(1454) ANGELIL SISIOR IS THE 2017 PNCC JUNIOR CHAMPION (TBN-Dec. 04, 2017)

: TWICE PALAU JUNIOR CHAMPION

                  Angelil Sisior, 3^rd from right, clinched her 2^nd Palau Junior Championship plum as early as the 5^th round when she defeated Reece Reklai, 2^nd from right. Her sister and Junior Division top seed Destiny, 2^nd from left, is also a former junior champion. Their mother, Palau’s first Woman National Master Angie Parrado Sisior and perennial women’s champion, middle (partly hidden), fully supports her 3 chess playing daughters to make it a ‘monopoly’ of Sisior family, the women and junior divisions.                     (Photo by Roberto Hernandez)

     ANGELIL SISIOR IS THE 2017

        PNCC JUNIOR CHAMPION

                Palau Mission Academy Chess in School standout Reece Reklai is the only player in the junior division of 2017 Palau National Chess Championship that can catch up with unbeaten leader Angelil Sisior. But when he didn’t show up in the penultimate round against Rommel Gulla, Angelil clinched the title with a round to spare.

                Other results of the 8^th round (Junior Division): Michael Gulla claimed his 3^rd victory by outlasting Aome Angeles; Top seed Destiny Sisior clobbered my piano/chess student and Gian Gabriel Claronino nipped Gian Paloma for his 3^rd win as well and 5 setbacks.

                In the Top 12 Division, leader Bobot Tan assured himself a slot in the Palau Team composition to the 2018 World Chess Olympiad in Batumi, Georgia by crushing my Bird’s Opening and I resigned after 47 moves; Top seed Cyril Tomas Montel, Jr. snapped the 4-game winning streak of Paquito ‘Pax’ Suringa, Jr. in 51 moves; Rustum Cabuso is back in the winning column by beating Dennis Gonzales; Angelo Salvadora inched closer for another spot in Batumi, Georgia by outsmarting Gonzalo ‘Jojo’ Escapatoria, Jr. and 3^rd seed Jeff Balbalosa and Manuel Mahor, Jr. didn’t play their scheduled game and just practice blitz game. They reset their game in other weekday’s special game in either at their staff house. They are not in the mood to play as they have only 1.5 points/2points respectively.

                In the Women’s Division, Angelica Magno scored a stunning upset by whipping Joan Gemota while the last game of the day is between Baby Edna “Bheng” Mission and Joan in which Bheng recovered from a piece disadvantage and won. I left them the clock, chess set and score sheets so that I can teach my guitar student Brandon Kyle Soriano at 5:45-6:45pm, then have dinner at Palau Royal Resort cafeteria and proceed to Pentecostal Missionary Church of Christ (4^th Watch) Palau Locale for the  Evangelistic Night.

                Two special games were set at PRR Dormitory 1 on Thu. Nov. 30, between Pax and Jojo and Dennis vs. Angelo at 8pm. The first game (Pax vs. Jojo) started at 6:30 pm in which Pax prevailed to start another winning streak. Dennis suffered another setback where he should have won the game with the right sequence of moves from the 14^th but lost instead in an endgame of pawns and minor piece.

THE MOVES: Gonzales, Dennis (1618) - Salvadora, Angelo (1643) [D15]

2017 PNCC Top 12 Division (2), 30.11.2017

1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 c6 4.Nf3 dxc4 5.e4 Bg4 6.Bxc4 Bxf3 7.Qxf3 Qxd4 8.Bb3 Nbd7 9.Be3 Qb4 10.0–0 Ne5 11.Qf5 Nc4 12.Bc5 e6 13.Bxb4 exf5 14.Bxc4 Bxb4 15.e5 Bxc3 16.bxc3 Nd5 17.Rac1 0–0 18.Rfe1 Rfe8 19.Bb3 Nf4 20.Rcd1 Rad8 21.Rxd8 Rxd8 22.g3 Ne6 23.Rd1 Rxd1+ 24.Bxd1 Kf8 25.Kg2 Ke7 26.h4 Nc5 27.f4 f6 28.Bc2 g6 29.exf6+ Kxf6 30.Kf3 h5 31.Ke3 b5 32.Kd4 Ne6+ 33.Ke3 c5 34.Bb3 c4 35.Bd1 Nc5 36.Bf3 Ke6 37.Bc6 a6 38.Be8 Kf6 39.Bc6 Ne6 40.Bb7 a5 41.Bc6 b4 42.cxb4 axb4 43.Bd5 c3 44.Bb3 Nc5 45.Bc2 Ne4 46.Kf3 Ke6 47.Kg2 Kd5 48.Kf3 Kd4 49.Ke2 Nxg3+ 50.Kf3 Nf1 51.Ke2 Ne3 52.Bb3 Ng2 53.Kf3 Ne3 54.Ke2 Ke4 55.Bf7 Kxf4 56.Bxg6 c2 57.Kd2 Kg4 58.Bf7 f4 59.Bg6 Kxh4 60.Bxc2 Nxc2 61.Kxc2 Kg3 62.Kd2 Kg2          0–1

Dennis still has a game to play vs. Cyril and we will be playing against each other on the 9^th round with him having the white pieces. Cyril vs. Tito on Sat. Dec. 02 didn’t push through and they reset it on next Sat. Dec. 9 at PRR; Jojo vs. Rustum; Jun vs. Pax and Bobot vs. Leif.

Solution to last week’s puzzle No. 3794: 1. Qxc5+!! dxc5 2. Nc4+ Kb5 3. Rb6#

This week’s puzzle No. 3795: White to move and mates in 3 (Solution next issue)

Sources: Chess Mate by Roberto Hernandez
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               Pages 9 & 11
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               December 04, 2017

               Chess and Music (Perfect Combination)
               The Beginning of Chess in Palau
               By Roberto Hernandez
               Soon to be published as a book

               Music and Me by Roberto Hernandez
               Tia Belau Newspaper
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               http://palau-chess.blogspot.com
               April 25, 2013 -- December 04, 2017

               The History of Chess in Palau
               By Roberto Hernandez
               June 09, 2002 -- December 04, 2017