(1075) SALVADORA WINS 3 STRAIGHT -- LEADS TOP 3 QUALIFYING TOURNEY

      SALVADORA WINS 3 STRAIGHT --
  LEADS TOP 3 QUALIFYING TOURNEY 


AFTER subduing John Mark Tamayo, 4th from right, in the 4th round, Angelo Salvadora, left, clobbered Allan Alcid, right, in the 5th round and out-dueled the surprising co-leader Glen Navarroza, 2nd from right, in the 6th round to lead the 2015 Top 3 Qualifying Chess Tournament held on Sunday, Sept. 20 at Bethlehem Park.

 4th round pairings fit Manuel 'Jun' Mahor, Jr., right, who replaces Nilo de Jesus, against his elder brother Sofronio 'Pons' Mahor. Josef Karlo Moyet vs. Felix Oling, who didn't show up and was replaced by Nilo de Jesus. Isn't it confusing?
Arnolfo Inres, 2nd from left, tested the hidden talent of Glen Navarroza and Angie Parrado, left, lost to Allan Alcid.
Salvadora was late for 5 minutes but still defeated John Mark Tamayo, 3rd from right, to start an undefeated 2nd week of the event--(3 games).

In the 5th round, Salvadora, with the black pieces, subdued Alcid to gain the momentum of winning twice in a row while Angie lost to Navarroza when her time expires. Roberto is doing the results with his laptop when Cyril Montel, Jr. informed him that Angie clock has expired. Angie knows it and when Roberto declared the win for Glen, they just analyze their game.
Inres clobbered Moyet to keep abreast with the leaders while Tamayo lost 2 in a row this time against Mahor, Jr., whose elder brother Pons out-dueled Nilo de Jesus, who replaced the spot of Felix Oling, for his 5th straight loss.

In round 6, leaders Salvadora and Navarroza collided. The deciding factor was when Salvadora attack Navarroza's queen with a knight. Glen thought of a pawn move that will attack Angelo's knight and queen. But the capture of Glen's queen is with check that resulted in him to settle for 2 knights for a queen which is a 3 points disadvantage.
Mahor, Jr. crawled back to contention with a win over Inres. Alcid also gain an inch in toppling Moyet while Parrado's run for the top 3 spot was somehow faded with a draw with Pons, in a game where she should have moved her king instead of the a pawn. Pons was able to control the queening square of the a pawn to force a draw.
And finally, De Jesus clinched his first win over Tamayo, who lost all of his 3 games in the 2nd week.
After winning his first game, Nilo paid his $5.00 registration fee to Palau Chess Federation Treasurer Dennis Gonzales.

STANDING AFTER 6 ROUNDS:

1. Salvadora, Angelo                 4.5  pts.
2. Navarroza, Glen                    4
3. Alcid, Allan                            4
4. Inres, Arnolfo                         3.5
5. Parrado, Angelica                  3
6. Mahor, Jr., Manuel                 3
7. Mahor, Sofronio                     2.5
8. Moyet, Josef                          2
9. Tamayo, John Mark               1.5
10. De Jesus, Nilo                     1


ROUND 7 PAIRINGS: (First name to play white)
            Sept. 27, 2015 2pm and onward (Bethlehem Park) 

1. Inres vs. Salvadora
2. Alcid vs. Mahor, Jr.
3. Navarroza vs. Moyet
4. De Jesus vs. Parrado
5. Mahor, S. vs. Tamayo




Sources: The History of Chess in Palau
                 By Roberto Hernandez
                 June 09, 2002 -- September 20, 2015
                 To be published as a book in the future

                 Chess and Music (Perfect Combination)
                 The Beginning of Chess in Palau
                  By Roberto Hernandez


                  Music and Me
                  By Roberto Hernandez
                  Tia Belau Newspaper
                   March 2012 -- April 2013
                   http://palau-chess.blogspot.com
                   April 2013 -- September 20, 2015