Roberto Hernandez, right, and Menandro Manuel, pose at the reception of chess players, delegates and other dignitaries at the Ataturk airport while waiting for the bus to take them to Adela Hotel where they are billeted. The teammates played their first game of 2012 Palau National Chess Championship on Sunday, Oct. 14. Hernandez mated Manuel in 37 moves of Danish Gambit. (Photo by Roberto Hernandez)
ROBERTO VS. MENANDRO
TEAMMATES IN ISTABUL,
ADVERSARIES IN PALAU
THE LAST game of the first weekends of action in the 2012 Palau National Chess Championship pitted 2nd seed Menandro Manuel vs. 3rd seed Roberto Hernandez.
Top seed Cyril Tomas Montel, Jr. and 4th seed Tito Cabunagan are having their match on the other table, with Cyril prevailing in just 24 moves of Queen's Gambit Declined.
They were able to watch the Hernandez - Manuel match and even set the pieces on the other table with 5th seed Paquito Suringa, Jr. to analyze the ongoing match.
On the 14th move, both players have 1:11 remaining in their clock.
THE MOVES: Roberto Hernandez (White) vs. Menandro Manuel (Black)
1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Bc4 d6 5. Nf3 Be6 6. Bxe6 fxe6 7. Qb3 Nd7 8. Qxe6+ Qe7 9. Qxe7 Bxe7 10. Nxc3 Ngf6 11. Ng5 0-0 12. Ne6 Rfc8 13. Be3 a6 14. 0-0 Ne5 15. Bd4 c6 16. f4 Nd3 17. Na4 c5 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Nb6 Nxb2 20. Nxa8 Rxa8 21. Rab1 Nd3 22. Rxb7 Re8 23. f5 Rc8 24. g4 h6 25. h4 c4 26. g5 hxg5 27. hxg5 Be5 28. f6 gxf6 29. gxf6 Kh8 30. f7 Bg7 31. Nxg7 Kh7 32. f8=Q Rxf8 33. Rxf8 c3 34. Rf6 Nc5 35. Ra7 Kg8 36. Ne8 Kh8 37. Rf8#
In the 2003 Senior and Junior Open chess tournament, Roberto and Menandro played the same Danish Gambit game on November 01, 2003:
White: Roberto Hernandez (1740) Nov. 01, 2003 (Saturday)
Black: Menandro Manuel (1740)
1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Bc4 Nc6 5. Nxc3 Bb4 6. Nf3 h6 7. 0-0 Bxc3 8. bxc3 d6 9. Re1 Be6 10. Bxe6 fxe6 11. Qb3 Qc8 12. Qb5 Nge7 13. Qh5+ g6 14. Qb5 a6 15. Qd3 Qd7 16. Rb1 0-0-0 17. Qc4 Rdg8 18. Qb3 Nd8 19. Be3 g5 20. e5 g4 21. Nd2 d5 22. Bc5 h5 23. c4 h4 24. Bxe7 Qxe7 25. cxd5 g3 26. d6 gxh2+ 27. Kxh2 Qg5 28. d7+ Kb8 29. Qf3 Qd2 30. Red1 Qg5 31. Qe4 Rf8 32. Rb4 h3 33. g4 Rf2+ 34. Kh1 Qh4 35. Rxb7+! Nxb7 36. Rb1 c6 37. Qxc6 Rh2+ 38. Kxh2 Qf2+ 39. Kh1 Qg2+ 40. Qxg2 hxg2+ 41. Kxg2 Kc7 42. Kg3 Rh7 43. Rd1 Rxd7 44. Rc1+ Kd8?! 45.Rc6 a5 46. Rxe6 Re7 47. Rb6 Kc7 48. Rb5 Kc6 49. a4 Nc5 50. Rxa5 Rxe5 51. Kh4 Re4 52. Kh5 Rxa4 53. Rxa4 Nxa4 54. Kg6 Kd7 55. Kf7 Nb6 56. g5 Nc8 57. g6 Ne7 58. g7 Kd8(Draw)
THE MOVES: Cyril Tomas Montel, Jr. vs. Tito Cabunagan
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d5 3. e3 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. a3 Bxc3 6. bxc3 0-0 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. Qc2 dxc4 9. Bxc4 e5 10. Nf3 exd4 11. cxd4 Bg4 12. Nd2 Bh5 13. 0-0 Bg6 14. Bd3 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Re8 16. Bb2 Qd5 17. Rfe1 Rad8 18. e4 Qh5 19. d5 Ne5 20. Qg3 Nd7 21. Rac1 Qh6 22. Nf3 Qxc7 23. Nxe4 Qb6 24. Bd4 Qa6 25. Rxe4 1-0
With the confirmation that Manuel Mahor, Jr. will join the tournament, a 9-year-old Palauan boy and another woman were added to the 1650 and below category. Joselito Marcos suggested to make it short, just Class B and Class A to the 1651 and above category.
The 1650 and below category was increased because Mahor's FIDE rating is 1646. The Palauan boy, Zachary Techell Whipps, was present with his cousin Ksau Anthony Whipps on Sunday. They practiced speed chess using the mechanical chess clock to familiarize themselves playing with chess clock and writing their moves.
Luciano 'Bong' Sibayan, who works at Palau Royal Resort, was asked by Hernandez if he would like to play Ksau. After setting their table, Roberto left the venue for 20 minutes to submit his report to Tia Belau for October 15 issue of Chessmate.
When Roberto comes back, their game is finished in just 14 moves with Sibayan winning. A day later, an email from Jeff Balbalosa is asking for some concerns:
ROBERTO REPLIED WITH THE FOLLOWING:
THE LADY PLAYER WHO WAS ADDED TO THE LIST IS MARY FRANCES LOPEZ. WITH THE WITHDRAWAL OF MA. FLORIDA HERNANDEZ FROM THE TOURNAMENT, LOPEZ MIGHT BECOME THE 5TH MEMBER OF PALAU'S WOMEN'S TEAM TO 2014 WORLD CHESS OLYMPIAD IN TROMSO, NORWAY IN AUGUST 01-14, 2014.THE MOVES: Cyril Tomas Montel, Jr. vs. Tito Cabunagan
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d5 3. e3 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. a3 Bxc3 6. bxc3 0-0 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. Qc2 dxc4 9. Bxc4 e5 10. Nf3 exd4 11. cxd4 Bg4 12. Nd2 Bh5 13. 0-0 Bg6 14. Bd3 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Re8 16. Bb2 Qd5 17. Rfe1 Rad8 18. e4 Qh5 19. d5 Ne5 20. Qg3 Nd7 21. Rac1 Qh6 22. Nf3 Qxc7 23. Nxe4 Qb6 24. Bd4 Qa6 25. Rxe4 1-0
With the confirmation that Manuel Mahor, Jr. will join the tournament, a 9-year-old Palauan boy and another woman were added to the 1650 and below category. Joselito Marcos suggested to make it short, just Class B and Class A to the 1651 and above category.
The 1650 and below category was increased because Mahor's FIDE rating is 1646. The Palauan boy, Zachary Techell Whipps, was present with his cousin Ksau Anthony Whipps on Sunday. They practiced speed chess using the mechanical chess clock to familiarize themselves playing with chess clock and writing their moves.
Luciano 'Bong' Sibayan, who works at Palau Royal Resort, was asked by Hernandez if he would like to play Ksau. After setting their table, Roberto left the venue for 20 minutes to submit his report to Tia Belau for October 15 issue of Chessmate.
When Roberto comes back, their game is finished in just 14 moves with Sibayan winning. A day later, an email from Jeff Balbalosa is asking for some concerns:
Kuya Robert,
Ksau Anthony complained to his Dad he said that his opponent was kind a rushing him to move to finish the game right away since the guy has something to do or was going to work.
I don't think this is okay since he (the guy) joined in a tournament he must set aside a time to play and don't rush the opponent to finish it.
Thanks,
Jeffrey D. BalbalosaSystems Analyst/Programmer
Surangel And Sons, Co.
Koror, Palau 96940
ROBERTO REPLIED WITH THE FOLLOWING:
Jeff,
I'll talk to Luciano Sibayan. When they are playing, I'm at the Tia Belau office to submit my report about this tournament. I've been there for only 20 minutes and when I'm come back, their game is finished.
If Ksau said that Luciano is rushing him, then this is a good lesson for him -- the time control is 75 minutes to finish the game so they've got a lot of time. When he knows that his opponent is kind of rushing him to move, then he should move really, really very slow. Nobody should tell him to move fast. By moving very slow, he is already winning because his opponent will tend to move fast and be susceptible to make mistakes.
I know that Luciano is off already at 2:00 pm. He is not working. He's just finished working. I asked him, "Do you want to play with the boy (Ksau)? He said okay but he has not eaten yet his lunch. Maybe that's what he means that he is doing something.
So this is another lesson that even the adults should learn.
Let's remind everybody especially the kids-- "IN CHESS, THE SLOWER YOU MOVE, THE FASTER YOU'LL LEARN!"
Best regards and please extend my concern to Ksau and Eric about this. This may be a reason that I can declare that game a draw because of a technical violation of Luciano, who should not oblige his opponent to move fast. OR I MIGHT ASK THEM TO PLAY ANOTHER GAME WITH ME AROUND.
This is just their first game. A lot will still happen in the coming 16 games.
Good luck to all!
Robert
Here are the details of 2012 Palau National Chess Championship:
HELD FROM OCTOBER 13- DEC. 02, 2012 AT KOROR CITY, REPUBLIC OF PALAU 96940
TIME CONTROL: 90 MINUTES + 30 SECONDS INCREMENT IN THE 1651 AND ABOVE RATING CATEGORY. (We can call it A to make it short)
DOUBLE ROUND-ROBIN
TIME CONTROL: 75 MINUTES + 30 SECONDS INCREMENT IN THE 1650 AND BELOW RATING CATEGORY. (We call it B to make it short)
SINGLE ROUND-ROBIN
RATING OFFICER: JAMIE KENMURE
TOURNAMENT ORGANIZER: ROBERTO HERNANDEZ
TOURNAMENT CHIEF ARBITER: ROBERTO HERNANDEZ
PLAYERS IN THE 1651 AND ABOVE CATEGORY, THEIR FIDE RATING AND DATE OF BIRTH:
1. CELIZ, JOSE (1687) 06/19/73
2. ESCAPATORIA, GONZALO (1689) 02/26/67
3. MANUEL, MENANDRO (1883) 02/26/51
4. MONTEL JR, CYRIL TOMAS (1943) 08/01/70
5. SURINGA JR, PAQUITO (1734) 03/02/73
6. GARCIA, BERNARDO (CM) (1673) 10/08/76
7. HERNANDEZ, ROBERTO (1858) 01/02/56
8. CABUNAGAN, TITO (1814) 02/06/59
PLAYERS IN THE 1650 AND BELOW CATEGORY, THEIR FIDE RATING AND DATE OF BIRTH
1. NGIRATECHEKII, PAZ
2. BALBALOSA, JEFF 1540 07/24/79
3. SIBAYAN, LUCIANO 12/19/75
4. REYES, JON MANUEL 05/11/80
5. GONZALES, DENNIS 1600 09/15/78
6. ROLDAN, DAN 03/09/77
7. HESS, SCOTT
8. HOSSAIN, MANIK MOHAMMAD 1528 04/20/81
9. WHIPPS, KSAU ANTHONY 04/17/01
10. DELA CRUZ, JAIME 07/15/75
11. PARRADO, ANGIE 1551 12/13/68
12. MANALIGOD, ELPIDIO 1516 03/28/73
13. GLORIA, FREDDIE 11/26/79
14. SISIOR, DESTINY 05/04/06
15. SISIOR, ANGELIL 02/13/03
16. MAHOR, MANUEL JR 1646 12/26/70
17. WHIPPS, ZACHARY TECHALL 05/30/01
18. LOPEZ, MARY FRANCES
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