(1562) PHOTOS -- ROUND 4 OF 2018 1st Surangel Chess Team Tournament (August 25, 2018 --Sat. 7-10 pm)

ROUND 4 OF 2018

1st Surangel Chess Team Tournament

(Aug. 25, 2018--Sat. 7-10 pm)

Paquito Suringa, Jr., left, and me played our 4th round game at Palau Royal Resort Dormitory 1 because he is going to church at night time (Sat. August 25, 2018). He has the white pieces. In our game, he mishandled the English Opening and lost 2 pawns early.

THE MOVES:

[Event "2018 1st Surangel Team Tourney"]

[Site "Palau Royal Resort Dorm 1"]

[Date "2018.08.22"]

[Round "4.1"]

[White "Suringa, Jr., Paquito"]

[Black "Hernandez, Roberto"]

[Result "0-1"]

[ECO "A22"]

[WhiteElo "1714"]

[BlackElo "1708"]

[Annotator "Roberto"]

[PlyCount "100"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e3 g6 4. Bd3 (4. Nf3 Nc6) 4... Bg7 5. Nge2 O-O 6. Qc2

Nc6 7. a3 Re8 (7... d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 Qxd5 10. O-O 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. h8=Q 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 g1=Q 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 b1=Q) 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 a1=Q 50. Kb3 Qb2+ 0-1

The next day, Elizalde Madrinan, right, and Morton Sawaichi played their 4th round game as Eli is on duty from 1pm-10pm.

THE MOVES:

[Event "2018 1st Surangel Team Tourney"]

[Site "Palau Royal Resort Dorm 1"]

[Date "2018.08.23"]

[Round "4.2"]

[White "Sawaichi, Morton"]

[Black "Madrinan, Elizalde"]

[Result "1-0"]

[ECO "B20"]

[BlackElo "1326"]

[Annotator "Roberto"]

[PlyCount "77"]

1. e4 c5 2. Bc4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. Be3 d5 6. Bb5+ Nc6 7. exd5 Nxd5 8.

Nxd5 exd5 9. Qf3 O-O 10. Ne2 a6 11. Ba4 b5 12. Bb3 Be6 13. c3 Qd7 14. O-O Bg4

15. Qg3 Bxe2 16. Bc2 Bxf1 17. Rxf1 Rfe8 18. Bh6 g6 19. d4 cxd4 20. cxd4 Nxd4

21. Bd1 Nf5 22. Qh3 Nxh6 23. Qxd7 Rad8 24. Qa7 Ra8 25. Qd4 Red8 26. Bf3 Nf5 27.

Qe5 Bd6 28. Qf6 Be7 29. Qe5 Bd6 30. Qf6 Ne7 31. g3 Rac8 32. Rd1 Rd7 33. Kg2 a5

34. Bg4 Nf5 35. Bxf5 Be7 36. Qa6 Rcd8 37. Bxd7 Rxd7 38. Qxb5 d4 39. Qxd7 1-0

Sources: Chess Mate by Roberto Hernandez
               Tia Belau Newspaper
               December 29, 2002 -- 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
               April 25, 2013 --August 27, 2018

              The History of Chess in Palau 
              By Roberto Hernandez
              June 09, 2002--August 27, 2018

(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

               Tia Belau Newspaper

               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

               

(1396) 2017 PRCC on July 2, 9, 16; CONCLUSION OF "CHESS OLYMPIAD HISTORY" (TBN-June 26, 2017)

SUCCESSFUL 2010 RUSSIA WORLD CHESS OLYMPIAD

                I’ve been to 4 World Chess Olympiads (Russia, Turkey, Norway and Azerbaijan) and the 2010 WCO in Russia was the well-organized one that other hosts failed even to just equalize. That’s why Russia will host again the 2020 WCO in the same Khanty-Mansiysk area. CM Joselito Marcos, right, played for PNG at Board 1 in 2010 WCO; got sick in 2012 Istanbul WCO; PNG’s Delegate in 2014 Norway WCO and Palau’s Head of Delegation/Team Captain when I’m playing, in the 2016 WCO in Azerbaijan.

                                                   (Photo by Roberto Hernandez)

   2017 P. R. C. C. on July 2, 9, 16;

              CONCLUSION OF

       CHESS OLYMPIAD HISTORY

                 BETHLEHEM Park will be busy again in the next 3 Sundays as the 2017 Palau Rapid Chess Championship fires off starting on July 02 at 2pm (registration and pairings for the first 3 rounds).

                Registration fee is $15.00 for those who have paid their 1-year membership fee. The NO PAY, NO PLAY policy will be strictly implemented. The time control is 15 minutes + 5 seconds increment.

               Newcomer Santiago Cahinde, Jr., aka Bobot Tan, already paid his membership fee to me when we practiced at Bethlehem Park 3 weeks ago. FOR THOSE NOT IN THE LIST BELOW, PLEASE INFORM ROBERTO HERNANDEZ at Palau Royal Resort at tel. no. 488-2000 ext. 114, or mobile 778-5392, if you would like to participate. 

                GOOD LUCK TO ALL! SEE YOU AT BETHLEHEM PARK ON JULY 02, 2017 AT 2:00PM ONWARD.

                3 GAMES HAS TO BE PLAYED EVERY WEEK. AFTER THE FINAL ROUND, AWARDING OF MEDALS WILL BE HELD FOR THE TOP 3 FINISHERS.

                THE FOLLOWING ARE THE PROBABLE PARTICIPANTS WITH THEIR STANDARD, RAPID AND BLITZ CURRENT RATINGS: (In Alphabetical Order)

1. Angeles, Jennifer (1165-Standard; No Rapid and Blitz Rating yet) 2. Balbalosa, Jeffrey (1746; 1749; 1615) 3. Barrameda, Wilson (No S, R, B Rating yet) 4. Cabunagan, Tito (1703; 1853; 1777) 5. Cabuso, Rustum (1662; 1728; 1675) 6. Cahinde, Jr., Santiago (No S, R, B Rating yet) 7. Escapatoria, Jr., Gonzalo

(1589; 1600; 1603) 8. Garcia, Gabriell Aguirre (No S, R, B Rating yet) 9. Gemota, Joan (1455; 1372; 1433) 10. Gemota, Joel (1357-S; 1327-B); 11. Gonzales, Dennis (1618; 1694; 1631) 12. Hayes, Thomas (No S, R, B Rating yet) 13. Hernandez, Roberto (1751; 1795; 1766); 14. Labarda, Eugene (1535; 1483; 1647) 15. Macasaet, Neph (1510-S) 16. Madrinan, Elizalde (1326-R) 17. Magno, Angelica (1051-S) 18. Mahor, Jr., Manuel (1525; 1496; 1585) 19. Millimono, Francois (1001-S; 1000-B) 20. Mission, Baby Edna (1496, 1525; 1500) 21. Montel, Jr., Cyril Tomas (1868; 1884; 1796) 22. Navarroza, Glen (1388; 1424; 1382) 23. Paloma, Gladys Anne (1361-S; 1474-B) 24. Paloma, Rafael (1570; 1436; 1695) 25. Parrado, Angelica (1551; 1691; 1565) 26. Salvadora, Angelo (1643-S) 27. Sisior, Angelil (1449-S) 28. Sisior, Destiny (1491-S; 1458-R) 29. Sisior, Kyarii (1115-S) 30. Suringa, Jr., Paquito (1703; 1786; 1680).

                                              CONCLUSION OF “CHESS OLYMPIAD HISTORY”:

                The geography of Olympiads is very impressive but only 4 cities have been organizing the Olympiads two times, including Moscow, Istanbul, Thessaloniki and Buenos Aires.  

                Munich cannot be included in this exclusive list of cities because the Munich Olympiad is considered as an unofficial Chess Olympiad. Unlike the International Olympic Committee, FIDE expelled Germany from chess community on a basis of racial segregation and Nazi ideology dominant in Germany under Hitler. The newly settled All-German Chess Convention accepted only Aryan players which brought much confusion to top German players of Jewish origin.

                The so called Against Chess Olympiad was arranged as an alternative to the official 22nd Chess Olympiad, held in Haifa, Israel, almost simultaneously. This unofficial Olympiad took place in Tripoli, Libya from October 24 to November 15, 1976. None of the big chess nations (Eastern or Western) came to Libya, so the field consisted of the Arab states, a number of minor chess nations, and some that were not even members of FIDE.

                Helsinki 1952 saw the first participation by the USSR team, which finished ahead of Argentina and Yugoslavia. The team won every event up to and including their last participation at Novi Sad 1990, except Haifa 1976, which the Soviets boycotted, and Buenos Aires 1978, where they finished second, one point behind Hungary.

                Continuing the Olympiad tradition of the Soviet teams, the first Russian team won gold medal in Manila in 1992. The Russian team became six times Olympic champion but in 2002 the situation has dramatically changed and Russia couldn’t win any Chess Olympiad.

                Solution to last week’s puzzle No. 4417: 1. …Qxf1+!! 2. Kxf1 Ne3+ 3. Kg1 Rf1#

                This week’s puzzle No. 4418: Black to move and mates in 3 (Solution next issue)

Sources: Chess Mate by Roberto Hernandez

              Tia Belau Newspaper

              Pages 9-10

              Volume 26

              Issue 50

              June 26, 2017

              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 -- June 26, 2017

              The History of Chess in Palau

              By Roberto Hernandez

              June 09, 2002 -- June 26, 2017  

  

(1286) CRUCIAL ROUND 4 MATCHES OF QUALIFYING TILT (TBN-Oct. 31, 2016)

:   FIRST TIME TO BE FEATURED IN TIA BELAU

                      Paquito  ‘Pax’ Suringa, Jr., of PRR, is the 2^nd most featured chess player at Chess Mate. His co-employee here, Jay Orio, left, is first time to be featured by posing against another PRR employee Elizalde Madrinan, right, while waiting for Eli’s opponent Dennis Gonzales in another special game held at PRR on Oct. 21, 2016 (Friday).    (Photo by Roberto Hernandez)

             CRUCIAL ROUND 4 MATCHES

                  OF QUALIFYING TILT 

  

ABOUT 80% of the participants of 2016 Qualifying Tourney still have chance to make it to the Top 10 Division of 2016 Palau National Chess Championship. After the 3^rd round, 4 players have an identical 50% performance of a win, a draw and a loss.

                Newcomer Wilson Barrameda of Cove Resort, who was born on March 21, 1976, drew his 3^rd round game with Glen Navarroza, to have a total of 1.5 points from an earlier default win over Jhoan Gemota, who was withdrawn from the tourney as she has not confirm her participation by herself.

                In the Top 10 Division, top seed Cyril Tomas Montel, Jr. played with 5^th seed Allan Alcid and the results is another draw in 57 moves of Blumenfeld Defence. This year’s PNCC has the most number of drawn games this early – 6 out of 13 games played so far.

                The crucial 4^th round pairings is as follows (first mentioned name to have the White pieces):

1. Gonzalo Escapatoria, Jr. vs. Arnolfo Inres 2. Wilson Barrameda vs. Rustum Cabuso 3. Dennis Gonzales vs. Sofronio Mahor 4. Manuel Mahor, Jr. vs. Elizalde Madrinan (this game is supposed to be played on Friday, October 28 at Palau Royal Resort Dormitory 1 but Mahor didn’t show up at 5pm) 5. Navarroza vs. Baby Edna Mission 6. Angelo Salvadora will have a BYE.

                 An 11-year-old Indian boy with a very long name is changing chess history. Already the youngest ever international master, the Chennai prodigy is likely to eclipse Sergey Karjakin’s long-standing world record as the only pre-teen player to achieve the grandmaster title. His early career is outpacing both Russia’s Karjakin (GM at 12 years seven months) and Norway’s reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen (GM at 13 years four months), whose title match starts in New York on 11 November.

                Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa learned chess at five and soon made remarkable progress. He won the world under-eight title in 2013, the under-10 in 2015 and is currently the No1 seed in the world under-12 championships at Batumi, Georgia. He outclasses his peers but it is his advance in global adult chess which has set new all-time peaks for age achievement.

                His first international master result at Cannes, France, in February this year, was quickly followed by his second at Moscow Aeroflot in March, then his third and final norm at Bhubaneswar, India, in May, so qualifying him as an IM at 10 years nine months and breaking Karjakin’s world record by more than a year. And the way he did it hints at much more to come. He recovered from a 0.5/3 start in Moscow, while at both Cannes and Bhubaneswar he reached the IM score with a round to spare.

Several talents including Carlsen have reached IM at 12 but Karjakin (11 years 11 months) and Praggnanandhaa are the only players to have qualified before their 12th birthday.

                Once the first title breakthrough is achieved, the best of the best are likely to make further quantum jumps. Karjakin and Carlsen both took less than a year to progress from IM to GM. Praggnanandhaa still has 17 months in which to break Karjakin’s GM world record and the omens for his doing so are bright. He has already shown that he can play well outside India, at Cannes, Moscow, and again at this month’s Isle of Man Open. A property entrepreneur has sponsored his travel.

            To become a GM a player needs three norms of 2600+ performances from individual tournaments plus an overall 2500 rating. His FIDE world rating is already within range at 2454, his personal best and only 46 points short of the target.

                Praggnanandhaa’s world GM age record chase is sure to interest every tournament organizer who wants to maximize publicity. Europe’s prestige events like the London Classic Open at Olympia in December along with Tradewise Gibraltar and Tata Steel Wijk B in January 2017 could all invite him.

Two of his replies near the end of his interview after his final round Isle of Man game revealed his ambition. Asked if he was pleased with his score of 5.5/9, he answered that he would have liked another point or so, that would have put him close to 2600. Asked whether he hoped to become a GM, he replied “in about a year”. GM at 11 might be pushing it, but such is the speed of his advance that it cannot be ruled out.

                Praggnanandhaa comes from Chennai/Madras and his chess hero is Vishy Anand. His parents do not play chess but his older sister Vaishali has led the way for him, winning the world girls under-12 and under-14 championships and qualifying as a woman international master. He has been coached since the age of eight by GM Ramachandran Ramesh, who in 2002 earned his own place in chess history as the last player from his country to win the British championship before Indians were ruled ineligible.

It is not just that he plays very well. His style is rich in tactics, with two queen sacrifices at Moscow Aeroflot in addition to his Isle of Man 18-move miniature against one of the best players in South America, a 2645 GM from Paraguay.

                This brilliancy is going round the chess world, has made many chess fans fully aware of the new Indian talent, and has been compared to Bobby Fischer’s Game of the Century against Donald Byrne in 1963. That game, played in New York 60 years ago this month, was of much higher quality with deeply calculated knight and queen sacrifices, but Fischer was 13 against 11 while Praggnanandhaa’s last dozen or so moves were almost all the first choice of the computer and he saw and was ready for the better defenses missed by his opponent. His victory is sure to become part of chess lore and be quoted in future as a classic example of dynamic attack.

                Solution to last week’s puzzle No. 3492: 1. Qb7 Qe8 2. Qg7 mate.

This week’s original puzzle was composed by CM Joselito Marcos of Papua New Guinea in May 02, 2014:

     White to move and mates in 5 (Solution next issue) *$5.00 reward each for the 1^st 2 persons who will solve this puzzle.
***In the published 714th issue, it is Black to move and mates in 5. We're sorry for the error.

      

Sources: Chess Mate by Roberto Hernandez  

               Tia Belau Newspaper

               Pages 9-10

               Volume 25

               Issue 87

               October 31, 2016

               Memoirs of a Chess Amateur
               (My Memorable Games and Compositions

               By CM Joselito Marcos
               Page 429

               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 18, 2013
               http://palau-chess.blogspot.com
               April 25, 2013 --October 31, 2016

              The History of Chess in Palau
              By Roberto Hernandez
              June 09, 2002 -- October 31, 2016  

          

(1284) 3 DRAWN GAMES OUT OF 4 AT PRR (TBN-Oct. 24, 2016)

****(This photo was not published due to lack of space) :  BOTH DENNIS AND ELI HAVE 1-1-1 RECORD                      A special game was arranged between PRR’s Elizalde Madrinan, left, and Hanpa’s Dennis Gonzales at Dormitory 1 by Roberto Hernandez, right, to accommodate Dennis, who can’t play this Sunday for the 3rd round of qualifying tourney to select the No. 8, 9 and 10 players in the 2016 PNCC’s Top 10 Division. It’s the 3rd drawn games in 4 matches in 3 days.                                             (Photo by Roberto Hernandez)    3 DRAWN GAMES OUT OF 4 AT PRR  Palau Royal Resort’s Dormitory 1 hosted 4 games of the ongoing 2016 Palau National Chess Championship wherein 3 fighting games were drawn. The Top 10 Division numbering is already been drawn and the players know which color they will be having and they can play it anytime in conjunction with the qualifying tilt to select the No. 8, 9 and 10 qualifiers.                 Paquito ‘Pax’ Suringa, Jr., who is on sick leave, asked 5th seed Allan Alcid if they can play their game at PRR Dorm 1 on Wed., Oct. 19. He agreed and they played their game at 11:30am and after 3 hours and 57 moves of quality chess, they agreed to halve the point. THE MOVES:             White: Alcid, Allan (1684) – Black: Suringa, Jr., Paquito (1680) [B06]                                                            2016 PNCC (1), 19.10.2016             1.e4 d6 2.d4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg4 4.Bc4 Bg7 5.Bxf7+ Kxf7 6.Ng5+ Ke8 7.Qxg4 Nf6 8.Qe6 Rf8 9.0–0 Nc6 10.Be3 Qd7 11.Nc3 h6 12.Qxd7+ Kxd7 13.Nf3 Ng4 14.h3 Nxe3 15.fxe3 e6 16.a3 a6 17.Rad1 Na5 18.b3 g5 19.e5 Ke7 20.e4 Rf7 21.exd6+ cxd6 22.Ne2 b5 23.e5 d5 24.Nh2 Raf8 25.Ng3 Rxf1+ 26.Rxf1 Rxf1+ 27.Kxf1 Kf7 28.Nh5 Bf8 29.a4 bxa4 30.bxa4 Nc4 31.Ke2 Nb2 32.a5 Nc4 33.Nf6 Nxa5 34.Nd7 Nc4 35.Nxf8 Kxf8 36.Ng4 Kg7 Labels 37.Nf6 a5 38.Kd3 Kg6 39.g4 a4 40.Kc3 a3 41.Kb3 Ne3 42.c3 Nc4 43.Ne8 Kf7 44.Nc7 Ke7 45.Nb5 Nd2+ 46.Kxa3 Ne4 47.Kb4 Nf2 48.c4 dxc4 49.Kxc4 Nxh3 50.d5 Nf2 51.d6+ Kd7 52.Kd4 Nxg4 53.Nc3 h5 54.Ne4 h4 55.Nxg5 Nh6 56.Ke4 Nf5 57.Kf4 Nxd6. At this point, Pax gives away his knight for 2 pawns as the King and knight of Allan is not enough to mate Pax.      ½–½             The Alcid vs. Roberto Hernandez match was set on Oct. 20 at 10:30am to be followed by Pax vs. Roberto at 2pm later in the afternoon. Alcid used the same defense that Pax used in their game – the Pirc or Yugoslav. On the 11th move, a doubtful g4 move by Hernandez created a weakness in his kingside that Alcid exploited to the end until he won Hernandez queen and threatened mate on his 37th move that forced Hernandez resignation. THE MOVES: Hernandez, Roberto (1782) - Alcid, Allan (1684) [B07]                                     2016 PNCC Top 10 Division (1), 20.10.2016             1. e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Bd3 e5 4.dxe5 dxe5 5.Nf3 Bg4 6.0–0 Be7 7.b3 Nbd7 8.Bb2 c6 9.Nbd2 Qc7 10.h3 Bh5 11.g4 Bg6 12.Qe2 h5 13.g5 Nh7 14.h4 0–0–0 15.a4 f6 16.Nc4 Nc5 17.gxf6 gxf6 18.a5 Qd7 19.Ne1 Qh3 20.Ng2 Nxd3 21.cxd3 Rxd3 22.Bxe5 fxe5 23.Nxe5 Bxe4 24.Qxe4 Rd5 25.Ng6 Bd6 26.N2f4 Qg4+ 27.Kh1 Bxf4 28.Nxf4 Qxh4+ 29.Kg2 Rg8+ 30.Kf3 Ng5+ 31.Ke3 Nxe4 32.Nxd5 cxd5 33.Rac1+ Kd7 34.f3 Qg5+ 35.Kd4 Qd2+      0–1             Later in the afternoon, Pax and Roberto played their game at 2pm. The game is even when Pax committed a blunder and lost a piece (bishop) but Roberto didn’t see giving back the piece (knight) for 2 pawns and a won endgame. Instead, Pax draw by virtue of 50-move draw without capture.                 The next day, Oct. 21, it’s time for Dennis Gonzales and PRR Japanese chef Elizalde Madrinan for their match at 5:30pm. Dennis requested that schedule because he can’t make it on Sunday. Their game lasted also more than 70 moves with only a king left for Eli and a king and a pawn to Dennis, but Eli got the opposition and the result is another draw.                  When Miguel Najdorf played 45 chess games simultaneously blindfold in São Paulo, Brazil, in 1947 the exhibition took over 23 hours, including an interval for Najdorf to change his perspiration-soaked shirt and rest his eyes. Later the Hungarian Janos Flesch played 52 games without sight of the board, but his claim unraveled because many opponents resigned after a few moves, and it seemed that Najdorf's performance would never be approached.                 But last month a little-known 41-year-old 2300-rated German master, Marc Lang, toppled the record with 46 games in 21 hours. In previous years Lang set a German record, then broke George Koltanowski's historic European mark of 34 games played at Edinburgh in 1937. Lang spent several months preparing for the world attempt, taking time off from his computer business and seeing little of his family. During the 21 hours at Sontheim in south Germany Lang sat in the same room as his opponents with a barrier which stopped him seeing his opponents' boards. He typed his moves on to a computer screen which showed only the latest move played, and at the end scored 75 per cent. Most of his opponents were rated under 1700, weak club standard, but they could all see the board.                 All blindfold specialists use techniques to aid memory. Lang divided the games into groups of five, taking the black pieces on every fifth board. He gave each group a theme such as 1 Nc3 or 1 e4 and opened with the theme move in the first and last games of each group.                 Past blindfold experts were mostly also great players in normal chess like Alexander Alekhine, Harry Pillsbury and Najdorf, so the question is how a journeyman master could surpass them. Lang may have been helped by typing his moves rather than announcing them verbally, he had 19 draws, while some opponents played feebly as in the two games below. Allowing for this, Najdorf and Alekhine gave more impressive performances – but in world records it is the total number of games that counts. The fact that Najdorf's landmark could be broken at Lang's first attempt suggests that the potential human level is still higher and perhaps now sparking interest from other contenders as occurred in the 1920s and 1930s.                 Solution to last week’s puzzle No. 3491: 1. Rc3 bxc3 2. Qd6 mate. This puzzle and the previous 3 (No. 3488, 3489 and 3490) were all composed by G. Zahodyakin in 1967. Original composition by CM Joselito Marcos will be featured next.                 This week's puzzle No. 3492: White to move and mates in 2 (Solution next issue) Sources: Chess Mate by Roberto Hernandez                Tia Belau Newspaper                Pages 9-10                Volume 25                Issue 85                October 24, 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 18, 2013               http://palau-chess.blogspot.com               April 25, 2013-- October 24, 2016               The History of Chess in Palau               By Roberto Hernandez               June 09, 2002 -- October 24, 2016

(1255) CHESS MATE ISSUES No. 251-300 and their LINKS

Paquito Suringa, Jr., right, receiving his certificate of appreciation for participating in the 2012 Palau National Chess Championship from Secretary/Treasurer of Palau Chess Federation Roberto Hernandez. Paquito improved a lot since joining his first tournament in Palau--the PRR Rating Chess Tournament in July-Oct. 2007. He was Palau's no. 4 chess player in 2011 and currently no. 6 this year.
                                                                  (Photo by Roberto Hernandez)




          CHESS MATE ISSUES
                 No. 251-300
              and their LINKS

 

251. CM251     Pax Wins 3 of Last 4 Games                                             Oct. 12-18, 2007

                http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2013/07/pax-wins-3-of-last-4-games-tbn-oct-12.html

252. CM252     “Tube Ice” Escapes With A Win Over Top Seed               Oct. 19-25, 2007

               http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2013/07/tube-ice-escapes-with-win-vs-top-seed.html

253. CM253     “Buhawi” Conquered 2 Chess Computers                 Oct. 26-Nov. 01, 2007

              http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2013/07/buhawi-conquered-2-chess-computers-tbn.html

254. CM254     Garcia Still In Contention                                                  Nov. 02-08, 2007

              http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2013/07/garcia-still-in-contention-tbn-nov-02.html

255. CM255     Hernandez, Lara, Guevarra Top PRR Chess Tilt                Nov. 09-15, 2007

               http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2013/07/hernandez-lara-guevarra-top-prr-chess.html

256. CM256     Open Rapid Chess Tilt Starts Nov. 18                               Nov. 16-22, 2007

        http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2013/08/open-rapid-chess-tilt-starts-nov-18-tbn.html

257. CM257     Dittrich On Perfect 2-0 Start                                             Nov. 23-29, 2007

        http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2013/08/dittrich-in-perfect-2-0-start-tbn-nov.html

   

258. CM258     Upsets Marks 2^nd Week of Rapid Chess                  Nov. 30-Dec. 06, 2007

        http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2013/08/upsets-mark-2nd-week-of-rapid-chess-tbn.html

259. CM259      Week 3 – 2007-2008 RAPID CHESS TILT                   Dec. 07-13, 2007

http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2016/04/1205-week-3-of-2007-2008-rapid-chess.html

260. CM260     Only 14 Games Played In This Week Rapid Chess Tilt      Dec. 14-20, 2007

        http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2013/08/only-14-games-played-in-this-week-rapid.html

261. CM261     Baptism Of Fire Part 2                                                      Dec. 21-27, 2007

        http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2013/08/baptism-of-fire-part-2-tbn-dec-21-27.html

262. CM262     Guevarra, Garcia, Mestizo Score First Win       Dec. 28, 2007-Jan. 03, 2008

        http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2013/08/guevarra-garcia-mestizo-score-first-win.html

263. CM263     Chess Mate Marks 5 Years                                               Jan. 04-10, 2008

        http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2012/03/chessmate-marks-5-years-tbn-jan4-10.html

 

        264. CM264     Nedic, Montel, Jr. Continue Winning Ways                      Jan. 11-17, 2008

        http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2013/08/nedic-montel-jr-continue-winning-ways.html

265. CM265     PRR Players Collide                                                         Jan. 18-24, 2008

        http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2013/08/prr-players-collide-tbn-jan-18-24-2008.html

266. CM266     Defaulting Time                                                                Jan. 25-31, 2008

        http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2013/08/defaulting-time-tbn-jan-25-31-2008.html

267. CM267     Results of 13^th Week – 2007-2008 Rapid Chess Tilt      Feb. 01-07, 2008

http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2016/05/1214-results-of-13th-week-of-2007-2008.html

268. CM268     Guevarra Upsets Nedic With the Black Pieces               Feb. 08-14, 2008

http://palauchess.blogspot.com/2013/08/guevarra-upsets-nedic-with-black-pieces.html

269. CM269     Villa, Nedic Rapid Chess Champs                                 Feb. 15-21, 2008

http://palauchess.blogspot.com/2013/08/villa-nedic-rapid-chess-champs-tbn-feb.html

270. CM270     Edgar Cayanan Leads Class C of PRR Chess Tourney  Feb. 22-28, 2008

http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2015/02/edgar-cayanan-leads-class-c-of-prr-chess.html 

271. CM271     Mark Apresto Seizes Lead in Class C                Feb. 29-March 06, 2008

        http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2013/08/mark-apresto-seizes-lead-in-class-c-tbn.html

 

272. CM272     Jess David Is a Contender in Class C                         March 07-13, 2008

        http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2013/08/jess-david-is-contender-in-class-c-tbn.html

        273. CM273     David, Rivera, R. Cayanan & Diesta Lead Class B  March 14-20, 2008

        http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2015/03/david-rivera-r-cayanan-diesta-lead.html

       274. CM274     Morris Sweeps Jess, Forges 4-Player Contention    March 21-27, 2008                   

                           (Front Page – “Chin/Seid Leads Poll”)

http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2013/08/morris-sweeps-jess-forges-4-player.html

275. CM275     Can Diesta Make It To Top 4?                        March 28-April 03, 2008

                           (Front Page – “Second State Visit To Phil. In 24 Years”)

        http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2013/08/can-diesta-make-it-to-top-4-tbn-march.html

               

276. CM276     Idle Week of PRR Rapid Chess Tilt                           April 04-10, 2008

                           (Front Page – “CMA Denies Boarding TR in Manila”)

        http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2013/08/idle-week-of-prr-rapid-chess-tilt-tbn.html

277. CM277     ‘Aying’ Surges to Second Spot                                 April 11-17, 2008

        http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2013/08/aying-surges-to-2nd-spot-tbn-april-11.html

278. CM278     National Chess Championship to Start April 27        April 18-24, 2008

        http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2013/08/national-chess-championship-to-start.html

279. CM279     Format of 2008 National Chess Championship April 25-May 01, 2008

        http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2013/08/format-of-2008-national-chess.html

280. CM280     21 Players Join National Chess Championship          May 02-08, 2008

        http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2013/08/21-players-join-national-chess.html

281. CM281     Craig Snaps Tony’s 7-Game Win Streak                  May 09-15, 2008

        http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2013/08/craig-snaps-tonys-7-game-win-streak-tbn.html

282. CM282     Omega, Nedic Still Undefeated                                May 16-22, 2008

        http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2013/08/omega-nedic-still-undefeated-tbn-may-16.html

283. CM283     Villa Nips Omega, Nedic For Their First Loss          May 23-29, 2008

        http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2013/08/villa-nips-omega-nedic-for-their-first.html

284. CM284     Guevarra Upsets 3^rd Seed Montel, Jr.               May 30-June 05, 2008

        http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2013/08/guevarra-upsets-3rd-seed-montel-jr-tbn.html

285. CM285     Deeper Analysis                                                       June 06-12, 2008

        http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2013/08/deeper-analysis-tbn-june-06-12-2008.html

286. CM286     Pax Notches 2^nd Win                                               June 13-19, 2008

        http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2013/08/pax-notches-2nd-win-tbn-june-13-19-2008.html

287. CM287     NM Nedic On a Roll                                                June 20-26, 2008

        http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2013/08/nm-nedic-on-roll-tbn-june-20-26-2008.html

288. CM288     Eli Escapes with A Win                                      June 27-July 03, 2008

        http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2013/08/eli-escapes-with-win-tbn-june-27-july.html

289. CM289     Omega Dealt Nedic His Second Loss                        July 04-10, 2008

        http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2013/08/omega-dealt-nedic-his-2nd-loss-tbn-july.html

290. CM290     Boy Manuel Is Back                                                  July 11-17, 2008

  http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2013/09/boy-manuel-is-back-tbn-july-11-17-2008.html

        291. CM291     2008 PNCC Resumes; Manuel, Hernandez Nip Foes  July 18-24, 2008

  http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2015/03/2008-pncc-resumes-manuel-hernandez-nip.html

        292. CM292     Craig Scalps another Master                                     July 25-31, 2008

  http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2013/09/craig-scalps-another-master-tbn-july-25.html

        293. CM293     Top Seed Manuel Nips 2^nd Seed Omega                Aug. 01-07, 2008

  http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2013/09/top-seed-manuel-nips-2nd-seed-omega-tbn.html

294. CM294     2008 PNCC Rd. 11-Hernandez Nips Pax in 38 moves  Aug. 08-14, 2008

         http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2016/04/1210-2008-pncc-rd-11-hernandez-nips-pax.html

 295. CM295     Idle Week of NCC                                                    Aug. 15-21, 2008

  http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2013/09/idle-week-of-ncc-tbn-aug-15-21-2008.ht

296. CM296     Pax, Abe Win Opening Round (Start Monday Edition) Aug. 25-31, 2008

  http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2013/09/pax-abe-win-opening-round-tbn-aug-25-31.html

           297. CM297     Ka Abe Notches 2^nd Win in INC Tourney                     Sept. 01-07, 2008

  http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2013/09/ka-abe-nothces-2nd-win-in-inc-tourney.html

            298. CM298     Lara to Iran and Dresden, Germany                               Sept. 08-14, 2008

  http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2013/09/lara-to-iran-and-dresden-germany-tbn.html

            299. CM299     Ka Abe Notches 2^nd Win in INC Tourney (Double Print)  Sept. 15-21, 2008

http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2013/09/ka-abe-nothces-2nd-win-in-inc-tourney.html

             300. CM300     Chess Olympics Bound Players Seek Press Accreditation Sept. 22-28, 2008

http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2013/09/chess-olympics-bound-players-seek-press_9634.html



Sources: Chess Mate by Roberto Hernandez
               Tia Belau Newspaper
               December 29, 2002 -- August 29, 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 18, 2013
              http://palau-chess.blogspot.com
              April 25, 2013 -- August 29, 2016

             The History of Chess in Palau
             By Roberto Hernandez
             June 09, 2002 -- August 29, 2016