CHRISTMAS CUP 2008

CHRISTMAS: JONAS SANTIAGO

W: Jonas SANTIAGO
B: Junior SOL CRUZ
Event: Christmas Cup 2008 R2
Venue: MERALCO, Pasig City
Result: 1/2-1/2



1 d4 d5 2 Nc3 e6 3 a3 Nc6 4 g3 Nf6 5 Bg2 g6 6 Bg5 Bg7 7 Nf3 O-O
MASTERING THE CHESS OPENINGS, "One of the most important guidelines in chess is to protect your King from harm."

8 O-O a6 9 Qd2 Qd6 10 Bh6 e5?
BETTER CHESS, "When you don't know what to do, move a piece that you haven't moved for a long time."

11 dxe5 Nxe5 12 Nxe5 Qxe5 13 Bg7 Kxg7 14 Rad1 Be6 15 b4 Rad8 16 e3 Ne4 17 Nxe4 dxe4 18 Qe2 Qf5 19 h4 Qg4 20 Qxg4 Bxg4 21 Rxd8 Rxd8 22 Bxe4 Be2 23 Re1 Rd1 24 Rxd1 Bxd1 25 Bxb7 Bxc2 26 Bxa6
Junior is now down by a pair of precious pawns.

CHRISTMAS: DARRYL MATA

W: Rhal SOL CRUZ
B: Darryl MATA
Result: 0-1

CHRISTMAS: JAY DICEN

W: Rhal SOL CRUZ
B: Jay DICEN
Result: 0-1

Ateneo vs La Salle

MERALCO Christmas Cup
Lopez Bldg., Pasig City
R4 G/25
W: JC ANDAN
B: Rhal SOL CRUZ

1 e4 e5 2 Nc3
This N move is known as the VIENNA OPENING, which was named after the city of Vienna in Austria. There are many other openings named after a place such as the Scheveningen Variation of the Sicilian Defense, Baguio Variation of the Ruy Lopez Opening, Cambridge Springs Variation of the Q's Gambit Declined, the Catalan Opening, and the Budapest Defense, among others.

2 ... Nf6 3 d3
The usual continuations are 3 Bc4, 3 f4, or 3 g3.

3 ... Nc6
MANUAL OF CHESS

4 f4 d6 5 Nf3 g6 6 Be2 Bg7 7 O-O
WINNING CHESS OPENINGS, "The purpose of the opening is to get a safe K and an equal middle game."

7 ... Ne7
THE TEN MOST COMMON CHESS MISTAKES, "Don't lose time by moving the same piece twice."

8 Be3 O-O?
LEARN FROM YOUR CHESS MISTAKES, "Sometimes, we are almost programmed to adopt standard set-ups and make automatic recaptures."

9 fxe5 dxe5 10 Nxe5
JC, a 4-time Best Grade School Player Awardee, is ahead by a pawn. As Gollum always say in The Lord of the Rings, "My precious."

10 ... Qd6 11 Bf4 Qc5+ 12 Kh1 Nh5? 13 BxN g6xB 14 Qxh5

D14

14 ... BxN?
PORTABLE CHESS COACH, "The simplest form of positional weakness is a piece that is hanging."

TURNING ADVANTAGE INTO VICTORY, "Forks, pins, threats of various kinds, these are the bricks and mortar of technique."

And in this case, 14 ... f6 may be the mortar for White's N.

15 QxB QxQ 16 BxQ Ng6 17 Bg3 Bg4 18 h3 Be6 19 b3 Rad8 20 Ne2 f5 21 exf5 Bxf5 22 Nf4 NxN 23 RxN Rde8 24 Rf2
The records stopped here and the score sheet showed [1-0].

NM Nelson Villanueva

 











HERNANDEZ CUP
Simul Play
MERALCO, Pasig City

1 e4 c6 
The c6 move creates a set-up known as the CARO-KANN DEFENSE, named after Caro of Berlin and Kann of Vienna. 

2 Nf3 d5 3 Nc3 dxe4 4 Nxe4
MANUAL OF CHESS, "Get the knights into action before both bishops are developed."

This is the TWO KNIGHTS ATTACK (ECO B10). It is popular among World Champions such as Lasker, Smyslov, Tal, Petrosian, Fischer and Karpov. However, Fischer, who played in the MERALCO-sponsored the Beat Bobby Fischer Series in the 1960's, believed in it the most as evidenced by his games vs: Addison in USA 1957, Cardoso in Portoroz IZT 1958, Portisch and Barcza in Stockholm IZT 1962, and Panov in Skopje 1967.

4 ... Bf5 5 Ng3 Bg6 6 Be2 Nf6 7 O-O
THE CHESS PLAYER'S HANDBOOK, "It is mostly advisable to castle the K early in the game, and to do so on the K's side, because he is less subject to an attack, and better able to repel one on that side than the other."

Castling is like a man building a house who dug deeply and laid the foundation on rock; when flood arose, the river burst against the house but could not shake it, because it had been well built.

7 ... e6 8 d4
THE IDEAS BEHIND THE CHESS OPENINGS, "Always try to maintain at least one pawn in the center."


8 ... Be7 9 Bg5
LOGICAL CHESS, "In the opening, a B is best placed for attack when it controls a diagonal passing through the center or when it pins a hostile N and renders it immobile."


9 ... O-O 10 c3 Nbd7 11 Ne5 Nxe5 12 dxe5 Nd7 13 Bxe7 Qxe7 14 Qd6 Qxd6 15 exd6











15 ... Rfd8 16 Rad1 Nb6 17 b3
RYBKA, "17 c4!? must definitely be considered."


17 ... Nc8 18 Bd3 Rxd6 19 Bxg6 hxg6 20 Rxd6 Nxd6 21 Rd1
MASTERING THE CHESS OPENINGS, "R's like to have open files, preferably ones that extend vertically as far as possible into the enemy camp."

21 ... Nb5 22 c4 Nc7?? 23 Rd7
LOGICAL CHESS, "The posting of a R on the 7th rank, in the middle game or the ending, is a tremendous positional advantage."


23 ... Rc8 24 Ne4! Ne8











25 Ng5??
RYBKA, "25 Rxb7 +-"


25 ... b5 26 Nxf7 bxc4 27 bxc4 Rb8 28 h3

[1/2-1/2]











Rhal's active pieces and better pawn structure prompted NM Villanueva to offer a draw which he quickly accepted. This is his first draw against a titled player!

RYBKA evaluates this position as winning for W; +1.64.

There are two players who won their games; Danny Degollado, 2006 E-Day Simul Winner vs now-GM Wesley So, and Jonas Santiago, 2008 Aguila Memorial Cup Champion. Two other junior players drew their games; Justin Lim and Earl Cabugao.

PAYA CHESS CUP

PAYA R3 : XAVIER

John BACUYAG vs Rhal SOL CRUZ, JR.
Xavier vs La Salle
PAYA Chess Team Championship
Nov 16, 2008

1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bc4 Nf6
This is known in opening theory as the TWO KNIGHTS DEFENSE. And from MODERN CHESS OPENINGS, "One of the oldest of openings, it dates back to 1580, when it was subjected to analysis by Polerio."

4 d3 Be7 5 O-O O-O
This series of moves were played by the Super-GMs (ELO 2600+) such as Yudasin vs Dreev in Lvov 1990, Yudasin vs Ivanchuk in Riga 1991, and Kramnik vs Kasparov in Novgorod 1995.

6 Nc3
The usual move here is 6 Bb3 as played by Kramnik et al including Filipino IM Adrian Pacis which was capped a a Q-sacrifice!

[Site "Manila (Philippines)"][Date "1991"]
[White "Adrian Pacis"]
[Black "Rogelio Barcenilla"]
[ECO "C55"]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Be7 5.Bb3 O-O 6.O-O d5 7.exd5
Nxd5 8.h3 Bf6 9.Nbd2 g6 10.Ne4 Bg7 11.Re1 Kh8 12.Bd2 b6 13.Nc3
Nxc3 14.Bxc3 Qd6 15.Ng5 Nd8 16.Qf3 Bb7 17.Qg3 f6 18.Ne4 Qc6
19.d4 f5 20.d5 Qd7 21.Ng5 e4 22.Rad1 Bxc3 23.bxc3 Qg7 24.Qh4
Bc8 25.f3 exf3 26.Nxf3 Nf7 27.Re7 g5 28.Qh5 g4 29.Ne5 gxh3
30.Rd2 Qxe5 31.Rxe5 Nxe5 32.Re2 Ng6 33.Qh6 Bd7 34.Qe3 Kg7
35.Qd4+ Kh6 36.gxh3 f4 37.Kf2 Rae8 38.Bc4 Rxe2+ 39.Bxe2 Bxh3
40.a4 Bf5 41.Qc4 Rd8 42.Bf3 Rd7 43.Qa6 Bxc2 44.Qxa7 Bd3 45.Qa8
Kg5 46.Qe8 Bf5 47.c4 h5 48.c5 bxc5 49.a5 Rd6 50.Qb8 Ne5
51.Qxc7 Nd3+ 52.Kf1 Rd7 53.Qb8 c4 54.a6 c3 55.Qc8 Nb4 56.Qxc3
Nxa6 57.Qh8 Bg6 58.Qe5+ Kh6 59.d6 Rf7 60.Qb5 Nc7 61.Qc4 Ne8
62.Qxf7 Bxf7 63.d7 Nf6 64.d8=Q Kg5 65.Qa5+ Kg6 66.Qe5 Bc4+
67.Kg2 Bd3 68.Qxf4 Bf5 69.Kg3 Bg4 70.Be4+ Kf7 71.Kh4 1-0

6 ... a6 7 Bg5 b5 8 Bb3 Nd4?
Junior was the first to commit a mistake. This leaves the e5 pawn en prise. And the knight move violates CHESS FUNDAMENTALS, "Before development has been completed, no piece should be moved more than once, unless it is essential in order to obtain a material advantage or to secure freedom of action."

9 Nxd4? exd4 10 Ne2 c5 11 e5! Ng5 12 Bxe7 Qxe7 13 Bd5 Rb8 14 Nf4 Nxe5 15 Re1 Qg5 16 g3 Bb7 17 Bxb7 Rxb7 18 Nh3 Qf6 19 Qh5?

D1
19 ... Nf3+ 20 Kf1 Nxe1 21 Rxe1
Junior's simple tactical threat gives him a quality advantage.

21 ... Rbb8 22 Re4 Rfe8
BETTER CHESS

23 Rh4 h6 24 Rg4

D2
24 ... Re6?
MY SYSTEM, "Simplification is desirable if we have superiority in material." I think this can be done by forcing exchanges though 24 ... Re5 or 24 ... Qf3.

25 Ng5??? hxg5!
THE TEN MOST COMMON CHESS MISTAKES, "You can't win unless your opponent errs; and you can't lose unless you err. Skill, in fact, might be defined as the ability to exploit the other guy's mistake."

26 Rxg5 g6? 27 Qh6 Qg7! 28 Qh4 Rbe8! 29 Kg2 f6?
The logical plan is to exchange pieces by either 29 ... Qh7 or 27 ... Re5.

30 Rc5 g5?

31 Qh5 Qh7! 32 Qg4 d6 33 Rf5 Qb7+!

D

Laying out a neat mating net; if 34 Kg1 Re1

34 Kh3! R8e7 35 Rf3 Rh7+ 36 Kg2

D

36 ... Rh6???


37 h4? Qg7???


38 Qxe6+! Kh7 39 Rf5 gxh4 40 Rf3

D

40 ... h3+


41 Kh2 Rh4

D1

Junior offers a R.


42 Rxf6! Rh6 43 Qf5+ Rg6??? 44 Rf7 [1-0]

LSGH PAYA CHESS TEAM

R2: R & B MATE

PAYA
Xavier School, San Juan City
R2 Bd 2 Midget Division
W: ANDAMAN, Collegio de San Agustin
B: Rhal SOL CRUZ, JR., LSGH

1 e3 e5 2 Nc3 Nf6
CHESS FUNDAMENTALS, "Bring out N's before bringing out B's."

3 d4 exd4
MY SYSTEM, "A center pawn should always be taken if this can be done without too great danger."

4 exd4 d5
THE IDEAS BEHIND THE CHESS OPENINGS, "Always try to maintain at least one pawn in the center."

5 Bg5 Be7
LOGICAL CHESS, "Black develops the B where it is best placed for defense - close to home."6 Nf3 Bg4
THE GAME OF CHESS, "The ideal to be aimed at is attack with development or defense with development."

7 BxN












7 ... BxN?
RYBKA rates this move as favorable for W, with a +1.38 value. It recommends 7 ... BxB for equality.
8 g2xB? BEST LESSONS OF A CHESS COACH, "The more pawn islands there are, the weaker the pawn structure."
8 ... BxB 9 Qe2+ Qe7 10 QxQ+ BxQ
TURNING ADVANTAGE INTO VICTORY, "A Q trade not only ends the prospect of middle game shocks, such as enemy counter-attacks, it considerably increases the ways of converting an edge in the end game."
11 O-O-O Nc6? 12 Nxd5 O-O-O
TEACH YOURSELF BETTER CHESS, "When you castle, you do not only get your King away from the wide open spaces of the board; you also put your rook in touch with those same wide open space."
13 Re1?? RxN
THE 10 MOST COMMON CHESS MISTAKES, "Skill, in fact, might be defined as the ability to exploit the other guy's mistake."
14 Bg2? Rxd4 BEST LESSONS OF A CHESS COACH, "Place your R's where they will be most active."


15 f4 Bh4 16 Bxc6 bxc6 17 Re2 Rxf4 18 Rf1 Bg5 19 Kb1 Rd8 20 b3 Bf6
CHESS FUNDAMENTALS, "Placed on the long diagonal, the bishop is posted for its maximum potential control of the central squares as well as eyeing the opposite wing of the enemy's camp."
21 a4 c5 22 a5 Bc3 23 a6 Rd6













24 Re3 Bd4 25 Rd3 Rxa6! 26 Re1?? Ra1#
This was Rhal's FIRST OFFICIAL WIN for LA SALLE. And what a win it was; a R & B mate on the 26th move!

LSGH SIMUL: NM BAGAMASBAD

W; Rhal SOL CRUZ
B: NM Efren BAGAMASBAD

NM Gerry Cabellon

MERALCO Chess Club SIMUL
W: Rhal SOL CRUZ, Jr.
B: NM Gerry CABELLON
MERALCO, Pasig City

1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 d6 3 Nc3
MODERN CHESS OPENINGS, "W's usual response is 3 d4 when B has two main options: maintaining the e5 strong point or giving up the center with 3... exd4."

3... Nf6 4 g3 Be7 5 Bg2 O-O 6 O-O
WINNING CHESS OPENINGS, "The purpose of the opening is to get a safe King and an equal middle game."

6 ... Bg4 7 d3 Nc6
This is the FOUR KNIGHTS' GAME - GLEK VARIATION, on account of 4 g3, by transposition; Mamedyarov vs Harikrishna in World Juniors 2003, Ni vs Vladimirov in World Chess Cup 2004, and Glek vs Grischuk in Ordix 2004.

8 Bg5 h6 9 Bxf6 Bxf6 10 Nd5 g6 11 Nxf6 Qxf6 12 c3 Qe7 13 Qd2 Kg7 14 Rfe1 Rae8 15 d4 f5 16 exf5 gxf5


17 dxe5 (0.35)
But a better move is Nh4 (0.63).

17... dxe5 18 h3 Bxf3 19 Bxf3 e4 20 Bg2 Ne5


21 Qd4 (-0.40)
The equalizer is Qe3 (-0.07).

21... c5 22 Qe3 Nd3
BEST LESSONS OF A CHESS COACH, "Putting a piece on an outpost square is an end in itself."

23 Re2 Qg5 24 Qxg5 hxg5 25 Rd1 c4 26 b3 b5













27 Re3 Red8 28 f3 (-1.17)
The best is bxc4 (-0.16).

28... f4 29 Rxe4 fxg3


30 Re7+ (-0.56)
Better is Rg4 (-0.09).

30... Kf6 31 Rxa7 (-1.33) Nf4 32 Rad7 Rxd7 33 Rxd7 cxb3 34 axb3 Ra8 35 Rd1 Ra2 36 Bf1 g2 37 Bxb5 Nxh3+ 38 Kh2 g1=Q+ 39 Kxh3 Rh2# [0-1]

Negros Daily Bulletin

Hauson, Tambasen Rule JRR Dizon Chessfest

Two students and members of the varsity chess team of University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos ruled the 10th Raymundo R. Dizon Age-Group Chess tournament Collegiate level, held at University of St. La Salle recently.

Ricarte Hauson and Mary Grace Tambasen dominated the collegiate men and women’s category garnering 5.5 points each respectively.

Joel Pimentel of Brgy. Bata who studied at St. Benilde College in Manila and Christine Marie Cabrales of LCCNHS ruled the secondary boy and girl’s, while Giovanni Mejia of LSGH and Marjorie Bustamante of BES ll won the elementary boy and girl’s category.

Pimentel, who is considered the next grandmaster collected 6 points to top the secondary boy’s category; Cabrales had 5.5 points in secondary girls. Mejia also had 6 points and Bustamante 5.5 points in elementary categories.

Completing the winners in the collegiate men’s category are; Narquingel Reyes of SBC (5) was 1st runner-up; Jimson Bitoon of SBC (5) 2nd runner-up; Danny Mangao of USLS (4.5) 3rd RU; Eric Abanco of WNU (4.5) 4th RU; John Panaongon (4.5) 5th RU; Doughlas Perez of WNU (4.5) 6th RU; Rafael Fernandez of UNO-R (4) 7th RU; Syrel John Coleta of USLS (4) 8th RU; and Richield Rivera of WNU 9th RU.

In the women’s side are: Ruby Jade Ambus of USLS,1st Runner-up; Ma. jennifer Nacion of UNO-R, 2nd ruinner-up;Annie Montales of WNU, 3rd RU; Johanna Chavez of USLS, 4th RU; Rolanie Villanueva of UNO-R, 5th RU; Joy Demonteverde of USLS,6th RU; Ma. Josella uy of WNU, 7th RU; Stella Mar Gaudiano o WNU, 8th RU and Chessie De la Peña of UNO-R, 9th RU.

Completing the secondary boys are; Garfield Salanap of SNHS,1st RU; J. Baron of Iloilo, 2nd RU; J. Dajero of Hinigaran, 4th RU; Jerich Cajeras of WNU, 4th RU; Orleans of Hinigaran, 5th RU; Antonito Ramos of LSGH, 6th RU; Steven Paul Aguirre of WNU, 7th RU; Alfonso Ramos of LSGH, 8th RU; and J. Robles of Hinigaran, 9th RU.

The secondary girl’s are;Adelaide Lim of USLS, 1st RU; Geveve Gallano of DHSBNHS, 2nd RU; Juliet Cajeras of WNU,3rd RU; Leah May Flores of SNHS, 4th RU; Karen Joy Anoran of WNU, 5th RU; Niña Dohinog of WNU, 6th RU; Ma. Plaridel Tajanlangit of HNHS, 7th RU; Kimberly Ambus of RBLMHS, 8th RU; and Rhea Carmona of WNU and Lucille Aungon of MCC, as 9th RU.

In the elementary boys are; Joshua Gelera of BTTHS, 1st RU; Roel Vergara of LOSES l, 2nd RU; Clyde Cordero of LOSES l, 3rd RU; Patrick Bantique of Sagay, 4th RU; Rolyn Vergara of LOSES l, 5th RU;Jury Andola of AJ Jaime, 6th RU; Rico June Malaga of ETCS lll, 7th RU; Raul Sol Cruz, Jr. of LSGH, 8th RU and Zellard Eslabra of PES, 9th RU.

In the elementary girl’s are; Pamela Joi Ubaldo of ETCS lll, 1st RU; Jessica Patalagsa of HES-A, 2nd RU; Angelyn Biñan of JBPSES, 3rd RU; Laira Armela Regla of PES, 4th RU; Ira Jade Tenerife of OPES, 5th RU; Aezel Segovia of ETCS lll, 6th RU; Shayne Herrera of SPED TC, 7th RU; Lady Dianne Regla of PES 8th RU; and Clarisse Tampos of BES ll, 9th RU.

There are 354 participants that join the tournament, 52 in the collegiate men and 32 in women. Seventy our (74) in secondary boys and 40 in secondary girls, while 86 in elementary boys and 72 in elementary girls.

The JRR Dizon Foundation, Inc. in cooperation with the Raymund R. Dizon, Jr. Memorial Foundation, Chessplayers Federation of Negros, Inc. and the Bacolod Chess Training Center is sponsoring this endeavor which started on October 23-24, 2008.

This age-group chess tournament is aimed at discovering talents for chess not only in Bacolod but also throughout the province of Negros Occidental and neighboring provinces.

Cash prizes, trophies, and medals were awarded for the top finishers for each category.*

http://www.ndb-online.com/oct2708s1

SUNSTAR: DIZON CHESSFEST WINNERS

 

UNO-R entries lead Dizon chessfest winners

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RICARTE Tiauson and Mary Grace Tambasen posted similar 5.5 points each at the end of the 10th Raymundo R. Dizon Age Group chess tournament staged October 23-24 at the University of St. La St. La Salle to emerge as champions in the collegiate men's and women's category.

The annual event is being organized by the JRR Dizon Foundation and intended to discover promising talents from the grassroots.

Narquingel Reyes and Jimson Bitoon, both of San Beda College, finished with similar five points each although Reyes grabbed first runner up honors in the college men's division due to a better tiebreak score of 22 as against 17 for Bitoon who settled for second runner up.

USLS's Danny Mangao had 4.5 points for 3rd runner up honors while West Negros University's Eric Abanco settled for 4th runner up honors.

Others who landed in the top ten of the college men's category were: 5th runner up John Panaongon; 6th runner up Doughlas Perez of WNU; 7th runner up Rafael Fernandez of UNO-R; 8th runner up Syrel John Coleta of USLS; and 9th runner up Richfield Rivera of WNU.

Finishing as 1st runner-up in the women's side was Ruby Jade Ambus of USLS; followed by Ma. Jeniffer Nacion (UNO-R); Annie Montales (WNU); Johanna Chavez (USLS); Rolanie Villanueva (UNO-R); Joy Demonteverde (USLS); Ma. Josella Uy (WNU); Stella Mar Gaudiano (WNU); and Chessie Dela Peña (UNO-R).

Topping the high school boys division was former Asian Juniors campaigner Joel Pimentel of St. Benilde School who had six points. The other top ten finishers in this category were: Garfield Salanap (SNHS); J. Baron (Iloilo); J. Dajero (Hinigaran); Jerich Cajeras (WNU); Orleans (Hinigaran); Antonito Ramos (LSGH); Steven Paul Aguirre (WNU); Alfonso Ramos (LSGH); and J. Robles (Hinigaran).

Christine Marie Cabrales (LCCNHS) topped the high school girls division followed by Adelaide Lim (USLS); Geveve Gallano (DHSBNHS); Juliet Cajeras (WNU); Leah May Flores (SNHS); Karen Joy Anoran (WNU); Niña Dohinog (WNU); Ma. Plaridel Tajanlangit (HNHS); Kimberly Ambus (RBLMHS); Rhea Carmona (WNU) and Lucille Aungon (MCC).

Topping the elementary boys division was Giovanni Mejia of La Salle Greenhills who finished with six points. He was followed by Joshua Gelera of Bacolod Tay Tung High School; Roel Vergara (LCSES I); Clyde Cordero (LCSES I); Patrick Bantigue (Sagay); Rolyn Vergara (LCSES I); Jury Andola (AJ Jayme); June Rico Malaga (ETCS III); Raul Sol Cruz, Jr. (LSGH); and Zellard Eslabra (PES).

In the elementary girls contest, Marjorie Bustamante (BES II) emerged as winner followed by ETCS III's Pamela Joi Ubaldo; Jessica Patalagsa (HES-A); Angelyn Biñan (JBPSES); Armela Laira Regla (PES); Ira Jade Tenerife (OPES); Aezel Segovia (ETCS III); Shane Herrear (SPED TC); Lady Dianne Regla (PES); and Clarisse Tampos (BES II).

Eighty-six chessers competed in the elementary boys division and another 72 in the elementary girls side; 74 in high school boys and 40 in high school girls; 52 competed for top honors in the college men's category and another 32 in the college women's division, said tournament director Jessie Sanchez and chief arbiter Kim Dumdum. (HCV)

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(October 27, 2008 issue)

R6 Andador vs Sol Cruz

Dizon Memorial Cup
W: Joey ANDADOR
B: Junior SOL CRUZ
USLS, Bacolod City


1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 d6
Junior's favorite line against the Ruy Lopez is the solid Steinitz Defense, which was popularized by the very first World Champion Wilhelm Steinitz of Austria.


4 O-O Nf6 5 Re1 Bd7 6 c3 g6 7 d4 Bg7 8 Bg5 O-O


9 Bxc6 Bxc6 10 Nd2 Qe8
The equalizer is 10... exd4 11 cxd4 h6 12 Bxf6 Bxf6 13 Qc2, according to Rybka.


11 Qb3 Qe7?
The best is 11... exd4; My System's center pawn should always be taken.


12 d5 Bd7 13 Qxb7 Rab8 14 Qxc7 Rxb2 15 Qxa7 Rfb8?


16 h3 R2b7 17 Qe3 Rb2 18 c4 Ra8 19 Reb1 Rbxa2 20 Rxa2 Rxa2 21 Rb8+ Be8 22 Kh2 Ra7??
Better is 22... Qc7.


23 Qb6 Qc7 24 Qxc7 Rxc7 25 Bxf6 Bxf6 26 Rxe8+ Kg7 27 Rb8 h6 28 Rb6 Be7 29 Ne1 Rd7 30 Nd3 Bd8 31 Rc6 Ba5 32 Nb3 Bc7 33 c5 g5 34 cxd6 Bxd6 35 Nc5 Bxc5 36 Rxc5 h5 37 f3 Rb7 38 Nxe5 h4 39 d6 g4 40 hxg4 f6 41 Nc6 Rb6 42 d7 Rxc6 43 Rxc6 Kh7 44 d8=Q f5 45 Qd7+ Kh8 46 Rc8# [1-0]


Junior was definitely outplayed and was perhaps affected by the pre-game issue where he was mistakenly placed in a lower board. But had he won, and the Board 1 draw their game, he would have tied for 1st place.

R5: BULLS EYE

W: Junior SOL CRUZ
B: Aldin RAMOS
Grade School, Round 5, Board 3
USLS, Bacolod City

1 e4 e6 2 Nf3
MANUAL OF CHESS, "Get the N's into action before both B's are developed."

2 ... d5 3 e5 Nc6 4 d4
In opening theory, this is the ADVANCED VARIATION of the FRENCH DEFENSE which first occurred in Spielmann vs Nimzovich in New York 1927. The opening is a perfect execution of THE COMPLETE CHESS PLAYER's, "The time to secure the advantage of a powerful pawn center is in the opening."

4 ... g6 5 Nc3 Bg7 6 g3 Ne7 7 Bg2
LOGICAL CHESS, "Develop the pieces with a view to controlling the center, either by occupying it or bearing down on it from a distance, as fianchettoed B's do."

7 ... O-O 8 O-O
MASTERING THE CHESS OPENINGS, "One of the most important guidelines in chess is to protect your K from harm."

8 ... b6 9 Be3
MY SYSTEM, "To have developed one, two, or three pieces does not mean that we are developed. The situation demands that all pieces are developed."

9 ... Nf5 10 Qd2
















15 b4??
White blundered, it does not just lose a pawn but has given Black a winning line through the passed a-pawn. RYBKA recommends 15 dxc5 to maintain equality.

PORTABLE CHESS COACH, "Avoid impulsive behavior and snap judgments. A single hasty move can lose a game you spent hours trying to win."

15 ... cxb4 16 axb4 Nxb4 17 Qd2 Re8 18 Ra1 Re7??

19 ... e6xN 20 QxN Bb7 21 c4
RYBKA recommends 21 Qb3!? (+0.47)

21 ... a5 22 Qc3 dxc4 23 Qxc4 Ba6 24 Qb3 Bb7

MIKHAIL TAL'S BEST GAMES OF CHESS, "The principle that the attacker should strive for open lines, the defender for closed position, may be applied to any position practically without exception."

28 ... f6? 29 Rd1! Qb4













30 QxQ=
RYBKA gives the winning move: 30 Rd8+ (+2.78) which is based on the MANUAL OF CHESS, "Again, as a means of attacking the K, control of the 8th rank where the Q or R's might check the K becomes often the object of combination."

30 ... a5xQ 31 Rd7!MY SYSTEM, "The ideal which lies at the root of every operation in a file is the ultimate penetration by way of this file into the enemy's game, that is, to say to our 7th or 8th rank."

31 ... Re8?? 32 e7!THE COMPLETE CHESS PLAYER, "The goal of endgame procedures is generally the promotion of a passed pawn."
















33 Rd8! +- Kf7 34 RxR+! KxR 35 Bc6+! Kf7 36 e8=Q+A pawn is like a mustard seed, the smallest among all the chess pieces but as the game goes by can become the most powerful piece - a Q.

36 ... Kf6 37 Qe6+ Kg5 38 h4+ Kg4 39 Qc4+ Kh3 40 Bg2# [1-0].
As Neil Young sang, "And the archer split the tree."32 ... f5
RYBKA recommends 25 Rd1 which is consistent with THE CHESS PLAYER'S HANDBOOK, "It is usually good play to get command of an open file, that is to say, a file which is occupied by no other man, by stationing a R at one end of it."













25 Re2?

25 ... Ra6? 26 Rae1 BxN 27 BxB QxP 28 e6!













19 Nxd5
Due to Black's weak move, White is back in the game, with a slight advantage to boot. However, 19 Reb1 is decisive, winning either the N or B. Finding this move is not as difficult as finding Nemo if one would just follow BOTVINNIK'S LAW: One aspect of technique that is overlooked or under appreciated is the attacking of unprotected enemy pieces.














THE RIGHT WAY TO PLAY CHESS, "The R's should be united as soon as possible."


10 ... NxB 11 QxN Ba6 12 Rfe1
CHESS FUNDAMENTALS, "In the opening, R's may have no open files, yet they will usually stand better on the central files since there is the potential of pawn exchanges which open a file."

12 ... Nb4 13 Rac1 c5 14 a3
BEST LESSONS OF A CHESS COACH, "Do not let enemy pieces remain in your territory unchallenged."

14 ... Nc6

R4: CENTER FILE

W: Junior SOL CRUZ
B: Ryan VASQUEZ
Dizon Cup, Grade School Group Round 4
Bacolod City

1 e4 e6 2 Nf3 Nf6 3 Nc3
COMMON SENSE IN CHESS, "Bring your N's out before developing your B's, especially the QB."

3 ... d5 4 e5 Ne4 5 d4
THE COMPLETE CHESS PLAYER, "The time to secure the advantage of a powerful pawn center is in the opening."

5 ... NxN 6 b2xN Na6 7 g3 f6 8 Bg2
CHESS FUNDAMENTALS, "Placed on the long diagonal, the B is posted for its maximum potential control of the central squares as well as eyeing the opposite wing of the enemy's camp."

8 ... f6xe5 9 Nxe5 Bd6











10 O-O
PORTABLE CHESS COACH, "Look for threats, especially checks."

RYBKA gives 10 Qh5+ as winning, with a position evaluation of +4.02.

LEARN FROM YOUR CHESS MISTAKES, "Sometimes, we are almost programmed to adopt standard set-ups and to make automatic recaptures."

10 ... BxN 11 d4xB Nc5 12 Be3
LOGICAL CHESS, "This B's stand is aggressive, especially against K-side castling."

12 ... Na4 13 Bd4? c5 14 Be3 NxP 15 Qd2 d4 16 Rad1?












16 ... NxR 17 RxN Rf8? 18 c3 PxP??? 19 QxQ+
THE TEN MOST COMMON CHESS MISTAKES, "Skill, in fact, might be defined as the ability to exploit the other guy's mistake."

19 ... Kf7 20 QxR+
MY SYSTEM, "Simplification is desirable if we have superiority in material."

21 ... KxQ 21 BxP+

[1-0; by time forfeit]

R2: Bacolod Special

Dizon Memorial Cup
Bacolod City, Negros Occidental
R2 Grade School Division
W: Junior SOL CRUZ

B: Franz OLANDREZ

1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nf6 3 Nc3 Nc6
MANUAL OF CHESS, "Get your N's into action before both B's are developed."

4 Bb5 Bb4
LOGICAL CHESS, "In the opening, a B is best placed for attack when it controls a diagonal passing through the center or when it pins a hostile N and renders it immobile."

In opening theory, this is the FOUR KNIGHTS' GAME - SPANISH VARIATION (on Bb5) - SYMMETRICAL LINE (on Bb4).

5 BxN
CHESS FUNDAMENTALS, "Before development has been completed no piece should be moved more than once, unless it is essential in order to obtain a material advantage or to secure freedom of action."

Usual here is 5 O-O which goes back to Tarrasch vs Lasker in World Championship 1908.

5 ... BxN? 6 BxP+ BxB 7 d2xB O-O 8 O-O
THE 10 MOST COMMON CHESS MISTAKES,"Nothing is more important than safeguarding your K by castling early, within the first dozen moves, if possible."

8 ... Bc6 9 Bg5
THE GAME OF CHESS, "One of the most dangerous forms of attack is the pin."

9 ... Bb5 10 BxN QxB 11 Re1 Rad8 12 Qc1 h6 13 Rd1
A COLLECTION OF CHESS WISDOM, "Don't let your opponent control open files with his R's."

13 ... RxR 14 QxR Qd8 15 QxQ RxQ
THE MIDDLE GAME IN CHESS, "It is a sound strategy to bring about an end game as soon as an advantage in the middle game proves insufficient to win by direct attack."

16 NxP Re8 17 f4 g5

18 Nd3
RYBKA recommends a winning line for W; 18 a4 Ba6 +- 19 g3 gxf4 20 gxf4 f6 21 Nd7 Kg7 22 Nc5 Bc4 23 Re1 b6 24 Nd3 Ba6 25 Kf2 Bb7 26 e5.

18 ... BxN? 19 PxB gxf4 20 Rf1 Rd8 21 d4 a5 22 Rxf4 +- c6















23 Kf2
MY SYSTEM, "When the endgame is entered, let the K set himself in motion, and strive to reach the center of the board, for from this point he can, according to need make for the right or left."

23 ... c5 24 Ke3 cxd4+ 25 cxd4
THE ART OF CHESS, "A well supported passed pawn, one unlikely to be surrounded and cut off in course of subsequent operations, is often in itself a winning advantage; because even its simple existence may exert decisive restraint upon adverse force, to say nothing of its constant tendency to queen."

25 ... Rc8 26 d5 Rc2 27 Rf2 Rc8 28 Rd2
TARRASCH FORMULA: The R's proper place is behind the passed pawn, whether it be his own or an enemy.

28 ... a4 29 d6 Rd8 30 e5 Re8 31 Kf4
PORTABLE CHESS COACH, "But it's equally important to remember that a K can advance, attack, capture pieces, and control squares, especially in the endgame."

31 ... b5 32 d7 Rd8 33 Kf5 Kg7
















34 e6! PxP 35 KxP Kf8 36 h4 h5 37 Rf2+ Kg7 38 Ke7

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