(151) INVITATION TO 2012 WORLD CHESS OLYMPIAD

NEW PRR EMPLOYEE ROLAN MACARAIG
Seeing chess activity in Palau, Rolan Macaraig standing 3rd from right, might pursue his chess career in Palau while working as new cook at cold kitchen of Palau Royal Resort. Others in the photo of the semifinal 3rd Pax Cup between Jeffrey Negrillo, right, and Paquito Suringa, Jr. are (L-R) Don Vito Te, Ferdinand Gutierrez, Allain Natividad, Derrick Manipis and eventual champ Roberto Hernandez.
(Photo by Roberto Hernandez)


INVITATION TO 2012 WORLD CHESS OLYMPIAD

The PRESIDENT of Turkish Chess Federation Ali Nihat YAZICI has sent an invitation to all World Chess Federation (FIDE) member chess federations to participate/attend in the 2012 World Chess Olympiad to be held in Istanbul, Turkey from August 27-September 10, 2012. The 83^rd FIDE Congress will coincide with the event.

The following is the Invitation: INVITATION World Chess Olympiad 2012 83^rd FIDE Congress

Dear Friends, Turkish Chess Federation, under the auspices of Sport and Youth Ministry and World Chess Federation, invites all member federations of FIDE to take place in the 40^thWorld Chess Olympiad in Istanbul.

As an experienced organizing federation, the Turkish Chess Federation promises you a very good Olympiad and FIDE Congress with all necessary conditions.

The playing venue of Olympiad will be 9, 10, 11 Halls of Istanbul World Trade Center, on the exit of Ataturk Airport. The hotels will be WOW Hotels, Radisson Blu Airport, Holiday Inn Airport Hotel, Green Park Merter Hotel, Courtyard Marriott Hotel, Atakoy Marina Hotel, Adela Hotel, Titanic Airport Hotel, Polat Renaissance Hotel.

This invitation is also an official invitation for Congress participants to the 83^rdFIDE Congress which will be held from 1^st to 10^thSeptember 2012 in the congress center of Polat Renaissance Hotel.

Full details, prices, transportation, accreditation will be announced on 8^thMay 2012 on the official website of Olympiad. http://istanbul2012.tsf.org.tr/en/ Gens una sumus!

(S) Ali Nihat YAZICI President of Turkish Chess Federation 2 May 2012 – Ankara

The training tournament for members of Palau Chess Team to Istanbul will start on Sunday, May 13. Paquito ‘Pax’ Suringa, Jr. confirmed his participation together with Menandro Manuel, Tito Cabunagan, Roberto Hernandez, Mohammad Manik Hossain, Bernard Garcia, Cyril Tomas Montel, Jr. and Rustom Cabuso, who joined the 2009-2010 Palau National Chess Championship but withdrew midway into the event.

The time control for this event is 90 minutes to make 40 moves, 30 more minutes to finish the game with 30 seconds increment starting from first move. Writing chess notation is mandatory. Registration fee is $10.00.

The venue is Beken’s Store with the possibility of another venue at Nayong Pilipino across Sea Passion Hotel. The sponsor is Rommel Baliwag of Pacific Car Rental (formerly National Car Rental). His pledged prize is one day SUV free rental for one day to the champion, sedan to 2^nd place, $50.00 for 3^rd and 4^thplace finishers. Their tarpaulin will be displayed whenever there are games being played and Rommel and Pacific Car Rental will always be featured or mentioned in Chessmate column of Roberto Hernandez in Tia Belau newspaper.

Source: Chessmate by Roberto Hernandez
             Tia Belau Newspaper Pages 12-13
             Volume 21, Issue 27
             May 07, 2012

(142) HERNANDEZ IS 3RD PAX CUP CHAMP

TOP 2 SEEDS IN THE FINALS

Paquito 'Pax' Suringa, Jr., right, shakes hands with top seed Roberto Hernandez before the start of their final game match at Palau Royal Resort Dormitory 1 in the conclusion of 3rd Pax Cup Rapid Chess tourney. Jordan Santos, left, and Don Vito Te (FO Supervisor) watched the game sparingly. (Photo by Roberto Hernandez)




             HERNANDEZ IS 3RD
                PAX CUP CHAMP

The 3^rd Edition of Paquito Suringa Cup Rapid Chess tournament finally concluded last Sunday, April 22 at Palau Royal Resort Dormitory 1. It started in Oct. 23 last year.

The following is the final standings with the top 4 clashing in the semifinals: 1. Roberto Hernandez (12-1-0 win-loss-draw record)12 pts. 2. Jeffrey Negrillo (10-4-0) 10 pts. 3. Paquito Suringa, Jr. (9-4-1) 9.5 pts. 4. Ferdinand Gutierrez (9-6-0)9 pts. 5. Ronnie Capio (8-9-1) 8.5 pts. 6. Rey Alenain (7-9-0) 7 pts. 7. Rudel Roxas (6-8-0) 6 pts. 8. Joel Gabris (3-7-0) 3 pts. 9. Dan Roldan (2-13-0) 10. Miguel Gancayco (0-5-0) 0 pt.

Capio was the only player who finished all 18 games. When Rudel Roxas went to Philippines for good, Gutierrez made it to the semifinals.

At about 6:00 pm, Hernandez and Gutierrez started their semifinal match. Being the top seed, Hernandez played the white pieces. Gutierrez chooses the quiet French Defence, puts out his queen on the 3^rd move only to be referred back to e7.

When Gutierrez castled on the queenside on the 12^th move, Hernandez shifted the attack in the queenside and won a pawn on the 16^th move and shattered Gutierrez position.

A neat knight sacrifice on the 25^th move enabled Hernandez to win a whole rook. Facing an inevitable mate on the 27^th move, Gutierrez resigned and Hernandez moved on to face the winner of Jeffrey Negrillo vs. Paquito ‘Pax’Suringa, Jr., the other semifinal match.

In the middle game, Pax is already ahead by a piece. A blunder after a blunder resulted in Pax gaining a 3- piece advantage. A few moves later, Negrillo resigned and Pax took his dinner before playing his final match against Hernandez.

Pax employed the same defence (French) that Gutierrez used. The top 2 seeds of the event castled both at the kingside on the 10^th move. Ten moves later, Hernandez gobbled up a pawn after posting his rook on the open d file. He offered that rook for a knight but Pax refused seeing that the diagonal for Hernandez’ white bishop will be too strong to handle.

One move later, he accepted that sacrifice and he has to give up his queen and a rook to thwart the mate. On the 33^rd move, he resigned to avoid the checkmate.

Hernandez received $20.00 cash prize while Pax gets $15.00. Negrillo and Gutierrez received $5.00 each as consolation prize. Photos were taken before and during the match with a small crowd of Palau Royal Resort’s employees staying at Dormitory 1.


Source: Chessmate by Roberto Hernandez
Tia Belau Newspaper
Volume 20 Issue
April 30, 2012