FIRST
GAME OF ROUND 4 -- Pool B Top seed Jose Celiz, right, played his first
game of the event against Jeff Balbalosa. It becomes the game of the
week for its exciting finish and shows the maturity in Jeff's play as he
outwitted Celiz in 46 moves of Queen's Gambit Declined.
In the background is Koichi Matsuda, an Honorary Member of Palau Chess Federation. (Photo by Roberto Hernandez)
Roberto
Hernandez, right, collected his 4th straight victory by trouncing the
Board 3 woman player of Palau Chess Team to Norway World Chess Olympiad
Gladys Anne Paloma in 26 moves of Danish Gambit.
(Photo by Roberto Hernandez)
Paquito
'Pax' Suringa, Jr., right, is catching up with the leaders in Pool B
after clobbering Board 2 Player of Palau Chess Team to Norway Baby Edna
'Bheng' Mission in 37 moves of Sicilian Defence. Pax got his 3rd
straight win after defeating John Joseph Pabiona and Tito Cabunagan, 2rd
from left, on April 13.
(Photo by Roberto Hernandez)
Island
Times reporter Peter Erick Magbanua, left, succumbed to Pool A top seed
Cyril Tomas Montel, Jr. in 33 moves of French Defence. It was Peter's
4th straight loss in his first serious chess tourney in Palau.
(Photo by Roberto Hernandez)
Jose,
left, vs. Jeff; CM Bernard Garcia vs. Neph Macasaet; Cyril vs. Tito
(practice -blitz) and at the last board are Bheng and Pax using a wooden
chess board.
(Photo by Roberto Hernandez)
GAME
OF THE WEEK. Jose Celiz, left, the top seed in the Pool B, played his
first game in the 4th round and lost to Jeff Balbalosa in a classic
game of strategy, tactics, time management and patience as the latter
now leads his division with 4 straight wins.
(Photo by Roberto Hernandez)
Bheng
vs. WNM Angie Parrado, right, Neph vs. CM Bernard Garcia and Jeff vs.
Jose with Americans (a guy and a lady) watching the exciting
matches.
(Photo by Roberto Hernandez)
Peter
Erick Magbanua, right, suffered his 5th straight loss to Dennis
Gonzales, Board 4 player of Palau Open team to Norway in 23 moves of
Queen's Pawn Opening.
(Photo by Roberto Hernandez)
Bheng
couldn't sustain his material advantage and lost to Angie Parrado in 71
moves of King's Pawn Opening. As Geoffrey Borg said, the women's team
to Norway needs a lot of balance practice --opening, middle game, ending
and classical games.
(Photo by Roberto Hernandez)
Neph
Macasaet, left, missed a winning tactical knight maneuver on the 66th
move and drew with Candidate Master Bernard Garcia in 69 moves of
English Opening. Neph has 1.5 points in 6 games. Everybody notice his
much improved play and patience. Writing chess notations doesn't bother
him anymore.
(Photo by Roberto Hernandez)
Source: History of Chess In Palau
By Roberto Hernandez
April 2014
To be published as a book in the future
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