(1122) PHOTOS -- ROUND 7 OF 2015 PALAU NATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP (Nov. 22, 2015)

Special game of Manuel Mahor, Jr., left, vs. Roberto Hernandez, right, on Nov. 21, 2015 at Bethlehem Park watched by Palauan youngsters. The game ended a draw in 104 moves!
                                                (Photo by Roberto Hernandez)

Angelo Salvadora, left, finished the 9-round 2015 Palau National Chess Championship with 3 wins and 6 losses. One of the wins is against 4th seed Jeffrey Balbalosa, who is projected to be the next National Master of Palau. With his 2nd loss, Jeff's bid for an NM title is somehow stalled.
                                           (Photo by Roberto Hernandez)

THE MOVES OF FELIX OLING, JR. (Left), VS. GONZALO ESCAPATORIA, JR.:

[Event "2015 PNCC"] [Site "Bethlehem Park Koror, Palau"] [Date "2015.11.22"] [Round "7"]
[White "Escapatoria, Jr., Gonzalo"] [Black "Oling, Jr., Felix"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E90"]
[White Elo "1608"] [Black Elo "1465"] [PlyCount "78"]
          1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 d6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. e4 O-O 6. Be3 c6 7. Be2 Qa5 8. O-O
a6 9. a3 Bg4 10. b4 Qc7 11. Qd2 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Rd8 13. Be2 Nbd7 14. f4 c5 15.
Nd5 Nxd5 16. cxd5 c4 17. Qc3 b5 18. f5 Qa7 19. Rad1 Qc7 20. h4 h6 21. fxg6 fxg6
22. Bg4 Nf6 23. Be6+ Kh7 24. g4 Rf8 25. Rf4 Nd7 26. Rdf1 Rxf4 27. Rxf4 Rf8 28.
Bd2 Rxf4 29. Bxf4 Nf8 30. e5 dxe5 31. Bxe5 Bxe5 32. dxe5 Nxe6 33. dxe6 Qb6+ 34.
Kg2 Qxe6 35. Kf3 h5 36. Qd4 Qxg4+ 37. Ke3 Qxd4+ 38. Kxd4 g5 39. hxg5 h4     0-1

The 9th and final round game of top seed Roberto Hernandez, right, against 7th seed Dennis Gonzales. It's amazing to think that the 38th, 39th, 44th and 45th move by black (Roberto) is the same!
THE MOVES:

[Event "2015 PNCC"] [Site "Bethlehem Park Koror, Palau"] [Date "2015.11.22"] [Round "9"]
[White "Gonzales, Dennis"] [Black "Hernandez, Roberto"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A85"]
[White Elo "1680"] [Black Elo "1840"] [PlyCount "98"]
          1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 e6 4. Bg5 Bb4+ 5. Nc3 O-O 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 h6 8.
Bxf6 Qxf6 9. e3 Nc6 10. Be2 b6 11. O-O Bb7 12. Re1 d6 13. Qc2 g5 14. Nd2 Rf7
15. Rf1 Ne7 16. Bf3 d5 17. g3 g4 18. Bg2 h5 19. a4 h4 20. a5 hxg3 21. fxg3 Qh6
22. Kf2 Rb8 23. a6 Ba8 24. Rh1 dxc4 25. Bxa8 Rxa8 26. Nxc4 Nd5 27. Qd3 Nf6 28.
Ne5 Ne4+ 29. Ke2 Rh7 30. Raf1 Qg5 31. Qc4 Qe7 32. Ng6 Qd6 33. Nh4 b5 34. Qb4
Qxa6 35. Ra1 Qc6 36. Rhc1 Nd6 37. Ra2 Rxh4 38. gxh4 Qg2+ 39. Kd3 Qxa2 40. Rc2
Qd5 41. Qb1 Qe4+ 42. Ke2 Nc4 43. Qc1 f4 44. Ra2 Qg2+ 45. Kd3 Qxa2 46. exf4 Qxh2
47. Qe1 Qh3+ 48. Kc2 Qg2+ 49. Kd1 Nb2+ 0-1







Source: The History of Chess in Palau
             By Roberto Hernandez
             June 09, 2002 -- November 22, 2015