(859) PHOTOS --- WEEK 7 (2014 PALAU NATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP)

The Dark Horse of the Open Division Marcial Santander, left, was finally beaten after 6 straight wins, by Eugene Labarda, right, to make their division more interesting with Manuel Mahor, Jr., 2nd from left, and Gonzalo Escapatoria, still have mathematical chance to be the champion or at least 2nd runner-up finishers.
                                                             (Photo by Roberto Hernandez)

Felix Oling, left, won by default and just practices with women's top seed Angelica Parrado. Eugene Labarda and Marcial Santander game is already approaching the endgame with Palau Chess Federation Honorary Member Koichi Matsuda watching in the sideline. Roberto will pay for Koichi's PCF I. D. so that he can show to fellow Palauans and chess enthusiasts that he supports Palau chess in his little own way.
                                                  (Photo by Roberto Hernandez)

It starts to rain a little so Gonzalo Escapatoria, left, and Manuel Mahor, Jr. moved to a bigger and better venue -- the center stage of Bethlehem Park.                           (Photo by Roberto Hernandez)

Source: History of Chess in Palau
             By Roberto Hernandez 
            November 2014-January 2015
            To be published as a book in the future