2003 Age Group Chess tournament Class A champ Edgardo Enarsao, right, held a simultaneous exhibition match against 5 players (from left)-- Jess Toldoya, Norbert Villanueva, Mario Ramos, Jose Omega and Cyril Montel, Jr. Enarsao lost to 4 of them and won only over Villanueva. This is Enarsao's farewell game as he is leaving Palau for good a few days before the start of 2003 Senior and Junior Open Chess tourney.
(Photo by John Concepcion - Palau Horizon Staff)
5th CHESS TOURNEY
TO START SEPTEMBER 21, 2003
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 newcomers are Jess Toldoya and Kelvin dela Paz, a teacher at Palau Missionary Academy.
The 13-round Swiss System tournament will start the first round pairings with players drawing a number. The player who draws the number 1 will play against the player who draws the highest number. Number 2 vs. the second highest and so on...
In the 2nd round, it will be winner vs. winner and loser vs. loser. A player can only play other players once and should play the white and black 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 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 BY THE BOOK CHESS OPENINGS of their choice. Eventual champion Jayrome Soriano was present and practice with Ivan II Chess Computer.
This coming tournament will now accomodate players who are off on Saturday with a 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.
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 five simuteneous games. Class B champion Jose Omega and Norbert Villanueva are 2 of the players that Enarsao haven't played yet. This is the last chance for other players to play with Enarsao in his farewell games.
His trophy will also be given ahead of the awarding ceremony to be held together with the volleyball tournament's awarding.
Enarsao will be leaving on September 24 and will become the 3rd chess champion who will be missing this 5th chess tilt. The others are Eddie Grefiel, the 2002 All-Filipino champion and Phlippine Consul General Julius Torres, the 2002 Open champion who is now assigned in Canada.
Solution to last week's puzzle: 1. Re8! Qxe8 2. Qf6 Rg7 3. Qxg7 mate.
This week's puzzles: White to move and win
White to move and mates in 3 (from Judit Polgar vs. Pal Benko, 1992)
Solution: 1. Qh6! gxh6 2. Rxh6 Rh7 3. Bf6 mate (Solution next issue)
Source:
Chessmate by Roberto Hernandez
Tia Belau Newspaper
August 19-26, 2003
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