(921) 12 GAMES PLAYED ON OPENING DAY (TBN-Sept. 26-Oct. 03, 2003)

              12 GAMES PLAYED ON OPENING DAY
           (2003 Senior and Junior Chess Tournament)
                              Sept. 21-Dec. 14, 2003

TWENTY three players have enlisted for the last tournament of the year 2003 -- The Senior and Junior Chess Tournament--in the Senior Division and 10 players in the Junior Division. Both division have Ivan II Chess Computer participating with its strength in H (hard) for Seniors and E (easy) for Juniors.

It is a 13-round Swiss System event for the Seniors and double round-robin for the Juniors where in some cases a best-of-three format is implemented to give/expose them to many tournament games.

The time control for the Seniors is 2 hours to make 40 moves and another 1 hour to make 20 moves. Writing chess notations is mandatory. The Junior Division time control is 30 minutes for each player to finish the game (rapid). Writing chess notation is optional.

SENIOR PLAYERS PROFILE

             Name                                          Age                  Tel. No.                Approx. Rating

  1. Cyril Montel, Jr.                                33                 488-6497                         1740

  2. Menandro Manuel                             52                  779-1027                        1740

  3. Roberto Hernandez                           47                  488-3694                         1740

  4. Eugene Koh                                      32                  488-1699                         1690

  5. Jimmy Valenzuela                               47                  488-                                 1680

  6. Jose Omega                                      29                  488-4782/2360                1665

  7. Mike Miguel, Jr.                               46                   587-2605                         1655

  8. Bong Alipoon                                   45                   488-4149                         1640

  9. Mariano Agustin, Jr.                          61                  488-                                 1625

10. Jon Lagumen                                                                                                    1620

11. Danny Dandoy                                                        488-3757                         1600

12. Mario Ramos                                    36                                                           1595

13. Nilo de Jesus                                     40                  488-2302                         1560

14. Jun Mahor                                         32                                                           1515

15. Amante Caballero                             45                                                           1515

16. Ben Ramos                                        58                                                           1515

17. Norbert Villanueva                                                                                           1515

18. Tutii Joe Chilton                                 34                  488-2617                         1510

19. Genaro Manlaya                                                                                              1510

20. Jess Toldoya                                     52                  779-1007                          1510

21. Rolando Funa                                                                                                   1510

22. Francis Cuenco                                 21                                                            1510

23. Ivan II Chess Computer                                                                                   2000

The venue is the C & N Auto Repair Shop and Air Conditioning Services operated by Nilo de Jesus, who is also the trophies sponsor. He is also one of the participant.

While waiting for other participants to come, 2003 Age Group Chess Tournament Class A champion Edgardo Enarsao held a simultaneous exhibition game against 5 players whom most of them, he haven't played yet --- Norbert Villanueva, Mario Ramos, Jose Omega, Jess Toldoya and Cyril Montel, Jr. Enarsao defeated Villanueva and lost to the other 4.
His trophy was given to him in advance because he is leaving Palau for good 2 days later.

FAREWELL TO A FRIEND, A CHAMPION, AN INNOVATOR AND A CHESS WARRIOR! 

In the Opening round (1), venue host Nilo de Jesus upended Rolando Funa while former champion Menandro Manuel clobbered Jess Toldoya. Good friends Mike Miguel, Jr. and Danny Dandoy drew their game while Bong Alipoon touted Mario Ramos in 43 moves of Bishop Opening...

ROUND  1                                                                              Sept. 21, 2003

White: Bong Alipoon (1640-National Rating)

Black: Mario Ramos (1595)

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. a3 Be7 5. Nf3 d6 6. d3 Bg4 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Qxf3 0-0 9. Be3 Qd7 10. Ne2 c5 11. g4 h6 12. Rg1 Nh7 13. Ng3 Ng5 14. Bxg5 Bxg5 15. Bd5 Nc6 16. c3 Ne7 17. Bc4 d5 18. Bxd5 Nxd5 19. exd5 g6 20. Ne4 f5 21. Nxg5 hxg5 22. Qe3 f4 23. Qe4 Qh7 24. 0-0-0 f3 25. d4 Rf4 26. Qe3 cxd4 27. cxd4 b5 28. Qc3 Rff8 29. Kb1 Qxh3 30. Qc7 Qh7 31. Qd6 Qf7 32. Rh1 Kg7 33. Qxe5 Qf6 34. Qe4 Rae8 35. Qd3 a6 36. Rde1 Rxe1 37. Rxe1 Qd6? 38. Re6 Qd7 39. Qxg6+ Kh8 40. Qh6+ Kg8 41. Rg6+ Kf7 42. Rg7+ Ke8 43. Rxd7                     1-0

Rolando Funa played his 2nd round game against Jose Omega and lost while Cyril Montel, Jr. defeated Manuel 'Jun' Mahor, Jr. in 47 moves of another Bishop Opening...
 

White: Cyril Montel, Jr. (1740)                                              Sept. 21, 2003

Black: Manuel Mahor, Jr. (1515)

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. Nf3 d6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. h3 c6 6. Bb3 a5 7. d3 b5 8. a4 b4 9. Ne2 Qb6 10. 0-0 Qd8 11. Bg5 0-0 12. Ng3 Be6 13. Nh5 Nbd7 14. d4 Bxb3 15. dxe5 Bc4 16. Re1 Nxc5 17. Nxf6 gxf6 18. Bh6 Kh8 19. Bxf8 Qxf8 20. Nh4 Be6 21. Qh5 Qg7 22. Nf5 Bxf5 23. Qxf5 Rg8 24. g3 d5 25. exd5 cxd5 26. Re3 Ne6 27. c3 Qh6 28. cxb4 Nd4 29. Qd3 Qxh3 30. bxa5 Nf5 31.a6 Nxe3 32. Qxe3 d4 33. Qf3 f5 34. a7 e4 35. Qf4 Qg4 36. Qb8 e3 37. fxe3 Qe4 38. a8=Q Qxa8 39. Qxa8 Rxa8 40. exd4 Rb8 41. Ra2 Rd8 42. a5 Rxd4 43. a6 Rd8 44. a7 Ra8 45. b4 Kg8 46. b5 Kf8 47. b6                      1-0

"Drunken Master" Jimmy Valenzuela can't believe the strength of Ivan II Chess Computer and bowed to the talking and talking machine and in the last game of the Senior Division, Norbert Villanueva succumbed to Roberto Hernandez' handling of Sicilian Defence (Sozin Variation)...

White: Norbert Villanueva (1515)                                         Sept. 21, 2003

Black: Roberto Hernandez (1740)

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 e6 4. d3 Nc6 5. Be3 Nf6 6. Nbd2 Be7 7. 0-0 0-0 8. a3 a6 9. c3 b5 10. Bb3 Bb7 11. c4 Qc7 12. Qe2 h6 13. Nb1 Na5 14. Bc2 bxc4 15. dxc4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Bxe4 17. Nc3 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 Nxc4 19. Bf4 Nxb2 20. Rab1 Rab8 21. Qe4 Qa5 22. Nd5 exd5 23. Qxe7 Rfe8 24. Qxd6 Rbd8 25. Qc6 Qxa3 26. Ra1 Qb4 27. Be3 d4 28. Bc1 Re6 29. Qc7 Rde8 30. Qg3 Rg6 31. Qf3 c4 32. Rb1 c3 33. Qf5 Qb7 34. f3 Re2 35. Rf2 Qe7 36. Qc8+ Kh7 37. Bxb2 cxb2 38. Qc4 Re1+ 39. Rf1 Qe3+ 40. Kh1 Rxb1 41.Rxb1 Qc3 42. Qe2 Re6 43. Qd1 d3 44. h3 d2 45. Kh2 Re1 46. Qa4 Qe5+ 47. f4 Qe3 48. Qc2+ g6 49. Rxe1 Qf4+  50. g3 Qf2+                    0-1


In the Junior Division, Norbert's 8-year-old son Dmitri Kyle Villanueva nipped Kelvin Cuenco with the black pieces; defending champion Jayrome Soriano took the measure of Ricky 'Jun-Jun' Camacho; Rodnnie Dizon drubbed John Page and Jovani Adachi bowed to Ivan II Chess Computer.

Jon Lagumen, Ben Ramos, Genaro Manlaya and Tutii Joe Chilton didn't make it in the first round.


Source: Chess Mate by Roberto Hernandez
               Tia Belau Newspaper
               Pages 9-10
               Volume 10
               September 26-October 03, 2003