AWARDING TO THE CHAMPIONS OF 1st SURANGEL CHESS TEAM TOURNEY, 2018 PNCC AND THIS SUNDAY’S BLITZ
Three tournaments will get the awarding to be held on Jan. 20 after the 2019 PBCC. Winners of SCTT are Angelo’s Team—Champion; Cyril’s Team—2nd place and Rustum’s Team—3rd place. In the 2018 PNCC, the champion is Bobot Tan, followed by Cyril and me. The women’s division champ is Angie Parrado, her daughter Angelil Sisior is 2nd and her younger daughter Destiny—3rd. In the junior division, Gian Gabriel Claronino got his first ever championship followed by Michael Gulla and Kyarii Sisior. (Photo by Roberto Hernandez)
2019 P.B.C.C. ON JAN. 13;
FIDE Published Ratings for
January 2019
As published last year, the 2019 Palau Blitz Chess Championship will be held on the 2nd or 3rd week of January for this one day event. The time control is 3 min. + 2 seconds increment in this 9-round Swiss system event.
Here are the Blitz ratings of possible contestants of 2019 PBCC: 1. Bobot Tan (1868) 2. Tito Cabunagan (1777) 3. Cyril Tomas Montel, Jr. (1776) 4. Roberto Hernandez (1733) 5. Rustum Cabuso (1697) 6. Rafael Paloma (1660) 7. Manuel Mahor, Jr. (1658) 8. Paquito Suringa, Jr. (1653) 9. Dennis Gonzales (1631) 10. Eugene Labarda (1648) 11. Jeff Balbalosa (1615) 12. Angelo Salvadora (1607) 13. Gonzalo Escapatoria (1603) 14. Remrel Dizon (1596) 15. Angie Parrado (1580) 16. Mohammad Manik Hossain (1529) 17. Neph Macasaet (1501 (Rapid) 18. Destiny Sisior (1500) 19. Baby Edna Mission (1478) 20. Gladys Anne Paloma (1452)
21. Ksau Anthony Whipps (1331) 22. Joan Gemota (1433) 23. Angelil Sisior (1387) 24. Glen Navarroza (1382) 25. Joel Gemota (1327) 26. Charley Patris (1284—Standard) 27. Jennifer Angeles (1182) 28. Roxanne Parco (1145) 29. Kyarii Sisior (1148) 30. Samuel Palingcod (1567—Standard) 31. Angelito Mintar, Jr. (1554-Standard) 32. Jello Aguaras (1465-Standard) 33. Reece Reklai (1345-Standard) 34. Leif Toribiong (1304-Standard) 35. Michael Gulla (1379) 36. Gian Gabriel Claronino (1373) 37. Angelica Magno (1129) 38. Morton Sawaichi (1206-Standard) 39. Nicholas Nehez (1357)
40. Jeyrald Lomboy (NR) 41. Rommel Gulla (NR) 42. Gabriell Garcia (NR) 43. Aome Angeles (NR) 44. Nilo de Jesus (1615) 45. Christopher Kitalong (1401-Rapid) 46. Elizalde Madrinan (1326-Rapid) 47. Ma. Florida Hernandez (1363-Standard) 48. John Malinao (1343-Standard) 49. Gian Paloma (1073) 50. Pedro Parmisano (1611) 51. Eryn Reklai (1004) 52. Luciano Sibayan (1427-Rapid) 53. Arnold Undecimo (1435) 54. Elizalde Madrinan.
The 14 participants of PMA Chess in School 3rd Batch are also invited: 1. Chioko Yang Derbai 2. Yu Hsuan Kuo 3. Xiancheng (Lincoln) Liao 4. Yi Lang Liu 5. Mariah Coline Miclat 6. Aya Osada 7. Diana Rechucher 8. Joram Renguul 9. Neil Roberto 10. Alik Jared Senior 11. Sowon Shin 12. Kikuo Sumang 13. Dichem Tmetuchl 14. Jannah Islam.
The Top 30 Palau Chess Players in FIDE Rating List for the month of January 2019 is as follows: Cyril Tomas Almitante-Montel kept the No. 1 position despite finishing 2nd in the 2018 PNCC with the same rating of 1877 (same as last year's); Bobot Tan is just 6 points behind at 1871 for an incredible increase of 54 (2nd most); Tito Cabunagan is still at No. 3 but lost 7 rating points from 1724 to 1717;
Paquito Suringa Jr. gained only 2 points to keep the No. 4 slot at 1716; Jeff Balbalosa jumped 2 slots higher with an increase of 20 points (7th most) from 1694 to 1714 to dislodge me at No. 5 when I lost 1 rating point (from 1708-1707); Rustum Cabuso didn't participate in the 2018 PNCC but he kept the No. 7 slot with unchanged 1701; Angel Salvadora lost 5 points (from 1686-1681) but stayed at No. 8; Dennis Gonzales lost a minimal 3 points to stay at 9th place (1625-1622); Gonzalo Escapatoria lost 5 points likewise and stayed at No. 10 (from 1593-1588);
Samuel Palingcod earned the most rating points among newcomers with an initial rating of 1567 for 11th place; Manuel Mahor earned 29 rating points (5th most) to climbed at 12th (1523-1562); the 2nd newcomer who earned 1554 initial rating is Angelito Jun Cabugao Mintar, Jr. for 13th place; Palau's first Woman FIDE Master (WFM) Angie Sisior gained the 4th most points of 30 for topping again the women's division with a perfect 6 points to claim the No. 14 spot; Neph Macasaet lost the 3rd most points of 57 to slide at No. 15 from 1555-1498; Remrel Dizon lost the most rating points of 77 to be at 16 place (1559-1482); Manik Hossain lost 18 points (5th most) to be the 17th placer (1498-1480); Newcomer Jello Aguaras got his initial FIDE rating of 1465 for 18th place; Batumi Chess Olympiad member Angelil Sisior gained 25 rating points (6th most) to improve at 19th spot (1414-1439); Glen Navarroza continues to improve with a pocketful 47 rating points (3rd most) to occupy 20th slot (1388-1435);
Destiny Sisior stayed at 21st spot with no changes in her rating of 1432; Bheng Codinera Mendoza lost 47 points (4th most) to slide at No. 22 (1436-1389); Reece Reklai got his initial rating of 1345 for playing the most number of games (10) including 3 games from the 2017 PNCC Junior division. Leif Toribiong stayed at No. 24 with unchanged rating of 1304; 2018 PNCC Junior Division champion Gian Gabriel Jun Claronino Jr. got his initial rating too of 1290, good at 25th spot. His Blitz rating is 1373; Charley Patris gained 10 points (8th most) to occupy 26th spot (from 1274-1284); the rusty Jhoan Gemota lost 71 rating points (2nd most) for 27th spot ((1354-1283); Morton Sawaichi, inactive for 13 years, got his initial rating of 1206 for 28th spot; Jennifer Tubtub lost 1 point (like me) from 1187-1186 for 29th spot...AND THE LAST ONE, WHO GAINED THE MOST POINTS OF 80-is Angelica Morales Magno -- from 1079-1159.
Solution to last week’s puzzle No. 3498: 1. Qe1 e6 or e5 2. Qh4# If 1. …c6 or c5, then 2. Qa5#
(Nobody solved this puzzle)
This week’s puzzle No. 3827: White to move and mates in 3 (Solution next issue)
Sources: Chess Mate by Roberto Hernandez
Tia Belau Newspaper
Pages 9-10
Volume 28
Issue 001
January 07, 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 07, 2019
The History of Chess in Palau
By Roberto Hernandez
June 09, 2002 -- January 07, 2019
