Nilo de Jesus, left, and Dennis Gonzales are fighting it out for the Class B Championship of 2012 PNCC. Jeff Balbalosa has an outside chance for at least a tie. De Jesus has 10 games left to play while Dennis had 5. The players need to be present on the final day to win by default over their opponents. If both of them didn't show up, it will be declared default draw. (Photo by Roberto Hernandez)
CABUNAGAN IS THE SOLO
2012 PNCC CHAMPION
After the fruitful meeting at
Tito Cabunagan’s residence on Dec. 09, it was decided that no playoff will be
held and the 2012 Palau National Championship will proceed with its original
format. Menandro Manuel (7-7-0 win-loss-draw record), Roberto Hernandez (8-6-0)
and Cabunagan (9-4-1) have played all of their 14 games, with Tito emerging as
champion. The other 4 contenders can’t catch up with his final score.
Jose
Celiz (7-4-2) had one game left (against Paquito Suringa, Jr.), Cyril Tomas
Montel, Jr.(6-5-0) have 3 more un-played games (2 against Gonzalo Escapatoria
(1-10-0) and 1 against Suringa, Jr. (4-8-0).
Candidate
Master Bernardo Garcia (7-5-1) had decided to take the remaining days of 2012 a
chess break and his un-played game against Escapatoria will be recorded as (+)
to the latter and (–) to him according to FIDE rules. This will make Hernandez,
Montel, Jr. and Celiz contesting the 2nd, 3rd and 4th
slot finishes.
The
last 2 days of the 2012 PNCC will be held on Dec. 15 and 16 at Palau Royal
Resort Conference Room. The December 01 and 02 final days was postponed due to
typhoon Bopha. Even with strong winds on Dec. 02 (Sunday) starting to lash
Palau, Roberto and Jose were still able to play their 2nd game with
Jose winning this time in 37 moves of Pirc Defence.
The
2 games of Tito and Jose were also replayed that day with the same result as
the protested first 2 matches in which Garcia is claiming to be fixed after he
found out a ruling in the FIDE Laws of Chess that players of the same
company/federation must play their games in the first 3 rounds and not in the
last 3 rounds.
Tito
won the 1st game in 38 moves of Ruy Lopez and drew the other game in
27 moves of Queen’s Gambit Declined. The 2nd game of Tito and
Suringa, Jr. is also being protested by Garcia because there is no arbiter
around when they played it.
In
the Class B division, the following is the standings, their win-loss-draw
record, total points and their remaining number of games: 1. Jeff Balbalosa
(13-1-3) 14.5 points –3 games remaining; 2. Angie Parrado (13-3-2) 14 pts. – 2
gms; 3. Dennis Gonzales (12-1-2) 13 pts. – 5 gms; 4. Mohammad Manik Hossain
(4-3-11) 9.5 pts. –2 gms; 5. Nilo de Jesus (9-1-0) 9 pts. – 10 gms; 6. Baby
Edna Mission (6-5-6) 9 pts. –3 gms; 7. Jaime dela Cruz (6-1-5) 8.5 pts. –8 gms;
8. Luciano Sibayan (8-5-2) 9 pts. –5 gms; 9. Ferdinand Gutierrez (3-6-11) 8.5
pts. – 0 gm; 10. Miguel Hilario (4-5-5) 6.5 pts. –6 gms; 11. Manuel Mahor, Jr.
(1-8-11) 6.5 pts. – 0 gm; 12. Ksau Anthony Whipps (3-7-6) 6 pts. – 4 gms; 13.
Elpidio Manaligod (1-1-9) 5.5 pts. – 9 gms; 14. Zachary Techall Whipps (3-6-5)
5.5 pts. –6 gms; 15. Mary Frances Lopez (4-11-2) 5 pts. –3 gms; 16. Dan Roldan
(4-6-2) 5 pts. –8 gms; 17. Geoff Martin (3-4-4) –9 gms; 18. Angelil Sisior
(4-9-1) 4.5 pts. –6 gms; 19. Destiny Sisior (3-6-3) 4.5 pts. – 8 gms; 20. Jon
Manuel Reyes (3-6-2) – 9 gms; 21. Paz Ngiratechekii (1-12-6) 4pts. – 1 gms.
Source: Chessmate by Roberto Hernandez
Tia Belau Newspaper
Pages 8-9
Volume 21
Issue 91
December 17, 2012
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