Monday, January 31, 2011
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Thursday, January 27, 2011
Bulgar: UST Kiddies
"Ang Engineering ay kinatawan ng dating miyembro ng Philippine Team na lumahok sa annual ASEAN Primary Scools Sports Olympiad na sina Daryl Samantila ng Adamson University, Felipe Magdalaga ng Gatlabayan Memorial High School, Shania Mendoza ng International Montessori School, at Rhal Sol Cruz Jr. ng La Salle."
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Sports Manila.net
UST ENGINEERING CHESS TEAM PREVAILS
BY: MARLON BERNARDINO, Sports Manila.net
The "UST Engineering" Chess Team won the first ever UST Kiddies Chess Championship that was made possible through the generosity of the UST alumni of MERALCO held in celebration of UST's Quadrecentennial Year. Engineering was represented by former members of the Philippine Team who played in the annual ASEAN Primary Schools Sports Olympiad, namely Daryl Samantila of Adamson University, Felipe Magdalaga of Gatlabayan MemorialHigh School, Shania Mendoza of International Montessori School, and Rhal Sol Cruz, Jr. of La Salle. These young Olympians willingly participated in this noble event so that they can share their experience with promising
chess players from public schools.
Tied for 2nd and 3rd place were Science and Commerce, with the former winning via the tie-breaks. Science was composed of Michail Alcantara, Mark Villarante, Philip Buhat, and Narciso Gravillo, all are students of Ramon Magsaysay High School while Commerce has 2010 Shell Active Chess Grand-Finalist Jose Castro, 2011 Mandaluyong Meet Champion Michael Lirazan of Pleasant Hills Elementary School, 2009 Tahanan Walang Hagdanan Kiddies Bronze medalist Jefferson Saltorio of Rodriguez Integrated School and 2010 MERALCO Summer Workshop silver medalist Jose Lirazan of Bonifacio Integrated School.
http://sportsmanila.net/
Monday, January 24, 2011
R5 Gravillo vs Sol Cruz
UST Kiddies
MERALCO, Pasig City
R5 G/25
White Narcisso Gravillo
Black Rhal Sol Cruz
Italian Game
1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bc4 Be7
The Hungarian Defense.
5 O-O Nf6 5 Nc3 O-O 6 d4
6... d6
The so-called Center Pawn Fork equalizes; 6... Nxe4 7 Nxe4 d5 8 Bxd5 Qxd5 9 Nc3 Qa5 10 Nxe5 Nxe5 11 dxe5 Be6 12 Re1 Rad8.
7 dxe5 dxe5 8 Qe2 h6
[8... Bg4]
In the opening, whenever possible, pieces should be moved in preference to pawns.
Capablanca in Chess Fundamentals
9 Bb5 Bd7
[9... Nd4]
Counterplay is the best way of fighting against your opponent's initiative and attack.
Suetin in Soviet Chess Strategy
10 Rd1
[10 Bxc6 Bxc6 11 Nxe5]
10... Bd6
You must try to react to a pin as soon as possible, or even try to avoid being pinned.
Yusupov in Build Up Your Chess
11 Be3 a6
In cramped position, try to relieve the pressure by forcing exchanges of pieces.
Chernev in Logical Chess
12 Bxc6 Bxc6
[12... bxc6]
13 Bc5
[13 Nxe5]
13... Qe7 14 Bxd6 cxd6 15 Rd3 b5!
With the idea of b4-Bb5.
16 a3 Rad8 17 Nh4 Nxe4 18 Nf5 Qg5 19 Nxe4 Qxf5 20 Nxd6
20... Qg6 -+
Result: 0-1
MERALCO, Pasig City
R5 G/25
White Narcisso Gravillo
Black Rhal Sol Cruz
Italian Game
1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bc4 Be7
The Hungarian Defense.
5 O-O Nf6 5 Nc3 O-O 6 d4
6... d6
The so-called Center Pawn Fork equalizes; 6... Nxe4 7 Nxe4 d5 8 Bxd5 Qxd5 9 Nc3 Qa5 10 Nxe5 Nxe5 11 dxe5 Be6 12 Re1 Rad8.
7 dxe5 dxe5 8 Qe2 h6
[8... Bg4]
In the opening, whenever possible, pieces should be moved in preference to pawns.
Capablanca in Chess Fundamentals
9 Bb5 Bd7
[9... Nd4]
Counterplay is the best way of fighting against your opponent's initiative and attack.
Suetin in Soviet Chess Strategy
10 Rd1
[10 Bxc6 Bxc6 11 Nxe5]
10... Bd6
You must try to react to a pin as soon as possible, or even try to avoid being pinned.
Yusupov in Build Up Your Chess
11 Be3 a6
In cramped position, try to relieve the pressure by forcing exchanges of pieces.
Chernev in Logical Chess
12 Bxc6 Bxc6
[12... bxc6]
13 Bc5
[13 Nxe5]
13... Qe7 14 Bxd6 cxd6 15 Rd3 b5!
With the idea of b4-Bb5.
16 a3 Rad8 17 Nh4 Nxe4 18 Nf5 Qg5 19 Nxe4 Qxf5 20 Nxd6
20... Qg6 -+
Result: 0-1
R3 Shell Batangas 2nd Placer
UST Kiddies
Pasig City, Philippines
G/30 Round 3
White: Felipe Magdalaga (1650)
Black: Rhal Sol Cruz (1631)
1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bg5 e6 4. e4
This transposes into the French Defense.
4... Be7
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.
Znosko-Borovsky in The Middlegame in Chess
In theory, placing the B at e7 is called the Classical Variation while playing it at b4 is the MacCutcheon Variation. But Rhal knows nothing of these lines.
5. Bxf6
The popular continuation is 5. e5:
a) Capablanca-Reti in New York 1924
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1102127
b) Anand-Morozevich in Nice 2008
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1488136
c) So-Prusikin in Bad Wiesse 2006
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1462501
5... Bxf6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. e5 Be7 8. Bd3 b6 9. O-O Bb7 10. a3 Qd7 11. Rc1 O-O-O
Where the Ks are castled on opposite sides, opening up lines with a pawn advance againt the enemy K is the principal strategy.
Giddins in 50 Essential Chess Lessons
12. Qe2 Kb8 13. Ba6
13... h5
A spearhead of pawns, supported by pieces, advancing on a K position stands an infinitely greater chance of success than an attack by pieces alone.
Pritchard in The Right Way to Play Chess
However, better is g5, with the added aim of driving the N away.
14. Bxb7 Kxb7 15. Nd1 g5! 16. Qd3? g4! 17. Nd2
17... Bg5
Lasker Principle: When you see a good move, look for a better one.
Better here is f6!.
Undermining is one of the most effective ways of fighting against a pawn center. Properly timed, undermining can weaken the opponent's central position and sharply change the character of the game.
Alburt & Palatnik in Chess Strategy for the Tournament Player
18. Ne3 f5 19. f4 gxf3 20. Nxf3 Rdg8
[20... Bh6 or 20... Bf4]
No B should be exchanged for a N unless it yields a clear benefit.
Moskalenko in Revolutionize Your Chess
21. c4
21... Qg7?
[21... Bxe3+ or 21... dxc4]
22. Rf2?
[22. Nxg5 +-]
22... f4?
[22... dxc4]
23. Nf1? Bh6??
[23... Ne7]
24. b4? Ne7! 25. c5 Qh7 26. Qc3 Rc8 27. a4 h4 28. h3 Nf5 29. a5 Ng3?
[29... b5]
30. axb6 cxb6 31. Qa3 Ra8?? 32. Ra2 +-
Result: 1-0
Pasig City, Philippines
G/30 Round 3
White: Felipe Magdalaga (1650)
Black: Rhal Sol Cruz (1631)
1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bg5 e6 4. e4
This transposes into the French Defense.
4... Be7
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.
Znosko-Borovsky in The Middlegame in Chess
In theory, placing the B at e7 is called the Classical Variation while playing it at b4 is the MacCutcheon Variation. But Rhal knows nothing of these lines.
5. Bxf6
The popular continuation is 5. e5:
a) Capablanca-Reti in New York 1924
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1102127
b) Anand-Morozevich in Nice 2008
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1488136
c) So-Prusikin in Bad Wiesse 2006
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1462501
5... Bxf6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. e5 Be7 8. Bd3 b6 9. O-O Bb7 10. a3 Qd7 11. Rc1 O-O-O
Where the Ks are castled on opposite sides, opening up lines with a pawn advance againt the enemy K is the principal strategy.
Giddins in 50 Essential Chess Lessons
12. Qe2 Kb8 13. Ba6
A spearhead of pawns, supported by pieces, advancing on a K position stands an infinitely greater chance of success than an attack by pieces alone.
Pritchard in The Right Way to Play Chess
However, better is g5, with the added aim of driving the N away.
14. Bxb7 Kxb7 15. Nd1 g5! 16. Qd3? g4! 17. Nd2
Lasker Principle: When you see a good move, look for a better one.
Better here is f6!.
Undermining is one of the most effective ways of fighting against a pawn center. Properly timed, undermining can weaken the opponent's central position and sharply change the character of the game.
Alburt & Palatnik in Chess Strategy for the Tournament Player
18. Ne3 f5 19. f4 gxf3 20. Nxf3 Rdg8
[20... Bh6 or 20... Bf4]
No B should be exchanged for a N unless it yields a clear benefit.
Moskalenko in Revolutionize Your Chess
21. c4
[21... Bxe3+ or 21... dxc4]
22. Rf2?
[22. Nxg5 +-]
22... f4?
[22... dxc4]
23. Nf1? Bh6??
[23... Ne7]
24. b4? Ne7! 25. c5 Qh7 26. Qc3 Rc8 27. a4 h4 28. h3 Nf5 29. a5 Ng3?
[29... b5]
30. axb6 cxb6 31. Qa3 Ra8?? 32. Ra2 +-
Result: 1-0
R2 Sol Cruz vs Serban
UST Kiddies
MERALCO, Pasig City
R2 G/25
White: Rhal Sol CruzBlack: Arvin Serban
Result: 1-0
Sunday, January 23, 2011
UST Engineering Kiddies Team
The "UST Engineering Team" represented by Philippine ASEAN Kiddy Olympians Rhal Sol Cruz of La Salle, Daryl Samantila of Adamson, Felipe Magdalaga of Gatlabayan and Shania Mendoza of Montessori won the UST Kiddies Chess Championship at MERALCO.
Rhal won a team gold, an individual bronze (tied for 3rd to 6th place with Felipe Magdalaga, Shania Mendoza and Michael Alcantara of Magsaysay with 3.5 points in 5 games), and a silver for the Top Grade School Player.
Mommy Felia gave him a P500 gift as Rhal presented his medals later in the evening.
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