LSGH: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK

LSGH PRADA/PAYA Selection Tourney
Mandaluyong City
R3 G/25
White: Luke de Leon
Black: Junior Sol Cruz
1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Nc3 Nf6
MANUAL OF CHESS, "Get the N's into action before both B's are developed."

4 Bb5 Bc5
This is called the FOUR KNIGHTS' GAME - SPANISH VARIATION (on Bb5) - CLASSICAL LINE (on Bc5). These moves were played by SUPER GRANDMASTERS, old and young alike; Paulsen vs Morphy in USA 1857, Janowsky vs Lasker in Cambridge Springs 1904, Nimzovich vs Rubinstein in San Sebastian 1912, Short vs Adams in England 1991 and Svidler vs Vallejo in Leon 2004.

5 BxN QPxB 6 NxP?













6 ... Bd6?

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 secure freedom of action."7 Nc4 b6?? 8 d3? Bb7?? 9 Bg5? Qd7?? 10 e5 h6! 11 PxN PxP?? 12 BxP Rg8



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 Rook at one end of it."
13 O-O Be7? 14 Re1 O-O-O!
KASPAROV TEACHES CHESS, "By remaining in the center, the King may be lured to the very center of the board by sacrifices and then disaster becomes imminent."

15 RxB














15 ... Qh3!!!

TURNING ADVANTAGE INTO VICTORY, "Look for exceptions. Look for the most unusual moves in the most varied positions."


16 Ne3 c5! 17 Ne2?? RxP+!!! 18 NxR QxN#
[0-1]
SECRETS OF PRACTICAL CHESS, "The main factor governing the success of an attack on the enemy King is whether you can bring more attacking pieces to bear on his King position than he can muster for defense."

PORTABLE CHESS COACH, "Look for threats, especially checks."
RYBKA's gives 6 ... Bxf2+ 7 KxB Qd4+ 8 Kf1 QxNe5, regaining the pawn, the B (for N), and depriving W of castling.

LSGH: KNIGHT IN A SHINING ARMOR

W: Junior SOL CRUZ
B: Nikko DIONISIO

LSGH PRADA-PAYA Selection Round 2

Mandaluyong City

1e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Nc3 Nf6

CHESS FUNDAMENTALS, “Bring out N's before bringing the B's."

Super-GM Wesley So has a pair of excellent wins with this opening, against Kaplan and Howell in the World Championship Under 20 2007.

4 b3

THE IDEAS BEHIND THE CHESS OPENINGS, "White must threaten something early, for otherwise Black will be able to counter with ... d5 or develop all his pieces without any trouble. So 4 Bb5."

4 ... d5 5 PxP

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

5 … NxP 6 Bb2

LOGICAL CHESS, “A bishop is utilized to greatest effect in controlling an important diagonal or in pinning an enemy piece.”

6 … Nf4 7 g3

BEST LESSONS OF A CHESS COACH, “Do not let enemy pieces remain in your territory unchallenged.”

7 … Ng6 8 Qe2 Bf5 9 O-O-O

MASTERING THE CHESS OPENINGS, “One of the most important guidelines in chess is to protect your K from harm.”

9 … Nf4??? 10 PxN

THE 10 MOST COMMON MISTAKES IN CHESS, “Skill, in fact, might be defined as the ability to exploit the other guy’s mistake.”

10 … Be7 11 PxP Qd7 12 Bg2 Bg6 13 Kb1 Qf5 14 d3 O-O-O 15 Qe4 Qd7 16 Qe2 Nb4 17 d4? Qf5? 18 Nh4??? Qe6??? 19 NxB RPxN 20 d5 Qa6? 21 QxQ NxQ 22 Nb5 Rh5 23 NxP+ Kb8 24 Nb5 RxKP??? 25 BxR Rd7

As Batman said in The Dark Knight, “Time to move in.”

26 d6 Bh4 27 PxP+ Kc8 28 Na7# [1-0].

FAST & FURIOUS

W: Ise NUESTRO
B: Junior SOL CRUZ
LSGH PRADA-PAYA Selection R1
Mandaluyong City

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

3 Bb5 Nf6 4 Nc3This is the SPANISH VARIATION of the FOUR KNIGHTS' GAME. This exact position occurred in the game World Champion Boris Spassky vs Eugene Torre, Dubai Olympiad 1986 (1/2-1/2) and in Alexy Kim vs Eugene Torre, Asian Individual Championship, Cebu 2007 (0-1) where Torre sacrificed his Q on the 20th move.
4 ... b6
The theoretical lines are 4 ... Bb4 - Symmetrical Variation and were Torre's continuation in both games, 4 ... Bc5 - Classical, and 4 ... Nd4 - Rubinstein.

5 BxN d7xB 6 Nxe5 Bc5
LOGICAL CHESS, "On this excellent square, the B commands an important diagonal, exerts pressure on the center and attacks a weak pawn."

7 Nxc6 Qd6! 8 Nxa7??? RxN -+Masters used to say on such an advantage, a N for 2 pawns, that the rest is just a matter of technique. But for these kids, the familiar phrase is GAME OVER.

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

10 d3 Qe5? 11 Be3 Bd6













12 Bd4??? QxP#
[0-1]THE TEN MOST COMMON CHESS MISTAKES, "Skill, in fact, might be defined as the ability to exploit the other guy's mistake."

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KUNG FU PANDA SIMUL

NM Marlon Bernardino

MERALCO Chess Club Simul
Lopez Bldg, Pasig City
W: Junior SOL CRUZ
B: NM Marlon BERNARDINO

1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Nc3
World Champion Emanuel Lasker in Manual of Chess, named as one of the best five chess books of all time by The Wall Street Journal, "Get the knights into action before both bishops are developed."

 3 ... Bb4 4 Bc4 Nf6 
FOUR KNIGHTS' GAME - ITALIAN VARIATION, on account of Bc4.

5 Ng5
World Champion Jose Raul Capablanca in Chess Fundamentals, considered to be one of the best primers ever for beginning to intermediate chess players, "Before development has been completed, no piece should be moved more than once, unless it is essential in order to obtain material advantage or secure freedom of action."

5 ... O-O
THE IDEAS BEHIND THE CHESS OPENINGS, 'Castle as soon as possible, preferably on the King's side."

6 BxP RxB 7 NxR KxN

8 b3 d6 9 Bb2
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."

9 ... Bg4 10 f3 Bh5 11 Qe2 Kf8 12 O-O-O
World Champion Garry Kasparov in Kasparov Teaches Chess, "Beginners and those with insufficient experience should castle at the earliest opportunity. By remaining in the center, the King may be lured to the very center of the board and then disaster becomes imminent."

12 ... a5 13 g4 Bf7 15 g5
Modern Art of Attack,"Another method of assaulting the orthodox castled position consists of a mass pawn advance."

14 ... BxN 15 PxB
The 10 Most Common Chess Mistakes,"Doubled pawns create a semi-open file to work on, but as a rule they should be avoided."

15 ... Nh5 16 Qb5?

















16 ... QxP+ 17 Rd2? Rb8 18 b4
The Complete Chess Player, "So long as the Pawns in front of the King remain unmoved, it is relatively difficult to work up a convincing attack; but let one of these "lowly" Pawns advance a step, and very often the whole castled position totters on the brink of disaster."

18 ... PxP 19 PxP BxP 20 h4 Qe3 21 Rg1??
Portable Chess Coach, "Losing is not synonymous with failure. On the contrary, losing is a natural part of the process of becoming a stronger player."


Secrets of Practical Chess revealed,"The main factor governing the success of an attack on the enemy King is whether you can bring more attacking pieces to bear on his King position than he can muster for the defense."

This "secret" is similar to the parable in the Gospel of Luke, "Or what king would go and wage war against another king without first sitting down to determine if, with ten thousand troops, he can take someone advancing towards him with twenty thousand troops?"

MERALCO vs LA SALLE

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SHELL NCR Leg

16th Shell Active

Philippine Chess: NCR Leg of 16th Shell Active Chess

Shell NCR Results

16th Shell National Youth Active Chess Championship
Kiddies Division
Tournament Director: Alexander Dinoy
Chief or supervising arbiter : IA Gene Poliarco
Arbiter : Erwin Carag, Elias Lao, Ilann Perez, Jose Rabe"
Town: The Event Center, Lower Ground Floor, SM City Manila"
Rating-? : 1281
Date : 2008/06/21 To 2008/06/22

Final Ranking

Rank Name
1 BERSAMINA PAULO - LA SALLE GREEN HILLS
2 NANOLA CHRISTIAN
3 FRONDA JAN JODILYN - COLEGIO DE SAN JUAN DE LE
4 GALAN JAN NIGEL - LA SALLE GREEN HILLS
5 BALTAZAR MELWYN KENNETH - F.G. CALDERON E.S.
6 MEDINA VINCE ANGELO - PCHS
7 FLORES CHRISTIAN ANTHONY - MANILA SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL
8 SOLER QUINNA LOUISE - TERESA NHS
9 FULCHER STEAVEN CRENZ - LICS
10 SO KUA TIMOTHY JOHN - ADAMSON UNIVERSITY

11 SUEDE MIKEE CHARLENE COLEGIO DE SAN JUAN DE LE
12 MEJIA CHERRY ANN LETRAN
13 LOZANO ARVIE RTU
14 MALIAM ELIJAH DR. JOSE P. RIZAL E.S.
15 MEJIA GIOVANNI LA SALLE GREEN HILLS
16 MARGARITO JOHN ERIC RMCHS
17 LABISTE LEGRAND JAMES COLEGIO DE SAN JUAN DE LE
18 DOCTOR III AURELIO ISAAC SHIKENIA CATHOLIC SCH.
19 ALFONSO JEREMIAH PCHS
20 CORONEL ALDOUS ROY SAN SEBASTIAN COLLEGE
21 ENRIQUEZ JEAN KAREN KALUMPANG E.S.
22 PEREZ CARL ANGELO ATENEO
23 ALCANTARA AEVEJOHN PASAY SCIENCE HS.
24 FRONDA JUSMEL CHRISTIAN COLEGIO DE SAN JUAN DE LE
25 CASIANO PAUL BENJAMIN MONTESORI SCHOOL OF PULIL
26 JAVIER NEIL COLLINS LICS
27 DATU ALCON PAUL UE
28 SAMANTILA DARYL UNIX ADAMSON UNIVERSITY
29 WERBA CRYSTAL ATENEO
30 MAGPILY JOHN MICHAEL MAXIMO ESTRELLA E.S.
31 BONIFACIO ANFERNEE SRES
32 BARCELON BRYAN
33 CARANYAGAN CARLO SAN MATEO E.S.
34 VILLA ENRICA GMES
35 MORALES JAYMEE CALOOCAN HIGH SCHOOL
36 NICART JOSHUA SAN ISIDRO E.S.
37 DACAYO LUZZEL KAMUNING E.S.
38 FUERTE VINCENT JOSEPH BAGONG TANYAG E.S.
39 ROMERO GLADYS HAZELLE MABINI JUNIOR COLLEGE
40 NUESTRO ANGELO EZEKIEL LA SALLE GREEN HILLS
41 VILLANUEVA JOYCE LICS
42 GALAS BERNADETTE MAXIMO ESTRELLA E.S.
43 MANERO MARC ANGELO UNIVERSITY OF PERPUTUAL H
44 DELA CRUZ JON IRA LAKANDULA HIGH SCHOOL
45 DELA CRUZ JEAN PAULA MAYPAJO E.S.
46 DE LEON HAINCE PATRICK MARIST SCHOOL
47 ORTEGA EVAN RICK ILAYA E.S.
48 OSEA ERICKA MARIE CEMBO E.S.
49 DE JESUS NORMEL BENIGNO STO. NINO ACADEMY OF BOCA
50 ATAYDE ROXANNE SAPANG PALAY NHS

51 VERANO DANTE LEONARDO MARIST SCHOOL
52 PAULITE CHRISTIAN CARLO ATENEO
53 MANANSALA II MICHAEL FAITH
54 CUNANAN HOMEL ARISTOTLE SILANGAN E.S.
55 DE LEON CARLOS KASARINLAN HIGH SCHOOL
56 DANDAN TRISTAN WAYNE PERPETUAL COLLEGE
57 MAGO RONGEL CESS
58 GARCIA DANDREV HOLY TRINITY ACADEMY
59 MENDONEZ ALEXANDER LA SALLE GREEN HILLS
60 NOCELLADO JERICK TEJERO E.S.
61 PRESENTE JUAN CARLOS PAG ASA ELEM. SCH.
62 SALTORIO JEFFERSON P. ZAMORA E.S.
63 CABUGAO EARL NATHANIEL LA SALLE GREEN HILLS
64 GUTIERREZ MYKA SOFIA STELLA MARIS ACADEMY
65 BONIFACIO JORIBENE SEHS
66 COTON FAUSTINE CANUMAY NHS
67 FLORO RALPH ATENEO
68 COBSILEN JR. CLIFFORD ANTIPOLO IMMACULATE
69 FERRER JOHN PAUL ALOVEEL LA SALLE GREEN HILLS
70 PEREZ GIANE APRIL STA. ELENA HS
71 FULCHER LAWREAN ANGELEY LICS
72 LUMACAD JEROME CHRISTIAN LICS
73 IGNACIO ROBIN PCHS
74 SAGUILAYAN DREXTER DIEGO MOJICA MS
75 RAMOS ALFONSO LA SALLE GHILLS
76 TALAPIAN SUREWIN TONDO HS
77 SINDAC CHARLES JOSEPH ATENEO
78 PRADO MATEO GENESIS
79 NAZARIO MARC CHRISTIAN
80 DADO DARELL JOHN UNIVERSITY OF PERPETUAL H
81 CASIANO MARTING SOPHIA MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF PULI
82 YANO KIMBERLY ANN LICS
83 ANDAN JOHN CLAUDE ATENEO
84 SOPUNGCO ANDREW LOURDES SCHOOL OF MANDALU
85 BULABOS JOHN KENNETH ST. JOSEPHS ACADEMY
86 NAVARRO JOSHUA CABANATUAN ADVENTIST E.S.
87 ULANDAY KEVIN PAOLO SAN ISIDRO E.S.
88 VELASQUEZ RALPH LESTER FIAT LUX ACADEMIE
89 GUTIERREZ DENNIS III STELLA MARIS ACADEMY
90 DATU MA. PERLA GEN. RICARDO PAPA MHS
91 DATU JOHN VASILLY EDDIE RYES MES
92 PRUDENTE LUKE MARIST SCHOOL
93 NADERA CHESS MAY UE
94 JAVIER GUILBERT NATATAS NHS
95 MALIAM CLARISSA FAITH SAN MIGUEL II
96 EVANGELISTA TYRONE RENZO DON BOSCO TECHNICAL COLLE
97 NAGUIT JULIA LUIS SITERO FRANCISCO MNHS
98 DE LIMA FRITZ KEAN UE
99 PORTUGUEZ JELERNIE GOVERNOR FERRERNMHS
100 NAGUIT ANGELA FAYE SILLVESTRE LAZARO E.S.

101 KWOK MALCOLM LEELAND JUBILLEE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
102 DATU BIANCA MARIE UE
103 ANASCO RAY JOHN KAUNLARAN H.S.
104 SALTORIO JEROME EARIST
105 DOROLA KIMBERLY JUAN R. LIWAG MHS
106 GALAN COLIN ANAND CANUMAY EAST
107 MARIANO JUSTINE NICOLE UE
108 RICO EVA MARION SAN JOSE NHS
109 LANDICHO MAVERICK JOHN TANAUAN NORTH CENTRAL
110 GUTIERREZ MIKAELA BIANCA STELLA MARIS ACADEMY
112 GUTIERREZ DENNIS JR. STELLA MARIS ACADEMY
113 SAN JUAN MA. MAEBEL GRACE MOISES SALVADOR E.S.
114 VILLANUEVA ANGELIE LICS
115 CAPULE SHEM JASPER DR. JOSE P. RIZAL E.S.
116 SAN JUAN NATASHA MICHELLE MOISES SALVADOR E.S.
117 ABOGANDA JHAY TEJERO E.S.
118 BERNALES CARL LEMUEL UE
119 EVANGELISTA PAUL ROBERT
120 AUSTRIA ALDUS TANUAN NORTH CENTRAL
121 BUCLATIN GENECEL ARTEMIO RICART MS
122 ESCOLAR ALPHONZO NAZARENO ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI
123 COLUMNA DHEYVERN LEE KATE GEN. TRIAS MES
124 ALCANTARA ARVIN JAMES DON BOSCO MKT
125 FUERTE MARY JOYCE BAGONG TANYAG E.S.
126 MORADA KEVIN
127 DILAO DAN GABRIEL LICS
128 RONDARIO EUGERYL PAUL ATENEO
SALTORIO JOLINA MAE P. ZAMORA E.S.
130 VILLANUEVA CYAMIR JILL
131 ESCOLAR VINCENZO GIUSSEPPE ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI
132 LOJA SOL IXZANDR MALAYAN HIGH SCHOO OF SCI
133 DOTILLOS JOHNREY TALA HIGH SCHOOL
134 BUCLATIN RAYCEL GARMS
REYES JOHN RAY ST. JOSEPHS ACADEMY
136 LABADAN RENATO CORNELL ATENEO
137 SALINAS LORAINE NUEVA ECIJA UNIV. SC N TE
138 CASIANO MA. ALESSANDRA LA SALLE GREEN HILLS
139 REYES MARK ONIL UE
140 NUESTRO ANGELO ISAIAH LA SALLE GREEN HILLS
141 ROGADO JOSHUA ILAYA E.S
142 MARCOS HIMIG PCHS 3
143 NAVARRO DANJEKOV J.P MELENCIO M. E. S.
144 CERENCO JUDE
145 MARCOS JETT ATENEO
146 MACALALAD JOHN RUSTY LA SALLE GREEN HILLS
147 NAVARRO EMMANUEL NUEVA ECIJA H.S.
148 SUEDE ALEXIS CHARLOTTE 3 0
149 BARRENECHEA JECONIAH LA SALLE GREEN HILLS
150 QUINIQUINI NEIL PATRICK SAN BEDA
151 MARCOS JOHN VINCENT ATENEO
152 GUTIERREZ JAN CEDRIC LA SALLE GREEN HILLS
153 SANTOS JERIC DALANDANAN E.S.
154 VIRAY JOHN EDWARD III ATENEO
155 GO JEFF ALDRIN PCHS
156 SOL CRUZ RAUL JR. LA SALLE GREEN HILLS
157 DELA CRUZ TIMOTHY JAMES LA SALLE GREENHILLS
VIRAY ANGELA MARIZ ST. PAUL COLLEGE PASIG
159 LALAS GENTEN HOLY CHILD JESUS MONTESSO
160 BARBOSA JOANNA VANESSA RIZAL NATIONAL H.S.
161 LOJA LUC MIKHAIL MALAYAN HIGH SCHOOL OF SC
162 CRISTOBAL KRISTIAN PAULO SAN SEBASTIAN COLLEGE
163 ADRIANO PAUL MARK MONTESSORI
164 MONTECLARO MARK LESTER SAN BEDA
165 TABIOS ANTON BEN VEDASTO ATENEO
166 ABRIGO BRIGGS
167 LALAS GENRECH HOLY CHILD JESUS MONTESSO
168 VILLAROSA LEWELYN LA SALLE GREEN HILLS
169 DE LEON LUKE MATTHEW LA SALLE GREEN HILLS
170 KOTAH JANSSEN PCHS
171 COLUMNA CENARD JADE GEN TRIAS M.E.S.
172 ENOY RONALD FRANCISCO BENITEZ E.S.
173 LAUDE EDWARD ROWELL LICS
174 TRINIDAD MARK ANTHONY GEN. PIO DEL PILAR NHS
175 MANAHAN RALPH NATHANIEL ATENEO
176 VOLUNTATE JOSHUA RON LA SALLE GREEN HILLS
177 OCHOA KYLE ATENEO
178 LEGASPI KAYE ANN ST JOSEPH COLLEGE
179 CHUA RAPHAEL RYAN ATENEO
180 MARQUEZ LORENZO MIGUEL ATENEO
181 LAZO JAN EDMUND
182 DE GUZMAN CHRISTIAN ROI ST. DOMINIC ACADEMY
183 BAUTISTA HENRY OLIVER HSAM OF MALOLOS
184 MADARANG JEREMIAH LORENZO ATENEO
185 BUENO AMOR JOHN DON BOSCO TECHNICAL COLLE
186 GERALDINO REYANDLEE MARIST SCHOOL
187 GUEVARA MIGUEL GEROME ATENEO
188 YANZON MERVINCE STO NINO ACADEMY
189 GABION MYLEN UE
190 VERGARA SUDAMA ATENEO
191 GAJO MILANO WALDEN ATENEO
192 OLAR JR. CLAUDIO QUIRINO H.S.
193 FERNANDEZ SAMUEL ATENEO
194 PRAILE JOHN CANNY LICS
195 MANAHAN EDRIC MATTHEW ATENEO
196 RAMOS JUSTINE JOSHUA CENTER OF EXCELLENCE
197 CUNANAN HAROLD THADDEUS SILANGAN E.S.
198 QUEJADA RENZ ATENEO GRADE SCHOOL
199 CUAL NYCK MIKHAEL ATENEO
200 DONGUINES JOHN FLEER SAINT ROSE ACADEMY
201 ANONUEVO AMANSINAYA LICS
202 CERILO ISAIAH JOHN RED CHAVIS CHRISTIAN LEARNING
203 HERNANDEZ MACKY GARMS
204 DE LEON DOMINIQUE DAVE LA SALLE GREEN HILLS
MIRANDA MEL JOSEP SAINT ROSE OF LIMA
206 DACANAY VERONICA DHEL STELLA MARIS COLLEGE
207 ANG BIANCA ABIGAIL PCHS
208 RAMOS JOSE ANGELO ATENEO
209 CLAVERIA IRESON ST. PAUL COLLEGE PASIG
210 MACAPAGAL WILLIAM LICS
211 CATAYTAY HAROLD KEITH ILAYA E.S.
212 CARREDO JEAN AXCEL DIONE
213 NAVALTA FRANZ GABRIEL LICS
214 FERNANDO MICHAEL FRANCIS DON BOSCO TECHNICAL COLLE
215 PONGOS PAULO ANGELO ATENEO
216 BERMEJO III ARTURO LA SALLE GREEN HILLS
217 SAGUILAYAN MA. THERESA DIEGO MOJICA MS
218 SALCEDO BYL EZEKIEL BACOOD E.S.
219 NAVALTA FITZ GERALD LICS
220 AUTOR CHRISTIAN PCHS
221 DIONISIO NIKKO VER LA SALLE GREEN HILLS
222 DE LEON RONWELL JOHN
223 KOTAH KARLJAN PCHS
224 REYES JANINAH KARLA LICS
225 SALCEDO ROBIE BACOOD E.S.
226 MONDRAGON RAPHAEL ANGELO ATENEO
227 ZAMBRANO JOHN REGINALD ATENEO
228 MACAPAGAL KIANJOO LICS
229 GAJO NATHAN GREGORY ATENEO
230 DONGUINES CHERRY LYN SAINT ROSE ACADEMY
231 PRAILE MARY ROSE LICS
232 BRILLO JERALD G. PERFECTO HS
233 ADRIANO PAOLO MIGUEL BUBULONG MALAKI E.S.
234 PEREZ LARSEN KAUNLARAN H.S.
235 CORTES MA. ESSAH THERESA KAUNLARAN H.S.
236 SOLERES JUANITO KALAYAAN E.S.
237 CLAVERIA ALISON ST. PAUL COLLEGE PASIG
238 CADOY BRIAN LICS
239 ESCOLAR LEONZO FRANCESCO ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI
240 TACDA EARL STEPHEN PARKLANE E.S.
241 PACHECO ADRIAN NIEL F. MA. GUERRERO E.S.
242 JARDELIZA ROSE ANN LICS
243 PORNELOS JERRY DANIEL DON BOSCO TECHNICAL COLLE
244 CHAY CHESSANDRA LORD'S GRACE INTEGRATED S
246 DATU MA. PERLHENE
247 ALIVIA CARLO FRANCISCO ATENEO
248 FULCHER LANCE JAIME DIVINE LIGHT ACADEMY
249 ADRIANO PATRICIA MAE BUBULONG MALAKI .E.S.
ESGUERRA JOHN JEREMIAS DON BOSCO TECHNICAL COLLE
251 DIONISIO LUCY JANE ST SCHOLASTICA COLLEGE
252 LIANKO KURT NEIL MARIST SCHOOL
253 BANDOL SIMON JOSHUA ATENEO
254 DESEO ANTHONY BUENAVISTA E.S.
255 LAZARO LORENZO THOMAS ATENEO
256 DU RACHEL LOUISE ST. BRIDGET SCHOOL
257 TECHICO LAWRENCE KASARINLAN E.S.
258 GOMEZ MICHAEL ANGELO GENERAL PIO DEL PILAR
259 SANCHEZ JESEL MAE ILAYA E.S.
260 CERILO KEN BRYAN LAWANG BATO E.S.
YOUNG STEPHEN ATENEO
262 CUNANAN HARVEY MATTHEW
263 ALVAREZ ANGEL LICS
DOMINGUEZ LAWRENCE ANGELO ATENEO
MENDOZA CATHERINE JOY DILIMAN PREPARATORY SCH.
266 JURILLA JUAQUIN
267 MACALALAD NADINE ST. PAUL COLLEGE PASIG
268 MARIANO CELINE ROZEL MOLINA KIDS CARE LEARNING
269 RAYMUNDO INA THERESA ST. JOSEPHS ACADEMY
270 PERALTA ENZO BERNARDO ATENEO

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SIMUL w/ ROMY AGUILAR

CHESS FUNDAMENTALS

by Jose Raul Capablanca
World Champion

Chess Fundamentals is considered to be one of the best primers ever for beginning to intermediate chess players.

La Salle Summer Tournament

FIRST Q SACRIFICE

LSGH Sumer Tournament
Mandaluyong City, Philippines
W: Junior SOL CRUZ
B: D3 Bermejo1 e4 e5 2 Nc3 Nf6World Champion Emanuel Lasker in MANUAL OF CHESS, "Get the N's into action before both B's are developed."
3 d3 Bb4 4 Nf3 d6 5 Qd2?Staunton in THE CHESS PLAYER'S HANDBOOK, "It is not good to play the Q out into the game at the beginning, because she can be attacked by inferior pieces, and is compelled to retire with the loss of many moves."

5 ... Nc6 6 b3 BxN 7 QxN d5 8 PxP
Nimzovich in MY SYSTEM, "A center pawn should always be taken if this can be done without too great danger."

8 ... NxP 9 Qd2 O-O 10 g3 Ndb4 11 Bg2
World Champion Jose Raul Capablanca in 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."

11 ... e4 12 Ng5 Qe7 13 PxP h6 14 Nf3 Qc5? 15 c3 Na6 16 O-OSchiller in LEARN FROM KASPAROV'S GAMES, "It is important to establish the castling position so that it can take place quickly if needed."

16 ... Be6 17 b4 Qb5 18 a4 QxRP??? 19 RxQ
Evans in THE 10 MOST COMMON CHESS MISTAKES, "Skills, in fact, might be defined as the ability to exploit the other guy's mistake."

19 ... Rfd8 20 Qf4 b5??? 21 RxN h5 22 Ng5 Bc4 23 Re1 Nb8 24 e5 NxR 25 BxR Nc5? 26 PxN RxB 27 Rd1 g6 28 Qd4 Bb3 29 Qd8+!!!

Result: 1-0















MY SYSTEM, "Simplication is desirable if we have superiority in material."

RELEASING ENEMY PIECES

LSGH Summer Tournament
Mandaluyong City
White: Junior Sol Cruz
Black: Earl Cabugao1 e4 c5 2 Nc3World Champion Emanuel Lasker in Manual of Chess, one of the best chess books of all time according to the Wall Street Journal, "Get the knights into action before both bishops are developed."
In opening theory, this formation is called the CLOSED SYSTEM of the SICILIAN DEFENSE; White does not play an early Nf3 and d4 that leads to the popular Najdorf, Scheveningen, Rauzer or Sozin Variations.
As World Champion Garry Kasparov said, "In mathematics there is only one answer. You can reach the answer in many ways but you still only have one answer. In chess, there are many answers."
Modern Chess Openings described the Closed as, "White expands on the king-side without opening a central front as in the open variations. Black has little theoretical difficulty in equalizing, yet White often gets attacking chances against an unwary opponent."

2 ... d6 3 d3 Nc6 4 Nf3 e6 5 b3 Nf6 6 Bb2
World Champion Jose Raul Capablanca in 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."

6 ... g6 7 Qd2
Tarrasch in The Game of Chess, "It is best, in the opening, to make but one move with the Queen, and that to a square where she is not exposed to any direct or indirect attack, so especially not to a file in which there is an opposing Rook, no matter how many men there may be in between."

7 ... Bg7 8 O-O-O O-O
























Seirawan in Winning Chess Openings, "The purpose of the opening is to get a safe King and an equal middle game."

9 h3
Chernev in Logical Chess, "The move h3 by White should be played only if the h-pawn is to form a base for an attack by pawns, i.e. if it supports an advance of the g-pawn."

9 ... e5 10 g4 Kh8 11 Be2Mason in The Art of Chess, “When in doubt as to what turn affairs may take, post the bishop at e2; thus probably better defending King and leaving Queen free play in the center.”

11 ... Ng8 12 g5 f6 13 h4 Bg4
Diagram

14 PxP?
Weeramantry and Eusebi in Best Lessons of a Chess Coach, "Be careful about initiating pawn trades that release your opponent's pieces and give him more space."

14 ... QxP 15 Qe3???
Evans in The Ten Most Common Chess Mistakes, "You can't afford any lapses in concentration from first move to last."

The lapse in concentration will cost Junior a Bishop.

15 ... Bh6? 16 Ng5 BxB 17 NxB QxP 18 QxQ RxQ

Diagram

World Champion Capablanca in Chess Fundamentals, "Rooks are very dangerous when they reach the 7th rank."

19 Rd2? Rg2 20 Nf7+ Kg7 21 NxB NxN 22 h5? g5 23 c3 Rf8 24 d4 Rff2 25 Rg1!
Weeramantry and Eusebi in Best Lessons of a Chess Coach, "Do not let enemy pieces remain in your territory unchallenged."

25 ... RxR 26 NxR Rf1+ 27 Rd1 RxR 28 KxRChernev in Logical Chess, "In a cramped position, try to relieve the pressure by forcing exchanges of pieces."

28 ... BPxP 29 PxP NxP

Diag

30 BxNEvans in The Ten Most Common Chess Mistakes, "It's generally not a good idea to swap a Bishop for a Knight without provocation."
30 ... PxB 31 Nf3 Kf6 32 NxP Ke5 33 Nf3+ Kf4 34 Nd2 Kg4

Result: [0-1]

CENTER PLAY

LSGH Summer TournamentLSGH, Mandaluyong City
White: Junior Sol Cruz
Black: Gio Mejia1 e4 c5 2 Nc3
World Champion Emanuel Lasker in Manual of Chess, one of The Wall Street Journal's Five Best (chess books of all time), "Get the knights into action before both bishops are developed."

In opening theory, this formation is known as the CLOSED SYSTEM of the SICILIAN DEFENCE.

The Closed System is a historic opening for Philippine chess. It was used by Rogelio Antonio, Jr., the 3rd Filipino Grandmaster, in his victorious Round 1 match vs Alexander Kozak of Kalmykia in the 1999 Las Vegas World Championship.

2 ... d6 3 d3 Nf6 4 Nf3 g6 5 b3 Bg7 6 h3?













Mason in The Art of Chess, "Refrain from pushing any rook pawn merely to prevent bishop attacking knight or pinning, as it is called."

6 ... Nc6 7 g4?
Reinfeld in The Complete Chess Player, "Don't attack prematurely. An attack should be undertaken, as a rule, only when one's development has been completed or well advanced."

And Weeramantry & Eusebi in Best Lessons of a Chess Coach, "Development is not complete until Rooks are connected."

7 ... O-O 8 g5 Nh5 9 Bb2
World Champion Jose Raul Capablanca in 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."

However, this move should have been made right after 5 b3 instead of the "too many pawn moves" h3, g4 & g5.

9 ... a6 10 Qd2Tarrasch in The Game of Chess, "It is best, in the opening, to make but one move with the Queen, and that to a square where she is not exposed to any direct or indirect attack, so especially not to a file in which there is an opposing Rook, no matter how many men there may be in between."
10 ... b5 11 O-O-O

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World Champion Garry Kasparov in Kasparov Teaches Chess, "Beginners and those with insufficient experience should castle at the earliest opportunity."

11 ... Bb7 12 Be2
Chernev in Logical Chess, "Moving the Bishop only one square may not seem much of a move, but it complies with the first law of rapid development: Get your pieces off the back rank!"

12 ... e5 13 h4 Nf4

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14 Nh2?
Weeramantry and Eusebi in Best Lessons of a Chess Coach, "However, decentralizing a knight can hurt you if your opponent can counterattack immediately in the center."

14 ... Nd4
Planting a Knight at the center of the board, the squares e4, d4, e5, & d5, will reap benefits similar to The Parable of the Sower, "Other seeds fell on good soil and brought forth grain, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty."

15 Rde1?Wolff in The Complete Idiot's Guide to Chess, "A piece that defends a pawn or another piece, particularly when it controls few squares, is called a passive piece."

15 ... d5 16 PxP b4 17 Ne4 QNxB+

Diag 4

18 Kb1???
Shipman wrote in Portable Chess Coach, "Running away when under attack seems to be the first impulse for many new players who find themselves in check."

And in this situation, running has cost Junior a Bishop and eventually the game against the 2-time runner-up of the National Age Group Championship.

18 ... BxP 19 Nf6+??? BxN 20 PxN BxR 21 RxB Nc3+ 22 BxN PxB 23 QxP QxNP 24 Ng4 Qe6 25 Nh6+ Kg7 26 Re1 f6 27 QxBP Rac8 28 Qa7+ KxN 29 d4 Qf5 30 PxP QxBP+ 31 Ka1 Qc3+ [0-1].

Exploiting or Creating Weaknesses

Learn from Your Chess Mistakes
Baker
In forming plans, we should look at exploiting or creating weaknesses, particularly in our opponent's pawn structure, safeguarding our own weakness and using our assets such as a pawn majority, better pieces or more active King, to their greatest advantage.

FLAMES Cup

NEGLECTING THE KING

FLAMES Cup
White: Sandy CASIANO
Black: Junior SOL CRUZMERALCO, Pasig City

1 e4 e5Chernev in Logical Chess, "A good way to begin is to release two pieces at one stroke, and this can be done by advancing one of the center pawns."

2 Nf3 d6In opening theory, this is called the PHILIDOR'S DEFENCE.

Fine defined the Philidor in The Ideas Behind the Chess Openings as,"One of the chief merits of the defence is that it is rather difficult for White to form a good plan right after the opening in view of Black's lack of obvious weaknesses."

3 Bc4 Nc6World Champion Emanuel Lasker in The Wall Street Journal's Five Best Manual of Chess, "Get the knights into action before both bishops are developed."

4 Nc3 b6 5 O-O Bb7World Champion Jose Raul Capablanca wrote in Chess Fundamentals, "Bishops should be developed to active diagonals during opening play. One such strategy is the fianchetto."

6 d3 Ne7? 7 Bg5 f6
Weeramentry & Eusebi in Best Lessons of a Chess Coach, "Pawns are an asset when they can drive your opponent's pieces back or contrl key squares."

8 Bh4 Qd7
Tarrasch in The Game of Chess, "It is best, in the opening, to make but one move with the Queen, and that to a square where she is not exposed to any direct or indirect attack, so especially not to a file in which there is an opposing Rook, no matter how many men there may be in between."

9 Qd2 g5
Wolff in The Complete Idiot's Guide to Chess warned, "If your opponent has castled and you haven't, you are risking having your king attacked."

Furthermore, Seirawan's book Winning Chess Openings stated,"The purpose of the opening is to get a safe King and an equal middle game."

10 Bg3 h5 11 h3 g4
Smith & Hall in Modern Art of Attack, "The attacker should strive to open at least one file for proper use of the heavy pieces against the King."

12 Ne1 Bh6?
Mason in The Art of Chess warned, "Beware of engaging in open combination before castling, especially if you are second player; your King may become directly involved, with disastrous consequences."

13 Qd1 PxP 14 Qf3

Diag

14 ... Rf8???
Shipman in Portable Chess Coach pointed out, "Many beginners seem to forget they have an opponent, going about their plans without noticing the plans being made against them."

The simple 14 ... Bg5 is worth a try. It protects the f6 pawn while the h5 pawn is then protected by the Rook. And after 15 PxP, Junior can answer with 15 ... h4 with a promising game.
 15 QxP+ Rf7??? 16 QxB PxP 17 KxP O-O-O??? [1-0]