(1580) CARLSEN, CARUANA SIGN CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH CONTRACTS (TBN-Oct. 08, 2018)

CARUANA TO PARTICIPATE IN 2018 WCO; CARLSEN WON’T

                  As confident as he is, WCC challenger Fabiano Caruana, 2^nd from right, will still be participating in the 2018 WCO in Georgia. Guam woman chess player Ruth Anne Baptista, right, and Myra Galang Camilon Ollet, left, both played in the 2016 WCO in Baku, Azerbaijan and Ruth confirmed to me that she is not participating in this Olympiad as well as the reigning world chess champion Magnus Carlsen.
                                                (Photo by Roberto Hernandez)

  MAGNUS CARLSEN AND FABIANO
   CARUANA SIGN CHAMPIONSHIP
           MATCH CONTRACTS

Friday 17 August 2018 19:21
London, 16th August 2018
     FIDE and World Chess are pleased to announce
that both the incumbent world chess champion Magnus Carlsen and challenger Fabiano Caruana signed contracts for taking part in the World Chess Championship Match that will take place in London, United Kingdom, in November 2018.

     For 2018, the minimum guaranteed prize fund of EUR 1m (1.25mln gross) will be increased by proceeds from sponsorship contracts and 20% of digital Pay-Per-View tickets--a novelty for World Chess Championship where prize fund has never been affected by sales of the match broadcast. This year, subscribers and spectators will be able to increase the Prize Fund by subscribing to the official premium broadcast for $25 (free basic version will be available as well).

    The much-anticipated match will be held in London from 9th to 28th November. Ticket prizes range from 
45 to 100 euros and are available at Ticketmaster: https://www.ticketmaster.co.uk

     The organizers, with the ambition of making chess one of the world's most popular spectator sports, are curating a phenomenal experience for fans coming to watch the games live: a dramatic venue, limited edition merchandise and the opportunity to meet the Grandmasters. Spectators will also be able to view the after-game press conference and listen live to commentary by the world's biggest chess starts and experts.

     Georgios Makropoulus, FIDE Deputy President, said: "We appreciate the contract acceptance by Fabiano Caruana and Magnus Carlsen. It's an honor for us to collaborate with them and their teams. Rules agreed within parties to regulate the Championship Match 2018 will definitely make the organization process more efficient."

     Ilya Merenzon, CEO World Chess, said: "I am very grateful for Magnus and Fabiano for making signing the contracts an efficient process, and also happy with how these contracts evolve: they reflect the fact the chess had truly become a professional sport and both players are professionals! We are looking forward to working with both players and hope that the Match will become an event of the century."

     The 2016 championship took place in New York with total audience for the event reaching 1.5 billion 
people. For the first time in decades, the World Chess crown may return to America in 2018 after Brooklyn-born Caruana won the Candidates Tournament in Berlin and earned the right to fight Carlsen for the championship title.

    Official website of the Championship Match:
            https://worldchess.com/london





FIDE World Chess Championship Match

Official web-site of the Championship Match: worldchess.com/london  

Less the one month left until the start of the much-anticipated World Championship match which will be held in London from 9th to 28th November. 

The World Chess Championship 2018 is a match between the reigning world champion since 2013, Magnus Carlsen, and challenger Fabiano Caruana to determine the World Chess Champion. The 12-game match, organized by FIDE and World Chess, will be played in London between 9 and 28 November 2018 with a prize fund of over EUR 1 mln. The Match takes place every two years. 

Solution to last week’s puzzle No. 3764: 1. Ne6+! dxe6 2. Bh6+ Kg8 3. Nf6#

This week’s puzzle No. 3766: White to move and mates in 3 (Solution next issue)

Sources: Chess Mate by Roberto Hernandez

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               Volume 27

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               October 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

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              The History of Chess in Palau

              By Roberto Hernandez

              June 09, 2002 -- October 08, 2018

     

(1501) CARLSEN VS. CARUANA FOR NOV. 2018 W.C.C. IN LONDON (TBN-April 02, 2018)

CARUANA IN THE 2016 W.C.O. WITH GUAM PLAYERS
     Fabiano Caruana, 2nd from right, is flanked by 3 Guam chess players during the 2016 WCO in Baku, Azerbaijan, where he played at Board 1 for USA team. At right is first timer in the Olympiad Ruth Anne Baptista and another first time Myra Camilon Ollet. At left is Pete Mafnas, also in his first Olympiad. He defeated Palau's Tito Cabunagan in the 2013 Guam International Chess tournament. The 2 ladies asked me to shoot some photos of them with the worlds top GMs such as Hikaru Nakamura, Nigel Short, Alexei Shirov, Australia's David Smerdon and former world woman champion Susan Polgar.
                                                    (Photo by Roberto Hernandez)

     CARLSEN VS. CARUANA FOR

           NOV. 2018 W. C. C.

                IN LONDON

Fabiano Caruana of the United States has won the Candidates tournament in Berlin. With the victory, he earned 95,000 euros and will face Magnus Carlsen, the world champion, in a title match in London in November. Caruana, who led going into the last round, closed with a flourish, winning his last game against Alexander Grischuk of Russia. It was the only decisive result of the round. 

                 Caruana finished with nine points, a full point ahead of his closest pursuers. (Each win was worth one point and each draw was worth a half point.) Sergey Karjakin of Russia and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov of Azerbaijan tied for second, each with eight points. 

               The tournament was organized by World Chess, the commercial partner of the World Chess Federation (FIDE), the game’s governing body. The total prize fund was 420,000 euros. The tension was high throughout the last round as half the field of eight players still had a chance to win, but only Caruana controlled his fate. With a ticket to the world championship at stake, the players who were still in position to win fought long and hard. The first of those games to finish was between Karjakin and Ding Liren of China.

               Karjakin had White and opened with 1 e4. Ding replied 1 … e5 and the game entered the Ruy Lopez. After a series of exchanges by move 15, the position already looked drawish. But neither player could afford or wanted to agree to a draw. Finally, on move 27, Karjakin erred, allowing Ding to break through his position and win a pawn. Karjakin, who is known for his defensive prowess, was initially worried, as he explained in the press conference afterward. But then he realized that he had defensive resources. Indeed, he was able to force the exchange of all the heavy pieces (the queens and both sets of rooks). Though he was then down two pawns, He was able to build a fortress by relocating his knight to e4. From there, there was nothing that Ding could do to break through and they eventually agreed to a draw. That result essentially eliminated both players from contention for first.

 Ding, in his first Candidates tournament, finished in clear fourth, with 7.5 points. He was the only player in the competition to go undefeated.
               In his game against Kramnik, Mamedyarov had Black. He needed to win to have a realistic chance to overtake Caruana. Kramnik opened with the Catalan and Mamedyarov intentionally chose a risky move (7 … Qd6) in an attempt to shake things up. Kramnik chose not to shy away from a fight and sacrificed a pawn to build up a strong initiative. The position soon became very complicated and sharp.

               In the press conference after the game, both players said they looked at some incredible attacking and defensive strategies, but could find no way to tip the balance. Then on move 30, they traded errors and Mamedyarov found a nice resource to defuse the tension. He sacrificed an exchange that left him with a knight and two pawns for a rook in an endgame. Unfortunately for him, it was a dead equal endgame. 

               Kramnik avoided any possible pitfalls, including one last trick after 52 … Nd6 (53 Bd5? might have lost after 53 … Bd5 54 Kd5 Nf5, because White cannot play 55 Rg6 because of 55 … Kf7 and the rook would have been trapped). When he realized that the game would end in a draw and that he probably would not win the tournament, Mamedyarov buried his face in his hands, obviously distraught to have come so close. Kramnik, who played enterprisingly throughout, finished with 6.5 points, tied with Grischuk for fifth and sixth places. 

              The game between Grischuk and Caruana was the last to finish. It stretched on for almost six hours. Caruana had Black and opened with the Petroff (or Russian) Defense as he has had throughout the competition. It is an opening that is considered drawish, but Caruana had had good results with it. Grischuk, who is always a fighter, opted for a slightly offbeat approach, hoping to break through Caruana’s defenses, but Caruana showed that he had prepared well and by move 15, he had a rock-solid position. 

             At that point, Grischuk initiated a combination that forced a trade of queens and left him with his bishop pair. Chances were still roughly equal, but as the time control approached, Grischuk, who is prone to time pressure, made some errors. By the time the first time control has passed, Caruana had a clear edge. He won a pawn and then guided his extra pawn up the board, combining threats to advance the pawn with threats against Grischuk’s king, which was dangerously exposed. 

          After the game between Kramnik and Mamedyarov had ended, and Caruana knew he only needed a draw to clinch first, he chose to play on, preferring to play for the win, knowing that there was almost no danger of losing. After nearly 69 moves, he was rewarded with success, as Grischuk resigned in a hopeless position.
The tournament overall was one of the most exciting in memory. There was only one round where there were no decisive results – a very unusual occurrence in top-level competitions. Caruana had the right mix of enterprising play and good decision-making at crucial moments. He showed what he can do, even under the moments of high stress. He will need those skills when he faces Carlsen for the title. 

           Karjakin, who started out dreadfully, losing two of his first four games, displayed resourcefulness by storming back to almost grab first, handling the sole loss on Caruana in the process. Mamedyarov played extremely enterprisingly, taking his chances when they presented themselves and converting them. Kramnik played the most unusual and creative games, continually entertaining fans with his ideas. Ding had a few lucky escapes, but was, for the most part, rock-solid, as reflected in his result. Grischuk, as always, was dangerous, but his time management sabotaged his efforts.

For the other two players in the tournament, Wesley So of the United States and Levon Aronian of Armenia, who finished with six points and 4.5 points, respectively, it is a competition that they will try to put behind them as quickly as possible. Caruana, who is two years younger than Carlsen, will be a formidable challenger for the title. The two players have faced each other 31 times at slow time controls, with Carlsen winning nine games, losing five, and the rest ending in draws. At the press conference after the tournament, Caruana was asked if he wanted to send a message to Carlsen ahead of their match. Mentioning that they will be playing each other in a competition in a few days, Caruana said, “Hopefully I can send him a message then.”

           The Non-FIDE rated 2018 Palau Rapid Chess Championship will commence on Easter Sunday/April Fools Day April 1^st at Enguul Park. At least 24 players are expected to participate.

           Solution to last week’s puzzle No. 4375: 1. …Bxb5+! 2. cxb5 Rd4+ 3. Bc4 Rcxc4#

           This week’s puzzle No. 4376: Black to move and mates in 3 (Solution next issue)

Sources: Chess Mate by Roberto Hernandez

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               Volume 27

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               April 02, 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

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               The History of Chess in Palau

               By Roberto Hernandez

               June 09, 2002

               

        

(1266) ONLY IN THE 8th ROUND OF BAKU CHESS OLYMPIAD THAT ROBERTO IS ABLE TO HAVE PHOTOS

When Roberto Hernandez was able to learn that small digital camera is allowed, he was able to get a photo of USA top player Fabiano Caruana, left, and USA No. 2 Hikaru Nakamura, seated, who spearheaded their country's juggernaut and drew with top seed Russia in the 8th round of 2016 World Chess Olympiad in Baku, Azerbaijan.
                     (Photo by Roberto Hernandez)



     ONLY IN THE 8th ROUND OF
               BAKU, AZERBAIJAN CHESS
        OLYMPIAD THAT ROBERTO WAS
         ABLE TO TAKE PHOTOS

USA WHIPPED the 9th seed Indian team with a 3.5-.5 trumping in the 7th round, and then USA drew with top seed Russia in the resumption of action in the 2016 World Chess Olympiad in Baku, Azerbaijan.

It's only in the 8th round that Palau chess pioneer Roberto Hernandez was able to learn that small cameras are allowed inside the playing area. 

Before the start of the 8th round, he noticed that he didn't surrender the small camera in his belt bag. He went to the area where cell phones, watches and pens are surrendered for anti-cheating purposes to surrender that camera. To his surprise, the Azerbaijani lady volunteer said that it is allowed.

We don't have any photos from Round 1-7 because we thought that cameras are not allowed inside the playing area. They don't allow the big cameras and only official photographers are allowed to take photos. That's why in one of his comments, he said, "This is the most boring Olympiad in as far as taking photos is concerned."  

Sergey Karjakin, the contender to the world chess championship against defending champ Magnus Carlsen in the USA for the first time, drew at board 1 with Fabiano Caruana while on Board 2, former world champion Vladimir Kramnik also drew with Hikaru Nakamura. The turning point is the 3rd board pairing of Wesley So and Ian Nepomniachtchi, wherein So prevailed to put the load on Ray Robson at board 4. Eventually, Robson lost for a 2-2 draw.

 

Board Pairings - Open

Round 8 on 2016/09/10 at 15:00
Bo.	1	Russia (RUS)	Rtg	-	2	United States of America (USA)	Rtg	2 : 2
1.1	GM	Karjakin, Sergey	2769	-	GM	Caruana, Fabiano	2808	½ - ½
1.2	GM	Kramnik, Vladimir	2808	-	GM	Nakamura, Hikaru	2789	½ - ½
1.3	GM	Nepomniachtchi, Ian	2740	-	GM	So, Wesley	2782	0 - 1
1.4	GM	Grischuk, Alexander	2754	-	GM	Robson, Ray	2674	1 - 0

OTHER RESULTS OF THE TOP 21 BOARDS:

 Bo.

	20	Georgia (GEO)	Rtg	-	5	Ukraine (UKR)	Rtg	1 : 3
2.1	GM	Jobava, Baadur	2665	-	GM	Ponomariov, Ruslan	2709	1 - 0
2.2	GM	Mchedlishvili, Mikheil	2609	-	GM	Kryvoruchko, Yuriy	2693	0 - 1
2.3	GM	Pantsulaia, Levan	2601	-	GM	Korobov, Anton	2675	0 - 1
2.4	GM	Gelashvili, Tamaz	2575	-	GM	Volokitin, Andrei	2647	0 - 1
Bo.	6	England (ENG)	Rtg	-	9	India (IND)	Rtg	1½:2½
3.1	GM	Adams, Michael	2738	-	GM	Harikrishna, P.	2752	½ - ½
3.2	GM	Howell, David W L	2665	-	GM	Adhiban, B.	2671	½ - ½
3.3	GM	Jones, Gawain C B	2635	-	GM	Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi	2669	½ - ½
3.4	GM	Short, Nigel D	2666	-	GM	Sethuraman, S.P.	2640	0 - 1
Bo.	4	Azerbaijan 1 (AZE)	Rtg	-	21	Latvia (LAT)	Rtg	2½:1½
4.1	GM	Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	2761	-	GM	Shirov, Alexei	2673	½ - ½
4.2	GM	Radjabov, Teimour	2722	-	GM	Kovalenko, Igor	2651	½ - ½
4.3	GM	Mamedov, Rauf	2666	-	GM	Neiksans, Arturs	2628	½ - ½
4.4	GM	Safarli, Eltaj	2688	-	IM	Meskovs, Nikita	2476	1 - 0
Bo.	36	Italy (ITA)	Rtg	-	46	Iran (IRI)	Rtg	2 : 2
5.1	GM	Vocaturo, Daniele	2583	-	GM	Ghaem Maghami, Ehsan	2566	½ - ½
5.2	GM	Dvirnyy, Danyyil	2543	-		Maghsoodloo, Parham	2566	½ - ½
5.3	GM	Brunello, Sabino	2568	-	IM	Lorparizangeneh, Shahin	2478	½ - ½
5.4	FM	Moroni, Luca Jr	2459	-		Firouzja, Alireza	2463	½ - ½
Bo.	27	Greece (GRE)	Rtg	-	29	Slovenia (SLO)	Rtg	2 : 2
6.1	GM	Papaioannou, Ioannis	2631	-	GM	Beliavsky, Alexander G	2602	1 - 0
6.2	GM	Mastrovasilis, Dimitrios	2601	-	GM	Lenic, Luka	2622	0 - 1
6.3	GM	Mastrovasilis, Athanasios	2555	-	GM	Borisek, Jure	2558	0 - 1
6.4	GM	Halkias, Stelios	2565	-	GM	Skoberne, Jure	2562	1 - 0
Bo.	12	Norway (NOR)	Rtg	-	34	Peru (PER)	Rtg	3 : 1
7.1	GM	Carlsen, Magnus	2857	-	GM	Cordova, Emilio	2638	1 - 0
7.2	GM	Hammer, Jon Ludvig	2651	-	GM	Cori, Jorge	2609	0 - 1
7.3	GM	Tari, Aryan	2570	-	IM	Vera Siguenas, Deivy	2499	1 - 0
7.4	GM	Urkedal, Frode	2537	-	GM	Cruz, Cristhian	2519	1 - 0
Bo.	25	Canada (CAN)	Rtg	-	32	Vietnam (VIE)	Rtg	2 : 2
8.1	GM	Bareev, Evgeny	2675	-	GM	Le, Quang Liem	2723	½ - ½
8.2	GM	Kovalyov, Anton	2617	-	GM	Nguyen, Ngoc Truong Son	2633	½ - ½
8.3	GM	Lesiege, Alexandre	2512	-	GM	Nguyen, Huynh Minh Huy	2435	½ - ½
8.4	GM	Hansen, Eric	2582	-	FM	Nguyen, Anh Khoi	2448	½ - ½
Bo.	11	Netherlands (NED)	Rtg	-	15	Cuba (CUB)	Rtg	2½:1½
9.1	GM	Giri, Anish	2755	-	GM	Dominguez Perez, Leinier	2720	½ - ½
9.2	GM	L'Ami, Erwin	2611	-	GM	Bruzon Batista, Lazaro	2623	1 - 0
9.3	GM	Van Kampen, Robin	2640	-	GM	Quesada Perez, Yuniesky	2636	1 - 0
9.4	GM	Bok, Benjamin	2592	-	GM	Ortiz Suarez, Isan Reynaldo	2581	0 - 1
Bo.	3	China (CHN)	Rtg	-	10	Hungary (HUN)	Rtg	1½:2½
10.1	GM	Ding, Liren	2753	-	GM	Rapport, Richard	2752	½ - ½
10.2	GM	Yu, Yangyi	2725	-	GM	Berkes, Ferenc	2640	½ - ½
10.3	GM	Li, Chao b	2746	-	GM	Almasi, Zoltan	2684	0 - 1
10.4	GM	Wei, Yi	2717	-	IM	Gledura, Benjamin	2585	½ - ½
Bo.	17	Czech Republic (CZE)	Rtg	-	7	Poland (POL)	Rtg	2½:1½
11.1	GM	Navara, David	2742	-	GM	Wojtaszek, Radoslaw	2736	½ - ½
11.2	GM	Laznicka, Viktor	2651	-	GM	Duda, Jan-Krzysztof	2675	1 - 0
11.3	GM	Babula, Vlastimil	2540	-	GM	Bartel, Mateusz	2646	½ - ½
11.4	IM	Plat, Vojtech	2519	-	GM	Piorun, Kacper	2681	½ - ½
Bo.	47	Chile (CHI)	Rtg	-	59	Singapore (SIN)	Rtg	3 : 1
12.1	GM	Morovic Fernandez, Ivan	2554	-	GM	Zhang, Zhong	2637	0 - 1
12.2	GM	Vasquez Schroeder, Rodrigo	2546	-	IM	Goh, Wei Ming Kevin	2444	1 - 0
12.3	IM	Henriquez Villagra, Cristobal	2508	-	IM	Tin, Jingyao	2439	1 - 0
12.4	FM	Perez Gormaz, Matias	2444	-		Foo, Zhi Rong Benjamin	2233	1 - 0
Bo.	19	Turkey (TUR)	Rtg	-	30	Romania (ROU)	Rtg	2½:1½
13.1	GM	Solak, Dragan	2635	-	GM	Lupulescu, Constantin	2618	½ - ½
13.2	GM	Ipatov, Alexander	2652	-	GM	Parligras, Mircea-Emilian	2595	½ - ½
13.3	GM	Yilmaz, Mustafa	2616	-	GM	Marin, Mihail	2572	½ - ½
13.4	GM	Can, Emre	2565	-	GM	Jianu, Vlad-Cristian	2554	1 - 0
Bo.	54	Finland (FIN)	Rtg	-	28	Azerbaijan 2 (AZE2)	Rtg	1 : 3
14.1	GM	Nyback, Tomi	2580	-	GM	Durarbayli, Vasif	2612	½ - ½
14.2	IM	Ebeling, Daniel	2468	-	GM	Abasov, Nijat	2552	½ - ½
14.3	IM	Sipila, Vilka	2447	-	GM	Guseinov, Gadir	2625	0 - 1
14.4	FM	Luukkonen, Tommi	2354	-	GM	Guliyev, Namig	2577	0 - 1
Bo.	23	Belarus (BLR)	Rtg	-	26	Argentina (ARG)	Rtg	2½:1½
15.1	GM	Zhigalko, Sergei	2652	-	GM	Peralta, Fernando	2590	1 - 0
15.2	GM	Zhigalko, Andrey	2591	-	GM	Mareco, Sandro	2606	0 - 1
15.3	GM	Stupak, Kirill	2561	-	GM	Flores, Diego	2595	1 - 0
15.4	GM	Aleksandrov, Aleksej	2547	-	GM	Pichot, Alan	2536	½ - ½
Bo.	39	Paraguay (PAR)	Rtg	-	35	Moldova (MDA)	Rtg	½ :3½
16.1	GM	Delgado Ramirez, Neuris	2618	-	GM	Bologan, Victor	2648	½ - ½
16.2	GM	Bachmann, Axel	2641	-	GM	Iordachescu, Viorel	2584	0 - 1
16.3	GM	Cubas, Jose Fernando	2470	-	GM	Svetushkin, Dmitry	2543	0 - 1
16.4	GM	Franco Ocampos, Zenon	2496	-	IM	Vedmediuc, Serghei	2437	0 - 1
Bo.	24	Serbia (SRB)	Rtg	-	52	Colombia (COL)	Rtg	4 : 0
17.1	GM	Ivanisevic, Ivan	2650	-	IM	Arenas, David	2490	1 - 0
17.2	GM	Markus, Robert	2662	-	IM	Rios, Cristhian Camilo	2489	1 - 0
17.3	GM	Indjic, Aleksandar	2548	-	GM	Barrientos, Sergio E	2465	1 - 0
17.4	GM	Markovic, Miroslav	2459	-	FM	Valderrama Quiceno, Esteban Alb	2427	1 - 0
Bo.	14	Spain (ESP)	Rtg	-	53	Philippines (PHI)	Rtg	2½:1½
18.1	GM	Vallejo Pons, Francisco	2716	-	GM	Sadorra, Julio Catalino	2560	1 - 0
18.2	GM	Salgado Lopez, Ivan	2662	-	GM	Torre, Eugenio	2447	0 - 1
18.3	GM	Anton Guijarro, David	2630	-	GM	Barcenilla, Rogelio	2455	1 - 0
18.4	GM	Ibarra Jerez, Jose Carlos	2566	-	IM	Bersamina, Paulo	2408	½ - ½
Bo.	49	Slovakia (SVK)	Rtg	-	44	Iceland (ISL)	Rtg	1½:2½
19.1	GM	Ftacnik, Lubomir	2548	-	GM	Stefansson, Hannes	2574	½ - ½
19.2	GM	Pacher, Milan	2499	-	GM	Hjartarson, Johann	2545	0 - 1
19.3	IM	Jurcik, Marian	2484	-	IM	Kjartansson, Gudmundur	2442	½ - ½
19.4	GM	Petrik, Tomas	2464	-	IM	Thorfinnsson, Bragi	2430	½ - ½
Bo.	8	France (FRA)	Rtg	-	13	Germany (GER)	Rtg	3 : 1
20.1	GM	Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	2813	-	GM	Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter	2687	1 - 0
20.2	GM	Edouard, Romain	2635	-	GM	Meier, Georg	2654	½ - ½
20.3	GM	Fressinet, Laurent	2664	-	GM	Bluebaum, Matthias	2626	1 - 0
20.4	GM	Bauer, Christian	2623	-	GM	Fridman, Daniel	2618	½ - ½
Bo.	56	Venezuela (VEN)	Rtg	-	60	Portugal (POR)	Rtg	1½:2½
21.1	GM	Iturrizaga Bonelli, Eduardo	2650	-	IM	Ferreira, Jorge Viterbo	2511	½ - ½
21.2	IM	Gascon Del Nogal, Jose Rafael	2436	-	GM	Galego, Luis	2458	½ - ½
21.3	IM	Pulvett Marin, Daniel	2434	-	IM	Damaso, Rui	2444	½ - ½
21.4	FM	Romero Barreto, Jaime Jose	2245	-	GM	Fernandes, Antonio

2413 In the meantime, Roberto took a rest in the eight round of Palau vs. Guernsey...  Bo. 163   Palau (PLW) Rtg - 143   Guernsey (GCI) Rtg 1 : 3 76.1 Suringa Jr, Paquito 1712 - CM Kirby, Peter J. 2014 0 - 1 76.2 Alcid, Allan 1750 - CM Rowe, Peter 1966 0 - 1 76.3 AFM Balbalosa, Jeffrey 1768 - CM Brookfield, Toby 1909 0 - 1 76.4 Gonzales, Dennis 1651 - Bateman, Kerry 1785 1 - 0 Sources: Chess Mate by Roberto Hernandez Tia Belau Newspaper December 29, 2002 -- September 14, 2016 The History of Chess in Palau  By Roberto Hernandez June 09, 2002 -- September 14, 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 18, 2013 http://palau-chess.blogspot.com April 25, 2013 -- September 14, 2016