(723) PHOTOS (7TH ROUND -2014 PALAU OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT)

FIRST GAME OF THE 7th ROUND OF 2014 PALAU OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT - Candidate Master Bernardo Garcia against teammate in Istanbul 2012 World Chess Olympiad Roberto Hernandez at 2:35pm at Bethlehem Park.    (Photo by Roberto Hernandez - Taken by Paquito Suringa, Jr.)

Bernard opened with his pet English Opening 1. c4
Palau top player Cyril Tomas Montel, Jr., middle, defeated Dennis Gonzales, right, in 41 moves of Queen's Gambit Declined.                                            (Photo by Roberto Hernandez -- Taken by Paquito Suringa, Jr.)

THE MOVES: CM Bernardo Garcia (White) vs. NM Roberto Hernandez (Black) English Opening
     1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 0-0 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. 0-0 d6 7. d3 Bd7 8. Bd2 e5 9. Rb1 Rb8 10. b4 a6 11. a4 Nd4 12. Be3 Nxf3+ 13. Bxf3 Bc6 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. cxd5 Bd7 16. b5 axb5 17. axb5 b6 18. Qd2 Qd8 19. Qb4 f5 20. Rfc1 Rb7 21. Rc4 Qa8 22. Qb3 Ra7 23. Rb4 Ra3 24. Qc4 Qa7 25. Qh4 Bf6 26. Bg5 Bxg5 27. Qxg5 Ra1 28. Rxa1 Qxa1+ 29. Kg2 Qe1 30. Rh4 e4 31. Bh5 Be8 32. Rf4 exd3 33. exd3 Qe5 34. Bf3 Bxb5 35. g4 Bxd3 36. gxf5 Bxf5 37. Kg3 b5 38. Bg4 Bxg4 39. Qxe5 dxe5 40. Rxg4 Rf4 41. Rg5 Re4 42. Kf3 Re1 43. h3 e4+ 44. Kf4 b4 45. Rg3 Rb1 46. Kxe4 b3 47. Kd3 Rc1  0-1

Gladys Anne Paloma, left, was the next victim of Cyril while at the other table, Paquito 'Pax' Suringa, Jr., 2nd from right, sacrificed a knight for 2 pawns to gain initiative and subdued WNM Angelica Parrado in 39 moves of Sicilian Defence wherein Angie blundered away her queen due to time pressure. She's got 39 seconds left while Pax still has 21 minutes.           (Photo by Roberto Hernandez)

THE MOVES:

CYRIL TOMAS MONTEL, JR. (White) vs. GLADYS ANNE PALOMA (Black)     May 11, 2014

1.       e4 e6  2. d4 d5  3. e5 c5  4. c3 Nc6  5. Nf3 Nge7  6. Bd3 Ng6  7. Be3 Be7  8. 0-0  0-0  9. a3 c4  10. Bc2 Bd7  11. Nbd2  b6  12. h3 a6  13. Nh2 f6  14. c4 b5  15. Bxg6 hxg6  16. Qg4 Kf7 17. Ndf3 f5  18. Qg3 Rh8  19. Qe1 Rh5  20. Bf2 Qh8  21. h4 Rb8  22. g3 g5  23. fxg5 g6  24. Kg2 Rf8  25. Ng1 Kg8  26. Nh3 Nd8  27. Nf4 Rh7  28. Nxg6 Qg7  29. Nxf8 Bxf8  30. g4 Be7  31. Bg3 Nf7  32. gxf5 Bxg5  33. hxg5 Nxg5  34. f6 Qf7  35. Ng4 Be8  36. Rh1 Rf8  37. Qe3 Qg6  38. Rxh7 Nxh7 39. Qh6+ Qxh6  40. Nxh6 Ng5 41. Bh4 Nh7  42. Rf1 a5  43. f7 Bxf7 44. Rxf7+   1-0

Dennis Gonzales, 2nd from left, and Alfredo Pacenos, Jr., played their game not on the big table but on the bench. Their game is the longest of the event. At almost 70 moves, Dennis got a king and a knight while Alfredo had a king and a rook. Roberto start counting for if Alfredo cannot mate Dennis in 50 moves, it will be a draw. On the 41st count, Alfredo won the knight but he runs out of count as he needs 4 more moves to mate Dennis and the count is already 50 and still, no mate. Their game lasted till 7pm. They have to move to a place where there is light from the electric post.               (Photo by Roberto Hernandez)

THE MOVES:

PAQUITO SURINGA, JR. (White) vs. ANGELICA PARRADO (Black)          May 11, 2014

1.       e4 c5  2. Nf3 g6  3. Bc4 Bg7  4. 0-0 e6  5. e5 Nc6  6. Re1 Ne7  7. c3 a6  8. d4 b5  9. Bd3 c4  10. Be4 d5  11. exd6 ep Qxd6  12. Be3 0-0  13. Qd2 f5  14. Bxc6 Nxc6  15. Bh6 f4  16. Bxg7 Kxg7  17. Na3 h6  18. Re4 Ne7  19. Rae1 Nd5  20. Nc2 a5  21. Na3 Rb8  22. Qc2 Rf6  23. Ne5 h5  24. Nb1 Bb7  25. Nd2 g5  26. Nf3 Rf5  27. Ng6 Bc8  28. Nge5 Nf6  29. R4e2 Bb7 30. Nxc4 bxc4  31. Rxe6 Qd5  32. Re7+ Kf8  33. Rc7 Ne4  34. Qa4 Rf7   35. Rxf7+ Kxf7  36. Ne5+ Kg8  37. f3 Nf6  38. Ng6 Kf7  39. Ne7      1-0

Jeff Balbalosa, right, has only one game left (against Paquito) but Paquito is playing Angie so he just practice with Neph Macasaet, who also has one game left (against Rafael Paloma). Jeff and Pax will pla