(1555) ROUND 1 OF 1st SURANGEL CHESS TEAM TOURNAMENT (Aug. 05, 2018)

ROUND 1

1st SURANGEL CHESS

TEAM TOURNAMENT

(Aug. 05, 2018)

The biggest chess event in Palau in terms of turnout of participants has started on Sunday, Aug. 5, 2018 at Mason's Hardware Do-It Center premises. 8 teams played with the 9th team (Leif Toribiong) having a 1st round bye. 

. Rustum Cabuso, middle, won over Tito Cabunagan in 56 moves of Philidor's Defense.

The shortest game is between Ksau Anthony Whipps, left,  who drubbed Jai in just 18 moves of Dutch Defense. 

First timer Gabriell Garcia, 2nd from left, lost to Manuel Mahor in 54 moves of French Defense (Exchange Variation);

 Kyarii Sisior lost to Michael Adette Gulla; 

Bobot Tan, right, nips Dennis R Gonzales in 21 moves of Hungarian Defense. 

 Bheng Codinera Mendoza, 2nd from left, succumbed to Joan Jhoan Gemota in 48 moves of Latvian and Elephants Gambits; 

 Elizalde Madriñan of Palau Royal Resort lost to Eugene Labarda in 42 moves of another Philidor's Defense; and the longest game that lasted till 7pm is between Paquito Suringa Jr. and Cyril Tomas Almitante-Montel, where Pax is ahead by 3 pawns but Cyril defended well to draw the game after more than 70 moves. 

 Team Angel Salvadora played vs. my team with its captain (Angel) defeating me in a Sicilian defence encounter; newcomer Dims Alexander also lost to John Malinao while Angelil Sisior, 2nd from right, vowed to her mom Angie Sisior, 2nd from left, in 36 moves. Nick Nehez, right, saved the day for the Yellow team by winning/mating Rommel Gulla, left, in 26 moves of d4-d5 unusual lines to avert a sweep.

The game between Angelica Morales Magno and Melvin Parinas is not valid as they played without my permission. Men cannot play in the women division. Angel should be playing Joy Flores Whipps, who is off-island. A default win for Angel although she won over Parinas.

Dims Alexander, right, in his first ever serious chess tournament in Palau. I am teaching him how to annotate the game while playing against Angelo Salvadora at Board 1.

and the longest game that lasted till 7pm is between Paquito Suringa Jr. and Cyril Tomas Almitante-Montel, where Pax is ahead by 3 pawns but Cyril defended well to draw the game after more than 70 moves. 

Sources:

Chess Mate by Roberto Hernandez

Tia Belau Newspaper

December 29, 2002 -- August 08, 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 -- August 08, 2018

The History of Chess in Palau

By Roberto Hernandez

June 09, 2002 -- August 08, 2018

(1548) TEAM PAX ADDED TO 1st SURANGEL CHESS TEAM TOURNAMENT (TBN-July 23, 2018)

PAX, ROBERTO AND DENNIS—Teammates in Baku, Adversaries in Palau

                    In the 2016 WCO in Baku, Azerbaijan, Paquito ‘Pax’ Suringa, Jr., right, I, 3^rd from right, and Dennis Gonzales, 4^th from right, are teammates. Here, they blanked the Djibouti team in the final round to finished as they were seeded—163^rd. The 3 are now adversaries in the first ever team tournament in Palau—the 1^st Surangel Team Tournament to start on Aug. 5. Jeff Balbalosa, 2^nd from right, belonged to Team Dennis.             (Photo by Roberto Hernandez)

      TEAM PAX ADDED TO 1st SURANGEL
            CHESS TEAM TOURNAMENT

WITH the 8^th team now added, the 1^st Surangel Chess Team Tournament will fire off on Sunday, Aug. 05, 2018 at the Campaign Headquarter of Surangel Whipps, Jr. Paquito ‘Pax’ Suringa, Jr. was added as team captain to make a total of 8 teams with each having a captain  at Board 1, Board 2 (Open), Board 3 (Woman), Board 4 (Junior) and 3 reserves so that if any of the top 2 boards (Open) can’t play, these reserves are ready to fill in the vacant boards.

***Updated as of July 23, 2018***

                TEAM CYRIL will have at 2. Gabriell Garcia 3. Jennifer Angeles 4. Aome Angeles. The reserves are 1. Carlos Manuel 2. Destiny Sisior 3. Seth Paulus (New Palauan)

               TEAM ROBERTO will have 2. Glen Navarroza 3. Angelil Sisior 4. Nicholas Nehez. The reserves are 1. Morton Sawaichi 2. Manik Hossain 3. Derrick Dims Alexander (New Palauan)

                TEAM TITO has 2. Nilo de Jesus 3. Joy Flores Whipps 4. Kyarii Sisior. The reserves are 1. Neph Macasaet 2. Jaymee Remoket 3. Moriama Tucker (New Palauan)

                TEAM DENNIS will have 2. Jeff Balbalosa 3. Joan Gemota 4. Ksau Anthony Whipps. The reserves are 1. Joel Gemota 2. Eric Ksau Surangel Whipps 3. Reece Reklai (New Palauan)

               TEAM RUSTUM has 2. Manuel ‘Jun’ Mahor, Jr. 3. Angelica Magno 4. Michael Gulla. Their reserve players are 1. Rafael Paloma 2. Chris Kitalong 3. Lancy Lazarus (New Palauan) 

               TEAM ANGELO will have 2. John Malinao 3. Angie Parrado 4. Rommel Gulla. The reserves are 1. David Wong 2. Pedro Parmisano 3. Lieslie Taksiau (New Palauan)

                TEAM BOBOT will be having 2. Leif Toribiong 3. Baby Edna Mission 4. Gian Claronino. The reserves are 1. Charley Patris 2. Glendalynn Ngirmeriil 3. Clarence Kitalong (New Palauan)

                TEAM PAQUITO chose 2. Eugene Labarda 3. Gladys Anne Paloma  4. Gian Paloma. Their reserves are 1. Elizalde Madrinan 2. Tuloy Rengiil 3. Kukumai Ueki (New Palauan)

                Those players from PMA Chess in School –Yumi Sadao, Carlos Manuel, J-Lyn Singeo, Blossom Richard, Moriama Tucker, Seth Paulus, Yangi Senior, Kazumi Chibana, Julianna Quintanilla, Lancy Lazarus, Jaymee Remoket, Reece Reklai, Kukumi Ueki, Luka Ngirailild and Turang Marino can be contacted by asking Ms. Cynthia at tel. no. 587-2165 or at 488-2426 (SDA Office). Likewise, with the other players of the 2^nd Semester blitz event—1. Malesky 2. Naruo 3. Paulus 4. Secheriang Senior 5. Singeo 6. Himari Tono 7. Van Tasell and 8. Alfons Roberto.

                With the addition of Team Paquito, the round-robin event will have 7 Sundays—Aug. 5, 12, 19, 26 and Sept. 2, 9, 16 where six days later, the 14 members of Palau Chess Team to 2018 World Chess Olympiad in Batumi, Georgia will fly from Manila to Istanbul, Turkey and then to Batumi for their participation in that Olympiad.

                This first ever team tournament will be like a training practice of the Team Palau where the same time control will be used like the Olympiad time format at least.

                Solution to last week’s puzzle No. 3842: 1. Qxc8+ Rxc8 2. Rd8+ Rxd8 3. Rxd8#

                This week’s puzzle No. 3843: White to move and mates in 3 (Solution next issue)



Sources: Chess Mate by Roberto Hernandez
               Tia Belau Newspaper
               Pages 9-10
               Volume 27
               Issue 58
               July 23, 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 --July 23, 2018

             The History of Chess in Palau
             By Roberto Hernandez
             June 09, 2002--July 23, 2018