was not informed that Magno has played vs. Melvin Parinas, which is not allowed because no male player can play with woman player. But she won anyway with her victory over Joy Flores Whipps. Michael Gulla-Kyarii Sisior (1-0) in 42 moves of d4-d5 Unusual Lines.
The top 3 players of Dark Grey Team of Angelo Salvadora won over my Yellow Team but the Youth player Nicholas Nehez averted a shutout by mating Rommel Gulla on the 26th move of d4-d5 unusual line. Salvadora defeated me in 46 moves of Sicilian Defense while newcomer Dims Alexander was outwitted by John Malinao in 41 moves of Ponziani Opening and Scotch Gambit. The mother and daughter adversaries resulted in a win of the mother (Angelica Parrado) over Angelil Sisior in 36 moves of Gioco Pianissimo and the team saver Nicholas Nehez won in just over 30 minutes of chess action.
Cyril Tomas Montel, Jr.’s Royal Blue Team’s woman and youth player are still on vacation as well as their counterpart in Paquito Suringa, Jr. Black Team. They both have 0-0 record. The lone point was scored by Eugene Labarda over Elizalde Madrinan in 42 moves of Philidor’s Defense. The top board match-up between the 2 captains was the longest game of the day—until 7pm that ended in a draw with Paquito ahead by 3 connected pawns.
The Purple Team of Leif Toribiong had a BYE and his teammates Chris Kitalong, Tau’o Ngirmeriil and Shem Paulus scored whole points.
ROUND 2 PAIRINGS:
Team Black Team Purple
Paquito Suringa, Jr. Leif Toribiong
Elizalde Madrinan Chris Kitalong
Gladys Anne Paloma Tau’o Ngirmeriil
Gian Paloma Shem Paulus
1. Roberto Hernandez Rustum Cabuso
2. Glen Navarozza Manuel Mahor, Jr.
3. Angelil Sisior Angelica Magno
4. Nicholas Nehez Michael Gulla
Team Navy Blue Team Dark Grey
1. Dennis Gonzales Angelo Salvadora
2. Joel Gemota John Malinao
3. Joan Gemota Angelica Parrado
4. Ksau Anthony Whipps Rommel Gulla
Team Royal Blue Team Red
1. Cyril Montel, Jr. Bobot Tan
2. Eugene Labarda Charley Patris
3. Jennifer Angeles Baby Edna Mission
4. Aome Angeles Jai
Team Teal – BYE
Solution to last week’s puzzle No. 4421: 1. …Qe1+! 2. Bxe1 Rxe1 3. Rf1 Rxf1#
This week’s puzzle No. 4422: Black to move and mates in 3 (Solution next issue)
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