L-R Angie Parrado and her daughters -- 8-year-old Destiny Sisior, 9-year-old Angelil Sisior and the youngest one against Jeffrey Negrillo of Palau Royal Resort before the start of their game in the 2011 Palau National Chess Championship. (Photo by Roberto Hernandez)
(Photo by Roberto Hernandez)
PINAY'S DAUGHTERS JOIN
PALAU TOURNEY
MY WIFE, another Filipina mother and her daughters, and a Palauan woman (Paz Ngiratechekii), and Filipina Mary Frances Lopez make up the ladies of the ongoing 2012 Palau National Chess Championship.
Florida Hernandez, Angie Parrado and her 2 girls -- 8-year-old Destiny Sisior and 9-year-old Angelil Sisior--, Mary Frances Lopez and Paz Ngiratechekii, will battle it out among themselves and 17 other rated and unrated men (boys) in the single round-robin of 1650 and below category to get their international rankings.
The category's men are Filipinos Jeff Balbalosa, Luciano Sibayan, Jon Manuel Reyes, Dennis Gonzales, Jaime dela Cruz, Dan Roldan , Elpidio Manaligod, Nilo de Jesus, Freddie Gloria (who replaced my wife Flor), Ferdinand Gutierrez and Manuel Mahor, Jr.
Palauan kids Ksau Anthony Whipps, his cousin Zachary Techall Whipps, Geoff Martin, Lenge Gibbons and Bangladeshi Mohammad Manik Hossain completed the cast of 21 players in the Class B division.
The top 8 chessers of Palau composed another group and they will figure in a double round-robin in the annual tournament running from Oct. 13 - Dec. 02, 2012 at the Palau Royal Resort (PRR).
They are Jose Celiz, Gonzalo Escapatoria, Menandro Manuel, Cyril Tomas Montel, Jr., Paquito Suringa, Jr., Candidate Master Bernardo Garcia, me, and Tito Cabunagan.
Each player have 90 minutes to finish the game with 30 seconds increment that will start from the first move.
Prizes will be offered to 5 winners of each category. The champion in the rated players group will get a free one-night stay at Palau Pacific Resort.
The 1st runner-up will get a free one-night stay at PRR. Other winners will have a brunch at the two hotels.
In the under 1650 category, the champion and 1st runner-up will get a free dinner for two at the 2 hotels.
Source: Smile and Say Chess By Roberto Hernandez
The International Filipino Magazine
Volume 3
Number 7
October 2012 Issue
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