THREE newcomers have registered for the last tournament of the year that will start on Independence Day, October 01 at Jean's Boutique and Store premises.
This will be the first time that no trophies will be awarded to the top 4 finishers.
Edwin Eti donated $100.00 for cash prize and the brilliancy prize of another $100.00 for the still unfinished 2006 National Chess Championship will be added to the pot as agreed by the organizing Knights and Rooks Chess Club.
Registration is still going on through Roberto Hernandez at tel. no. 488-3694/2997 or Gene Pastrana at 488-4640.
REgistration fee is $15.00. The $10.00 will be added to the cash prize and the remaining $5.00 will become fund of the KRCC.
Rey Lapuz and Anselmo Idol confirmed their participation in the event while Eti's friend will also join the field of newcomers.
Inactive Gerry Sermeno will join the fray of other inactive players like Joel Azana. Koror State Legal Counsel Craig Dittrich practiced with other players the other week and may join again.
Time control of the tourney is 30 minutes for each player to finish the game.
Eti will be late in the opening round as he will be busy on Independence Day.
CONTINUATION OF "HIGHLIGHTS OF P. I. C. C."
The 2nd half of the 2006 Palau Invitational Chess Championship was full of surprises.
Jose Omega dealt Gary Bekker his 2nd lost of the tournament in 27 moves while Roberto Hernandez refused the draw offer of eventual champion Hilton Bennett thinking that he had a winning position. He lost instead in a marathon 81 moves of Modern Defence.
USA and Philippines National Master Almario Marlon Bernardino clobbered Cyril Montel, Jr. in 36 moves.
Palau's top player Menandro Manuel drew with New Zealand bet Paul Spiller in 15 moves of Sicilian Defence while Pastrana and Nedic drew their game in 24 moves of Ruy Lopez.
Hernandez offered 4 pawns to Bekker but obtained a rapid pieces development. Bekker committed a blunder on the 11th move but Hernandez missed a neat knight sacrifice on the 16th move that could have won him the game.
Bekker was able to simplify the game and won in 55 moves of Danish Gambit.
On the eve of September 02, many thought that not all players can complete their games on time but when Montel, Jr. showed up in the last day of the tournament, everything was working well with Montel, Jr. needing a whole point to get international ranking.
He defeated Bekker in 24 moves and drew with Bennett in 12 moves to finished 7th.
Bernardino got a full point from Nedic while Omega and Manuel. halved their game.
Pastrana was able to squeeze half point from Spiller and the Bernardino-Bennett, Manuel-Hernandez and Nedic-Spiller games all ended in draws.
Pastrana drubbed Omega in 25 moves of Sicilian Defence and finished 6th despite his last game lost to Hernandez.
Bennet nipped Bekker in 18 moves of Bishop Opening and Manuel took the measure of Montel, jr. in 52 moves in a game played on Sept. 02.
Finally, Omega and Nedic drew their game and Bernardino and Spiller split the point in just 3 moves to end the tournament in good results for Palau's to 6 players as all of them scored at least 3 points.
The final standings and their win-loss-draw record:
1. Hilton Bennett (5-4-0) 2. Marlon Bernardino (4-5-0) 3. Paul Spiller (3-6-0) 4. Menandro Manuel (2-2-5) 5. Gary Bekker (4-4-1) 6. Gene Pastrana (1-3-5) 7. Cyril Montel, jr. (1-3-5) 8. Jose Omega (2-4-3) 9. Manny Nedic (0-3-6) 10. Roberto Hernandez (2-5-2).
Source: Chessmate by Roberto Hernandez
Tia Belau Newspaper
September 29-October 06, 2006
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