(1172) KLINE, MARLOU, PAX/MARVIN--PRR Dart Champs; 2016 Rapid Chess Starts March 20 (TBN-March 14, 2016)

:  WINNERS ALL

                   Although they are not all winners, they all won the hearts of the organizers –Bobby Maltizo, right, Brian Kline Labrador, squatting left, Paquito Suringa, Jr., middle, and Felix Oling, Jr., standing middle. Others in the photo are (L-R standing) Rodolph Pinlac, Eli.com (all original), Joey Cachombo, Troy Manatad, Ryan Camero, Christopher de Lima and Kleventh John Equares. Squatting at right is Marlou, the Class B champion.              (Photo by Bobby Maltizo)

    KLINE, MARLOU, PAX/MARVIN --

                 PRR DART CHAMPS;

                  2016 RAPID CHESS 

                  STARTS MARCH 20

 

BRIAN KLINE Labrador clinched the Class A title of the inaugural Palau Royal Resort Dart Tourney by besting Class A finalist Ryan Camero 2-0 in their best-of-3 finals (Killer Game) while Marlou defeated Marvin Junio in their Class B final encounter with the same score.

                In the Doubles Category, the tandem of Paquito ‘Pax’ Suringa, Jr. and Marvin outlasted the duo of Kline and Kleventh John Equares to win the Kayak Tour package for 2 donated by Fish ‘N Fins worth $250.00 while the losing duo won the complimentary dinner for 2 at Waves Restaurant of PRR.

                The Class A and Class B winners won equally the grocery items like noodles, detergent, toothpaste/toothbrush, fabric softener, meat loaf, cup noodles, canned tuna, sandwich spread, seasoning, peanuts, Glade, corned beef, soap and sausage.

                In the extra mini tourney like who hits the bull’s eye, triple or double more, Marlou and Christopher de Lima won a t-shirt each while Pax won a board shorts.

                The organizers of this event—Felix Oling, Jr., Pax, Kline and especially Bobby Maltizo, would like to remind the players/participants that aiming for the prizes is not the spirit of the game but the camaraderie that was experienced during the exciting and fun extra curriculum activities that the PRR management has given.

                They should be grateful for it and take advantage of the opportunity to know more about their co-workers. The organizers have done a very good job of the dart tourney in which every player with different schedule has to adjust for the event to finish it on time.

                When the first ever chess tournament in Palau has started in June 09, 2002, it has the same problem with participants’ varying schedules but they were able to squeeze their free time to excel and to improve the quality of chess games in Palau.

                After almost 14 years, Palau has 335 members now (including Honorary) and has been a member of FIDE (World Chess Federation) in 2005, and has participated in 2009 Oceania Zonal Chess Championship in Australia, 2010 World Chess Olympiad in Russia, 2012 World Chess Olympiad in Istanbul, Turkey,  2013 Guam Invitational Chess Tournament, 2013 World Youth Chess Championship in Abu Dhabi, 2014 World Chess Olympiad in Tromso, Norway, 2015 World Youth Chess Olympiad in Mongolia, 2015 Guam International Chess Tournament, 2015 DATMO Malaysian Open and this year’s World Chess Olympiad in Baku, Azerbaijan (Sept. 1-14, 2016).

                GOOD LUCK IN THE PIONEERING OF DART IN PALAU!!!

                The 2016 Palau Rapid Chess Championship will start on March 20 at Bethlehem Park. The 5-week, 9-round Swiss system event will have a time format of 25 minutes for each player to finish the game with 10 seconds increment. Every participant must play 2 games every Sunday and one game on the final day to be followed by awarding of medals to the top 3 finishers in both Open and Women’s/Junior category.

                First to confirm his participation is Roberto Hernandez and Felix Oling, Jr., who would like to have a farewell tournament before going back for good to Philippines on May 13, 2016.

                The Women and junior category will be integrated. If there are only 10 contestants, it will be a single round-robin.

                Solution to last week’s puzzle No. 3828: 1. Qxf7!! Nxf7 2. Rg8+!! Rxg8 3. Nxf7 mate.

                 (Congratulations to my guitar and chess student Brandon Kyle L. Soriano for solving it.)

               This week’s puzzle No. 3829: White to move and mates in 3 (Solution next issue)

Sources: Chess Mate by Roberto Hernandez

                   Tia Belau Newspaper

                   Pages 9-10

                   Volume 25

                   Issue 21

                   March 14, 2016

                   Chess and Music (Perfect Combination)

                   The Beginning of Chess in Palau

                   By Roberto Hernandez

                   To be published as a book in the future

                   Music and Me by Roberto Hernandez

                   Tia Belau Newspaper

                   March 15, 2012 -- April 2013

                   http://palau-chess.blogspot.com

                   April 2013--March 14, 2016

                   The History of Chess in Palau

                   By Roberto Hernandez

                   June 09, 2002-March 14, 2016   

(1169) Jeff is 2016 PBCC Champ; Dart Tourney among PRR Employees (TBN-March 07, 2016)

AFTER CHESS AND TABLE TENNIS, IT’S DART NOW AT PRR

                  Half of the 34 Participants of PRR Dart Tourney—Standing (L-R) Chris Ubay, Felix Oling, Jr., Paquito Suringa, Jr., Marc Joseph Sandoval, Jay Orio, John Lloyd, ?, Ramil, Steven and Eli.com. Squatting (L-R) Jess David, Rico, Brian Kline Labrador, Ryan Camero, Marlou, Herbie and Chris de Lima. 

                                                 (Photo by Marc Joseph Sandoval)

            JEFF IS 2016 PBCC Champ;

      Dart Tourney among PRR Employees

 

FINALLY, Jeff Balbalosa claimed his first National Chess Championship title but in the Blitz format after topping the 2016 Palau Blitz Chess Championship at Surangel Campaign Headquarters at the premises of Mason’s Hardware on Feb. 28, the same date of TFCP Election of officers for 2016-2017.

                Prior to the penultimate and final round, top seed Cyril Tomas Montel, Jr. is leading with 4.5 in 5 games while 2^nd seed Tito Cabunagan and 3^rd seed Roberto Hernandez have 3 points each going into the last 2 rounds of this 7-round Swiss system event that started on Valentine’s Day (Feb. 14) at Bethlehem Park. The 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th and 7^th rounds were played at the Headquarters.

                Cyril is on his way to his 6^th consecutive national chess championships, if he would win even one of his 2 remaining games. But it’s not meant to be. He overlooked an illegal move by his last round opponent, Tito, and captured a bishop instead of pointing an illegal move by Tito, who immediately moved his king and carried on to win in the endgame.

                Cyril also lost his 6^th round game to eventual champion Jeff while Roberto won his 6^th round game against Dennis Gonzales and defeating again the champion of the event, Jeff, like what he did in the Lightning Chess Championship (Part 2), by defeating eventual champ Tito.

                After 7 rounds, 4 players are tied at the top with 5 points each—Jeff, Roberto, Tito and Manuel ‘Jun’ Mahor, Jr. The tiebreak were used (including winner over the other (or direct encounter) and more number of wins) and Jeff prevailed over the 3, with Tito at 2^nd and Mahor, Jr. at 3^rd.

                Roberto is 4^th and Cyril settled for 5^th. He is still analyzing his game against Tito while the 3 medals are being awarded to the top 3 finishers.

                Arnolfo Inres finished in solo 6^th with 4 points. Tied at 7^th-9^th are Rustum Cabuso, Gonzales and Glen Navarroza with 3.5 points each while at solo 10^th is Joan Gemota with 3. Josef Karlo Moyet and Joel Gemota are tied at 11^th-12^th with the cellar going to Eric Ksau Surangel Whipps and Eugene Labarda to complete the 14-player participants.

                The next Palau Chess Federation tourney is the 2016 Palau Rapid Chess Championship that will commence on March 20 and will conclude on April 17. This 9-round and 5-week tournament has a time control of 20 minutes for each player to finish the game with 10 seconds increment. A player must play 2 games in a week and in the last (9^th round), only one game to be followed by awarding of medals to the top 3 finishers.

                In the 2016 Election of new officers of The Filipino Community in Palau (TFCP) on Feb. 28, incumbent Aga David was re-elected. Roberto, who is running as one of the Vice President of KKK Party, was 3^rd with only 12 votes separating him from the No. 2 winner Nancy Lobres, a fellow awardees in the 2009 Outstanding OFW in Palau. Roberto’s lead to his 4^th placer party mate Nonoy Arganda is only one vote! Palau No. 2 woman chess player Baby Edna “Bheng” Mission made it to the 15 Board of Directors members. Totally, KKK Party has 15 elected officers in their 22-candidate ticket.

                Likewise on Feb. 28, the first ever Dart Tournament among Palau Royal Resort employees has started with Roberto losing to Dhen Flores, a bartender. Five rated chess players of Palau are participating in this event being held at the Dormitory 1 of PRR. They are Roberto, Paquito ‘Pax’ Suringa, Jr., the dart champion of INC, Felix Oling, Jr., Elizalde Madrinan and Jess David.

                The tourney was divided into Class A (or advanced) and Class B (or beginner) Category. Top seeds in the Class A are Brian ‘Kline’ Labrador, who is also a very good basketball player and Bobby Maltizo, of Main Kitchen. Included in their category are Felix, Marc Joseph Sandoval, Pax, Chris de Lima, Rico, Ryan Camero, Lee Lozano, Jay Orio, Gerry Medrano, Troy Manatad, Nel Lorenzo, Eli, Chris Ubay and Renz Lim, another bartender and basketball player.

                The Category B players are Alvin Yap, Jess David, Marvin Junio, Mark Pinlac, Rodolph Pinlac, Herbie, Kleventh John Equares, Joey Catsombo, Alfie Temporado, Dennis Ramos, John Lloyd, Marlou, Jonathan Sta. Ana, Al, Ramil and Steven, the lone Palauan participant.

                In the 1^st round of Category A, Felix, Pax, Ryan, Jay, Troy, Kline, Chris Ulap and Bobby won. In the next round, Ryan prevailed over Jay while Kline defeated Bobby to set up a final match-RYAN VS. KLINE!

                In Class B, Alvin, Marvin, Herbie, Joey, Alfie, Marlou, Al and Ramil won. In the next round, Marvin defeated Alvin, Dhen subdued Alfie and Marlou whipped Ramil to set up a final match—MARVIN VS. MAR.

                The Doubles (Drawing of Class A player paired with Class B player) has started with the following tandem: John Lloyd/Chris Ubay vs. Dennis/Rico; Herbie/Ryan vs. Ramil/Renz; Marvin/Pax vs. Jess/Troy; Arvin/Lee vs. Mark P./Mark John; Kleventh/Kline vs. Jonathan/Jay; Roberto/Gerry vs. Dhen/Eli.com; Joey/Nel vs. Al/Chris de Lima and Rodolph/Felix vs. Steven/Bob.

                The results: Dennis/Rico, Herbie/Ryan, Marvin/Pax, Marks, Kleventh/Kline, Dhen/Eli, Joey/Nel and Rodolph/Felix won with the Dhen/Eli vs. Roberto/Gerry match being the most exciting one as the former quickly get ahead but struggle in the bull’s eye. After Roberto got a single bull, followed by another single by Gerry, they are ahead now. But Dhen scored a winning cherry bull to advance.

                At lunch time on Election Day, Roberto was asked by a lot of dart players if they can join the tourney but it’s exclusive only for PRR employees as approved by the management for security reasons. With the success of this event, there might be an open one but the venue would be different.

                Solution to last week’s puzzle No. 3827: 1. Rh1+ Rh2 2. Rh7+! Nxh7 3. g7 mate. Congratulations to Bruce Soriano for solving this puzzle a week before it was published.

                This week’s puzzle No. 3828: White to move and mates in 3 (Solution next issue)

Sources: Chess Mate by Roberto Hernandez

              Tia Belau Newspaper

              Pages 9-10

             Volume 25

             Issue 19

             March 07, 2016

             Chess and Music (Perfect Combination)

             The Beginning of Chess in Palau

             By Roberto Hernandez

             To be published as a book in the future

             Music and Me by Roberto Hernandez

             Tia Belau Newspaper

             March 15, 2012 -- April 2013

             http://palau-chess.blogspot.com

             April 2013--March 07, 2016

             The History of Chess in Palau

             By Roberto Hernandez

             June 09, 2002 -- March 07, 2016