(1189) MANUEL IS 2010-2011 PNCC CHAMP (TBN-Feb. 14, 2011)

Source: Chess Mate by Roberto Hernandez
             Tia Belau Newspaper
             Pages 12-13
             Volume 20
             Issue 7
             February 14, 20

(1185) JOJO ON A PERFECT 3-0 START (TBN-Dec. 20-26, 2010)

Source: Chess Mate by Roberto Hernandez
             Tia Belau Newspaper
             Pages 12-13
             Volume 19
             Issue 51
             December 20-26, 2010

(1182) TITO UPSETS CYRIL (TBN-Dec. 06-12, 2010)

Source: Chess Mate by Roberto Hernandez
             Tia Belau Newspaper
             Pages 9-10
             Volume 19
             Issue 49
             December 06-12, 2010

(1176) CYRIL 3-0; TITO 4-0; AKRAM 2-0 (TBN-Onct. 26-Nov. 01, 2009)

Source: Chess Mate by Roberto Hernandez
             Tia Belau Newspaper
             Pages 13-14
             Volume 19
             October 26 -- November

(1021) 2009 PAQUITO SURINGA CUP (July 05 -- Oct. 29, 2009)

From left to right (Participants of 2009 Paquito Suringa Cup)
     Jerome Ratunil, Morris Apresto, Paquito Suringa, Jr., Ferdie Altea and Rey Alenain.

                    2009 PAQUITO SURINGA CUP

                                 Rapid Chess Tournament

                           Palau Royal Resort Dormitory 1

                               July 05 – October 29, 2009

FINAL STANDINGS ---   CLASS A

                                                                                                                Win         Loss        Draw       Total       Rank

1.       ROBERTO HERNANDEZ                                                        12           1              3              13.5        1

2.       NINO FLORES                                                                          9             5              2              10           2

3.       JOEL FLOR                                                                               8             5              3              9.5          3

4.       ARNEL OGALESCO                                                                 6             5              5              8.5          4

5.       PAQUITO SURINGA, JR.                                                        7             8              1              7.5          5

6.       JAIME GUEVARRA                                                                 4             7              5              6.5          6

7.       ANDRES MESTIZO II                                                              5             9              2              6              7

8.       ROBERT TUBICE                                                                     0             4             12             6              8

9.       JOMAR ALERTA                                                                     2             9              5              4.5           9

Top 4 semifinals –    November 29, 2009

No. 1 Roberto Hernandez vs. No. 4 Arnel Ogalesco   1-0

PAQUITO SURINGA CUP SEMI-FINALS

Nov. 29, 2009

White: ROBERTO HERNANDEZ (1830)

Black: ARNEL OGALESCO

            1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 c5 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e5 Ne4 7. Bxf7+ Kxf7 8. Qf3+ Ke8 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Qxe4 dxc3 11. Nxc3 Nc6 12. Nd5 Qd8 13. Nf3 Ne7 14. 0-0-0 b6?? 15. Nxe7 Rb8 16. Nc6 Bb7 17. Nxd8 Bxe4 18. Nf7 Kxf7 19. Ng5+ Ke7 20. Nxe4 Rhf8 21. g3 h6 22. f4 Ke6 23. Rd6+ Kf5 24. Re1 Rfd8 25. h3 h5 26. Nf6 Bb7 27. Nxh5 Rg8 28. g4#

                                No. 2. Nino Flores vs. No. 3 Joel Flor      0-1

FINALS –       November 29, 2009

                 Game 1 Roberto Hernandez vs. Joel Flor   (Draw)

                 Game 2 Joel Flor vs. Roberto Hernandez    0-1

CASH PRIZE – Roberto Hernandez -Champion   $30.00

                         Joel Flor –runner-up -                      15.00

                        FINAL STANDINGS --- CLASS B

                                                                                                                Win         Loss        Draw       Total       Rank

1.       REY ALENAIN                                                                         12           4              0              12           1

2.       MIGUEL GANCAYCO                                                             11           4              1              11.5        2

3.       JEROME RATUNIL                                                                 11           4              1              11.5        3

4.       ELIZALDE MADRINAN                                                          10           3              3              11.5        4

5.       FERDIE ALTEA                                                                        7              9              0              7             5

6.       RANDY SIOSON                                                                     6              9              1              6.5          6

7.       MAR JOEL GABRIS                                                                6              10           0              6              7

8.       GEORGE GABRIS                                                                   3              11           2              4              8

9.       RONEL GUTIERREZ                                                                2              12           2              3              9

Top 4 Semifinals –   November 29, 2009

No. 1   Rey Alenain vs. No. 4 Elizalde Madrinan   1-0

No. 2   Miguel Gancayco vs. No. 3 Jerome Ratunil   1-0

                                 Jerome Ratunil, left, setting the clock for his game vs. Rey Alenain. Robert Tubice, middle, is in deep thought against Andres Mestizo II, right.                       (Photo by: Roberto Hernandez)

                FINALS ---       November 29, 2009

         Rey Alenain vs. Miguel Gancayco   0-1

                CASH PRIZE -  Miguel Gancayco – Champion -- $30.00

                                         Rey Alenain – Runner-up                15.00

TIME CONTROL – 30 minutes for each player to finish the game.

Tournament Organizer – Paquito ‘Pax’ Suringa, Jr.

Tournament Arbiter -- Roberto Hernandez

L-R  Mar Joel Gabris, Rey Alenain, Gracie Alenain, Randy Sioson, Roberto Hernandez, Paquito Suringa, Jr., Tonet Medillo and Miguel Gancayco.        (Photo by: Roberto Hernandez)

L-R  Mar Joel Gabris, George Gabris, Rey Alenain, Morris Apresto and Paquito Suringa, Jr.
(Photo by: Roberto Hernandez)

L-R Miguel Gancayco, Rey Alenain, Gracie Alenain, Randy Sioson, Roberto Hernandez, Mar Joel Gabris, Jaime Guevarra, Ronel Gutierrez and Paquito Suringa, Jr.      (Photo by: Roberto Hernandez)

   

Maricar Baules and Val Taylo are not contestants of Paquito Suringa Cup. They are just practicing chess using the vacant chess materials.
(Photo by: Roberto Hernandez)

Mar Joel Gabris shakes hands with Rey Alenain before the start of their game. Ferdie Altea, left, and Paquito Suringa, Jr., right, watch the game from the sideline.

(Photo by: Roberto Hernandez)

Source:

The History of Chess in Palau

By Roberto Hernandez

June 09- October 29, 2009 

(1019) 3rd PAX CUP STARTS OCT. 23 (TBN-Oct. 24, 2011)

AWESOME FOURSOME
     L-R GM Eugene Torre, GM Wesley So, Almario Marlon Bernardino, Jr. and Palau's Roberto Hernandez have a rare opportunity to be in one photo. The awesome foursome's contribution to chess in Philippines and Palau is immeasurable.


                    3RD PAX CUP STARTS OCT. 23

FOURTEEN PLAYERS have already registered in the 3rd Edition of Paquito 'Pax' Suringa Cup Rapid Chess tournament to be held at Palau Royal Resort Dormitory 1 on Oct. 23 onwards with no specific schedule of games.

It depends on the availability of the participants in this double round-robin format using the time control of 30 minutes of each player to finish the game.

The names of the participants were drawn and it is as follows:  1. Ferdie Altea 2. Eli Madrinan 3. Nino Flores 4. Pax Suringa, Jr. 5. Migs Gancayco 6. Edwin Acuyan 7. Dan Roldan 8. Rey Alenain 9. Bong Gutierrez 10. Roberto Hernandez 11. Ronnie Capio 12. Rudel Roxas 13. Joel Gabris 14. Jeff Negrillo.

Writing chess notations is optional in this kind of time control. As in the 2007 PRR Rating Chess Tournament, Hernandez will play 2 or 3 players at the same time as odds to the weaker players. Pax may do the same if he wishes too.

Hernandez will suggest that 11-year old George Anzawa be invited to give the some of Japanese Counselor at Japanese Embassy some exposures to better players as preparation for him in case he made it as member of Palau Chess Team to 2012 World Chess Olympiad in Istanbul, Turkey.

His mom Adele, who is a member of Palau Women's Chess Team, might also be invited. Anyway, she is dropping George and to save time and also give her some exposures to play against higher rated players as half of the participants will have their FIDE international rating this coming November.

On the day of his return from a 22-day vacation, Hernandez called Congressman Prospero 'Butch' Pichay about the amount of cash prize that he will donate for the 3rd Palau Invitational Chess Championship to be held at Palau Royal Resort on Dec. 14-22, 2011.

He didn't commit yet about the amount and promised to call Hernandez back when he has decided what amount he will contribute.

The invited players for the event are FIDE Master Christopher Castellano, who is a very good singer, FIDE Arbiter Dr. Alfredo Paez, who is coming with his wife to try and enjoy Palau, USA and Phil. Master Almario Marlon Bernardino, Jr., who participated in the 2006 inaugural
Palau Invitational Chess Championship; International Arbiter Erwin Carag; Papua New Guinea's top chess player Joselito Marcos; Palau team captain to the 2010 World Chess Olympiad in Russia Jamie Kenmure and another Australian (male or female).

Bernardino, who is also a journalist, was given by Hernandez the cross table of the recently concluded 2011 Palau National Chess Championship where Tito Cabunagan, Cyril Tomas Montel, Jr. and Hernandez shared the title.

He asked Hernandez to write a separate story about the 2011 PICC and he will publish it in Bulgar Newspaper where he writes stories about chess and billiards.

During the 18th birthday celebration of GM Wesley So on Oct. 09, GM  Eugene Torre was given a copy of Tia Belau by Hernandez and showed him the Chess Mate article.

His attention was focused immediately to the Sudoku, a number puzzle, and asked Hernandez if he can answer it. Upon agreeing, Torre finished the Sudoku in less than 30 minutes. Many people uses pencil in solving it but Torre used a ball pen.


Source: Chess Mate by Roberto Hernandez 
               Tia Belau Newspaper
               Pages 9-10       
               Volume 20         
               Issue 44        
               October 24, 2011