KKK Candidates for Vice President and Board Member
Roberto Hernandez and Baby Edna “Bheng”
Mission are PCF players to run for office in the coming TFCP Election on Feb.
28, 2016 for Vice President and Board Member respectively. The 2 are teammates
in the 2014 World Chess Olympiad in Tromso, Norway. The 9-member Palau Team’s
one-night stay at Heritage Hotel in Manila was hosted by Congressman Prospero
“Butch” Pichay.
(Photo by Roberto Hernandez)
TITO WINS 1st
LIGHTNING CHESS TITLE
CURRENT No. 3 Palau chess player Tito Cabunagan has won 2
National Chess Championships (2011, 2012) to become the 6th National
Master (NM) of Palau. His latest title is the 2016 2nd Lightning
Chess tourney of the year that was held before the start of 2016 Palau Blitz
Chess Championship on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14 at Bethlehem Park.
A
total of 12 players participated in this event. Defending champion NM Cyril
Tomas Montel, Jr. skipped this supposed to be 2-round only tourney, because his
basketball team is playing its 3rd and rubber match championship
game against The Originals. Paquito ‘Pax’ Suringa, Jr. and Felix Oling, Jr.
also skipped this event due to different reasons.
The
participants are Tito, NM, FI, Roberto Hernandez, Josef Karlo Moyet, Eugene
Labarda, Manuel Mahor, Jr., FA Eric Ksau Surangel Whipps, Joan Gemota, Joel
Gemota, Glen Navarroza, Rustum Cabuso, Arnolfo Inres and NI Jeff Balbalosa.
The
registration fee is only $2.00 with the half going to the champion and the
other half to the Palau Chess Federation fund. The time control is one minute
for each player to finish the game with 1 second increment. After the 2nd
round, the organizers decided to finish it on the same hour before the start of
the 2016 Blitz Chess Championship.
Roberto
won his first round game, lost the next 2 and won the last 3 including the last
round vs. Tito, who is undefeated prior to their game. Tito was given his
$12.00 cash prize.
Cyril
was able to participate in the Blitz as his basketball game has ended with them
losing to the many time champs Originals. Dennis Gonzales arrived before the
start of blitz chess after attending the celebration of his 7-year-old
daughter. The participant now is odd number (13) because Joel Gemota would not
like to participate. The players were able to convince him to join to avoid
having a bye player.
The
registration fee is $5.00 and a one-year membership fee of $15.00 is required.
Four players paid only a total of $10.00. They will complete the sum next
Sunday on the 3rd, 4th and 5th round. The last
2 rounds will be played on Feb. 28, 2016, the date of the election of new
officers of The Filipino Community in Palau where Roberto and Baby Edna Mission
are running as Vice President and Board Member respectively.
They
are both in the same party (Kalinga ng Kapatiran para sa Kaunlaran), where Max
Joseph Asido, the incumbent Vice President is now running as President. Both
Asido and Hernandez ran for Auditor in the 2004 TFCP Election, where Hernandez
won with the 2nd Auditor, Jun, the Accountant of Mindzenty High
School.
Before
accepting the offer to run for whatever position, Hernandez usually inform them
that he cannot attend their meetings if it’s night time because he works all
his life as musician during night time. There are 2 Vice Presidential
candidates in Asido’s ticket. He is Bonifacio ‘Nonoy’ Arganda, who is also an
incumbent Board Member like Roberto.
The
K. K. K. candidate for Auditor for this year’s election is Richard Aring of
Airai Water Paradise while the 2 Business Managers are the incumbent Jovita
‘Baby’ Martin of Koror State and Joseph Verano of WCTC. The P. R. O. is Agustin
Ragot of K. E. Company. The Sergeant-at-Arms position is already won by
Giovanni Avila as there is no other person running for that post.
The
14 Board of Directors candidates are incumbent Lorna Asido (Max’s wife) of P.
E. C. I., Lita ‘Adachi’ Campingco and Robert ‘Obet’ Aguilar, Joy Canete Biantam
of WCTC, John Rey Collado of Belau National Hospital, Dennis Jumawid and Jerry Layones of Computer
Plus, Rhea Malonzo of PRA, “Bheng” Edna Mission of Ngarchelong State, Ligaya
“Gay-Gay” Sara Osias of PCC, Lilibeth Pulido of Rdiall Delta, Lizel Rodriguez
of MCS, Benia Secaya of Belau Modekngei School and Jose Rodriguez T. Senase of
PRA/Island Times, who is also listed in PCF inactive chess player. He is also a
former reporter at Tia Belau but transferred to Island Times a few years ago,
to fill in the slot left by Peter Erick Magbanua, another inactive chess player
listed at www.fide.com.
In
the first round, Roberto subdued Joel Gemota and drew his 2nd round
game with Mahor, Jr. where only their kings are left on the board. Mission
showed up at the venue but didn’t participate. She mentioned to Roberto about
her intention to join the Palau chess team to 2016 World Chess Olympiad in
Baku, Azerbaijan together with WNM Angelica Parrado. The women players of Palau
were not informed yet by Tito about the decision of the Board to have only a
team (in the Open) because of lack of funds. Tito was assigned to inform the
women players but it seems he hadn’t informed them yet.
Solution
to last week’s puzzle No. 3825: 1. Qf8+!! Rxf8 2. Rxh7+ Kg8 3. Nh6 mate.
This
week’s puzzle No. 3826: White to move and mates in 3 (Solution next issue)
Sources: Chess Mate by Roberto Hernandez
Tia Belau Newspaper
Pages 9-10
Volume 25
Issue 15
February 22, 2016
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 -- February 22, 2016
The History of Chess in Palau
By Roberto Hernandez
June 09, 2002 -- February 22, 2016
