: NILO DE JESUS
VS. NEPH MACASAET
The ever-busy Nilo de Jesus, left, joined the I. N. C. chess tournament
together with 4 other Palau internationally rated players like Neph Macasaet,
right. The two are playing here in the 2nd round of the 2014 Palau
Olympians Tune-Up games, in preparation for Palau Chess Team that competed in
the 2014 World Chess Olympiad in Tromso, Norway. (Photo by Roberto Hernandez)
ALCID, LABARDA, SURINGA
TOPPED I. N. C. CHESS TOURNEY
MORE than 10 chess players participated in the annual
sports fest of I. N. C. that includes basketball, badminton, chess and dart.
In
the exciting final day of the competition, both Eugene Labarda and Allan Alcid
are sporting an identical win-loss record after subduing their respective final
round rivals. By using the Direct Encounter (winner-over-the-other) tiebreak,
Alcid is the eventual champion as he has beaten Labarda in earlier round.
But
Labarda asked for a playoff, which has been done in many earlier tournaments in
Palau –Jose Omega vs. Mike Miguel, Jr. in 2003 Age Chess Tournament (Class B
finals); Omega vs. Bong Alipoon in the 2005 Open; Omega vs. Roberto Hernandez
in the 2006 Ambassador Marino Cup Rapid Chess Tournament (Rated Division- for
the trophy). They are tied with 9-1-0 win-loss-draw slate and split the $300.00
cash prize ($200.00 for 1st and $100.00 for 2nd).
In
those 3 occasions, Omega emerged victorious. The trend continues as Alcid
drubbed Labarda to clinch his first championship in Palau although not
national.
Paquito
‘Pax’ Suringa, Jr., the 2nd highest rated player in the field,
settled for 3rd place but defended his dart championship for 3
straight years. He and his partner in badminton finished 2nd behind
Lee Lozano and his partner of Palau Royal Resort.
Pax
is also in the finals of the basketball tourney against an HBO team that will
be played at the Palau High School gym on Sunday, June 28.
Since Alcid is not rated
internationally, he is eligible to join the 2015 Open Unrated Rapid Chess
Tourney slated on July 5 and 12 at Bethlehem Park. It is hosted by Palau Chess
Federation to give chance for unrated local players to gain international
ranking. Danny Guillermo, the INC 2010 champ, and Rey Sanchez, the newcomer in
the 2015 Palau Blitz Chess Championship are likewise eligible to join.
The other rated players that
joined the I. N. C. tourney were top seed Rustum Cabuso, Nilo de Jesus and Neph
Macasaet, who took a photo of Alcid and Labarda’s playoff but Roberto didn’t
receive it in time for this issue, including the cross table of the event.
Registration
fee for 2015 Unrated Chess tournament is pegged at $2.00 and it is consist of
7-round Swiss system with the time control of 10 minutes for each player to
finish the game. The champion will get a trophy and $20.00 cash. The 2nd and 3rd placer
will get a trophy each and cash prize of $15.00 and $10.00 respectively.
The
contestants will have to play 4 games on July 5 and 3 games on July 12 after
which the awarding will be held.
There
might be a change with the word “Rapid” in this tournament--- Lightning Chess
is one minute for each player to finish the game; Fischer Blitz is 3 minutes +
2 seconds increment; Bronstein Delay Blitz is 5 minutes + 3 seconds increment;
Palau normal blitz in earlier times of mechanical clocks is 10 minutes;
Semi-Blitz is 15 minutes for each player to finish the game.
The
first World Active Chess Championship was held in Dmazatlan, Mexico in Dec. 12,
1988. The word “Active” is now known as Rapid. The time control then in
mechanical clock is 30 minutes for each player to finish the game. With the
invention of increment, Rapid is now 25 minutes + 10 seconds increment in
either Fischer’s or Bronstein’s Rapid.
Solution
to last week’s puzzle No. 3750: 1. Na6+ Rxd8 2. Qb8+!!! Rxb8 3. Nc7 smothered
mate.
This
week’s puzzle No. 3751: White to move and mates in 3 (Solution next issue)
Source: Chess Mate by Roberto Hernandez
Tia Belau Newspaper
Page 9
Volume 24
Issue 52
June 29, 2015
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