(933) PROPOSED 2015 PCF CALENDAR OF EVENTS (TBN-April 20, 2015)

:    TITO AND ANGIE TO AUSTRALIA

              9 of 13 Palau chess players in this photo have been to World Chess Olympiads watching the last game of the 2012 PNCC between 2014 Olympian Cyril Montel, Jr. and Gonzalo Escapatoria, Jr. Other Olympians in this photo are (L-R sitting) Baby Edna Mission, Angie Parrado (2014), Menandro Manuel (2012) and Tito Cabunagan, right, (2010). R-L (back row), 2014 Jeff Balbalosa, Dennis Gonzales, Roberto Hernandez (2010, 2012, 2014) and Destiny Sisior (2014), 2^nd from left. Tito and Angie will represent Palau in 2015 OZCC in Australia where Roberto was the lone rep of Palau in 2009.

                                                           (Photo by Roberto Hernandez)

                          PROPOSED 2015

               PALAU CHESS FEDERATION

                   CALENDAR OF EVENTS

  

       PALAU top chess players Roberto Hernandez, Tito Cabunagan, Cyril Montel, Jr., Jeff Balbalosa, CM Bernard Garcia, Eugene Labarda and Manuel ‘Jun’ Mahor, Jr. held a meeting at Bethlehem Park on Sunday, April 12, 2015 to talk about the next chess tournaments for the year 2015.

       First in line was the 2015 Palau Blitz Chess Championship which was agreed to be held within 2 weeks instead of a one-day blitz chess tourney. The agreed date is a week after the Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao mega boxing bout—May 10 (Sunday) and May 17 (Sunday). 
 

       It will be a 9-round Swiss system with a time control of 5 minutes for each player to finish the game with 3 seconds increment. All participating players need to play 5 rounds on May 10 and 4 rounds of May 17 after which the prizes (trophies and cash) will be given after the completion of 9 rounds.

       There will be cash prizes and trophies for the top 5 finishers--$150.00 to the champion; $125.00 to the 2nd placer; $100.00 to the 3rd placer; $75.00 for 4th placer and $50.00 to the 5th placer. There will be consolation prize of $20.00 each for the 6^th to 10^th placers.  As per meeting on April 26, 2015 at 3pm, there will be a cash prize of $50.00 each for best women finisher and junior best placer.
        The FIDE Laws of Chess (Blitz) will be followed including the touch move rule. If a player committed an illegal move, he must not make a move and call the attention of Arbiters (Hernandez, Garcia and Dennis Gonzales). The game ends after a player made an illegal move.

       If Hernandez, Garcia and Gonzales are playing during a complaint, Hernandez, being the Chief Arbiter, will stop his clock to attend to the complaining player and resume his game after the dispute is settled. Jeff will be participating and will be doing the pairings by using the Swiss Perfect software.

       According to new rule of FIDE, all contestants must provide their email addresses to Palau Rating Officer Jamie Kenmure of Australia, who is coming to Palau for 3 weeks this year.

                                       PALAU ACTIVE CHESS PLAYERS BLITZ RATING:

1. Tito Cabunagan – 1813 2. Cyril Montel, Jr. – 1785 3. Roberto Hernandez – 1776 4. Bernardo Garcia – 1732 (Standard) 5. Rafael Paloma –1695 6. Surangel Whipps, Jr. – 1679 7. Richard Villar –1679 8. Rustum Cabuso – 1674 9. Dennis Gonzales – 1671 10. Algen Sareno – 1649 11. Eugene Labarda –1641 12. Paquito Suringa, Jr. – 1625 13. John Joseph Pabiona –1616 14. Nilo de Jesus ---1615 15. Abner Sanchez – 1609 16. Gonzalo Escapatoria, Jr. --- 1608 (Standard) 17. Remrel Dizon – 1596 18. Elpidio Manaligod – 1591 19. Angie Parrado – 1585 20. Eugenio Pastrana – 1584 21. Jose Labro – 1569 22. Mohammad Manik Hossain – 1558 23. Jeffrey Balbalosa – 1551 24. Baby Edna Mission ---1516 (standard) 25. Neph Macasaet --- 1510 (standard) 26. Destiny Sisior --- 1499 (standard) 27. Manuel Mahor, Jr. --- 1489 (standard) 28. Jaime dela Cruz – 1497 29. Gladys Anne Paloma --- 1474 30. Felix Oling --- 1465 (standard) 31. Angelil Sisior ---1452 (standard) 32. Leif Toribiong ---1439 (standard)33. Christopher Kitalong --- 1437 (standard) 34. Arnold Undecimo ---1435 35. Cris Ulap ---1401 36. Geoff Martin --- 1358 37. Robert Godwin Sola --- 1341 (standard) 38. Tuloy Rengiil ---1318 (standard) 39. Joy Flores Whipps ---1292 (standard) 40. Glen Navarroza – 1292 (standard) 41. Eric Ksau Surangel Whipps –1281 42. Cyrelle Ann Montel --- 1222 (standard) 43. Paz Ngiratechekii ---1206 (standard) 44. Joey Balute --- 1148 (standard) 45. Roxanne Parco --- 1146 (standard) 46. Nelson Sablan ---1063 (standard)

         Tito will represent Palau in the 2015 Oceania Zonal Chess Championship in Sydney, Australia on July 04-10, 2015. A week after his return to Palau, the 5-week and 9-round 2015 Palau Rapid Chess Championship will start from July 19-August 16. The time control is 20 minutes + 10 seconds increment. The event will be divided into 4 categories – Top 10, Reserves, Women and Junior where the top 3 finishers in each division will receive cash prizes and trophies.

                Writing chess notation in this tourney is optional. The FIDE Laws of Chess about rapid play will be posted for players’ referral. It will be round-robin in the top 10 and reserves division while the women and junior division will have double round-robin format.

                Tito will also represent Palau in the Datu A. Tan Malaysian Open (DATMO). This was agreed by Palau Chess Federation Board as consolation for him when he missed the 2014 World Chess Olympiad in Tromso, Norway because of job requirement on the Pacific Islands Forum that coincide with the Olympiad’s date. He also missed the 2012 World Chess Olympiad in Turkey for the same reason.

                The 2015 Palau National Chess Championship will be held from Sept. 06- Nov. 01, 2015. It will be a 9-round Swiss System for men’s division, double round-robin in the women and junior divisions. Cash prizes for the men’s division is $500.00 – Champion; $400.00 – 2^nd place; $300.00 – 3^rd place; 200.00 –4^th place and $100.00—5^th place aside from trophies.

                Solution to last week’s puzzle No. 3740: 1. Qxb8+!! Kxb8 2. Rd8++ Kb7 3. Rb8 mate.

                This week’s puzzle No. 3741: White to move and mates in 3 (Solution next issue)

Source: Chess Mate by Roberto Hernandez

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