(1561) FIRST MATCH WIN OF LEIF'S PURPLE TEAM (TBN-Aug. 27, 2018)

LEIF WITH TEAMMATES TAU’O NGIRMERIIL AND CLARENCE KITALONG

                                Leif Toribiong, left, have a photo session with me and Tau’o Ngirmeriil, 3^rd from left and Clarence Kitalong, right, after scoring their first match win on Sat. evening in the 4^th round of 1^st Surangel Chess Team Tournament.      (Photo by Roberto Hernandez)

        FIRST MATCH WIN OF

         LEIF'S PURPLE TEAM

THE FOURTH round of the 1^st Surangel Chess Team Tournament marks the first time that Team Purple headed by Chess Olympiad bound player Leif Toribiong won a match win Tau’o Ngirmeriil and Clarence Kitalong winning by default over Joy Flores Whipps and Gabriell Garcia respectively.

       Leif lost his game against Tito Cabunagan in 35 moves of Center Counter Game. The Board 4 was a 0-0 score as both Shem Paulus and Kyarii Sisior didn’t show up.

       My Yellow Team and Team Black of Paquito Suringa, Jr. held our match on Aug. 22 and I won over Pax in 50 moves of English Opening. 

THE MOVES: (979) Suringa, Jr.,Paquito (1714) - Hernandez,Roberto (1708) [A22] 2018 1st Surangel Team Tourney (4.1), 22.08.2018

[Roberto] 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.e3 g6 4.Bd3 [4.Nf3 Nc6] 4...Bg7 5.Nge2 0–0 6.Qc2 Nc6 7.a3 Re8 [7...d5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.Nxd5 Qxd5 10.0–0 Rd8 11.Be4 Qd6] 8.f3 d5 9.cxd5 Nxd5 10.b4 [10.Nxd5 Qxd5 11.Nc3]

10...Ndxb4 11.axb4 Nxb4 12.Qb1 Nxd3+ 13.Kf1 e4 14.f4 [14.Nxe4 Rxe4 15.fxe4 Nxc1 16.Qxc1 Qf6+ 17.Nf4 Qxa1 18.Qxa1 Bxa1 19.Nd5 c6 20.Ne7+ Kf8 21.Nxc8 Rxc8 22.Ke2 Bg7 23.d4 a5 24.Ra1 Ra8 25.Kd2 a4 26.g4 Ke7 27.h4 c5 28.Kc3 b5 29.e5 a3 30.Ra2 Bxe5 31.dxe5 Ke6 32.h5 gxh5 33.gxh5 b4+ 34.Kc4 Kxe5 35.e4 Kxe4 36.Re2+ Kf4 37.Re1 a2 38.Ra1 Ke3 39.h6]14...g5 15.Ra4 gxf4 16.Nxf4 Nxf4 17.Nxe4 Qd3+ 18.Qxd3 Nxd3 19.Ba3 Bf5 20.Ng3 Bg6 21.Ke2 Rad8 22.h4 f5 23.h5 f4 24.hxg6 fxg3 25.gxh7+ Kh8 26.Rg4 Nf2 [26...c5 27.Rxg3 b5 28.Bc1 Be5 29.Rg6 Rf8 30.Rg5 c4 31.Kd1 Bf6 32.Rf5 Nxc1 33.Kxc1 Bb2+ 34.Kxb2 Rxf5] 27.Rxg7 Kxg7 28.Bb2+ Kg6 29.h8Q Rxh8 30.Rxh8 Rxh8 31.Bxh8 Kf5 32.d3 c5 33.d4 c4 34.Be5 Ne4 [34...c3 35.Bc7 b5 36.Ba5 c2 37.Kd2 Nd1 38.d5 Nxe3 39.Kc1 Nxd5 40.Be1 Kg4 41.Kxc2 Ne3+ 42.Kd3 Nxg2 43.Bc3 Nf4+ 44.Kc2 Kf3 45.Bd4 g2 46.Bg1 a5 47.Kb3 a4+ 48.Ka3 Nd3 49.Bh2 Ke2 50.Ka2 Kf2 51.Ka3 Kf1 52.Ka2 Nf2 53.Kb2 Ng4 54.Bg1 Kxg1 55.Kc3 Kf2 56.Kb4 g1Q 57.Ka5 a3 58.Kb6] 35.Bc7 Kg4 [35...Ke6 36.Kd1 Kd5 37.Kc1 b5 38.Bb8 b4 39.Be5 c3 40.Bf4 b3 41.Bc7 Nd2 42.e4+ Kxd4 43.Kd1 b2 44.Ke2 b1Q] 36.Ba5 b6 37.Be1 a5 38.Kd1 Nf2+ 39.Kc2 Nd3 40.Bd2 Kf5 41.Kb1 a4 42.Ka2 b5 43.Ka3 Ke4 44.Ka2 b4 45.Kb1 c3 46.Bxc3 bxc3 47.Kc2 a3 48.d5 a2 49.d6 a1Q 50.Kb3 Qb2+ 0–1

                Pax teammate Elizalde Madrinan lost to my teammate Morton Sawaichi in 39 moves of Sicilian Defense (Unusual White’s 2^nd moves) in Aug. 23 when the over-confident Eli lost his queen after being ahead by a piece and exchange (a rook for a bishop).

                Top seed Cyril Tomas Montel, Jr. dealt Rustum Cabuso his first lost in 37 moves while Manuel Mahorl, Jr. continued his win streak at 4 when he outsmarted Eugene Labarda and the last game of the night (Aug. 25 (Sat.) was between newcomer Benerica Daligdig and Chess Olympiad bound Angelica Magno where both players are managing their time clock very well. It looks like they are playing in the World Chess Olympiad until Magno mated Daligdig on the 43^rd move.

                Bobot Tan bounced back from last week’s lost to Cyril with a masterful handling of the black pieces to dealt Angelo Salvadora his first loss, too in 40 moves of Caro-Kahn Defense.

                Gian Claronino mated Rommel Gulla on the 41^st move of their French Defense encounter while Baby Edna Mission whipped the replacement of Angie Parrado because she is off island with her youngest daughter Kyarii.

                John Malinao subdued Charley Patris in 47 moves and Nicholas Nehez has a 5-game non-losing streak with a BYE this Sunday (Aug. 26) after Destiny Sisior didn’t show up.

                Solution to last week’s puzzle No. 4422: 1. …Ng3+ 2. Hxg3 hxg3+ 3. Kg1 Bd4#

                This week’s puzzle No. 4423: Black to move and mates in 3 (Solution next issue)

Sources: Chess Mate by Roberto Hernandez

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               Pages 9-10

               Volume 27

               Issue 88

               August 27, 2018

               Chess and Music (Perfect Combination)

               The Beginning of Chess in Palau

               By Roberto Hernandez

               Soon to be published as a book

              Music and Me by Roberto Hernandez

              Tia Belau Newspaper

              March 15, 2012 -- April 18, 2013

              http://palau-chess.blogspot.com

              March 25, 2013 -- August 27, 2018

              The History of Chess in Palau

              By Roberto Hernandez

              June 09, 2002 -- August 27, 2018