(148) 2009 Palau Nat'l. Chess Championship to start Aug. 30

GENEROUS OCEANIA ZONE PRESIDENT
Mr. Gary Bekker, 2nd from left, is flanked by Joselito Marcos, left, the representative of Papua New Guinea to the Oceania Zonal Chess Championship, and Roberto Hernandez (Palau). Also in the photo is Solomon Islands rep Fernando Aguilar, right. Palau and Solomon Islands were first time participants in the Oceania Zonal. It was made possible through the generosity of Mr. Bekker who shouldered Hernandez' airfare. He also sponsored the cash prize in the 1st Palau Invitational Chess Championship held at Palau Royal Resort and Palasian Hotel in August 30- September 03, 2006.                                                                                       (Photo by Roberto Hernandez)



      2009 PALAU NATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP TO START AUG. 30

PALAU'S CHESS enthusiasts have 3 weeks to prepare for the FIDE rated 2009 National Chess Championship to start on August 30 at new site of Jean's Boutique and Store, about 10 meters from its old place.

About 22 players are expected to join the event with Palau's top 4 spearheading the others who will gain international ranking if they perform better than their beginner's rating.

Top seed National Master (NM) Menandro 'Boy' Manuel, with a FIDE rating of 1942 and has been Palau's top player in the last 4 years, will be the favorite to win the title.

His fellow NM Manny Nedic (1830) is now in the Philippines with plans to migrate in the United States.

Jose Omega (1870) left Palau for good last year ater working in Palau for 9 years without a day off. (His Japanese employer took it literally not to give him day off because he says Jose is off every "day" because he works at night -- 6:00 pm - 2:00 am.)


Cyril Montel, Jr. (1870) will be the 2nd seed followed by venue host Gene Pastrana (1870), who will represent Palau in the Asian Chess Championship in Subic Bay Philippines next year. His airfare will be shouldered by Oceania Zone President Gary Bekker of Australia, who also bought the airfare ticket (Manila-Sydney, Sydney-Brisbane) of Roberto Hernandez when he represented Palau in the Oceania Zonal Chess Championship in the land down under on June 20-28, 2009.

Other players invited to play are Jaime Guevarra, Paquito 'Pax' Suringa, Jr. and Elizalde 'Eli' Madrinan of Palau Royal Resort.

Andres 'Aying' Mestizo II, Jimboy de Jesus, Michael Mercado, Anselmo Idol, Palauans Tutii Joe Chilton, Francis 'Sno' Temaungil and Morton Sawaichi, Gene's son Ken Pastrana, Amante Caballero, Eric Espartero, Joel Flor, Dennis Gonzales and Zaldy Necia, who always read Chessmate to get the latest Palau's chess news and development.

Mohammad Manik Hossain, a Bangladesh national, have invited two of his compatriot to join also and they have shown great potential by beating Jimboy in practice games.

The time control of the event is the same one being used at Oceania Zonal Chess Championship: 90 minutes to make 40 moves, 30 more minutes to finish the game with 30 seconds increment starting from move 1.

Hernandez have printed score sheets copied from Gardiner Chess Center's score sheets that were used in the Oceania Zonal.

Mr. Bekker asked Hernandez to submit to him and to Mr. Casto Abundo, Asian Chess Federation Deputy President, the results of the event to have it rated by FIDE and he will post some information on the internet.

Mr. Bekker suggested also to Hernandez to run the tournament as a round-robin so that all games count for FIDE ratings.

This is being done to every tournament in Palau to accomodate players with different working time schedule.

As usual, some games will be played at Palau Royal Resort Dormitory 1 especially among the 4 players of PRR to save time and gas.

Craig Dittrich, the only player who beat top seed Boris Michael Diez in the 2nd Ambassador Cup (September 15-21, 2007), is not sure to participate in this event. If his status will be clear to stay in Palau longer, then he can join.

Mr. Bekker also asked Hernandez to send him the cross-table of results of 2nd Palau Invitational Chess Championship, now known as the 2nd Ambassador Cup where the Philippine Ambassador to Palau Ramoncito Marino sponsored the $1,000.00 cash prize.

The good Ambassador also held a 5-hour blitz chess tournament among members of Iglesia Ni Kristo (Church of Christ) on June 20, 2009 wherein the results need to be submitted to Hernandez for publishing in this column.


Source: Chessmate by Roberto Hernandez
               Tia Belau Newspaper
               August 10-16, 2009

2009 PALAU NATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP

G A M E S

1. White: JUN MAHOR Round 8 Board 6

Black: MICHAEL MERCADO October 04, 2009

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. Qf3 Bc5 4. d3 h6 5. a3 a6 6. Ne2 d6 7. h3 Nc6 8. Nbc3 Be6 9. Bxe6 fxe6 10. Be3 Nd4 11. Bxd4 exd4 12. Na2 0-0 13. Qg3 e5 14. 0-0-0 b5 15. Nb4 Bxb4 16. axb4 a5 17. bxa5 Rxa5 18. Kd2 c5 19. Ra1 c4 20. Rhc1 b4 21. Ke1 c3 22. b3 Rxa1 23. Rxa1 Nh5 24. Qg4 Qf6 25. f3 g6 26. Ra7 Ng7 27. Ng3 Ne6 28. Nh5 Qg5 29. Qxe6 Kh8 30. Qxd6 Qe3+ 31. Kf1 Rxf3+ 32. gxf3 Qxf3+ 33. Kg1 Qd1+ 34. Kh2 Qxc2+ Draw

2. White: ROMEO CABALLES Round 11 Board 1

Black: MENANDRO MANUEL (1942) October 04, 2009

1. e4 c5 2. Bc4 e6 3. Nh3 Nc6 4. b3 Nf6 5. d3 a6 6. a4 Rb8 7. Bf4 d6 8. Na3 Bd7 9. c3 Be7 10. Qe2 0-0 11. 0-0 Na5 12. Rb1 b5 13. axb5 axb5 14. b4 cxb4 15. cxb4 bxc4 16. bxa5 Rxb1 17. Rxb1 e5 18. Bd2 d5 19. Nc2 d4 20. Ng5 c3 21. Be1 Qxa5 22. Nf3 Bg4 23. h3 Bxf3 24. Qxf3 Qa2 25. Qd1 g6 26. g4 Rc8 27. f3 Ne8 28. h4 Ng7 29. Bg3 Qe6 30. Kg2 Bd6 31. Kf2 h5 32. g5 Qe7 33. Rb5 Qc7 34. Qb1 Ne6 35. Ke2 Rb8 36. Kd1 Rxb5 37. Qxb5 Kf8 38. Nb4 Qa7 39. Nc2 Qb8 40. Qxb8 Bxb8 41. Nb4 Nb8 42. Kc2 Ke8 43. Nd5 Kd7 44. Nb6+ Ke6 45. Nd5 Bd6 46. Nb6 Nc6 47. Nd5 Nb4+ 48. Nxb4 Bxb4 49. Kb3 Bd6 50. Bf2 Be7 51. Bg3 f6 52. f4 exf4 53. Bxf4 fxg5 54. hxg5 Bd6 55. Bc1 h4 56. Kc4 Be5 0-1

3. White: ELPIDIO MANALIGOD Round 4 Board 6

Black: ROBERTO HERNANDEZ (1830) October 04, 2009

1. e4 d6 2. h3 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bc4 Bg7 5. Nf3 0-0 6. a3 a6 7. d3 b5 8. Ba2 Bb7 9. Be3 c5 10. Qd2 Nbd7 11. Bh6 Rc8 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. g4 c4 14. g5 Nh5 15. d4 f5 16. gxf6 e.p. Rxf6 17. Nh2 Nf4 18. 0-0-0 h5 19. Nf1 Qf8 20. Ne3 Ne6 21. Rdg1 Rxf2 22. Qd1 Qf4 23. Qe1 Nxd4 24. Bb1 Ne5 25. Rf1 Rxf1 26. Rxf1 Nef3 27. Qf2 Bxe4 28. Nxe4 Qxe4 29. Kd1 c3 30. b4 Nd2 31. Qf7+ Kh8 32. Qf4 Qxf4 33. Rxf4 e5 34. Rf6 Nxb1 35. Rxd6 Nf5 36. Nxf5 gxf5 37. Rxg6 Rd8+ 38. Kc1 Nd2 39. Rc6 Nc4 40. a4 Nb2 41. Rxc3 Nxa4 42. Ra3 e4 43. c4 Rc8 44. c5 f4 45. Kd2 Rd8+ 46. Ke2 Rd4 47. Rb3 Rc4 48. Kd2 e3 49. Ke2 Nc3+ 50. Ke1 f3 51. Rb2 Ne4 52. Rb1 f2+ 53. Ke2 Nc3+ 54. Kxe3 Nxb1 55. Kxf2 Rxb4 56. Ke3 Rc4 57. Kd3 Rxc5 58. Kd4 Rc4+ 0-1

4. White: MASUM BILLAH Round 11 Board 3

Black: JUN MAHOR October 11, 2009

1. b3 d6 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. h3 Nc6 5. e3 a6 6. a3 Be7 7. Be2 d5 8. d3 Be6 9. Bf3 Qd7 10. Nge2 h5 11. Ng3 g6 12. Nce2 0-0-0 13. c4 d4 14. Bxc6 Qxc6 15. e4 Rg8 16. Bc1 Nd7 17. b4 Nb6 18. Bd2 h4 19. Nf1 f5 20. f3 fxe4 21. fxe4 g5 22. Nc1 g4 23. a4 gxh3 24. gxh3 Nxc4 25. b5 Qb6 26. dxe4 Rg2 27. a5 Qc5 28. Qf3 Rdg8 29. Nd3 Qxc4 30. b6 c6 31. Rc1 Qb5 32. Rh2 Rg1 33. Ke2 Rf8 34. Qh5 Bc4 35. Rxc4 Qxc4 36. Qxe5 Bd8 37. Bg5 Qc2+ 38. Nd2 Qd1# 0-1

5. White: ELPIDIO MANALIGOD Round 3 Board 1

Black: ROMEO CABALLES October 11, 2009

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 d6 3. Qf3 Nf6 4. h3 Nc6 5. c3 Be7 6. a3 Bd7 7. Ne2 Na5 8. Ba2 c5 9. d3 Qb6 10. Ng3 Nb3 11. Bxb3 Qxb3 12. Nd2 Qb6 13. Nc4 Qc7 14. Bg5 b5 15. Ne3 Be6 16. Nef5 0-0 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Nh5 Bxf5 19. Nxf6+ gxf6 20. Qxf5 Qe7 21. h4 Kh8 22. g4 Rg8 23. g5 Rg6 24. 0-0-0 Rf8 25. f4 exf4 26. Qxf4 fxg5 27. hxg5 Qxg5 28. Qxg5 Rxg5 29. Rdf1 f5 30. Rh6 Rg6 31. Rh5 f4 32. Rf5 Rxf5 33. exf5 Rg4 34. b4 Kg7 35. Kd2 Kf6 36. Rh1 Kg7 37. Ke2 Rg5 38. Kf3 Rxf5 39. Re1 Kf6 40. d4 c4 41. Re8 Kg6 42. Re6+ Rf6 43. Re7 a6 44. Ra7 d5 45. Ra8 Kg5 46. Rd8 Rf5 47. Rg8+ Kh5 48. Ra8 Rf6 49. Rd8 Rf5 50. Rd6 Kg5 51. Rxa6 Kf6 52. Ra8 Re6 53. Rg8+ Kf5 54. Rf8+ Rf6 55. Re8 Kg5 56. Rg8+ Rg6 57. Re8 (Draw)

6. White: ROBERTO HERNANDEZ (1830) Round 10 Board 4

Black: MASUM BILLAH October 11, 2009

1. e4 b6 2. d4 e6 3. f4 Nf6 4. e5 Ne4 5. Nf3 Bb7 6. Bd3 c5 7. Qe2 f5 8. Bxe4 Bxe4 9. Ng5 cxd4 10. Nxe4 fxe4 11. Qxe4 Nc6 12. 0-0 Bc5 13. f5 0-0 14. fxe6 dxe6 15. Rxf8 Qxf8 16. h4 Nb4 17. Kh2 Qf5 18. Qxa8+ Bf8 19. Na3 Qe5+ 20. g3 Nd5 21. Bg5 h6 22. Rf1 Qe2+ 23. Kg1 hxg5 24. Rxf8+ Kh7 25. Rh8+ Kg6 26. h5+ Kf5 27. Rf8+ Kg4 28. Rf2 Qe1+ 29. Rf1 Qxg3+ 30. Kh1 Kh3 31. Qxd5 exd5 0-1

7. White: CRAIG DITTRICH Round 9 Board 6

Black: MENANDRO MANUEL (1942) October 11, 2009

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 0-0 5. Bg5 d6 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Bd3 Re8 8. 0-0 e5 9. Qd2 b6 10. Qc2 Bb7 11. d5 Nc5 12. Be2 Bc8 13. e4 Bd7 14. b4 Nb7 15. h3 Qc8 16. Nh2 h6 17. Bh4 c5 18. Bg3 Nh7 19. Bg4 Nf6 20. Bxd7 Qxd7 21. Qe2 a5 22. a3 Nh7 23. Ng4 f5 24. exf5 Qxf5 25. Ne3 Qg6 26. Nb5 Re7 27. Ng4 e4 28. Rab1 axb4 29. axb4 Nd8 30. Rfd1 Nf7 31. Nd4 h5 32. Ne3 Be5 33. Nf5 Ree8 34. Bxe5 dxe5 35. Ne6 Qxf5 36. Nxc7 Rac8 37. Nxe8 Rxe8 38. Qxh5 Nf6 39. Nf6 Qe2 40. g4 Qe3 41. gxh3 Qxh3 42. Qg6 Re1 43. Kg7 Rb3 44. Ng5 Ng5 45. Qxb6?? Qxb6 0-1

8. White: PAQUITO SURINGA, JR. Round 6 Board 4

Black: CYRIL MONTEL, JR. (1870) October 11, 2009

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. e4 d6 4. d5 Bg7 5. Bd2 c6 6. Bc4 b5 7. Bb3 b4 8. Ne2 Nxe4 9. Bxb4 Qb6 10. Nd4 Bxd4 11. Bxd6 exd6 12. Nf3 Bxf2+ 13. Kf1 Ba6+ 14. c4 0-0 15. Qe2 cxd5 16. Rad1 Nd7 17. Rxd5 Nf6 18. Rd3 d5 19. Rd1 Ng4 20. Rd3 Nxh2+ 0-1

9. White: MASUM BILLAH Round 4 Board 1

Black: ROMEO CABALLES October 11, 2009

1. b3 e5 2. e4 Bc5 3. Bb2 Qh4 4. Qf3 d6 5. Bc4 Nf6 6. Nc3 0-0 7. Nh3 Nc6 8. Nd5 Nxe4 9. 0-0-0 Be6 10. Rhe1 Ng5 11. Qg3 Qxg3 12. hxg3 Bxh3 13. gxh3 Nxh3 14. Re2 Nxf2 15. Rf1 Ng4 16. Nxc7 Rac8 17. Ne6 fxe6 18. Bxe6+ Kh8 19. Rh1 Nf2 20. Rh2 Rc7 21. d4 Nxd4 22. Bxd4 Bxd4 23. Bc4 a6 24. Kb1 b5 25. Bd5 Nd1 26. Rd2 Nc3+ 27. Kb2 Nxd5+ 28. Rxd4 exd4 29. Rd2 Rc5 30. Rxd4 Rfc8 31. Ka3 h6 32. c4 b4+ 33. Ka4 Ne3 34. Rxd6 a5 35. Rb6 Nd1 36. Rb5 Nc3+ 37. Kxa5 Nxb5 38. cxb5 Rb8 39. Kxb4 Rbxb5 40. Ka3 Rg5 41. b4 Rxg3+ 42. Ka4 Rb7 43. b5 Rg5 44. Kb4 Rbxb5 45. Kc4 Rbf5 46. Kd4 Rf4+ 47. Ke3 Ra4+ 48. Kf2 Rxa2 49. Kf1 Rb5 0-1

10. White: GENE PASTRANA (1870) Round 7 Board 4

Black: PAQUITO SURINGA, JR. October 14, 2009

1. e4 c5 2. d4 e6 3. d5 d6 4. Nc3 a6 5. Nf3 h6 6. h3 Nf6 7. Bd3 e5 8. b3 b5 9. a3 Qc7 10. Qe2 Be7 11. 0-0 Bd7 12. Nd1 Nh5 13. Nh2 Nf4 14. Bxf4 exf4 15. c4 Bh4 16. Nf3 Bg5 17. e5 0-0 18. Nxg5 dxe5 19. Qh5 f6 20. Ne6 Bxe6 21. dxe6 Rd8 22. Qg6 Rf8 23. Bf5 Nc6 24. Qh7 Ne7 25. Qh8+ Ng8 26. Bh7 Ke7 27. Qxg7+ Kd6 28. Qxc7 Kxc7 29. Be4 Rab8 30. cxb5 Rxb5 31. Rb1 Rd4 32. Nc3 Ra5 33. a4 Kd6 34. Rfd1 Kxe6 35. Rxd4 exd4 36. Bd5+ Kd6 37. Bxg8 dxc3 38. Rc1 c4 39. Bxc4 Rc5 40. Rxc3 a5 41. Rd3+ Ke5 42. Rd8 Kf5 43. Rd5+ Rxd5 44. Bxd5 Ke5 45. Bc4 Kd4 46. Kf1 Ke4 47. Ke2 f5 48. Kd2 h5 49. Kc3 h4 50. b4 f3 51. Bd3+ Kf4 52. gxf3 axb4 53. Kxb4 Kxf3 54. Bxf5 1-0

11. White: PAQUITO SURINGA, JR. Round 8 Board 3

Black: MASSUM BILLAH October 14, 2009

1. d4 e6 2. e4 Qh4 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Qd8 5. e5 a6 6. Ne4 h6 7. g3 d5 8. exd6 e.p. Bxd6 9. a3 Nc6 10. b4 Qe7 11. Bb2 e5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Bg2 Bg4 14. h3 0-0-0 15. hxg4 Bxb4 16. Ndd2 Bxd2+ 17. Ndxd2 Nc4 18. Qe2 Qxe2+ 19. Kxe2 Nxb2 20. Rab1 Na4 21. Bxb7+ Kd7 22. Bxa6 Nc3+ 23. Kf3 Nxb1 24. Nxb1 Ke7 25. Re1+ Kf6 26. Bd3 Ne7 27. Nc3 Kg7 28. Rxe7 c6 29. a4 Rd6 30. Rc7 Rhd8 31. Be4 Rf6+ 32. Kg2 Rd2 33. Bf3 Rxc2 34. Ne4 Re6 35. g5 Rc4 36. gxh6+ Kxh6 37. Rxf7 Rexe4 38. Bxe4 Rxe4 39. Rc7 Rxa4 40. Rxc6 Kh5 41. Kh3 g5 42. f3 g4+ 43. fxg4+ Rxg4 44. Rc5+ Rg5 45. g4+ Kh6 46. Rxg5 Kxg5 47. Kg3 Kf6 48. Kh4 Kg6 49. g5 Kh7 50. Kh5 Kg8 51. Kh6 Kh8 52. g6 Kg8 53. g7 Kf7 54. Kh7 Ke8 55. g8=Q+ 1-0

12. White: JUN MAHOR Round 1 Board 4

Black: BERNARD GARCIA October 18, 2009

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. a3 Nd4 4. c3 Nxf3 5. Qxf3 Nf6 6. d4 d6 7. h3 c6 8. Bg5 Be7 9. Nd2 Qb6 10. Nc4 Qc7 11. Bd3 Be6 12. 0-0 Bxc4 13. Bxc4 Qb6 14. dxe5 dxe5 15. Qf5 Qc7 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Rad1 0-0 18. Rd7 Qc8 19. Rfd1 b5 20. Ba2 a5 21. g4 h6 22. h4 Bxh4 23. Bxf7+ Kh8 24. Qg6 Bf6 25. Be6 Qe8 26. Bf7 Rxf7 27. Qxf7 Qc8 28. f3 Qa6 29. Kg2 Rg8 30. g5 Bxg5 31. Qg6 b4 32. Kg3 Qe2 33. Rg1 Bf4+ 34 .Kg4 Qf2 35. Kf5 Qxf3 36. Ke6 Qh3+ 37. Rg4 h5 38. Rxg7 Qxg4+ 39. Qxg4 hxg4 40. Rc7 Rg6+ 41. Kf7 Rg7+ 0-1

13. White: ROBERTO HERNANDEZ (1830) Round 5 Board 1

Black: ROMEO CABALLES October 18, 2009

1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 Qf6 4. Nf3 h6 5. e5 Qe6 6. cxd4 c6 7. Nc3 Bb4 8. Bd3 Ne7 9. 0-0 0-0 10. Ne4 Nd5 11. a3 Ba5 12. Nc5 Qe7 13. b4 Bc7 14. Qb3 d6 15. exd6 Bxd6 16. Re1 Be6 17. Bf5 Bxc5 18. dxc5 Qf6 19. Bxe6 fxe6 20. Bb2 Qf5 21. Re5 Qf7 22. Rae1 Re8 23. Nd4 Nd7 24. Rxe6 Rxe6 25. Rxe6 Rf8 26. Qg3 N7f6 27. Nf5 Nh5 28. Nxh6+ Kh7 29. Qd3+ Kh8 30. Nxf7+ Kg8 31. Ng5 Ndf6 32. Rxf6 Nxf6 33. Bxf6 Rxf6 34. Qh7+ Kf8 35. Qh8+ 1-0

14. White: CRAIG DITTRICH Round 4 Board 3

Black: CYRIL MONTEL, JR. (1870) October 18, 2009

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nc3 d6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. e3 0-0 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Qxf3 c6 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. 0-0 Rb8 11. Rac1 c5 12. d5 Ne5 13. Qg3 a6 14. f4 Ned7 15. e4 Ne8 16. Qh4 Bf6 17. Bxf6 exf6 18. Rf3 Ng7 19. Rg3 f5 20. Qh6 fxe4 21. Bg4 Nf6 22. Re1 Re8 23. Rge3 b5 24. Nxe4 Nxe4 25. Rxe4 Rxe4 26. Rxe4 bxc4 27. f5 gxf5 28. Bxf5 Nxf5 29. Rg4+ Kh8 30. Qc1 Qf6 31. Qf4 Qd4+ 32. Kh2 Qxf4+ 33. Rxf4 Ne7 34. Rxf7 Nxd5 35. Rd7 Rb6 36. g4 Rxb2+ 37. Kg3 c3 38. Rxd6 c2 39. Rxd5 c1=Q 40. Rd8+ Kg7 41. Rd7+ Kf8 42. Rd8+ Ke7 0-1

15. White: JUN MAHOR Round 7 Board 1

Black: ROMEO CABALLES October 18, 2009

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Be7 6. Bd3 c6 7. h3 h6 8. 0-0 Nbd7 9. Re1 Ne5 10. f4 Ng6 11. Nf5 0-0 12. Nxe7+ Qxe7 13. f5 Ne5 14. Bf4 b6 15. Ne2 a5 16. Ng3 b5 17. Nh5 Ba6 18. Nxf6+ Qxf6 19. Bxe5 Qxe5 20. b3 f6 21. Kh1 Rad8 22. Be2 d5 23. Bd3 dxe4 24. Rxe4 Qxf5 25. Qe2 Qa6 26. Re7 f5 27. Qe6+ Kh8 28. Re1 Rf6 29. Re8+ Rxe8 30. Qxe8+ Kh7 31. Rf1 Bb7 32. Qd7 Rg6 33. g4 a6 34. Bxf5 b4 35. Bxg6+ Qxg6 36. Rf5 Bb5 37. Qe7 a4 38. Qe4 c5 39. Kh2 Bc6 40. Qd3 axb3 41. axb3 Bb7 42. Re5 Qxd3 43. cxd3 Ba6 44. Rd5 Bb5 45. Kg3 Kg6 46. Kf4 Kf6 47. d4 g5+ 48. Ke3 cxd4+ 49. Rxd4 Bf1 50. Rf5+ 1-0

16. White: MASUM BILLAH Round 2 Board 2

Black: CYRIL MONTEL, JR. (1870) October 18, 2009

1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e4 Bc5 4. Nf3 d6 5. a3 Bg4 6. Be2 Bxf3 7. Bxf3 Nf6 8. Nc3 a6 9. b4 Ba7 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. exd5 Ne7 12. 0-0 0-0 13. d4 f6 14. c4 Nf5 15. dxe5 fxe5 16. Bg4 Qg5 17. c5 Rae8 18. Bc1 Qf6 19. g3 dxc5 20. Qb3 Nd6 21. Be6+ Kh8 22. Be3 c4 23. Qc3 Bd4 24. Bxd4 exd4 25. Qc1 d3 26. a4 b6 27. b5 a5 28. Qa3 Qd4 29. Qa2 c3 30. h3 c2 31. Bg4 Ne4 32. Kh1 Rxf2 33. Rg1 c1=Q 34. Raxc1 Rxa2 35. Rg2 Rxg2 36. Kxg2 Qf2+ 37. Kh1 Nxg3# 0-1

17. White: GENE PASTRANA (1870) Round 9 Board 3

Black: ROBERTO HERNANDEZ (1830) October 21, 2009

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 e6 4. a3 Nf6 5. d3 Be7 6. Nc3 a6 7. a4 0-0 8. d4 d5 9. exd5 exd5 10. Be2 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bb4 12. Bd2 Re8 13. 0-0 Qb6 14. Be3 Bc5 15. b3 Qb4 16. Na2 Qa5 17. c3 Qc7 18. Bd3 Bd6 19. g3 Bh3 20. Re1 Nbd7 21. Nf5 Bg4 22. Qc2 Ne5 23. Nxd6 Nf3+ 24. Kg2 Nxe1+ 25. Rxe1 Qxd6 26. h3 Be6 27. Bd4 Bxh3+ 28. Kxh3 Rxe1 29. Bxf6 Qxf6 30. Bxh7+ Kh8 31. Bf5 Qh6+ 32. Kg4 g6 33. Bd3 Qh5+ 34. Kf4 g5+ 35. Kf5 g4+ 36. Kf4 f6 0-1

18. White: ROMEO CABALLES Round 6 Board 1

Black: BERNARD GARCIA October 25, 2009

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Bc5 4. Be3 Bxe3 5. fxe3 c6 6. Nf3 Qe7 7. 0-0 0-0 8. a4 d5 9. exd5 cxd5 10. Bb3 Bg4 11. h3 Bh5 12. Nbd2 Nc6 13. Qe1 Rad8 14. Qg3 Bg6 15. Nh4 Nh5 16. Qf2 Nf6 17. Ndf3 Na5 18. Ba2 e4 19. Nxg6 hxg6 20. Nd4 Qb4 21. b3 Rcd8 22. Nb5 a6 23. c3 Qe7 24. Nd4 exd3 25. Qd2 Rde8 26. Rae1 Nc6 27. Nxc6 bxc6 28. Qxd3 Qa3 29. Rf2 Re6 30. Qxa6 Ne4 31. Rc2 Nc5 32. Qe2 Nxb3 33. c4 Nd4 34. exd4 Rxe2 35. Rexe2 dxc4 36. Bxc4 Qxa4 37. Rf2 Qa1+ 38. Rf1 Qxd4+ 39. Kh1 Kh7 40. Bxf7 c5 41. Rcc1 Kh6 42. Rc4 Rxf7 0-1

19. White: ROBERTO HERNANDEZ (1830) Round 6 Board 6

Black: JUN MAHOR October 25, 2009

1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Bc4 Nc6 5. Nf3 h6 6. 0-0 Bc5 7. Bxf7+ Kxf7 8. Qd5+ Ke8 9. Qh5+ Kf8 10. Qxc5+ d6 11. Qxc3 Qf6 12. Qb3 Nge7 13. Nc3 a6 14. Be3 Rb8 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. exd5 Ne5 17. Nd4 Bd7 18. Rac1 Qd8 19. f4 Nf7 20. f5 Kg8 21. Ne6 Bxe6 22. dxe6 Kh7 23. exf7 Rf8 24. f6 g6 25. Bxh6 Kxh6 26. Qe3+ Kh5 27. Rf3 g5 28. Qe4 g5 29. Qf5+ Kh6 30. Qxg4 1-0

20. White: MASSUM BILLAH Round 5 Board 6

Black: BERNARD GARCIA October 25, 2009

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. a3 Bc5 4. b4 Bb6 5. Bb2 d6 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. Bb5 Ng4 8. Rf1 0-0 9. Nd5 Nf6 10. Nxb6 axb6 11. Bc4 Nxe4 12. d3 Nf6 13. Ng5 d5 14. Bb3 Ng4 15. Nf3 Nf6 16. h3 Re8 17. Qd2 e4 18. dxe4 Nxe4 19. Qf4 Ng3 20. Ne5 Nxf1 21. Kxf1 f6 22. Nf3 Kh8 23. Rd1 Ne7 24. Qd4 c6 25. c4 Nf5 26. Qc3 Be6 27. Bc2 Qd7 28. g4 Nd6 29. Qd3 Ne4 30. Nd4 f5 31. Nxe6 Qxe6 32. cxd5 cxd5 33. Qd4 Re7 34. Qxd5 Qxd5 35. Rxd5 fxg4 36. hxg4 Rae8 37. Kg2 Nf6 38. g5?? Nxd5 39. g6 Nf4+ 40. Kg3 Nxg6 41. Bxg6 hxg6 42. f4 Re2 43. Bd4 b5 44. Kh4 Rd8 45. Be5 Rd3 46. f5? Rxe5 47. fxg6 Rd4+ 48. Kg3 Re3 49. Kf2 0-1

21. White: JUN MAHOR Round 3 Board 3

Black: MENANDRO MANUEL (1942) October 28, 2009

1. e3 e5 2. d4 e4 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. a3 Nf6 6. h3 a6 7. b4 Bd6 8. Bb2 0-0 9. c5 Bc7 10. Nge2 Nbd7 11. Ng3 Ne8 12. Be2 f5 13. Bc1 Ndf6 14. Nh5 Nxh5 15. Bxh5 Nf6 16. f4 exf3 ep 17. Bxf3 Qe7 18. 0-0 Bd7 19. Ra2 Rae8 20. Na4 Ne4 21. Bxe4 fxe4 22. Nb6 Be6 23. Rxf8 Rxf8 24. Qe1 Qg5 25. Rf2 Bf5 26. Qe2 Qg3 27. Kf1 Qh2 28. Qd1 Bg3 29. Rf4 Qh1+ 0-1

22. White: ELPIDIO MANALIGOD Round 10 Board 3

Black: BERNARD GARCIA November 01, 2009

1. e4 e5 2. a3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bc5 4. Bc4 d6 5. h3 Nc6 6. Nf3 0-0 7. d3 Nd4 8. Bd2 c6 9. b4 Bb6 10. Ng5 d5 11. exd5 cxd5 12. Ba2 h6 13. Nf3 Be6 14. Nxe5 Re8 15. 0-0 Bxh3 16. Nxf7 Kxf7 17. gxh3 Qd7 18. Kg2 Re5 19. Bf4 Rh5 20. Bxd5+ Rxd5 21. Nxd5 Qxd5+ 22. f3 Nh5 23. Be3 Nf5 24. Bxb6 axb6 25. Qd2 Nh4+ 26. Kf2 Kg8 27. Qe3 Qd7 28. Qe5 g6 29. Rae1 Rf8 30. Re3 Qxh3 31. Qd5+ Kh8 32. Qd4+ Kg8 33. Ke1 Ng2+ 34. Ke2 Nxe3 35. Qxe3 Ng3+ 36. Kf2 Nxf1 37. Qe4 Kg7 38. Qe5+ Rf6 39. Qe7+ Rf7 40. Qe5+ Kh7 41. Qd5 Qg3+ 42. Kxf1 Rf3+ 43. Qxf3 Qxf3+ 0-1

23. White: CRAIG DITTRICH Round 6 Board 2

Black: MASUM BILLAH November 01, 2009

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nc3 Bd7 4. e4 b5 5. Nf3 h6 6. b3 b4 7. Ne2 c3 8. Ng3 e6 9. Bc4 Nf6 10. 0-0 Bc6 11. Re1 Be7 12. a3 a5 13. Ne5 Bb7 14. axb4 axb4 15. Rxa8 Bxa8 16. Nf3 0-0 17. h3 Nfd7 18. Be3 Nc6 19. Qc2 Na5 20. Bd3 c5 21. Ra1 Qc7 22. e5 cxd4 23. Nxd4 Qxe5 24. Nb5 Nc6 25. Ne4 f5 26. f4 Qb8 27. Ng3 Bc5 28. Bxc5 Nxc5 29. Bxf5 exf5 30. Nxf5 Qxf4 31. Nbd6 Qg5 32. Rf1 Nd4 33. Qf2 Nxf5 34. Nxf5 Rxf5 35. Qxf5 Qxg2# 0-1

24. White: ELPIDIO MANALIGOD Round 1 Board 2

Black: MENANDRO MANUEL (1942) November 01, 2009

1. e4 c5 2. Bc4 e6 3. Nc3 a6 4. a4 Qc7 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Nf6 8. Nf3 Bc5 9. h3 0-0 10. Bg5 Ne8 11. Ne2 Ne5 12. Bd3 Nxd3+ 13. Qxd3 f6 14. Bf4 Qb6 15. 0-0 d6 16. b3 Bd7 17. Be3 Bc6 18. Ng3 Rd8 19. c4 Nc7 20. a5 Qa7 21. Qc3 Bxe3 22. fxe3 Rfe8 23. Nh5 e5 24. Nd2 Rf8 25. Rf2 Rf7 26. Raf1 Rdf8 27. Qd3 Qc5 28. g4 Ne6 29. Nf3 Be8 30. Ng3 g6 31. h4 Qc7 32. Nd2 Kg7 33. b4 b6 34. h5 bxa5 35. bxa5 Ng5 36. Rh2 Bd7 37. h6+ Kh8 38. Nf3 Nxf3 39. Rxf3 Bxg4 40. Rff2 Be6 41. Rc2 Rd8 42. c5 Rfd7 43. Qxa6 Bb3 44. cxd6 Qxc2 45. Rxc2 Bxc2 46. Qc6 Bd3 47. Qd5 Ba6 48. Qe6 Rxd6 49. Qe7 Rd1+ 50. Kf2 R1d2+ 51. Kf3 R2d7 52. Qxf6+ Kg8 53. Qxa6 1-0

25. White: MASUM BILLAH Round 7 Board 5

Black: MENANDRO MANUEL (1942) November 01, 2009

1. e4 c5 2. Bc4 d6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. h3 a6 5. a4 e6 6. d3 Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 Nc6 9. Qe3 Qc7 10. Nf3 0-0 11. Bd2 Bd7 12. Bd3 Rae8 13. Na2 e5 14. b4 Be6 15. Nc3 Nxb4 16. Ng5 Bd7 17. Rb1 d5 18. exd5 e4 19. Ngxe4 Nxe4 20. Bxe4 Nxc2+ 21. Bxc2 Bg5 22. d6 Rxe3+ 23. Bxe3 Qxc3+ 24. Kd1 Bxe3 25. fxe3 Rc8 26. Rc1 Bxa4 27. g3 Qb2 28. Ke2 Rc6 29. Kd3 Rc3+ 30. Ke4 Rxc2 31. Rb1 Bf5+ 32. Kf4 Rf2+ 33. Kg3 Rxg2+ 34. Kh4 Qf6+ 35. Kh5 Qg5# 0-1

26. White: GENE PASTRANA (1870) Round 3 Board 6

Black: MASUM BILLAH November 06, 2009

1. e4 c5 2. Bc4 Nc6 3. a3 a6 4. c3 e6 5. a4 b5 6. Bb3 c4 7. Bc2 Bb7 8. Nf3 h6 9. 0-0 Nge7 10. Be3 d6 11. Nbd2 Ng6 12. h3 Be7 13. Nh2 Bg5 14. f4 Be7 15. e5 Nf8 16. Nhf3 d5 17. f5 Qd7 18. fxe6 Qe6 19. Nh2 0-0-0 20. Bf5 Bg5 21. Be6+ Nxe6 22. Bxg5 Nxg5 23. Qg4+ Kb8 24. Qd1 Bc8 25. a4 b4 26. cxb4 Nxb4 27. Nhf3 Bd7 28. Nxg5 hxg5 29. Rxf7 Be8 30. Rxg7 Nd3 31. Qg5 Nf4 32. Rxg5 Bd7 33. Qxf4 Rdf8 34. Qg3 Be6 35. Qc3 Rf7 36. Qb4+ Rb7 37. Qd6+ Ka8 38. Qxa6+ Kb8 39. Qxe6 Rxb2 40. Nxc4 dxc4 41. Qxc4 Rc8 42. Rg8 Rxg2 43. Kxg2 Rxg8+ 44. Qxg8+ 1-0

27. White: ROBERTO HERNANDEZ (1830) Round 1 Board 3

Black: CRAIG DITTRICH November 08, 2009

1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Bc4 Qf6 5. Nxc3 Bc5 6. Nf3 Ne7 7. Bg5 Qg6 8. 0-0 Nbc6 9. e5 a6 10. Re1 0-0 11. Ne4 Bb6 12. Nh4 Qxg5 13. Nxg5 h6 14. Ne4 Nxe5 15. Nf6+ gxf6 16. Rxe5 fxe5 17. Qg4+ Kh8 18. Qh5 d5 19. Qxh6+ Kg8 20. Qg5+ Ng6 21. Nxg6 fxg6 22. Qxg6+ Kh8 23. Qh6+ Kg8 24. Bxd5+ 1-0

28. White: BERNARD GARCIA Round 2 Board 3

Black: MICHAEL MERCADO November 15, 2009

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Nxd4 exd4 5. d3 a6 6. Ba4 b5 7. Bb3 g6 8. Qf3 Qf6 9. Qg3 Bd6 10. f4 c6 11. e5 Qe7 12. 0-0 Bc7 13. c3 dxc3 14. Nxc3 Bb7 15. d4 0-0-0 16. Be3 h5 17. d5 d6 18. exd6 Bxd6 19. dxc6 Bxc6 20. Rac1 Kb8 21. Rfd1 h4 22. Qf2 Nf6 23. Rxd6 Qxd6 24. f5 Ka8 25. fxg6 fxg6 26. Rd1 Qe7 27. Re1 Ng4 28. Qf4 Nxe3 29. Rxe3 Qc5 30. Nd1 Rhe8 31. Qf2 Rxd1+ 32. Bxd1 Rxe3 33. Kh1 Qg5 34. Be2 h3 35. Kg1 hxg2 36. a4 Rxe2 37. Qxe2 Qc5+ 0-1

29. White: MICHAEL MERCADO Round 7 Board 2

Black: ROBERTO HERNANDEZ (1830) November 15, 2009

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. f4 0-0 6. h3 Nbd7 7. Nf3 c5 8. d5 a6 9. a4 Qc7 10. Bc6 Nb6 11. Qe2 Bd7 12. a5 Nxc4 13. Qxc4 Nh5 14. g4 Bxc3+ 15. Qxc3 Ng3 16. Rh2 Nxe4 17. Qe3 Nf6 18. c4 e6 19. Qc3 Ne4 20. Qc2 exd5 21. Kf1 Rfe8 22. cxd5 Bb5+ 23. Kg1 Nf6 24. f5 Nxd5 25. Bh6 c4 26. fxg6 fxg6 27. Qf2 Qc5 28. Qxc5 dxc5 29. Rd1 Rad8 30. Rhd2 Bc6 31. Nh4 Rd7 32. Bg5 Rf7 33. Rxd5 Bxd5 34. Rxd5 Re8+ 35. Kg2 Re2+ 36. Kg3 Rxb2 37. Bh6 Rc7 38. Nf3 Rb3 39. Rd8+ Kf7 40. Kf4 c3 41. Rf8+ Ke7 42. Ne5 c2 43. Ke5 c1=Q 44. Rf7+ Ke6 45. Bxc1 Rxf7 46. Nxf7 Kxf7 47. Kd3 Rxh3 48. Bf4 Rf3 49. Bd6 Rb3 50. g5 Rb5 51. Bc7 c4+ 52. Kxc4 Rxg5 53. Kd4 Rf5 54. Ke4 h5 55.Bd8 h4 56.Bxh4 Rxa5 57.Be1 Rb5 58.Bc3 a4 59.Kd4 b5 60. Kc4 Rc5+ 0-1

30. White: CRAIG DITTRICH Round 2 Board 4

Black: JUN MAHOR November 15, 2009

1. d4 c5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Nf3 h6 5. e3 Nf6 6. Be2 Be7 7. 0-0 0-0 8. a3 Ne4 9. Nxe4 dxe4 10. Nd2 f5 11. b4 Bf6 12. Rb1 b6 13. Bb2 Bb7 14. Qc2 Ne7 15. Rfd1 Qc8 16. Nf1 Bg5 17. Ng3 Rc8 18. Qc3 Bf6 19. Nh5 Qf7 20. Nxf6+ Qxf6 21. Qb3 Qg6 22. g3 f4 23. exf4 Rxf4 24. d5 Rcf8 25. Rf1 exd5 26. Bd4 R4f7 27. Rbd1 Kh8 28. Be3 Nf5 29. cxd5 Nh4 30. Rd2 Nf3+ 31. Bxf3 Rxf3 32. Qc4 Rf7 33. Kh1 a5 34. bxa5 bxa5 35. Qc5 Ba6 36. Rc1 Bc8 37. Qc4 Bh3 38. Qe2 h5 39. Bf4 Rxf4 40. Rg1 R4f7 41. Rc1 Bg4 42. Qe3 Bf3+ 43. Kg1 h4 44. Qe1 Qg4 45. Qf1 h3 46. Rc4 Bg2 47. Qe1 Qf3 0-1

31. White: MASUM BILLAH Round 9 Board 4

Black: ELPIDIO MANALIGOD November 15, 2009

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. Nf3 Qf6 4. d3 h6 5. a3 d6 6. h3 a6 7. Nc3 c6 8. Qe2 Ne7 9. Be3 Bxe3 10. Qxe3 Ng6 11. g3 Nd7 12. d4 0-0 13. 0-0-0 a5 14. Na2 Ne7 15. d5 c5 16. Nh5 Nb6 17. Bd3 Bd7 18. Nc3 a4 19. f4 Ng6 20. Nxg6 Qxg6 21. f5 Qg5 22. Qxg5 hxg5 23. g4 c4 24. Bf1 Rac8 25. h4 gxh4 26. Rxh4 f6 27. Bh3 Kf7 28. Rg1 Rh8 29. Rh5 g6 30. fxg6+ Rxg6 31.Rh1 Rd8 32. Nd1 Nc8 33. Nf2 Ne7 34. Bf1 b5?? 35. Rxh8 Rxh8 36. Rxh8 37. Be2 Nc8 38. Nh3+ Kg6 39. Rd8 Nb6 40. c3 Kf7 41. Bf1 Kd7 42. Rh8 Bxg4 43. Nf2 Bg7 44. Bh3 Be8 45. Rh7+ Kf8 46. Ng4 Bg6 47. Rb7 f5 48. Nh6 fxe4 49. Rxb6 e3 50. Bg4 e4 51. Kd1 Ke7 52. Nf5+ Bxf5 53. Bxf5 b4 54. cxb4 Kf6 55. Bxe4 Ke5 56. Bf3 Kf5 57. Ke3 c3 58. bxc3 Kf6 59. Kf4 Ke7 60. Kf5 Kd7 61. Rb7+ Kc8 62. Re7 Kd8 63. Ke6 Kc8 64. Kxd6 Kd8 65. c4 Kc8 66. Rd7 Kb8 67. Kc6 Kc8 68. Bg4 Kb8 69. Rc7 Ka8 70. Kb6 Kb8 71. Rc8# 1-0

32. White: JUN MAHOR Round 5 Board 2

Black: ELPIDIO MANALIGOD November 15, 2009

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 a6 3. Nf3 d6 4. d4 Bg4 5. d5 Bxf3 6. Qxf3 Qf6 7. Qg4 Nd7 8. Be3 h3 9. Qf3 Qxf3 10. gxf3 Be7 11. Bh3 g6 12. Bxd7 Kxd7 13. f4 exf4 14. Bxf4 Bf6 15. Bd2 Re8 16. 0-0-0 b5 17. f3 Ne7 18. Ne2 Nc8 19. h4 Nb6 20. b3 Ra8 21. Bc3 Bxc3 22. Nxc3 b4 23. Ne2 a5 24. f4 a4 25. Ng3 Rhe8 26. Rhf1 axb3 27. axb3 Ra1+ 28. Kb2 Rxd1 29. Rxd1 Nc8 30. c3 bxc3 31. Kxc3 Nb6 32. Ra1 Ra8 33. Rxa8 Rxa8 34. f5 Nc6 35. Kd4 Ke7 36. e5 exd5+ 37. Kxe5 Nd7+ 38. Kd4 Kf6 39. fxg6 fxg6 40. b4 Ne5 41. Ke4 Nd7 42. b5 Nc5+ 43. Kd4 Nd7 44. Ne4+ Ke7 45. Nc5 Nb6 46. Na6 Na8 47. Nxc7 Nxc7 48. b6 Na6 49. Kc4 Ke5 50. Kb5 Nb8 51. Kc5 Nd7 52. Kc6 Nxb6 53. d6 Ke6 54. Kc7 Nd5+ 55. Kb7 Kd7 0-1

33. White: ROBERTO HERNANDEZ (1830) Round 8 Board 5

Black: CYRIL MONTEL, JR. (1870) November 22, 2009

1. f4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 4. Bd3 Bh4+ 5. g3 Bf6 6. 0-0 Nc6 7. c3 e5 8. fxe5 Nxe5 9. Nxe5 Bxe5 10. Qh5 Qe7 11. e4 Nf6 12. Qh4 Be6 13. exd5 Qc5+ 14. Kg2 Bxd5+ 15. Kh3 Qc6 16. Qg5 Bg2+ 17. Kh4 0-0-0 18. Qxe5 Rxd3 19. Qf5+ Qd7 20. Qxd7+ Kxd7 21. Rg1 h6 22. Rxg2 g5+ 23. Kh3 g4+ 24. Kh4 Rd5 0-1

CLASS B GAMES (CONSOLATION ROUND)

1. White: PANFILO PEPITO, JR. Round 2 Board 5

Black: MARIO RAMOS October 04, 2009-11-13

0-1 (Default)

2. White: JAIME GUEVARRA Round 6 Board 6

Black: JOEL FLOR October 08, 2009

1. d4 d5 2. c4 Bf5 3. Nc3 e6 4. Bf4 Bd6 5. Bxd6 Qxd6 6. c5 Qf4 7. e3 Qh6 8. Nf3 f6 9. Nb5 Kd8 10. Qa4 a6 11. Qa5 b6 12. cxb6 Nc6 13. bxc7+ Kd7 14. Qa3 Nge7 15. Qd6 Ke8 16. Qa3 Kf7 17. Nd6+ Kg6 18. g3 Kh5 19. Nf7 Qg6 20. Nxh8 Rxh8 21. Nh4 Qe8 22. Be2+ Kh6 23. Qd6 g5 24. Nxf5 Nxf5 25. Qc5 Qd7 26. Rc1 Nfe7 27. Bxa6 Qxc7 28. 0-0 Ra8 29. Bb5 Ra5 30. b4 Rxb5 31. Qxb5 Qa7 32. g4 Qc7 33. a4 f5 34. gxf5 exf5 35. R1c2 f5 36. Rfc1 f3 37. Rxc6+ Nxc6 38. R1xc6 Qxc6 39. Qxc6+ Kh5 40. a5 Kh4 41. a6 h5 42. a7 g4 43. a8=Q Kh3 44. Qb8 Kh4 45. Qd8+ Kh3 46. Qf6 g3 47. Qh4# 1-0

3. White: ELIZALDE MADRINAN Round 11 Board 2

Black: JOEL FLOR October 08, 2009

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nge7 4. d4 a6 5. Bc4 exd4 6. Ng5 Ne5 7. Qxd4 Nxc4 8. Qxc4 d5 9. exd5 Qxd5 10. Qxd5 Nxd5 11. 0-0 Nb4 12. Na3 h6 13. Ne4 Be6 14. b3 Rd8 15. Bf4 Bd6 16. Nxd6 cxd6 17. Rd1 d5 18. Rd4 Nc6 19. Rd2 0-0 20. c3 g5 21. Bc7 Rd7 22. Bb6 Rc8 23. Nc2 Ne5 24. Bd4 Nc6 25. Bf6 Kh7 26. h4 Kg6 27. hxg5 hxg5 28. Bd4 Bf5 29. Ne3 Be4 30. f3 Bf5 31. g4 Be6 32. Kf2 Nxd4 33. cxd4 Rc3 34. Rc2 Rxc2 35. Nxc2 Rd8 36. Nb4 Rh8 37. Kg3 f5 38. Re1 f4+ 39. Kg2 Kf6 40. Re5 Rd8 41. Nd3 Rc8 42. Nc5 Rxc5 43. Rxe6 Kxe6 44. dxc5 d4 45. Kf2 d3 46. Ke1 Kd5 47. Kd2 Kd4 48. a3 a5 49. a4 Kxc5 50. Kxd3 Kd5 51. Kc3 Kc5 52. Kc2 Kd4 53. Kd2 b6 54. b4 axb4 55. Kc2 Kc4 56. Kb2 b3 57. Kc1 Kb4 58. Kb1 Kxa4 59. b2 Kb4 60. Kb1 Kc3 61. Kc1 b2 Kb1 62. Kb1 b5 0-1

4. White: MARIO RAMOS Round 1 Board 4

Black: ANDRES MESTIZO II October 11, 2009

1. e4 e5 2. a3 Nf6 3. Nf3 d6 4. Nc4 Bg4 5. Bc4 a6 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 nc6 8. Nd5 Be7 9. c3 b5 10. Ba2 Na5 11. Nxe7 Qxe7 12. d3 h6 13. 0-0 c6 14. b4 Nb7 15. Be3 a5 16. bxa5 Rxa5 17. Bb3 d5 18. exd5 cxd5 19. d4 e4 20. Qf4 Rxa3 21. Rxa3 Qxa3 22. Qe5+ Qe7 23. Bxd5 Qxe5 24. Bc6+ Nd7 25. Bxd7+ Kxd7 26. dxe5 Ra8 27. Bd4 Ke6 28. f4 Nd8 29. Rb1 Rb8 30. g3 Nc6 31. Bc5 Kd5 32. Bf2 Kc4 33. Be1 Ra8 34. Kf2 Ra2+ 35. Ke3 Rh2 36. Kxe4 Rxh3 37. Kf3 Rh2 38. Bf2 b4 39. cxb4 Nxb4 (Draw)

5. White: TITO CABUNAGAN Round 4 Board 2

Black: MOHAMMAD MANIK HOSSAIN October 11, 2009

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Qf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. 0-0 Nd4 6. Nxd4 Bxd4 7. c3 Bb6 8. Bc4 Nh6 9. Qh5 Ng8 10. Be3 g6 11. Qe2 Ne7 12. f4 exf4 13. d4 g5 14. g3 Ng6 15. Nd2 c6 16. e5 Qe7 17. gxf4 gxf4 18. Bxf4 d5 19. Bd3 Nxf4 20. Rxf4 Bh3 21. Kh1 0-0 22. Qh5 Be6 23. Rf6 c5 24. Nf3 Rdg8 25. Bf5 Rg7 26. Rg1 Rhg8 27. Rxg7 Rxg7 28. Qh6 Rg8 29. Qxh7 Rf8 30. BxB+ Kb8 31. Bxd5 Qd8 32. c4 cxd4 33. Rxf7 Rxf7 34. Qxf7 Qc8 35. e6 d3 36. e7 a6 37. e8=Q Bc7 38. Qxc8 Kxc8 39. Qe8+ Bd8 40. Bxb7+ 1-0

6. White: MOHAMMAD MANIK HOSSAIN Round 11 Board 3

Black: MARIO RAMOS October 10, 2009

1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Nxd4 h6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5 Qa5+ 7. Nc3 e6 8. Bf4 Ne7 9. Bc4 Nd5 10. Bxd5 cxd5 11. 0-0 Bb7 12. Qf3 0-0-0 13. Bd2 d4 14. Ne4 Bxe4 15. Bxa5 Bxf3 16. Bxd8 Kxd8 17. gxf3 Bc5 18. a3 Ke7 19. Rfd1 Rc8 20. Rd3 Bb6 21. Rad1 Rxc2 22. R1d2 Rc6 23. b4 a6 24. a4 Rc4 25. Rb2 a5 26. bxa5 Bxa5 27. Ra2 d6 28. f4 f6 29. exd6 Kxd6 30. Kg2 Kg5 31. Kf3 e5 32. fxe5 fxe5 33. Ke2 e4 34. Rg3 d3+ 35. Kd1 g5 36. Rh3 Rc6 37. Rh5 Rb6 38. Ra1 Kd4 39. h4 Rb2 40. hxg5 Rxf2 41. Rh1 hxg5 42. Rb1 e3 43. Rb5 e2+ 44. Kc1 Rf1+ 45. Rxf1 exf1=Q+ 46. Kb2 Bc3+ 47. Ka3 Qa1+ 48. Kb3 0-1

7. White: JOEL FLOR Round 1 Board 5

Black: TITO CABUNAGAN October 10, 2009

1. e4 d5 2. e5 d4 3. Bc4 Nc6 4. d3 Nxe5 5. Bb3 Qd6 6. Bf4 Qf6 7. Bg3 e6 8. Qh5 Bd6 9. f4 Ng6 10. f5 Bxg3+ 11. hxg3 Qxf5 12. Qxf5 exf5 13. Nf3 Be6 14. Nxd4 Bxb3 15. axb3 Ne7 16. Kd2 0-0-0 17. c3 c5 18. Nf3 a6 19. Na3 f6 20. Nc4 Kc7 21. Ra5 Rd5 22. Ne3 Rd6 23. Rxc5+ Rc6 24. Ra5 f4 25. gxf4 Nxf4 26. g3 Ne6 27. d4 Rd6 28. Kd3 b6 29. Ra3 a5 30. b4 axb4 31. Ra7+ Kd8 32. cxb4 Nc7 33. Rc1 Nc6 34. Raa1 Nxb4 35. Kc4 Na6 36. Nf5 Rd7 37. Nh4 Re8 38. Re1 Rxe1 39. Rxe1 Nb8 40. Ng2 Nc6 41. b4 g6 42. Nh6 Rxd4 43. Kc3 Nb5+ 44. Kc2 Nxb4+ 45. Kb3 Nd3 46. Re3 Nc5+ 47. Kc2 Re4 48. Rxe4 Nxe4 49. g4 Ke7 50. Nf4 Ng5 51. Ne3 Kf8 52. Kb3 Kg7 53. Kb4 Nd6 54. Nd5 Kxh6 55. Nxf6 Ne4 56. Nd3 b5 57. Ne3 Kg5 58. Kb3 Kf4 59. Nf1 Kxg4 60. Kc2 Kf3 61. Kd3 b4 62. Nh2+ Kf4 63. Nf1 g5 64. Kc2 Nc5 65. Nd2 b3+ 66. Kc3 Nde4+ 67. Nxe4 Nxe4 68. Kxb3 g4 69. Kc2 Kf3 70. Kd3 g3 71. Kd4 g2 72. Ke5 g1=Q 0-1

8. White: PANFILO PEPITO, JR. Round 11 Board 7

Black: KRISTEN SENAJON October 11, 2009

0-1 (Default)

9. White: TITO CABUNAGAN Round 7 Board 7

Black: ANDRES MESTIZO II October 14, 2009

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. h3 a6 4. Bc4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 Bb7 8. Ng5 d5 9. Nxd5 Nxd4 10. Nxf6 Qxf6 11. Bxf7+ Ke7 12. Bd5 Bxd5 13. exd5 Rd8 14. Ne4 Qf5 15. f3 Rxd5 16. c3 Ke8 17. cxd4 Rxd4 18. Qe2 Bb5+ 19. Bd2 Be7 20. 0-0 Kf7 21. Bc3 Rd5 22. Rad1 Rhd8 23. Rxd5 Rxd5 24. Rd1 Rxd1 25. Qxd1 c5 26. Qd5+ Kf8 27. Qxe5 Qxe5 28. Bxe5 Kf7 29. Bd6 c4 30. Bxe7 Kxe7 31. Kf2 Ke6 32. Ke3 Kd5 33. a3 h6 34. a4 a5 35. f4 g6 36. g3 b4 37. axb4 axb4 38. Nf6+ Kc5 39. Ng4 h5 40. Ne5 b3 41. Kd2 Kd4 42. Nxg6 Ke4 43. Ne5 Kd4 44. g4 hxg4 45. Nxg4 Ke4 46. h5 Kxf4 47. h6 Kxg4 48. h7 Kf4 49. h8=Q 1-0

10. White: MOHAMMAD MANIK HOSSAIN Round 5 Board 6

Black: ANDRES MESTIZO II November 18, 2009

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 h6 3. Nc3 a6 4. Nf3 d6 5. h3 g5 6. Nh2 h5 7. Qf3 f6 8. d3 g4 9. Qg3 Nc6 10. Be3 a5 11. a3 Bd7 12. 0-0 Qe7 13. Nd5 Qd8 14. f3 Nce7 15. fxg4 Nxd5 16. Bxd5 h4 17. Qf3 Qe7 18. Bxg8 Rxg8 19. Qxf6 Qxf6 20. Rxf6 Be7 21. Rh6 0-0-0 22. Nf3 Rdf8 23. Rf1 c5 24. Nxh4 Bxh4 25. Rxf8+ Rxf8 26. Rxh4 Kc7 27. g5 b5 28. Rh6 b4 29. h4 a4 30. Rf6 Rxf6 31. gxf6 Be6 32. h5 Kd7 33. h6 Bg8 34. f7 1-0

Jaime Guevarra, left, vs. Mohammad Manik Hossain in the classification round. Top 8 finishers will face 4 FIDE rated players of Palau for 2009 PNCC. Number 8-20 will have their own Class B finals.

Romeo Caballes vs. Jimboy de Jesus

Roberto Hernandez, left, vs. Elpidio Manaligod 1-0 in the FIDE rated finals.

Both Joel Flor, left, and Craig Dittrich have 3 points but Joel didn't make it as Craig has higher tiebreak points.

Jun Mahor, left, made it but Mario Ramos failed to make it due to his conflicting time schedule.

Andres 'Aying' Mestizo II, left, vs. Romeo Caballes, who is the last player to make it with 3 pts. Aying had 2 pts.

Flavin Andres pondering his next move. He missed the cut also.

Elpidio Manaligod, left, is the 3rd player to make it. Val Vidar, born in 1945, is the oldest chess player in Palau.

Masum Billah made it (6th) and upset Hernandez in the finals.

Paquito 'Pax' Suringa, Jr. made it (5th).

Tutii Joe Chilton missed the cut with only 1.5 pts. in 5 games.

Ken Pastrana, young guitarist, chess player and excellent keyboard player.

Mario Ramos' free time is mostly in the morning. Most games are played in the afternoon and evening.

Michael Mercado, seated 2nd from left, scored a perfect 5/5 to lead the qualifiers.

2009 PNCC champ Cyril Montel, Jr. receiving his championship Cup from Roberto Hernandez.

Menandro Manuel, left, 1st runner-up

Tito Cabunagan receiving his championship trophy (Class B) from Roberto Hernandez.

Menandro Manuel (2nd), Tito Cabunagan (Champion-Class B), Cyrill Montel, Jr. (Champion), Roberto Hernandez (3rd)

Ronel Gutierrez, Rey Alenain, Erick Ventinilla, Roberto Hernandez, Joel Gabris, Elizalde Madrinan, Ferdie Altea, Randy Sioson. Sitting.. Michael Mercado vs. Paquito Suringa, Jr.

L-R Menandro Manuel, Tito Cabunagan, Cyril Montel, Jr., Roberto Hernandez, Paquito Suringa, Jr.

Source: The History Of Chess In Palau by Roberto Hernandez Part 21 October 04, 2009