5TH CHESS TOURNEY TO START SEPT. 21
ON THE FIRST anniversary of the founding of Knights and Rooks Chess Club, it will hold its first sponsored tournament this Sunday, September 21 at C & N Refrigeration and Air Conditioning shop's premises.
A total of 21 senior and 10 junior players have already registered. One of them is the only girl contestant, Karen Hernandez, 18, the junior best scorer of the 2002 All-Filipino Chess tournament. Senior division's new comers are Jess Toldoya and Kelvin dela Paz, a teacher at Palau High School.
The 13-round Swiss system tournament will start the first round pairings with players drawing a number. The player who draws the number one will play against the player who draws the highest number. The number 2 vs. second highest and so on...
In the 2nd round, it is winner vs. winner and loser vs. loser. A player can only play other players once and should play the black and white pieces equally.
The one-game playoff between Ricky 'Jun-Jun' Camacho and Rodnnie Dizon was held on September 14 with the latter beating the former in 31 moves of a Sicilian Defence (Najdorf Variation). Dizon is now the 2nd runner-up and Camacho settled for 3rd runner-up.
Before the game, they were taught to write chess notations and followed the by the book opening of their choice. Eventual champion Jayrome Soriano was present and practice with Ivan II Chess Computer.
This coming tournament will now accommodate players who are off on Saturday with special games to be held at Image Restaurant's parking area. Another flexibility of this kind is offered to help other players with their schedule.
FAREWELL TO A CHAMPION
Current champion Edgardo Enarsao will be leaving Palau and will miss this coming tourney. But he will be coming on the opening day and will hold a simultaneous games.
Class B champion Jose Omega and Norbert Villanueva are two of the players that Enarsao haven't played yet. This is the chance for other players to play with Enarsao in his farewell games.
His trophy will also be given ahead of the awarding ceremony to held together with the volleyball tournament's awarding.
Enarsao will be leaving on September 24 and will become the third chess champion who will be missing this 5th chess tilt. The others are Eddie Grefiel, the 2002 All-Filipino champion and Consul General Julius Torres, the 2002 Open champion who is now assigned in Canada.
Source: Chess Mate by Roberto Hernandez
Tia Belau Newspaper
August 19-26, 2003
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