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Dennis Gonzales, left, lost to Tito Cabunagan, right, in the final day
of 2015 Palau National Chess Championship to finish 9th, being seeded
7th.
(Photo by Roberto Hernandez)
2.
Bobby Maltizo, a steward at Palau Royal Resort, experienced watching
serious chess competition for the first time when he had a closer look
in the final round of 2015 Palau National Chess Championship held on
Dec. 06 at Bethlehem Park.
(Photo by Roberto Hernandez)
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Josef Karlo Moyet, left, shakes hand with Gonzalo Escapatoria, Jr. in
their final round game. Both have finished the Reserves Division tied at
2nd place. It's the first trophy and cash prize plum for Moyet while
Escapatoria, Jr. didn't defend his crown and was won by Felix Oling, Jr.
with a round to spare.
(Photo by Roberto Hernandez)
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Practice time for Eugene Labarda, left, against Baby Edna Mission as
their opponents in the last round didn't show up. Mission would like to
come at PRR Dormitory 1 to practice with Roberto Hernandez, Reserves
Division champ Oling, Jr. and 5th placer in the Top 10 Division Paquito
'Pax' Suringa, Jr.
(Photo by Roberto Hernandez)
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Rustum Cabuso, left, and No. 7 Palau chess player in 2013-2014,
practice with Sofronio 'Pons' Mahor while in the middle is another
potentially good player Rico Mangayan, who practices blitz chess with
Angelo Salvadora, Roberto Hernandez and Tito Cabunagan. He will join in
the first tournament of 2016, the first Bullet Chess Championship of
Palau with a time control of 2 minutes + 2 seconds increment to be held
on Jan. 11 (Monday). This is one-day tournament only.
(Photo by Roberto Hernandez)
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Sources: The History of Chess in Palau
By Roberto Hernandez
June 09, 2002 -- December 06, 2015
Chess and Music (Perfect Combination)
The Beginning of Chess in Palau
By Roberto Hernandez
To be published as a book in the future
Music and Me
By Roberto Hernandez
Tia Belau Newspaper
March 15, 2012 -- April 2013
http://palau-chess.blogspot.com
April 2013 -- December 06, 2015
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