(874) 2014 PNCC AWARDING ON JAN. 25, 2015 (TBN-Jan. 26, 2015)

: THE CHAMPS OF 4 DIVISIONS

                   Women’s Division champion WNM Angie Parrado, left, practices with youngest daughter Kyarii during the 10^th week of 2014-2015 PNCC. Top 10 Division champ Cyril Tomas Montel, Jr., 2^nd from left, practices blitz chess with a bystander while Open Division champion Gonzalo Escapatoria is watching them. Junior Champion Angelil Sisior, middle, edged her sister Destiny to the plum.

                                     (Photo by Roberto Hernandez)

        2014 PALAU NATIONAL CHESS 

         CHAMPIONSHIP AWARDING

                    ON JAN. 25, 2015

  

AFTER a very successful 2014-2015 Palau National Chess Championship concluded on Jan. 18, 2015, the Awarding Ceremony will be held on the scheduled final day (Jan. 25) at Bethlehem Park at 5:00-6:00pm.

                Trophies, cash prizes and certificates of participation will be given to all participants with the top 3 finishers in 4 divisions receiving trophies, cash and certificates. Finger foods will be served courtesy of some sponsors and players. About 40-50 people are expected to attend.

                The Top 10 Division winners are: National Master (NM), National Instructor (NI) Cyril Tomas Montel, Jr. –Champion (Trophy and $175.00 cash); NM, FIDE Instructor (FI) Roberto Hernandez –1^st Runner-Up (Trophy and $125.00); NI Jeffrey Balbalosa—2^nd Runner-Up (Trophy and $100.00).

                The Open Division top 3 finishers are: Gonzalo ‘Jojo’ Escapatoria –Champion (Trophy and $125.00); Felix Oling—1^st Runner-Up (Trophy and $100.00); Manuel Mahor, Jr. –2^nd Runner-Up (Trophy and $75.00).

                The Women Division top 3 finishers are all members of Palau Chess Team to 2014 World Chess Olympiad in Tromso, Norway. They are Woman National Master (WNM), Developmental Instructor (DI) Angelica Parrado—Champion (Trophy and $125.00); DI Baby Edna ‘Bheng’ Mission—1^st Runner-Up (Trophy and $100.00); DI Gladys Anne Paloma—2^nd Runner-Up (Trophy and $75.00).

                The surprising Junior Division is a see-saw contention of Sisior sisters (Destiny and Angelil) that the final results were not known until the final games on Jan. 18. After the smoke has been cleared, Angelil claimed her first junior chess title with a trophy and $100.00 cash. Destiny settled as 1^st Runner-Up (Trophy and $75.00 cash).

                The surprise of the Junior Division is 8-year-old Ultei Angelie Surangel, who in her first participation in Palau National Chess Championship, finished 2^nd Runner-Up and will get her trophy and $50.00 cash prize.

                The other revelation in the Junior Division is newcomer Robert Godwin Sola, who finished 4^th (11 points) and just a point behind Ultei. Cyrelle Ann Montel struggled and finished with 6 pts.

PALAU JUNIOR CHESS PLAYERS ARE ON THE RISE!

                Solution to last week’s puzzle No. 4453: 1. … Rc2+ 2. Kb1 Re2+ 3. Kc1 Re1 mate.

                This week’s puzzle No. 4454: Black to move and mates in 3 (Solution next issue)

Source: Chess Mate by Roberto Hernandez

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