First
game of week 5 of 2013 Palau National Chess Championship - CM Bernardo
Garcia, left, vs. Jose Celiz and his daughter. Two heads against one!
Jose don't need extra head. He beats Garcia to lead the Top 12 division
with 3.5 points in 4 games.
(Photo by Roberto Hernandez)
Dennis Gonzales, left, vs. Rustum Cabuso, who won his 2nd straight
while Dennis suffered 4th setbacks in a row before defeating National
Master (NM) Tito Cabunagan, middle -shaking hand with Gene Pastrana,
later in the afternoon.
(Photo by Roberto Hernandez)
Jeff
Balbalosa upset National Master Roberto Hernandez, who is ahead by 2
pawns but blundered in the endgame. Tito Cabunagan defeated Gene
Pastrana in the background.
(Photo by Roberto Hernandez)
Gene
Pastrana, left, won last week. He lost this week against Tito
Cabunagan, right. Jeff Balbalosa, 2nd from right, lost to Gene last
week. He won this week.
(Photo by Roberto Hernandez)
Alfredo
Pacenos, Jr., left, lost to Jun Mahor, right, who is now leading the
Reserve Division with 3 straight wins. Mahor was inactive for 4 years
due to tight schedule.
(Photo by Roberto Hernandez)
In
the 2012 Palau National Chess Championship, Nilo de Jesus won 8
straight and seems to be on the way for the Reserve Division
championship. But a loss to Angie Parrado diminished his 'appetite' for a
title and didn't play his remaining matches. But still he's got a 1520
FIDE standard rating.
(Photo by Roberto Hernandez)
Dennis
Gonzales, left, lost his 4th straight against Rustum Cabuso before
upsetting NM Tito Cabunagan later in the
afternoon.
(Photo by Roberto Hernandez)
Bulilit
Celiz, left, is having a chess lesson from Kyarii Sisior, the youngest
daughter of WNM Angie Parrado. It's all in the family. Her other 2
daughters are regular participants in the junior division of many Palau
chess
tournaments.
(Photo by Roberto Hernandez)
Kyarii
Sisior, the youngest among the audience/standbys/watchers. She knows
how to play chess already. The future of Palau's women's chess is just
around the corner.
(Photo by Roberto Hernandez)
While
daddy Jose Celiz is playing against CM Bernardo Garcia, Bulilit Celiz
practices chess with fellow 4-year-old Kyarii
Sisior.
(Photo by Roberto Hernandez)
Eugene
Labarda, left, is leading the Reserve Division with 4 points out of 5
games. He lost his first game against Jun Mahor but won the last 4.
Eugene's opponent here, Glen Navarosa, is yet to score in 3 tries. They
are using the wooden chessboard and pieces because all 5 tables are
occupied.
(Photo by Roberto Hernandez)
Jon
Manuel "Sib" Reyes, left, haven't played a single official game yet in
the 2013 PNCC. He is one of the top seed with a rating of 1520, same as
James dela Cruz, who lost to Mohammad Manik Hossain last Saturday's
special game in Airai State.
(Photo by Roberto Hernandez)
Source: History of Chess In Palau
By Roberto Hernandez
September 01, 2013
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