FIRST GAME OF 2013 PNCC
16-year-old Ronald Mission, left, and 9-year-old Destiny Sisior played the first game of 2013 Palau National Chess Championship on Aug. 04 with Destiny winning in the junior division (16 years and below). She won again over her elder sister Angelil and another 16-year-old Geaury Ken Pastrana in the 2nd week of PNCC.
(Photo by Roberto Hernandez)
S P E C I A L G A M E S
DUE TO conflicting schedules of 41 participants of the
2013 Palau National Chess Championship, some special games are accommodated
like the Saturday afternoon match between the reserve division’s Mohammad Manik
Hossain vs. Eugene Labarda. The latter won in 28 moves of Pirc Defence.
They
played at Bethlehem Park at 3:00 pm with Roberto Hernandez setting the
chessboard, clock, score sheets and pens. While they are playing, Baby Edna
Mission aka Bheng Codinera Mendoza and Jeff Balbalosa practice by the book chess
openings like Ruy Lopez (Open Defence), Giocco Piano, Two Knights Defence and
the dreaded Danish Gambit.
Mission
is practicing for a possible match-up against 2nd seed Gladys Paloma
with the white pieces tomorrow starting now at 1pm so that players who would
like to catch up can do so.
Mission lost her first game last week to newly crowned
Woman National Master Angie Parrado.
The
unpublished result of Dennis Gonzales vs. CM Bernardo Garcia was a win by
Garcia in 37 moves of Queen’s Gambit Declined. Their game lasted till past 6pm
and it’s already getting dark but the crowd appreciated the quality of game
among the 2 protagonists.
Jeff
Balbalosa extracted a full point from Nilo de Jesus in another 37 moves of
Queen’s Pawn Opening. They finished their game earlier than the Gonzales-Garcia
match.
The
last game of the opening day was between Geaury Ken Pastrana and Angelil
Sisior. Many basketball fans and players, who watch the Game 1 Finals of
Western Union vs. FR Spoilers also watch chess games as many basketball players
like de Jesus, Gonzales Cyril Tomas Montel, Jr., Alfredo Pacenos, Jr., Jon
Manuel Reyes and Paquito Suringa, Jr. are also chess players.
Montel,
Jr., Jose Celiz and Hernandez didn’t
play a game last week. They are expected to play 2 games maximum. Suringa, Jr.
is coming back from vacation on Tuesday, Aug. 13 and he is requesting the
players in the Top 12 division to play him on different days because his
available time is only an hour during Sunday.
Some
players who are expected to play on the 2nd week are Cyrelle Ann
Montel in the Junior division, newcomer Fernan John Velarde of Palau Royal
Resort, Eugenio Pastrana, Rafael Paloma, Jaime dela Cruz, John Joseph Pabiona,
Glen Navarosa, who will replace Herbert Galiza because of his too much work
even on Sundays, Sib Reyes, Remrel Dizon, Rustum Cabuso, Gladys Paloma and Paz
Ngiratechekii.
Elpidio
Manaligod has withdrawn from the reserves division. He paid his registration
fee of $5.00 for the 2013 Palau Blitz Chess Championship.
Fernan John Velarde played his first tournament game in Palau against Eugene Labarda and was mated on the 34th move of Queen's Pawn Opening. Destiny Sisior scored her 2nd straight victory by outwitting her elder sister Angelil in 36 moves of Four Knights Defence.
Fernan John Velarde played his first tournament game in Palau against Eugene Labarda and was mated on the 34th move of Queen's Pawn Opening. Destiny Sisior scored her 2nd straight victory by outwitting her elder sister Angelil in 36 moves of Four Knights Defence.
National Master Cyril Tomas Montel, Jr. drubbed his fellow NM Tito Cabunagan in 41 moves of Caro-Kahn Defence. Jose Celiz clobbered Eugenio Pastrana in 32 moves of Queen's Gambit Declined.
CM Bernardo Garcia was ahead in position and material but he allowed Jeffrey Balbalosa to draw by 3-move repetition after 48 moves of English Opening.
Destiny became the first player to score 3 straight victories by clobbering Geaury Ken Pastrana in 29 moves of Queen's Pawn Opening.
Velarde had an even day after trouncing Remrel Dizon in 30 moves of French Defence. And in the last game of the day, the top 2 of the women's division clashed with Woman National Master Angelica Parrado took the measure of Gladys Anne Paloma in 24 moves of Sicilian Defence.
Hernandez and Gonzales agreed to play next Sunday with the possible Hernandez-Suringa, Jr. match-up to take place within this week as Suringa is coming back to Palau on Aug. 13, 2013.
TRIVIA:
Dennis Gonzales is always the first
player to pay his registration fee on opening day from 2009-2013. It took 2
years for one player to pay his due of $20.00. And the worst, there is one
player who paid only once ($10.00) in 2005 and didn’t pay the rest yet up to
2013.
THE
WORLD CHESS FEDERATION (FIDE) HAS PUBLISHED THE INTERNATIONAL RATINGS OF PALAU
CHESS PLAYERS IN STANDARD, RAPID AND BLITZ AS FOLLOWS:
1. Cyril
Tomas Montel, Jr. (std. 1914) (Rapid 1920) (Blitz 1786) 2. Roberto Hernandez (1850, 1852, 1776) 3. Tito Cabunagan (1848, 1883, 1813) 4. Jose Celiz (1791, 1715, 1835) 5. Paquito Suringa, Jr. (1717, 1763, 1625) 6. Dennis Gonzales (1671, 1700, 1671) 7. Jeffrey Balbalosa (1612, 1615, 1655) 8. Nilo de Jesus (1520, 1497, 1615) 9. Mohammad Manik Hossain (1489, 1595,
1558) 10. Elpidio Manaligod (1456, 1442,
1591) 11. Remrel Dizon (0000, 1541,
1596) 12. Eugene Labarda (0000, 1448, 1641) 13. John Joseph Pabiona (0000, 0000,
1616) 14. Alfredo Pacenos, Jr. (0000,
0000, 1703) 14. Rustum Cabuso (1674-Blitz).
The
tentative date of 2013 Palau Invitational Chess Championship is Nov. 25-Dec.
01, 2013. If things go smooth, Palau’s Delegate to 3 consecutive World Chess
Olympiads Mr. Jan Berglund will be coming to Palau in November – December 2013.
He
volunteered to be the International Arbiter (IA) of the 4th PICC and
Roberto Hernandez, CM Bernardo Garcia
and Dennis Gonzales will be the Deputy Arbiters. Mr. Berglund is also an IO
(International Organizer) and recently got his FIDE Trainer Title in 2012
Istanbul World Chess Olympiad.
Because
he is not listed to any federation, he can be one of the invited players of the
PICC. Palau will invite 2 from Philippines (Rudy Ibanez and Dr. Alfredo Paez),
one from Papua New Guinea (Joselito Marcos) and one from Guam (Leon Ryan).
There
is also a possibility that Mr. Berglund’s Filipina wife, Visitacion Rave, will
join the women’s division of the ongoing PNCC via Skype to replace Leizl
Michael, who is migrating to Australia. Another replacement for Leizl is a
Palauan lady, Rowena Ngiralmau, who is interested to join.
Solution
to last week’s puzzle: Rxg7+! Kxg7 2. Qg4+ Kh8 3. Nxf7 mate.
This
week’s puzzle: White to move and mates in 3 (Solution next issue)
Source: Chessmate by Roberto Hernandez
Tia Belau Newspaper
Pages 9 & 11
Volume 22
Issue 64
August 12, 2013
Source: Chessmate by Roberto Hernandez
Tia Belau Newspaper
Pages 9 & 11
Volume 22
Issue 64
August 12, 2013
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