JEYRALD LOMBOY—5 YEARS IN PALAU, FIRST TIME TO JOIN CHESS TOURNAMENT NEXT YEAR
There are 2 newcomers in the ongoing 2018 PNCC—Samuel Palingcod, Angelito Mintar, Jr. Another newcomer will join the fray and his name is Jeyrald Lomboy, left, the 29-year-old 5 years working in Palau but never participated in any Palau chess tournament. He is sure to join in the 2019 Palau Blitz Chess Championship in January. I told him to pay the one-year membership fee ($20.00) next year as it is already December. FOURTEEN NEW CHESS PLAYERS HAVE JOINED IN THE 3RD BATCH OF P.M.A. Chess in School. Many new chess players (old and young) participated in the 1st Surangel Chess Team Tournament. CHESS IS BOOMING IN PALAU!!!
Depending champion Bobot Tan nipped Jeff Balbalosa in the penultimate round of 2018 PNCC Open Division to clinch his 2nd PNCC title and qualified outright as the first member of Palau Chess Team to the 2020 World Chess Olympiad in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.
In 3 special games held at Koror and Palau Royal Resort Dormitory 1, top seed Cyril Tomas Almitante-Montel clobbered Angelo Salvadora while Manuel Mahor, Jr. and Tito Cabunagan halved the point. I defeated Paquito Suringa Jr. in a match held at PRR on Dec. 14.
At Bethlehem Park, Samuel Palingcod drubbed Jello Aguaras; Gonzalo Escapatoria upended Angelito Mintar Jr while Neph Macasaet outsmarted Reece Reklai in king and pawns endgame.
The earliest game was between Dennis Gonzales and Morton Sawaichi, where Dennis dealt Morton his 8th straight losses. And the longest game was between Mohammad Manik Hossain and Glen Navarroza that ended with Manik being mated by the promoted queen of Glen. Charley Patris didn't show up and gave the whole point to Remrel Dizon.
In the junior division, Aome Angeles stalled Gian Gabriel Claronino's quest for his first chess title in Palau when he defeated him in their first game of their double round-robin division clash. All Gian need is a win in his last 3 games to clinch the junior division. The last games of their division are Gian vs. Rommel Gulla (2 games); Aome vs. Gian and Kyarii vs. Aome (2nd game).
In the Women’s Division, Jennifer Angeles finished all her games and got 1.5 points after she lost to Angelil Sisior. The victory of Angelil clinched the 1st runner-up title for her with a round to spare (vs. Bheng aka Baby Edna Mission)—the last remaining game in their division.
THIS IS THE FINAL ROUND MATCHES: 1. Bobot Tan vs. Me 2. Samuel Palingcod vs. Cyril Tomas Montel, Jr. 3. Jeff Balbalosa vs. Paquito Suringa, Jr. 4. Angelo Salvadora vs. Gonzalo Escapatoria 5. Tito Cabunagan vs. Neph Macasaet 6. Jello Aguaras vs. Dennis Gonzales (0-1) 7. Remrel Dizon vs. Manuel Mahor, Jr. 8. Angelito Mintar, Jr. vs. Mohammad Manik Hossain 9. Glen Navarroza vs. Morton Sawaichi and 10. Reece Reklai vs. Charley Patris.
STANDINGS AFTER 8 ROUNDS: 1. Tan, Jr., Santiago (7.5 pts.) 2. Montel, Jr. Cyril Tomas (6) 3. Suringa, Jr., Paquito (5) 4. Balbalosa, Jeffrey (5) 5. Hernandez, Roberto (5) 6. Palingcod, Samuel (5) 7. Escapatoria, Gonzalo (4.5) 8. Salvadora, Angelo (4.5) 9. Cabunagan, Tito (4.5) 10. Mahor, Jr., Manuel (4) 11. Gonzales, Dennis (4) 12. Macasaet, Neph (4) 13. Aguaras, Jello (4) 14. Mintar, Jr., Angelito (3.5) 15. Navarroza, Glen (3.5) 16. Dizon, Remrel (3) 17. Hossain, Mohammad Manik (2.5) 18. Reklai, Reece (2.5) 19. Patris, Charley 20. Sawaichi, Morton (0).
Solution to last week’s puzzle No. 3496: 1. Rg7 any move by Black 2. Rb8#
This week’s puzzle No. 3497: White to move and mates in 2 (Solution next issue)
Tia Belau Newspaper
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Volume 27
Issue 102
December 24, 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 -- December 24, 2018
The History of Chess in Palau
By Roberto Hernandez
June 09, 2002 -- December 24, 2018
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