GOOD TO SEE KSAU ACTIVE AGAIN IN CHESS
Ksau Anthony Whipps, 2nd from left, has been Palau Junior Champion in 2013 and represented Palau in 2013 World Youth Chess Championship in UAE. Since then he’s been inactive. Not anymore. He’s one of the participants in the 2nd batch of PMA Chess in School to start its blitz tournament on Monday, April 9, 2018. He almost lost a practice game here against Japanese girl Himari Tono. Jennifer Angeles, right, is showing them the right sequence of move. (Photo by Roberto Hernandez)
BOBOT LEADS 2018 PRCC;
CHESS IN SCHOOL 2ND BATCH
STARTS APRIL 9;
PALAU TEAM TO BATUMI
CONFIRMED
THE 1st and 2nd round of 2018 Palau Rapid Chess Championship at Ernguul Park on April Fools Day and Easter Sunday has a total of 22 players who participated with 15 in the Open Division and 7 in the Junior Division. In the 1st rd. Tito Cabunagan whips Mohammad Manik Hossain; 2nd seed Cyril Tomas Almitante-Montel subdued Bheng Codinera Mendoza; I mated Glen M Navarroza in 34 moves of Danish Gambit; 4th seed Bobot Tan nipped the come-backing Christopher Kitalong; Angelica Morales Magno upset 5th seed Rustum Cabuso; Morton Sawaichi scored a victory over Angie Sisior after 13 years of being inactive! Angel Salvadora drubbed Leif Toribiong and Jennifer Tubtub Angeles had a bye for 1 point.
In the junior division, my piano/chess student Nick Nehez clobbered Aome Angeles; Angelil Sisior drew with Gian Gabriel Claronino; Kyarii Sisior defeated Michael Gulla and top sèed Destiny Sisior had a bye. Angelil Sisior lost to Destiny in the 2nd rd. Michael Gulla scored a point over Nick; Gian Gabriel won over Kyarii Sisior and Aome had a bye.The 3rd round pairing (April 8) will feature K. Sisior vs. D. Sisior; Nehez vs. Claronino; Angeles vs. M. Gulla A. Sisior –BYE.
In the 2nd round of Open section, the top 4 seeds scored victories (Tito over Glen, Cyril def. Kitalong, me defeating Manik in 55 moves of Sicilian Defense (Najdorf variation) and Bobot Tan rips Morton respectively), Rustum suffered another loss to Jennifer; Angie took the measure of Bheng, Angelo beats Angel and Leif had a bye.
I was able to get the pairings of the 3rd round and Tito vs. Bobot was played with the latter prevailing for another perfect start. Rustum lost another one to Glen for a rare 3-loss start. Manik gave Bheng $5.00 to play their 3rd round game and he prevailed for his first win. Kitalong will have a bye in the 3rd round. Me and Cyril decided to play our game next Sunday as there's no more time as I have to teach Kyle Soriano guitar and have to attend the Evangelistic Night at Pentecostal Missionary Church of Christ (4th Watch) Palau Locale at 7:30 pm. The other 3 matches of the Open section are Salvadora vs. Parrado; Toribiong vs. Angelica Morales Magno and Morton Sawaichi vs. Jennifer Tubtub Angeles.
THE 2nd BATCH OF PMA CHESS IN SCHOOL TO START BLITZ CHESS TILT ON MONDAY, APRIL 9, 2018 with 9 PMA students joining including 2013 Palau Junior Champion Ksau Anthony Whipps.. The others are Zachery Maleskey , Ethan Naruo , Shem Paulus , Secheriang Senior, Jerlyn Singeo, Himari Tono, Mara Van Tassell and Alfons Roberto. The Swiss Perfect file for this was made by me and submitted to Jennifer Angeles for this double round-robin event. It’s only up to 9 rounds with the 10th-18th rounds to be played with the reversed color of pieces for the players.
The Palau Chess Team to 2018 World Chess Olympiad in Batumi, Georgia has now been completed after the election of Team Captains of both Open and Women has concluded. I conceded my candidacy as team captain of the Open section to avoid complications. This resulted to this 2018 Palau Team composition: 1. Delegate—Eric Ksau Surangel Whipps 2. Head of Delegation—Roberto Hernandez 3. Team Captain (Open)—Tito Cabunagan 4. Team Captain (Women)—Baby Edna Mission 5. Player (Open)—Cyril Tomas Montel, Jr. 6. Rustum Cabuso 7. Angelo Salvadora 8. Bobot Tan 9. (Reserved) Leif Toribiong 10. Player (Women) Angelica Parrado 11. Joan Gemota 12. Jennifer Angeles 13. Angelil Sisior 14. (Reserved) Angelica Magno. If Joy Flores Whipps would like to go, she will be Chancellor.
Solution to last week’s puzzle No. 4376: 1. ..Nh3+ 2. Kh1 Ng5+ 3. Kg1 Nxf3#
This week’s puzzle No. 4377: Black to move and mates in 3 (Solution next issue)
Sources: Chess Mate by Roberto Hernandez
Tia Belau Newspaper
Pages 9-10
Volume 27
Issue 28
April 09, 2018
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
March 15, 2012 -- April 18, 2013
http://palau-chess.blogspot.com
April 25, 2013 -- April 09, 2018
The History of Chess in Palau
By Roberto Hernandez
June 09, 2002 -- April 09, 2018
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