: 2ND LOSS OF JENNIFER TUBTUB
Jennifer Tubtub Angeles lost her 2nd game in the women’s division of 2018 PNCC to Destiny Sisior. She told me that there are 16 new students of Chess in School in PMA that is going on now. She will send me the names of those players/students so that I can prepare their Swiss Perfect file for their blitz tournament. (Photo by Roberto Hernandez)
6 PLAYERS ARE STILL UNDEFEATED
Top seed unbeaten and Palau’s newest Candidate Master (CM) Cyril Tomas Montel, Jr. will clash in mental combat with Bobot Tan in the match of undefeated top 2 seeds in the resumption of 2018 Palau National Chess Championship at Ernguul Park on Sunday, November 11 at 2pm onward.
Angelo Salvadora vs. Tito Cabunagan and Gonzalo Escapatoria vs. Samuel Palingcod are two matches of another 4 unbeaten players.
Even with heavy rain, the round 2 of 2018 Palau National Chess Championship proceeded with 18 players in the Open division slugging it out for a slot at 2020 World Chess Olympiad in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.
Top seed Montel, Jr. prevailed over me in 44 moves of French Defense while Palingcod nipped fellow newcomer Angelito Mintar, Jr. in 51 moves of Caro-Kahn Defense;
Jeff Balbalosa bounced back from a setback last week to Mintar by clobbering Dennis Gonzales in 69 moves of another French Defense.
Neph Macasaet dealt Jello Aguaras his 2nd defeat; likewise Manuel Mahor dealt Charley Patris his 2nd setback in 35 moves; Guam Oceania Zonal Chess Championship and Tokyo Marathon-bound Manik Hossain upended Morton Sawaichi in 46 moves.
It’s a draw between Tito Cabunagan and Gonzalo Escapatoria and Reece Reklai whipped Glen Navarroza (Osman M Marte) in 26 moves for his first win outside junior division. The longest game of the day was between Remrel Dizon and Angelo Salvadora that lasted 59 moves of Sicilian defense with Angel prevailing to set up the 3rd round pairings on Sun. Nov. 11 as follows: 1. Cyril vs. Bobot Tan 2. Angel vs. Tito 3. Jojo vs. Samuel Palingcod 4. Paquito Suringa Jr. vs. Neph 5. Manuel Mahor vs. Me 6. Jeff Balbalosa vs. Manik Hossain 7. Mintar vs. Remrel 8. Dennis vs. Reece 9. Glen vs. Jello Aguaras and 10. Morton Sawaichi vs. Charley.
In the double round-robin junior division, Michael Gulla and Gian Gabriel Claronino split their 2 games as well as the 2 matches of Kyarii Sisior and Rommel Gulla at 1-1 apiece.
And in the only game in the women's division, Angelica Morales Magno took advantage of Bheng Codinera Mendoza blunder and prevailed in 28 moves to wrap up the very busy 2nd round.
In the last issue of Chess Mate, the players’ new ratings for the month of November has been published with 2 new masters of Palau added – CM for Cyril and WFM for Angie. As usual in the last 3 World Chess Olympiads, the participants were always losing FIDE rating points after those Olympiads.
Cyril lost only a minimal 5 points from 1882-1877; Bobot Tan lost also 6 points from 1823-1817. Palau’s no. 3 Angelo lost the most ratings points of 86 from 1772-1686 to drop from 3rd to 8th for winning only 2 games out of 9 in Batumi, Georgia Olympiad despite playing at Board 3 in the Open section. Likewise, Rustum Cabuso lost 29 points from 1730-1701 to slide from No. 4 to No. 6 playing at Board 4 winning only 1 game and drawing one against Seychelles.Leif Toribiong lost 19 points from 1323-1304.
Palau’s first and only WFM Angie lost 35 rating points from 1559-1524 while her daughter Angelil Sisior lost the 2nd most points of 62 from 1476-1414. Baby Edna Mission had a decrease of 39 rating points from 1475-1436 while Angelica Magno lost 16 points from 1105-1079.
The only consolation is for Joan Gemota for adding 8 rating points to her 1346 to now 1354! She had a chance to be a Woman Candidate Master is she had won her last round game vs. Bermuda with a 3-4 win-loss slate.
Solution to last week’s puzzle No. 3794: 1. Qxc5+!! dxc5 2. Nc4+ Kb5 3. Rb6#
This week’s puzzle No. 3795: White to move and mates in 3 (Solution next issue)
Sources: Chess Mate by Roberto Hernandez
Tia Belau Newspaper
Pages 9-10
Volume 27
Issue 88
November 12, 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
April 25, 2013 -- November 12, 2018
The History of Chess in Palau
By Roberto Hernandez
June 09, 2002 -- November 12, 2018
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