(1086) MUSIC AND ME (Sept. 24, 2015) THE MOST EFFECTIVE METHOD -- JAPANESE/CHINESE BIRTH CONTROL

   THE MOST EFFECTIVE METHOD --
    Japanese/Chinese Birth Control


Calling the attention of all Japanese or Chinese who found out the most effective method of birth control in the mid-70's.

After the end of World War II, the "Baby Boom" became the trend. Sixty years later, China's population topped the world.

Japan's population was somehow slowed by their citizens getting married at their late 30's or early 40's. And they don't want to have more than 3 children.

China and Japan found out the most effective method of birth control through the characters shown above.

THE ANSWER WILL BE REVEALED ON THE NEXT ISSUE OF MUSIC AND ME (Oct. 01, 2015 -- Palau's 21 years of Independence).


MY JAPANESE FRIENDS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE TO SOLVE THIS METHOD:

1. Michiko Nakamura 2. Satoku Uehara 3. Kuma Katsutoshi 4. Yoshiharu Kurata 5. Takao Anzawa 6. Akemi Tsuji 7. Allen Kangichi 8. Aya Asanuma 9. Bumpei Iwata 10. Gene Nakauchi 11. Gladys Husiro 12. Grace Baconga Otsuka 13. Hiromi Mochizuki 14. Isao Takahashi 15. Oribia Kikinagara 16. Jane Kiki 17. Titi Cabunagan 18. Kikimo Mikuto 19. Guapo Kamukako 20. Pangit Kamukamo 21. Sushi Motto 22. John Masaichi 23. Yuriko Cho Irikidemoto 24. Manabu Hotta 25. Masao Kikuchi 26. Yutaka Taiku 27. Baho Taimo 28. Morton Sawaichi 29. Quincy Kuniyoshi 30. Rholfie "Roy" Eis 31. Santy Asanuma 32. Shinji Chibana 33. Shinji Otsuka 34. Shohei Nakatsugawa 35. Taro Watanabe 36. Motoko Watanabe 37. Michiko Suzuki 38. Rintaro Mita 39. Nao Yasuda 40. Koichi Matsuda 41. Koji Tomita 42. Yoko Tomita 43.


MY CHINESE/TAIWANESE FRIENDS LIKEWISE:

1. Ai Lin Liao 2. Michelle Liao 3. Vincent Chen 4. Ethan Zhao 5. Brad Hsu 6. Carol Hsu 7. Yoyo Hsue 8. Ivan Lau 9. Kung Yi Cheng 10. Lily Dai 11. Tom Tu 12. Steven Chen 13. Joseph Ma 14. Noel Tsao




CONTINUATION OF "MY REPERTOIRE
  OF INTERNATIONAL SONGS"

                  -- 0 --   

            O BABE (Singsing) (Filipino Song)

1968    OBLADI OBLADA (Beatles)                                                                       R   219

            OCEAN DEEP (Cliff Richard)                                                                      DB233

            ODESANGEL (Halley Erich) (Palauan Song)                                                G P 18

            ODE TO JOY (Beethoven)

1974    OF ALL THE THINGS (Dennis Lambert)                                                     DB222

1959    OH CAROL (Neil Sedaka)                                                                            B     69

            OH DARLING (Beatles)                                                                                R   199

            OH GIRL!                                                                                                      G   120

            OH MY LOVE (John Lennon)                                                                       B     88

1982    OLD PHOTOGRAPHS (Jim Capaldi)                                                           B   311

            OMRUUD A RENG (Palauan Song)                                                              G P 20

            ON AND ON (Stephen Bishop)                                                                    R   179

            ON A SLOW BOAT TO CHINA

            ONCE I GET OVER YOU (Ronnie Milsap)

1937    ONCE IN A WHILE                                                                                    R     35

            ONCE THERE WAS A LOVE (Jose Feliciano)                                            R     14

1974    ONE DAY IN YOUR LIFE (Michael Jackson)                                             DB107

            ONE FRIEND

            ONE IN A MILLION (Larry Graham)                                                          R       8

            ONE LOVE (Carpenters)                                                                              DB100

1988    ONE MOMENT IN TIME (Whitney Houston)                                             R       9

            ONE MORE NIGHT (Phil Collins)                                                               B   232

            ONE MORE TRY (Timmy T.)                                                                       G     40

1961    ONE NOTE SAMBA                                                                                   R     47

            ONE WAY TICKET                                                                                     DB  25

1975    ONLY YESTERDAY (Carpenters)                                                               R     49

1955    ONLY YOU (Platters)                                                                                  B   130

1956    ON THE STREET WHERE YOU LIVE                                                      R     37

1930    ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET                                                 G     37

1982    ON THE WINGS OF LOVE (Jeffrey Osborne)                                           B   312

1982    OPEN ARMS (Journey)                                                                               B   270

            ORIBIA O KIKINAGARA (Japanese Song)                                               J      34

            OSAKA HANG (Palauan Song)                                                                    G P 13

            OTSO-OTSO (Bayani Agabayani) (Filipino Song)                                     OPM208

1963    OUR DAY WILL COME                                                                             G   127

            OUT HERE ON MY OWN (Irene Cara)                                                      R     48

            OUT OF THE BLUE (Michael Learns To Rock)                                           DB  66

            OVERJOYED (Stevie Wonder)                                                                    B   186

1938    OVER THE RAINBOW (Judy Garland)                                                       R   123

Sources: 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 -- September 2015 
         

(865) ROUND 4 (2003 OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT) Feb. 02, 2003 (TBN-Feb. 01-07, 2003)

   
  KRIS, BEN, MARIO RAMOS LOST 7 GAMES OVERALL

FATHER and son Ben and Kris Ramos and the 3rd Ramos, Mario (no relation), lost all of their matches in the 4th round of 2003 Open Chess Tournament held on Feb. 02, at Image Restaurant and Sports Bar.

Kris was upended by Tutii Joe Chilton while his father Ben was drubbed by Cyril Montel, Jr., who played his 1st and 2nd game of the tourney, which is co-sponsored by The Filipino Community in Palau (TFCP), Budget Mart and Margarita Borja Dalton, Owner/Manager of Image Restaurant and Sports Bar.

In his 2nd game, Montel, Jr. clobbered the 3rd Ramos, Mario, who also lost to Menandro Manuel and Chilton to go 0-3 in this 4th round of action. 

            OTHER RESULTS OF 4TH ROUND:

14-year-old Arvie Leynes took the measure of Palauan bet Allen Kangichi while Roy Rebollos touted the other Palauan bet Norbert Villanueva, whose son Dmitri Kyle is absent today.

Chito Vargas and Nilo de Jesus halved the point. It was Nilo's 2nd game. He outsmarted Chilton in his 3rd game and the 4th game of Chilton, who seems to miss the cut for Class A classification 5-round Swiss system.

Jimmy Valenzuela won his 5th game and thus assured himself of a slot at Class A by thumping Edgardo Enarsao.

Leynes is on the brink of making it to Class A, after subduing fellow teenager Kris Ramos. He needs at least a draw to make it. A tough task as he might be fitted against Noel Filomeno and Roberto Hernandez in his last 2 games.


Source: Chess Mate by Roberto Hernandez
               Tia Belau Newspaper
               Page 9
               Volume 12
               February 01-07, 2003
 
      

(851) 2003 OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT TO START JAN. 12 (TBN-Jan. 04-11, 2003)

                  2003 OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT 
                               TO START JAN. 12

Newcomer Palauan Norbert Villanueva contacted Roberto Hernandez about the coming Open Chess tournament to be held at Image Restaurant and Sports Bar from Jan. 12-- April
27, 2003.

He said his 8-year-old son Dmitri Kyle is also joining the tournament. The other 3 newcomers are Allen Kangichi, Roy Rebollos and 14-year-old Arvie Leynes.

This first tournament of 2003 will be co-sponsored by The Filipino Community in Palau (TFCP), Image Restaurant and Sports Bar (Margarita Borja Dalton - Owner/Manager) and Budget Mart.

TOURNAMENT FORMAT

1. There will be a 5-round Swiss system classification to determine the Class A and Class B bracket. The top 16 will compose the Class A and they will play a single round robin final of it and number 17 to 28 will play also a single round robin final of their own.
2. The time control is one hour for each player to finish the game. Players are required to annotate their games.
3. Registration fee is $10.00
4. The top four players in each class will receive trophies.
5. Special schedule is permitted upon agreement of both players and organizers.
6. Playing day is Sunday at Image Restaurant front area and if it rains, it can be resumed in the Sports Bar. Players and observers can order drinks and snacks from the service crew of the restaurant in pay-as-you-order condition.
7. In the penultimate and final rounds, players who didn’t show up will lose by default. If both players are absent, their game will be declared a draw by default.
8. Some players like Eddie Grefiel and Freddie Dumlao can play two games in one Sunday as they have only two Sunday offs in a month.

P L A Y E R S

           Name                                       Tel. Number                      Represented Company

  1. Roy Rebollos                                 488- 4402                        

  2. Allen Kangichi                               488-5652                         Duty Free Shop (Palau)

  3. Norbert Villanueva                         777-2017                         PNCC, ICTV

  4. Dmitri Villanueva                           777-2017

  5. Vincent Vergara                             488-2765                         Moylan’s Insurance

  6. Jose Misael de Jesus                      488-1247                         Catholic Mission School

  7. Nilo de Jesus                                  488-2302                         C & N Auto-Aircon Shop

  8. Ben Ramos                                     587-2370

  9. Kris Ramos                                    587-2370

10. Arvie Leynes

11. Eddie Grefiel                                 824- 1138                         Daewoo Corporation

12. Freddie Dumlao                             824- 1183                         Daewoo Corporation

13. Edgardo Enarsao                           587- 2642/488-6685         Orientex Garment

14. Danny Dandoy                             488-5213                           Palau High School

15. Amante Caballero                         587-6666                          Goldquest Int’l. Ltd.

16. Tutii Joe Chilton                          488-2617                           Palau Community College

17. Remy Mingo                                 488-8488

18. Noel Filomeno                              488-8025/1309                  Winchel’s

19. Roberto Hernandez                      488-3694                            Image Restaurant

20. Mario Ramos                                654-1060                           Beach Sand Company

21. Mariano Agustin, Jr.                    488-8380                            Philippine Embassy

22. Chito Vargas                                488- 1731

23. Jimmy Valenzuela                       488- 6876                           Neco Engineering

24. Menandro Manuel                       488-4498 ext. 232              Surangel & Sons Co.

25. Julius Torres                                488- 3839                          Philippine Embassy

26. Cyril Montel, Jr.                          488-8715                           Palau Pacific Resort

27. Bong Alipoon                              488-4149                           Palau Sewerage System

28. Mike Miguel, Jr.                          587-3606                           SDA School



Source: Chessmate by Roberto Hernandez
             Tia Belau Newspaper
             Page 9
             Volume 12
             January 04-11, 2003 

  

(814) VARGAS BAGS CLASS B CROWN (TBN-April 11-18, 2003)

                    VARGAS BAGS CLASS B CROWN

CHITO Vargas clinched the Class B title of the 2003 Open Chess Tournament sponsored by The Filipino Community in Palau (TFCP), Image Restaurant & Sports Bar and Budget Mart.

His nearest rival, Tutii Joe Chilton, lost 2 of 3 games and now the fight for last 3 places are crucial in the last 3 games on Sunday.

Vargas finished the tilt with 10 wins and a loss, which was dealt to him by Chilton. 

Ben Ramos defeated Chilton in a losing position and earlier beats his son Kris, in just 9 moves. He is sure to have at least 3rd runner-up trophy.

Allen Kangichi, Amante Caballero and Chilton are the other players who have a chance to land in the Top 4.

The final round of Class A was a complicated one. Eddie Grefiel (10.5 pts.) won his last 2 games against Roberto Hernandez and Freddie Dumlao to finished 3rd. 

Cyril Montel, Jr. drew with Roy Rebollos and clinched 4th with 10 points. Hernandez and Bong Alipoon were tied at 5th but the winner over the other (Direct Encounter) tiebreak result turn up to be in Hernandez' favor and he finished 5th and the Most Improved Player (MIP) award. At the 2002 Open Chess Tournament, he placed 9th.

FINAL STANDINGS OF OTHER CLASS A PLAYERS:
     7th- Edgardo Enarsao (8 pts.), 8th - Noel Filomeno (8), 9th - Dumlao (7.5 pts.), 10th - Danny Dandoy (7), 11th - Jimmy Valenzuela (6), 12th - Mariano Agustin, Jr. (5.5), 13th - Mike Miguel, Jr. (5.5), 14th - Roy Rebollos (4), 15th - Mario Ramos (3.5) and Jimboy de Jesus with 2 points.

LAST 3 GAMES OF CLASS B (First name to play white):
     Dmitri Kyle Villanueva vs. Chilton; Caballero vs. Kangichi and Chilton vs. Kangichi.

Tentative format and site of next Age Group Chess tournament were discussed. It will be on May 25, 2003 at either Filco Thrift Mart or at Privilege Store (3rd Floor).

The time control will be one and a half hours for each player to make 40 moves and an additional one hour each to finish the game.

This is the real tournament time control which averages 4 minutes a move. 

Age Group of teenagers (13-19 years and 12 years and under) will have a double round-robin depending on the number of participants.

There will be a 5-round Swiss system to classify Class A and B. With Grefiel and Dandoy out of the next tilt because they'll go on vacation, and Consul General Julius Torres now in Canada, the Class A will only have 10 players to qualify and will have a round-robin finals. Number 11 and beyond will fight in out for a tougher Class B finals.

Ivan II Chess Computer will compete in Class A round-robin with its strength in full (Hard), Average in Class B and Easy in the 12 years and under. It will also rate the players.

This week's featured opening is the English Opening in which you'll just imitate white's first 6 moves.
       1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. 0-0 0-0 7. d4 exd4 8. Nxd4 Nxd4 9. Qd4 d6.

Solution to last week's puzzle: (It is mates in 2 not 3). 1. f8=B! (Yes, promote the pawn into a Bishop) ... Kd8  2. Rd4 mate. If you promote the pawn to a queen, it will be a stalemate (draw ). If the pawn is promoted into a Rook or Knight, there is no mate in 2.

This week's puzzles: White to move and mates in 3 
                                 White to move and mates in 3
                                    (Solution next issue)


Source: Chessmate by Roberto Hernandez
               Tia Belau Newspaper
               Pages 9-10
               Volume 12
               April 11-18, 2003