WOMEN
AND JUNIOR DIVISION COMBINED
Because of lack of players
in the women and junior division, they are now combined with a single
round-robin format. Roxanne Parco, right, defeated Robert Godwin Sola while
Angelil Sisior, the reigning Junior Champion, outwitted Joan Gemota in the 3rd
round of 2015 PNCC. (Photo by Roberto Hernandez)
CYRIL, GLEN, ANGIE LEAD
2015 PNCC
There is a gathering of
religious organizations at Bethlehem Park on Oct. 25, 2015 so the venue of the
3rd round of 2015 Palau National Chess Championship was held at the nearby vacant
space of Finance Department of Palau Government. We ran out of tables because
we only have 3 and 8 chairs. We combined the 3 benches there to make a table
for 6 players, mostly juniors and women.
We combined also the 3 tables so
that 8 chessboards were set instead of only 6. It was decided by the Palau
Chess Federation Board Members (Roberto Hernandez, Jeff Balbalosa, CM Bernardo
Garcia, Dennis Gonzales and Tito Cabunagan) to buy 2 more tables and 8 more
chairs and we will do the next rounds in the same place now. Bethlehem Park
will be occupied during the Christmas season.
Remelym Pascual is persuaded by
Roberto and Jeff Balbalosa to join the tournament and to replace Kent, who didn't
show up in the first 3 rounds.
Balbalosa has to wait for a
vacant chessboard and clock to play his 3rd round match with Allan Alcid. When
they do, Alcid prevailed after winning Jeff's bishop. THE MOVES:
1. d4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4.
Bg5 Be7 5. Nf3 h6 6. Bh4 Nc6 7. e3 a6 8. Bd3 Nb4 9. cxd5 Nfxd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7
11. Bb1 Bd7 12. a3 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Nd5 14. Qb3 b5 15. O-O c5 16. Ne5 cxd4 17.
cxd4 Rc8 18. Be4 Nf6 19. Bb7 Rb8 20. Bxa6 Rb6 21. Nxd7 Qxd7 22. a4 Rxa6 23.
axb5 Rxa1 24. Rxa1 O-O 25. b6 Rb8 26. Qb1 Qb7 27. h3 Qxb6 28. Qd3 Qb2 29. Re1
Qa2 30. Qd1 Ne4 31. Qf3 Qc2 32. h4 Rb1 33. Rxb1 Qxb1+ 34. Kh2 f5 35. g4 Nf6 36.
g5 Ng4+ 37. Kg2 Qe4 38. Kg3 Qxf3+ 39. Kxf3 hxg5 40. hxg5 Kf7 41. Ke2 Kg6 42. f4
Kf7 43. Kf3 g6 44. e4 Ke7 45. e5 Kd7 46. Ke2 Kc6 47. Kd3 Kd5 48. Kc3 Nf2 49.
Kb2 Kxd4 0-1
Another heartbreaking loss by
Roberto (Black), this time against 3rd seed Tito Cabunagan (White) in their
Sicilian Defence game.
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. h3 Nf6 4.
Nc3 a6 5. a3 b5 6. e5 dxe5 7. Nxe5 Qc7 8. Nf3 Bb7 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. d3 e6 11. Be3
Bd6 12. Qd2 Rc8 13. Nd1 Nd5 14. O-O b4 15. c4 bxc3 16. Nxc3 Nxe3 17. fxe3 O-O
18. Rac1 Ne5 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. Na4 Bxg2 21. Rxc5 Bh2+ 22. Kxg2 Qg3+ 23. Kh1
Qxh3 (23... Rxc5 24. Nxc5 Qxh3 25. Rf3 (25. Bf3 Qxf1+ 26. Kxh2 Qxf3) (25. Bg4
Qxf1+ 26. Kxh2 f5 27. Bh3 Qf3 28. Nxe6 Rf6 29. Nf4 Rh6 30. Qc2 Rc6 31. Qg2
Qxg2+ 32. Nxg2 Rc2 33. Bxf5 Rxb2 34. d4 g6 35. Be6+ Kf8 36. d5 Ke7 37. e4 Rb3
38. a4 Kd6 39. Nf4 Rb4 40. Kg3 Rxe4) 25... Bg3+ 26. Kg1 Qh2+ 27. Kf1 Qh1#) 24.
Rh5 Qg3 25. Rxh2 Rc7 26. Nc3 Rfc8 27. d4 Qd6 28. Bd3 f5 29. Qe2 g6 30. Qg2 Rxc3
31. bxc3 Rxc3 32. Qa8+ Kg7 33. Qb7+ Rc7 34. Qb4 Qd7 35. Rg2 Rb7 36. Qc5 Rc7 37.
Qe5+ Kg8 38. Bxa6 Ra7 39. Bb5 Qf7 40. a4 h6 41. Rxg6+ Kh7 42. Rxe6 Qh5+ 43. Qh2
Qxh2+ 44. Kxh2 Rf7 45. Rf4 1-0
Glen Navarroza is leading the
Reserves Division with 3 straight wins. He won this time over Gonzalo
Escapatoria, Jr. THE MOVES:
Navarroza,
Glen (1292) - Escapatoria, Jr., Gonzalo (1608) [B20]
2015 PNCC (3), 25.10.2015
1.e4 c5 2.Bc4 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.d3 h6
5.Bd5 Bd6 6.Be3 Nge7 7.Bb3 b5 8.a3 Bb7 9.0–0 0–0 10.Qd2 Kh7 11.Nh4 f5 12.exf5
Nxf5 13.Nxf5 Rxf5 14.Bd5 Kh8 15.Be4 Rf6 16.Nc3 a6 17.Nd5 Nd4 18.Nxf6 Qxf6
19.Bxb7 Rf8 20.Bxd4 exd4 21.Bxa6 Qh4 22.g3 Qh3 23.Rae1 Rf5 24.f4 h5 25.Bxb5 Rf6
26.Qe2 Rg6 27.Qe8+ Kh7 28.Bxd7 Rxg3+ 29.hxg3 Qxg3+ 30.Kh1 Qh4+ 31.Kg2 Bxf4
32.Qe4+ Kh6 33.Rxf4 1–0
Eugene Labarda, 2nd from
left, was outsmarted by Felix Oling in a marathon 57 moves of Semi-Slav
game. THE MOVES:
Oling, Felix (1465) - Labarda, Eugene (1565) [D43]
2015 PNCC (3), 25.10.2015
1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e6 4.Bf4 c6
5.e3 Bd6 6.Bxd6 Qxd6 7.c5 Qc7 8.Nf3 Nbd7 9.b4 e5 10.dxe5 Nxe5 11.h3 Ne4 12.Qd4
Nxf3+ 13.gxf3 Nf6 14.Rg1 0–0 15.Qxf6 g6 16.h4 Qh2 17.Rg2 Qc7 18.h5 Qd8 19.Qd4
Bf5 20.Bd3 Bxd3 21.Qxd3 Qh4 22.hxg6 Qh1+ 23.Ke2 Qxg2 24.gxh7+ Kh8 25.Qd4+ Qg7
26.Qd3 f5 27.Rh1 Rae8 28.Kf1 Rf7 29.f4 Rfe7 30.Rh5 Rf7 31.a3 Qf6 32.Ke1 d4
33.Ne2 dxe3 34.fxe3 Rxh7 35.Rxh7+ Kxh7 36.Nd4 Kg6 37.Kd2 Rd8 38.Kc3 Qf7 39.Qc2
Rg8 40.Qg2+ Kf6 41.Qh3 Rg4 42.Qh8+ Kg6 43.Qe5 Rh4 44.Nf3 Rh3 45.Ng5 Qa2 46.Nxh3
Qxa3+ 47.Kc2 Qa2+ 48.Qb2 Qc4+ 49.Kd2 Qd5+ 50.Ke2 Qc4+ 51.Kf2 a6 52.Ng5 Qd3
53.Qd4 Qc2+ 54.Kg3 Qb1 55.Qd6+ Kh5 56.Nf3 Qxb4 57.Qf6 1–0
Other results of the 3rd
round: Rafael Paloma and Nilo de Jesus drew their game after realizing that
there are no breakthrough to the game; Josef Karlo Moyet and 11-year-old
Destiny Sisior won by default over Rey Sanchez and Angelica Berlene Magno
respectively; John Mark Tamayo lost to another John, (Malinao); Arnolfo Inres
outwitted newcomer Joel Gemota with his sister Joan losing also to Angelil
Sisior; Angelo Salvadora missed a winning 17th move (Bd6) and was
mated instead when he blundered with Re4; he rebounded and defeated CM Bernardo
Garcia in his 4th round game; Top woman seed Angie Parrado clustered
a crucial win over pregnant 3rd seed Gladys Anne Paloma; Robert
Godwin Sola lost his first match against Roxanne Parco. He lost his 1st
game by default and won the 2nd by default likewise; Pax and Dennis
game was reset for weekday match in the future.
Solution to last week’s puzzle No. 3792:
1. Qg4+!! Bxg4 2. Rxh6+! gxh6 3. Bf7 mate.
This
week’s puzzle No. 3793: White to move and mates in 3 (Solution next issue)
Sources: Chess Mate by Roberto Hernandez
Tia Belau Newspaper
Pages 9-10
Volume 24
Issue 88
November 02, 2015
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