Tito
Cabunagan, left, underestimated John Joseph Pabiona, right, in the
first round of supposed to be 5-round Swiss system 2014 Palau Open Chess
Tournament and lost when he blundered away his queen.
(Photo by Roberto Hernandez)
Neph
Macasaet is closely watching the Cabunagan-Pabiona match while Jose
Celiz and Cyril Montel, Jr. are waiting for their opponent Joy Flores
Whipps and Allan Leuterio respectively. They didn't show up for 3
weeks.
(Photo by Roberto Hernandez)
Manuel
'Jun' Mahor, Jr., left, is practicing with Elpidio Manaligod. Both have
skipped the tournament for different reasons. Jeff Balbalosa is also
practicing with Alfredo Pacenos, Jr.
(Photo by Roberto Hernandez)
The
2nd official game of 2014 Palau Open -- Charley Patris, left, vs. Baby
Edna Mission. Their game ended in a draw with bishop-of-opposite-color
endgame.
(Photo by Roberto Hernandez)
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| Gladys Anne
Paloma, right, defeated Jose Rodriguez Senase, former reporter of Tia
Belau and now reporter of Island Times. Jose was mated in 17 moves of
King's Pawn Opening game. |
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Island
Times Reporter Peter Erick Magbanua, right, played his first serious
chess game in the 1st round of 2014 Palau Open against Rafael Paloma in
which their game lasted till 7pm.
(Photo by Roberto Hernandez)
It's
almost 7pm and Peter Erick Magbanua of Island Times, left, and Rafael
Paloma are still playing even with low lighting available only from the
electric power post. Peter already lost his queen and in passive
position but still carry on. Roberto leave them at 6:50pm as he has to
take his dinner and attend the Evangelistic Night at Pentecostal
Missionary Church of Christ (4th Watch) Palau Locale.
(Photo by Roberto Hernandez)
The
first and longest game of the 2014 Palau Open (now round-robin) was
played at Bethlehem Park on March 30, 2014 between Candidate Master
Bernardo Garcia, right, and Palau Chess Federation Treasurer Dennis
Gonzales which ended in a draw. Both have 2 pawns, a rook and a king.
(Photo by Roberto Hernandez)
Roberto
Hernandez taught Neph Macasaet, right, how to write chess notations
before his game with Alfredo Pacenos, Jr., left, with PCF Honorary
Member Koichi Matsuda watching in the middle. Pacenos prevailed with
Macasaet struggling with analysis, writing chess notation and pressing
the time clock.
(Photo by Roberto Hernandez)
Angie
Parrado, left, lost a drawish game against Jeff Balbalosa in another
bishop of opposite color endgame. She missed a bishop move that will
surely draw the position.
(Photo by Roberto Hernandez)
After
losing in the first round, Tito Cabunagan, left, bounced back from
defeat and scored 2 points off 2 women members of Palau Chess Team to
2014 World Chess Olympiad in Tromso, Norway Baby Edna Mission, right,
and WNM Angelica Parrado. In the middle is the Garcia-Gonzales match
while Nilo de Jesus, who skipped this tourney, watch from the
sideline.
(Photo by Roberto Hernandez)
FRONT
AND BEHIND. Tito Cabunagan defeated the top 2 women players of Palau.
In front of him, Baby Edna Mission, aka Bheng Codinera Mendoza and WNM
Angelica Parrado.
(Photo by Roberto Hernandez)
2nd
game of the day for Neph Macasaet, left, vs. Palau top chess player
Cyril Tomas Montel, Jr. Another loss but another gain of experience.
KEEP GOING, NEPH!
(Photo by Roberto Hernandez)
And
the 3rd game of the day for Neph, this time against Roberto Hernandez.
After their game, Roberto teaches him the opening moves of Sicilian
Defence (Najdorf Variation, Dragon Variation) and the dreaded Danish
Gambit where 4 pawns were sacrificed for very quick development of
white's pieces.
(Photo by Roberto Hernandez)
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