Sunday, June 20, 2010
Best GS Player: Balaoing Memorial Cup
Dellota tops Jose Balaoing Chess Cup - Bandera:
"Special awards went to Kenneth Ende of Ramon Magsaysay Cubao High School for the Best High School Player and La Salle Greenhills bet Rhal Sol Cruz Jr. for the Best Grade School Player."
"Special awards went to Kenneth Ende of Ramon Magsaysay Cubao High School for the Best High School Player and La Salle Greenhills bet Rhal Sol Cruz Jr. for the Best Grade School Player."
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Lirazan vs Sol Cruz
Araw ng Kalayaan Cup
MERALCO Chess Camp
MMLDC, Antipolo City
W: Jay-R Lirazan [Bonifacio Integrated School]
B: Rhal Sol Cruz [La Salle]
1.e4 e5 2.g3 Nc6 3.Bg2 d6 4.d3 Nf6 5.Nf3 Be7 6.Nc3 O-O 7.a3 Be6
Faced with an unfamiliar opening system, Rhal remembered GM Bong's advise - simply develop your pieces and castle early.
8.O-O Qd7 9.Bg5 h6 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.Re1 Ne7 12.d4 Bg4
Better is exd4 in order to give the dark squared bishop an open diagonal.
13.dxe5 Bxf3 Bxe5 15.Bg2 f5?16.Bh3
Better is exf5, to open the e-file for the rook.
16... Qc6
In all cases, it is well to unpin the piece in question as quickly as possible, not only to give it back its freedom of action, but also to liberate the masked piece.
The Game of Chess
17.Bxf5
Again, better is exf5.
17... Nxf5 18.exf5 Rxf5
We exchange in order to seize or open a file or diagonal without loss of time.
MERALCO Chess Camp
MMLDC, Antipolo City
W: Jay-R Lirazan [Bonifacio Integrated School]
B: Rhal Sol Cruz [La Salle]
1.e4 e5 2.g3 Nc6 3.Bg2 d6 4.d3 Nf6 5.Nf3 Be7 6.Nc3 O-O 7.a3 Be6
Faced with an unfamiliar opening system, Rhal remembered GM Bong's advise - simply develop your pieces and castle early.
8.O-O Qd7 9.Bg5 h6 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.Re1 Ne7 12.d4 Bg4
Better is exd4 in order to give the dark squared bishop an open diagonal.
13.dxe5 Bxf3 Bxe5 15.Bg2 f5?16.Bh3
Better is exf5, to open the e-file for the rook.
16... Qc6
In all cases, it is well to unpin the piece in question as quickly as possible, not only to give it back its freedom of action, but also to liberate the masked piece.
The Game of Chess
17.Bxf5
Again, better is exf5.
17... Nxf5 18.exf5 Rxf5
We exchange in order to seize or open a file or diagonal without loss of time.
My System
19.Qg4?
Better is Qd5+, forcing Q-to-Q.
19... Raf8
Connect your rooks; they work best together.
Best Lessons of a Chess Coach
20.Re2 Bxc3 21.bxc3 Qxc3
Rhal has a 1-pawn advantage.
22.Rae1 Qf6
The best is Rxf2!
23.f4 Qd4+ 24.Kg2 Qd5+ 25.Kf1??
Better is Re4.
25... Qh1+
First break up the position, then you penetrate with the Queen.
Best Lessons of a Chess Coach
26.Kf2 Qxh2+
Rhal now has a 2-pawn advantage.
27.Ke3 Qh5
Simplification is desirable if we have superiority in material.
My System
28.Qxh5 Rxh5
And Rhal won in the endgame.
Result: 0-1
Sol Cruz vs Moje
[Event "Araw ng Kalayaan Cup"]
[Site "MMLDC, Antipolo City"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Sol Cruz, Rhal Jr"]
[Black "Moje, JD."]
[ECO "B22"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. cxd4 Bg4 6. Bb5 Qd7?? 7. d5 Nf6 8. Nc3 Qc8 9. dxc6 +-
Result: 1-0
[Site "MMLDC, Antipolo City"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Sol Cruz, Rhal Jr"]
[Black "Moje, JD."]
[ECO "B22"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. cxd4 Bg4 6. Bb5 Qd7?? 7. d5 Nf6 8. Nc3 Qc8 9. dxc6 +-
Result: 1-0
4th Gold: Kalayaan Cup
Rhal scored 3 wins and 2 draws (with Kenneth of Magsaysay HS and JC of Ateneo) to finish in a tie for 1st with identical 4 points with JC in the MERALCO Chess Camp's Kalayaan Cup, a 6-boy round-robin on 25-25 minutes time control sponsored by the so-called Good Samaritans of MERALCO, MERALCO Employees Workers Association (MEWA), and Casiano Sol Cruz Foundation.
NM Bernardino vs Sol Cruz
MERALCO Chess Camp
MMLDC, Antipolo City
W: NM Marlon Bernardino
B: Rhal Sol Cruz, Jr.
1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 d6 4.d4 exd4 5.Nxd4 Bd7 6.e4 Be7 7.Be3 Nf6 8.Be2 O-O 9.g4 Ne5 10.Rg1
10... Nexg4??
NM Marlon recommends 10... c5, to counter with a queenside expansion.
11.Bxg4 Nxg4 12.Rxg4 Bxg4 13.Qxg4 Re8 14.Nd5 c6
g6 is necessary in order to prevent Nf5.
15.Nf5 Bf8
The best defense is Bf6.
16.Bg5
The NM missed Nh6+ followed by Nxf7++
16... Qc8??
Rhal missed Rxe4+.
17.Nf6+
Result: 1-0
MMLDC, Antipolo City
W: NM Marlon Bernardino
B: Rhal Sol Cruz, Jr.
1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 d6 4.d4 exd4 5.Nxd4 Bd7 6.e4 Be7 7.Be3 Nf6 8.Be2 O-O 9.g4 Ne5 10.Rg1
10... Nexg4??
NM Marlon recommends 10... c5, to counter with a queenside expansion.
11.Bxg4 Nxg4 12.Rxg4 Bxg4 13.Qxg4 Re8 14.Nd5 c6
g6 is necessary in order to prevent Nf5.
15.Nf5 Bf8
The best defense is Bf6.
16.Bg5
The NM missed Nh6+ followed by Nxf7++
16... Qc8??
Rhal missed Rxe4+.
17.Nf6+
Result: 1-0
Monday, June 14, 2010
Sol Cruz vs Ende
[Event "Araw ng Kalayaan Cup"]
[Site "Antipolo"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Sol Cruz, Rhal Jr."]
[Black "Ende, Kenneth"]
[ECO "B22"]
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. c3 c5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. dxc5 Be6 8. g3 h6 9. Bg2 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Nbd2 Qd7 12. Qc2 Bh3 13. Rfe1 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Ne4 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Qxe4 f5 17. Qc4+ Kh8 18. Rad1 Qc7 19. Nd4 Ne5 20. Qe2 Bxc5 21. Nf3 Bxe3 22. Qxe3 Ng4 23. Qe2 Qc6 24. h3 Nf6 25. Qe6 Qb5 26. Qb3 Qxb3 27. axb3 f4 28. Re7 fxg3 29. fxg3 b6 30. c4 a5 31. Ne5 Kg8 32. Ng6 1/2-1/2
[Site "Antipolo"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Sol Cruz, Rhal Jr."]
[Black "Ende, Kenneth"]
[ECO "B22"]
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. c3 c5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. dxc5 Be6 8. g3 h6 9. Bg2 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Nbd2 Qd7 12. Qc2 Bh3 13. Rfe1 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Ne4 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Qxe4 f5 17. Qc4+ Kh8 18. Rad1 Qc7 19. Nd4 Ne5 20. Qe2 Bxc5 21. Nf3 Bxe3 22. Qxe3 Ng4 23. Qe2 Qc6 24. h3 Nf6 25. Qe6 Qb5 26. Qb3 Qxb3 27. axb3 f4 28. Re7 fxg3 29. fxg3 b6 30. c4 a5 31. Ne5 Kg8 32. Ng6 1/2-1/2
Saturday, June 12, 2010
1st Chess Camp with FM Chris Castellano
Rhal attended his first chess camp at MMLDC in Antipolo City with 5 of his chess buddies, namely (L-R) Kenneth, Aaron, Jay-R, JD, and JC (not in the picture).
Instructors at the 2-day camp were NM Marlon Bernardino and FM Chris Castellano.
Aside form chess, the boys played basketball and went swimming all inside the MMLDC.
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Buhat vs Sol Cruz
4th Casiano Sol Cruz Memorial Cup
MERALCO, Pasig City
W: Philip Buhat - Ramong Magsaysay High School
B: Rhal Sol Cruz, Jr. - La Salle Green Hills
Arbiter: IA/NM Elias Lao, Jr.
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5
The Ruy Lopez or the Spanish Opening.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruy_lopez
3... a6
This is the most popular reply according to Chessgames.com database. But it appears to run counter to the principle of rapid development of the pieces in the opening. Maybe Rhal should try Nf6 - Berlin Defense or Bc5 - Classical Defense.
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/explorer?node=21724&move=3.5&moves=e4.e5.Nf3.Nc6.Bb5&nodes=21720.21721.21722.21723.21724
4.Ba4 Nf6 5.Bxc6 dxc6 6.Nxe5 Qd4! 7.Nf3 Qxe4+ 8.Qe2 Qxe2+
Don't complicate. Exchange Qs and leave a R and 2 or 3 minor pieces on the board.
Think Like a Grandmaster
9.Kxe2 Bd6 10.h3 O-O
One of the most important guidelines in chess is to protect your K from harm.
Mastering the Chess Openings
11.d3 Re8+
12.Be3 Nd5 13.Kd2 Nxe3 14.fxe3 Bd7 15.Nc3 Bb4 16.Rab1 Be6 17.Ke2 b6 18.a3 Bc5 19.Ne4 Bd6 20.Nxd6 cxd6 21.Nd4 c5 22.Nxe6 Rxe6 23.c4 Rae8
24.e4 f5 25.Kd2 fxe4 26.dxe4 Rxe4 -+
27.Rhe1 Rxe1 28.Rxe1 Rxe1 29.Kxe1 Kf7 30.Ke2 Ke6 31.Ke3 Ke5 32.g4 g5 33.b3 a5 34.a4 h6 35.Ke2 Ke4 36.Kd2 Kd4 37.Kc2 Ke3
Result: 0-1
MERALCO, Pasig City
W: Philip Buhat - Ramong Magsaysay High School
B: Rhal Sol Cruz, Jr. - La Salle Green Hills
Arbiter: IA/NM Elias Lao, Jr.
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5
The Ruy Lopez or the Spanish Opening.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruy_lopez
3... a6
This is the most popular reply according to Chessgames.com database. But it appears to run counter to the principle of rapid development of the pieces in the opening. Maybe Rhal should try Nf6 - Berlin Defense or Bc5 - Classical Defense.
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/explorer?node=21724&move=3.5&moves=e4.e5.Nf3.Nc6.Bb5&nodes=21720.21721.21722.21723.21724
4.Ba4 Nf6 5.Bxc6 dxc6 6.Nxe5 Qd4! 7.Nf3 Qxe4+ 8.Qe2 Qxe2+
Don't complicate. Exchange Qs and leave a R and 2 or 3 minor pieces on the board.
Think Like a Grandmaster
9.Kxe2 Bd6 10.h3 O-O
One of the most important guidelines in chess is to protect your K from harm.
Mastering the Chess Openings
11.d3 Re8+
12.Be3 Nd5 13.Kd2 Nxe3 14.fxe3 Bd7 15.Nc3 Bb4 16.Rab1 Be6 17.Ke2 b6 18.a3 Bc5 19.Ne4 Bd6 20.Nxd6 cxd6 21.Nd4 c5 22.Nxe6 Rxe6 23.c4 Rae8
24.e4 f5 25.Kd2 fxe4 26.dxe4 Rxe4 -+
27.Rhe1 Rxe1 28.Rxe1 Rxe1 29.Kxe1 Kf7 30.Ke2 Ke6 31.Ke3 Ke5 32.g4 g5 33.b3 a5 34.a4 h6 35.Ke2 Ke4 36.Kd2 Kd4 37.Kc2 Ke3
Result: 0-1
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Balita: PACE Qualifiers
http://balita.ph/2010/05/28/chess-4th-leg-pace-kiddieschampionship-reset-to-may-30/
The Elimination Leg qualifiers are: 1st Leg: Jerad Docena, Jerome Villanueva, McDominique Lagula, Jeremiah Alfonso, Vince Angelo Medina, Hans Christian Balingit, Jose Carlo Castro, Mervince Yanzon, Rhal Sol Cruz.
The Elimination Leg qualifiers are: 1st Leg: Jerad Docena, Jerome Villanueva, McDominique Lagula, Jeremiah Alfonso, Vince Angelo Medina, Hans Christian Balingit, Jose Carlo Castro, Mervince Yanzon, Rhal Sol Cruz.
Friday, May 28, 2010
R? Sol Cruz vs Fernandez
[Event "10th Mini-Tourney"]
[Site "?"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Sol Cruz, Rhal Jr"]
[Black "Fernandez, Aleks"]
[ECO "C57"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 {Diagram #} 6. d3 (6. Nxf7 Kxf7 7. Qf3+ Ke6 8. Nc3 Nce7 9. d4 c6 10. dxe5 b5 11. Bb3 a5 12. Bg5 a4 13. Bxd5+ cxd5 14. O-O-O Bb7 15. Ne4 $18) 6... Be7 $11 7. Qf3 (7. Nxf7 Kxf7 8. Qf3+ Ke6 9. Nc3 Ncb4 10. Bb3 Rf8 11. Qh5 c6 $11 ) 7... O-O (7... Bxg5 8. Bxd5 O-O $15) 8. Bxd5 (8. Nxf7 Nd4 (8... Rxf7 9. Bxd5 $18) 9. Nxd8 Nxf3+ 10. gxf3 $14) 8... Bxg5 (8... Nd4 $17) 9. Bxg5 $11 Qxg5 10. O-O Bg4 (10... Nd4 $15) 11. Qg3 $11 Rad8 $4 (11... Nd4 $11) 12. Bxc6 $18 bxc6 {Diagram #} 13. f3 $14 (13. h3 $18) 13... Qe3+ 14. Qf2 Qxf2+ 15. Rxf2 Bf5 16. f4 Rd6 $4 (16... e4 $11) 17. fxe5 $18 Re6 18. Rxf5 1-0
[Site "?"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Sol Cruz, Rhal Jr"]
[Black "Fernandez, Aleks"]
[ECO "C57"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 {Diagram #} 6. d3 (6. Nxf7 Kxf7 7. Qf3+ Ke6 8. Nc3 Nce7 9. d4 c6 10. dxe5 b5 11. Bb3 a5 12. Bg5 a4 13. Bxd5+ cxd5 14. O-O-O Bb7 15. Ne4 $18) 6... Be7 $11 7. Qf3 (7. Nxf7 Kxf7 8. Qf3+ Ke6 9. Nc3 Ncb4 10. Bb3 Rf8 11. Qh5 c6 $11 ) 7... O-O (7... Bxg5 8. Bxd5 O-O $15) 8. Bxd5 (8. Nxf7 Nd4 (8... Rxf7 9. Bxd5 $18) 9. Nxd8 Nxf3+ 10. gxf3 $14) 8... Bxg5 (8... Nd4 $17) 9. Bxg5 $11 Qxg5 10. O-O Bg4 (10... Nd4 $15) 11. Qg3 $11 Rad8 $4 (11... Nd4 $11) 12. Bxc6 $18 bxc6 {Diagram #} 13. f3 $14 (13. h3 $18) 13... Qe3+ 14. Qf2 Qxf2+ 15. Rxf2 Bf5 16. f4 Rd6 $4 (16... e4 $11) 17. fxe5 $18 Re6 18. Rxf5 1-0
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