(1638) PHOTOS -- ROUND 5 & 6 OF 2019 PRCC (March 17, 2019 at Bethlehem Park)

 PHOTOS --
           Round 5 & 6 of 2019
   Palau Rapid Chess Championship
(Mar. 17, 2019 at Bethlehem Park)

Bobot Tan, left, stays unbeaten after defeating Palau's first WFM Angelica Parrado.

Joan Gemota, my teammate in the 2018 World Chess Olympiad in Batumi, Georgia, is still rusty after losing in less than 20 moves to me. She barely missed the Woman Candidate Master title in the last round. Had she won that game, Palau would have been gaining 3 titles in one Olympiad! Palau top player in the last 8 years got his CM title despite playing at Board 1 in the Open section. Angie got her WCM title 2 rounds earlier than Cyril and the WFM title in the final round.

Jeff Balbalosa, 2nd from left, and my teammate in 2014 Tromso, Norway Olympiad and 2016 WCO in Baku, Azerbaijan, tested the current strength of my teammate in 2018 WCO in Georgia Angelil Sisior, who defeated 5th seed Rustum Cabuso in the first round of the ongoing 2019 Palau Rapid Chess Championship. Angelil also defeated me in the 4th round. Jeff only manage to draw against Angelil.

A Chinese girl student at Palau Missionary Academy, right, is testing the ambiance of a real chess tournament by practicing with Bin Robinson Luo Cabrera, the last participant in the ongoing 2019 PRCC. Jennifer Angeles, 2nd from right, the chess teacher in the first Chess in School in Palau, said that the Chinese girl is just starting to learn the game.

Kyarii Sisior is climbing the wooden post to charge her cell phone at the outlet while the 2 other other girls who are not playing are enjoying the cheap and strong internet connection. Palau had the fiber optic connection in Dec. 7, 2017 and now many enjoy the fast and cheat internet.

Sources: Chess Mate by Roberto Hernandez
                  Tia Belau Newspaper
                  December 29, 2002 -- March 19, 2019

                 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 -- March 19, 2019

                 The History of Chess in Palau
                 By Roberto Hernandez
                 June 02, 2002 -- March 19, 2019
                

(1620) PHOTOS OF UNFINISHED 2019 PBCC (January 13 & 20, 2019 at Bethlehem Park)

PHOTOS

OF 

UNFINISHED 

2019 P.B.C.C.

January 13 & 20

at Bethlehem Park

While waiting for the participants to reach 30, players are practicing blitz with time control of 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment.

A lot of participants are not ready when the PCF treasurer Dennis Gonzales didn't agree that it's too much for many chess players to pay $5.00 registration fee and $20.00 1-year membership fee.

More than half of the 26 registered players doesn't have that much. I volunteered to pay for the rest of many players like Morton Sawaichi, right, and Rustum Cabuso, left.

Mohammad Manik Hossain and Jello Aguaras, middle, are able to pay $25.00

My piano/chess student Nicholas Nehez, left, and his friend another newcomer Paul Tucker tried to cope with boredom while waiting for contestants to reach 30. At 3:45, he text his mom using my cell phone. I ran out of cellphone load so he just use text message.

Newcomer Bernard Hilario, middle, had only $5.00 in his possession. I would gladly lend him $20.00 for that day if the participants will reach 30.

At 4:30, we hold at 10-player mini-blitz chess contest as there are enough for a single-round robin matches using the same time control.

Sources: Chess Mate by Roberto Hernandez
               Tia Belau Newspaper
               December 29, 2002 -- January 29, 2019

               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 -- January 29, 2019

              The History of Chess in Palau
              By Roberto Hernandez
              June 09, 2002 -- January 29, 2019