Saturday, July 7, 2012

FREE CHESS LESSONS TO F.G. Calderon High School Chess Club Members.


FREE CHESS LESSONS TO F.G. Calderon High School Chess Club MEMBERS......

The F. G. Calderon High School Chess Club located in Hermosa Street,Tondo Manila are pleased to announced that NA Ernie Baltazar, the 2010 ASEAN Senior triple gold medalist will be giving a three hours teaching session on Saturday,July 7,2012 from 9:00 am - 12: 00 noon.  on Saturday,July 7,2012 from 9:00am-12:noon. 

There are no instant master or grandmasters.It will take about 10 years of intense preoccupation with the game for a person to reach grandmasters level.In a research,the master would perhaps spent 10,000 to 50,000 hours staring at chess positions which are comparable to that of a highly literate people that have a reading vocabularies of 50,000 words or more. The master and grandmasters not only select good moves but they often than weak players notice these moves in the first few seconds after they look at a new positions.Having notice such a move,the master may continue to analyze the position before he is satisfied that it is the best moved and sometimes his analysis will show that his first impulse was wrong.But this ability to notice moves at a glance is always astonishing to lesser players. A master or grandmasters can beat player of inferior skills while taking only few seconds per move and playing simultaneously against many player.The question is how does one become a master in the first place? The answer is practice - thousands of hours of practice. Early in practice,these move sequence are arrived at slowly - "If i take that piece then he take this piece......" but with practice,the initial condition is seen as a pattern,quickly and unconsciously and the plausible moves comes almost automatically. Practice also interacts with talents.


DO WHAT  I  SAY BUT DON'T DO WHAT  I  DO.


What is chess?
  • Chess is a fairy tale of 1001 blunders - Savielly Tartakower
     
  • Chess is a beautiful mistress. - Larsen
  • Chess is life - Bobby Fischer
  • Chess is like life - Boris Spassky
  • Chess is everything - art, science, and sport. - Karpov
  • Chess is 99 percent tactics. - Teichmann
  • Chess is really 99 percent calculation - Soltis
  • Chess is mental torture. - Kasparov
  • Chess is ruthless: you've got to be prepared to kill people. - Nigel Short
  • Chess is a sea in which a gnat may drink and an elephant may bathe - Indian proverb
  • Chess is as much a mystery as women - Purdy


  • Chess, like love, like music, has the power to make men happy. - Tarrasch

    • You cannot play at chess if you are kind-hearted. - French Proverb
    • Morphy was probably the greatest genius of them all. - Fischer
    • Every chess master was once a beginner. - Chernev
    • Life is too short for chess. - Byron
    • A good player is always lucky. - Capablanca
    • A chess game is divided into three stages: the first, when you hope you have the advantage, the second when you believe you have an advantage, and the third... when you know you're going to lose! - Tartakower
    • When the chess game is over, the pawn and the king go back to the same box - UNKNOWN
    General Tips
    • When you see a good move wait - look for a better one. -  Emanuel Lasker
    • Play the opening like a book, the middle game like a magician, and the endgame like a machine. - Spielmann
    • All that matters on the chessboard is good moves. - Bobby Fischer
    • The pawns are the soul of chess. - Philidor
    Tactics
    • The blunders are all there on the board, waiting to be made. - Tartakover
    • No price is too great for the scalp of the enemy King. - Koblentz
    • The winner of the game is the player who makes the next-to-last mistake. - Tartakover
    • A man surprised is half beaten. - Proverb
    • Chess is 99 percent tactics. - Teichmann
    • There are two types of sacrifices: correct ones and mine. - Tal
    • The defensive power of a pinned piece is only imaginary. - Nimzovich
    • The pin is mightier than the sword. - Reinfeld
    • The combination player thinks forward; he starts from the given position, and tries the forceful moves in his mind. - Emanuel Lasker
    • Discovered check is the dive-bomber of the chessboard. - Fine
    • If the student forces himself to examine all moves that smite, however absurd they may look at first glance, he is on the way to becoming a master of tactics. - Purdy
    • The tactician knows what to do when there is something to do; whereas the strategian knows what to do when there is nothing to do. -Gerald Abrahams
    • Examine moves that smite! A good eye for smites is far more important than a knowledge of strategical principles. - Purdy
    • The scheme of a game is played on positional lines; the decision of it, as a rule, is effected by combinations. - Reti
    • In the perfect chess combination as in a first-rate short story, the whole plot and counter-plot should lead up to a striking finale, the interest not being allayed until the very last moment. -Yates and Winter
    • A thorough understanding of the typical mating continuations makes the most complicated sacrificial combinations leading up to them not only not difficult, but almost a matter of course. - Tarrasch
    • It's always better to sacrifice your opponent's men. - Tartakover

    In his classic Novice Nook The Theory of Chess Improvement Dan Heisman points out the following common chess errors.
    • Playing too fast or too slow.
    • Having bad thought processes – such as playing “Hope Chess”
      (making a move but not analyzing whether you can safely meet any
      forcing reply).
    • seeing a good move and not looking for a better one.
    • not looking for all your opponent’s threats from his previous move.
    • Not following general principles, such as not developing all your
      pieces in the opening or not activating your king quickly enough in the
      endgame.
    • Misunderstanding the value of the pieces. For example, thinking that
      trading a rook and pawn for a bishop and knight is usually an equal
      trade.
    • Psychological errors, such as not playing with confidence, or avoiding
      higher rated players for fear of losing.
    • Analysis errors, like “retained images” (where you analyze and think a
      piece is still on a square from which it moved earlier in the imagined
      sequence) or making “quiescence errors” (stopping your analysis to
      evaluate a position when there are still tactics to be resolved).
    • Evaluation errors – thinking a position is good when it is actually bad
      and vice versa.

    Monday, July 2, 2012

    JACKMAN PLAZA ,Bago Bantay,Quezon City NON-MASTER CHESS TOURNAMENT (rosauro cup)




    Final Ranking after 7 Rounds
    Rk. Name 1.Rd 2.Rd 3.Rd 4.Rd 5.Rd 6.Rd 7.Rd Pts. 
    1 CHUA Emil   60b1  39w1  51b1  36w1   2b1   4w1   6b1 7
    2 SAN JUAN Dennis   56w1  28b1  49w1  48b1   1w0  22b1   7w1 6
    3 CAJERAS Jerich   68b1  52w1  36b0   8w1  49b1  13w1   9b1 6
    4 CRISTOBAL Kristian Paulo   80w1  20b½  23w1  16b1  37w1   1b0  18w1 5.5
    5 LAGUTIN Nelman   54b1  38w½   8b0  20w1  61b1  17w1  16b1 5.5
    6 CHAVEZ, JR. Antonio   46b1   8w½  38b1   9w1  11b½  27w1   1w0 5
    7 SALVADOR Louie   42b1   9w0  54b1  12w1  10b1  11w1   2b0 5
    8 RUAYA Virgin Gil   63w1   6b½   5w1   3b0  19w1  24b½  23w1 5
    9 PASTRANA Herly   79w1   7b1  22w1   6b0  48w1  14b1   3w0 5
    10 DALAUTA Randolph   23w0  34b1  44w1  30b1   7w0  42b1  26w1 5
    11 BITOON Jimson   65w1  59b1  12w1  37b½   6w½   7b0  31w1 5
    12 LISING Benjamin   58w1  13w1  11b0   7b0  57w1  50w1  25b1 5
    13 ANTONIO John Lee   82w1  12b0  59w1  39b1  28w1   3b0  24w1 5
    14 VISCA Jayson   32b0  80w1  68b1  51w1  18b1   9w0  27b1 5
    15 CANDIA Rowell   36b0  29w0  72b1  68w1  51b1  49w+  22w1 5
    16 CABALLERO Johnny   19w½  69b1  20w1   4w0  38b1  48b1   5w0 4.5
    17 COCJIN Joel   44w1  31b1  37w0  29b1  24w½   5b0  39w1 4.5
    18 PARONDO, JR. Rolly   69w½  21b1  64w1  19b1  14w0  37b1   4b0 4.5
    19 MARIBAO Alexis Emil   16b½  61w1  50b1  18w0   8b0  43w1  38b1 4.5
    20 GARCIA III Benjamin   62b1   4w½  16b0   5b0  69w1  61w1  37b1 4.5
    21 CASTRO Jose Carlo   61b½  18w0  77b1  62w1  25b0  45w1  41b1 4.5
    22 TRASFIERO Eugene   72b1  27w1   9b0  32w1  23b1   2w0  15b0 4
    23 GUMILA Narciso   10b1  53w1   4b0  52w1  22w0  28b1   8b0 4
    24 BALTAZAR Kenneth   26b0  70w1  43b1  25w1  17b½   8w½  13b0 4
    25 SALMORIN Generoso   45w1  37b0  56w1  24b0  21w1  40b1  12w0 4
    26 OPADA Van   24w1  48b0  40w1  28b0  29w1  52w1  10b0 4
    27 BALEƑA Vincent   75w1  22b0  55w1  53w1  36b1   6b0  14w0 4
    28 AGUILAR Michael   77b1   2w0  78b1  26w1  13b0  23w0  50b1 4
    29 CORPUZ Balden   55w0  15b1  75w1  17w0  26b0  65b1  54w1 4
    30 ABUZO Charles Daniel   43b0  33w1  41b1  10w0  50b0  70w+  57w1 4
    31 FRATKIN Marcus   73b1  17w0  62b½  50w½  55b1  36w1  11b0 4
    32 JAO Cyril Cyroy   14w1  66b1  48w0  22b0  41b0  71w1  53b1 4
    33 BRIƑOSA Nelson   64w0  30b0  35w1  40b0  66w1  56b1  49w+ 4
    34 ARTIAGA Danny   53b0  10w0  73b1  66b1  40w0  68w1  52b1 4
    35 CANDELARIO Reuben   38b0  78w0  33b0  77w1  81b1  55w1  48w1 4
    36 TALAN Walt Allen   15w1  55b1   3w1   1b0  27w0  31b0  42w½ 3.5
    37 NEGROSA Jerald   57b1  25w1  17b1  11w½   4b0  18w0  20w0 3.5
    38 LUCION Rommel   35w1   5b½   6w0  63b1  16w0  64b1  19w0 3.5
    39 CRUZ, JR. Renato   71w1   1b0  58w1  13w0  70b1  41w½  17b0 3.5
    40 SECORATA Darwin   50b0  47w1  26b0  33w1  34b1  25w0  43b½ 3.5
    41 ALORA Verth   67w1  51b0  30w0  69b1  32w1  39b½  21w0 3.5
    42 BARROGA Paul Christian    7w0  79b1  66w1  49b0  53b1  10w0  36b½ 3.5
    43 VASQUEZ John   30w1  49b0  24w0  80b1  59w1  19b0  40w½ 3.5
    44 SORRA, JR. Ernesto   17b0  73w1  10b0  57b0  74w1  62w½  61b1 3.5
    45 CABALLERO Edwin   25b0  76w1  53b0  78w½  46b1  21b0  63w1 3.5
    46 DABLEO Arvin    6w0  63b½  69w0  67b1  45w0  77b1  62w1 3.5
    47 BENDAL Joseph   48w0  40b0  71w1  56b½  63w0  79b1  64w+ 3.5
    48 CRISTE Jaime   47b1  26w1  32b1   2w0   9b0  16w0  35b0 3
    49 VILLANUEVA Jerome   81b1  43w1   2b0  42w1   3w0  15b-  33b- 3
    50 RODRIGO Mark   40w1  64b½  19w0  31b½  30w1  12b0  28w0 3
    51 MAULION, JR. Leoncio   76b1  41w1   1w0  14b0  15w0  54b0  69w1 3
    52 WONG Ronel   74w1   3b0  57w1  23b0  54w1  26b0  34w0 3
    53 CAMPOSANO Agripino   34w1  23b0  45w1  27b0  42w0  63b1  32w0 3
    54 CASTRO Juan Claudio    5w0  71b1   7w0  58b1  52b0  51w1  29b0 3
    55 SANCHEZ Elizer   29b1  36w0  27b0  65b1  31w0  35b0  77w1 3
    56 CASER Aurex Lee    2b0  81w1  25b0  47w½  62b½  33w0  76b1 3
    57 MENDOZA Jonathan   37w0  82b1  52b0  44w1  12b0  59w1  30b0 3
    58 PANTURILLA Ariel   12b0  60w1  39b0  54w0  65w0  74b1  68b+ 3
    59 TABILOG Loren   78b1  11w0  13b0  81w1  43b0  57b0  71w1 3
    60 CRUZ Jared    1w0  58b0  63w0  79b½  67w1  69b½  75w1 3
    61 PARAGAS, JR. Silvestre   21w½  19b0  67w1  64b1   5w0  20b0  44w0 2.5
    62 YATOR Anthony   20w0  65b1  31w½  21b0  56w½  44b½  46b0 2.5
    63 MALLARI Michael    8b0  46w½  60b1  38w0  47b1  53w0  45b0 2.5
    64 RAMILLA Ramel   33b1  50w½  18b0  61w0  78b1  38w0  47b- 2.5
    65 BERNARDINO Faye   11b0  62w0  76b1  55w0  58b1  29w0  66b½ 2.5
    66 ALVIZ Jaime   70b1  32w0  42b0  34w0  33b0  78w+  65w½ 2.5
    67 AGUILAR Cris   41b0  77w½  61b0  46w0  60b0  73b1  79w+ 2.5
    68 DIZON Francisco    3w0  74b1  14w0  15b0  76w1  34b0  58w- 2
    69 BERNALES John Louie   18b½  16w0  46b1  41w0  20b0  60w½  51b0 2
    70 ANADIA Arnel   66w0  24b0  79w1  75b1  39w0  30b- 0 2
    71 RANOA Felix   39b0  54w0  47b0  72w1  80w1  32b0  59b0 2
    72 TAN Weng   22w0  75b0  15w0  71b0  73w0 -1  81b1 2
    73 TIU Burlington   31w0  44b0  34w0  74b0  72b1  67w0  80w1 2
    74 LIPITINO Dionisio   52b0  68w0  80b0  73w1  44b0  58w0 -1 2
    75 TOMAGAN, JR. Jose   27b0  72w1  29b0  70w0  77b0  81w1  60b0 2
    76 MAGBUHAT Jeruss   51w0  45b0  65w0  82b+  68b0  80b1  56w0 2
    77 LACBAY Rhoneal   28w0  67b½  21w0  35b0  75w1  46w0  55b0 1.5
    78 LANADA Roger   59w0  35b1  28w0  45b½  64w0  66b- 0 1.5
    79 NAVATA Ariel    9b0  42w0  70b0  60w½  82b+  47w0  67b- 1.5
    80 QUINIQUINI Nicolai    4b0  14b0  74w1  43w0  71b0  76w0  73b0 1
    81 CHONG Justin Bryan   49w0  56b0  82w1  59b0  35w0  75b0  72w0 1
    82 DACLAN James   13b0  57w0  81b0  76w-  79w- 0 0 0



    Kenneth Baltazar 
    Rd. Bo. SNo Name Rtg FED Pts.  Res.
    1 29 73 OPADA Van  0 PHI 4 b 0 
    2 25 58 ANADIA Arnel  0 PHI 2 w 1 
    3 24 81 VASQUEZ John  0 PHI 4 b 1 
    4 9 6 SALMORIN Generoso  1978 PHI 4 w 1 
    5 8 10 COCJIN Joel  1963 PHI 5 b ½ 
    6 9 28 RUAYA Virgin Gil  1893 PHI 5 w ½ 
    7 8 8 ANTONIO John Lee  1965 PHI 5 b 0 


    ROSAURO CUP 2000 NON-MASTER CHESS TOURNAMENT (Kiddies Division)
    Final Ranking crosstable after 7 Rounds
    Rk. Name 1.Rd 2.Rd 3.Rd 4.Rd 5.Rd 6.Rd 7.Rd   Pts. 
    1 FLORO Ralph   31w1  17b1  33w1   5b½  15w1   3b1   6w1   6.5
    2 TAN Joshua   30b1  24w1  16b0  11w1  10b1   8w1   5w1   6
    3 PRESENTE Juan Carlos   45b1   9w1  12b½  16w1   7b1   1w0  11b1   5.5
    4 PALER Emanuel   26b1  43w1  11b½  12w0  32b1  18w1  13b1   5.5
    5 RUAYA Virgenie   32b1  41w1   6b1   1w½  12b1  13w½   2b0   5
    6 IGNACIO Robin   27w1  25b1   5w0  36b1   9w1  15b1   1b0   5
    7 ALANAN Brent Lenard   34w1   8b1  21w1  15b0   3w0  17b1  16w1   5
    8 BUDOSO Eliseo   19b1   7w0  43b1  26w1  18b1   2b0  20w1   5
    9 LEGASPI Ady   40b1   3b0  22w1  30w1   6b0  23w1  15b1   5
    10 ALMODAL Antonio   17w0  31b1  44w1  33b1   2w0  34b1  21w1   5
    11 CANINO Romeo   14w1  39b1   4w½   2b0  27w1  12b1   3w0   4.5
    12 DOCENA Jesca   35w1  44b1   3w½   4b1   5w0  11w0  25b1   4.5
    13 MANDAGAN John Hamsel   42w1  15b0  35w1  19b1  16w1   5b½   4w0   4.5
    14 GRANDE Angela Cheryl   11b0  37w1  19w0  25b½  40w1  46b1  28b1   4.5
    15 VILLANUEVA Jerlyn   23b1  13w1  20b1   7w1   1b0   6w0   9w0   4
    16 VENTURA Pancratius   36w1  20b1   2w1   3b0  13b0  24w1   7b0   4
    17 PEREZ Clark   10b1   1w0  24b1  18w0  45b1   7w0  32b1   4
    18 CABALLERO Kenn  -1  33b0  34w1  17b1   8w0   4b0  35w1   4
    19 SOLMIANO Karl Adrian    8w0 -1  14b1  13w0  24b0  45w1  30b1   4
    20 GALAN Colin Anand   37b1  16w0  15w0  31b1  26b1  32w1   8b0   4
    21 ONCITA John Phillip   22b1  50w1   7b0  32w0  29b1  30w1  10b0   4
    22 MARQUEZ Joshua   21w0  28w1   9b0  46b1  34w0  36b1  31w1   4
    23 MARONILLA, JR. Adrian   15w0  46b0  38w1  39b1  36w1   9b0  34w1   4
    24 BACOJO Mark Jay   38w1   2b0  17w0  35b1  19w1  16b0  26w½   3.5
    25 TORIO Justin   28b1   6w0  32b0  14w½  41b1  29w1  12w0   3.5
    26 LEGASPI Ailaza    4w0  48b1  46w1   8b0  20w0  44b1  24b½   3.5
    27 MATEO Carlo    6b0  29w½  49b1  41w1  11b0  28w0  40b1   3.5
    28 CADANO Mel George   25w0  22b0  47w1  40b½  42w1  27b1  14w0   3.5
    29 FARRALES Dyzel Eron   33w0  27b½  48w1  42b1  21w0  25b0  41b1   3.5
    30 KOH Kerby    2w0  38b1  39w1   9b0  33w1  21b0  19w0   3
    31 LAO Christopher Lance    1b0  10w0  37b1  20w0  43b1  38w1  22b0   3
    32 GRANDE Angeline Chey    5w0  51b1  25w1  21b1   4w0  20b0  17w0   3
    33 VENTURA Paul Guiller   29b1  18w1   1b0  10w0  30b0  41w0  45b1   3
    34 GRANDE Arnel Cherubin    7b0  40w1  18b0  43w1  22b1  10w0  23b0   3
    35 LI III Henry   12b0  49w1  13b0  24w0  50b1  37w1  18b0   3
    36 DELDA John Eddrey   16b0  47w1  50b1   6w0  23b0  22w0  44b1   3
    37 MONSERAT Christian   20w0  14b0  31w0  48b1  39w1  35b0  46w1   3
    38 RELOJ Arianne   24b0  30w0  23b0 -1  47w1  31b0  49w1   3
    39 APALLA Bazil Joshua   47b1  11w0  30b0  23w0  37b0  51w1  43b1   3
    40 PAL,  JR. Marino    9w0  34b0 -1  28w½  14b0  42b1  27w0   2.5
    41 GAISER Adolf   51w1   5b0  42w½  27b0  25w0  33b1  29w0   2.5
    42 ORJE Jayson   13b0  45w1  41b½  29w0  28b0  40w0  51b1   2.5
    43 PAPA Jederic   48w1   4b0   8w0  34b0  31w0  47b1  39w0   2
    44 SEƑENTE Juniel   49b1  12w0  10b0  45w0  48b1  26w0  36w0   2
    45 GONZALES Neon John    3w0  42b0  51w1  44b1  17w0  19b0  33w0   2
    46 BAQUILALA Fujiko   50b0  23w1  26b0  22w0  51b1  14w0  37b0   2
    47 MEDALLA Allen Edward   39w0  36b0  28b0  50w1  38b0  43w0 -1   2
    48 ALLESA John Rey   43b0  26w0  29b0  37w0  44w0 -1  50b1   2
    49 BAQUILALA Mikaela   44w0  35b0  27w0  51b0 -1  50w1  38b0   2
    50 ROBISO Sherwin   46w1  21b0  36w0  47b0  35w0  49b0  48w0   1
    51 PALER Nathaniel   41b0  32w0  45b0  49w1  46w0  39b0  42w0   1

    SK BARANGAY VETERANS VILLAGE RAPID CHESS TOURNAMENT (Kiddies 14 & Under Division)
    July 14 2012
    Final Ranking crosstable after 6 Rounds
    Rk. Name 1.Rd 2.Rd 3.Rd 4.Rd 5.Rd 6.Rd   Pts. 
    1 PALER Emanuel Van   23w1  10b1   4w1   2b1   6w1   3b½   5.5
    2 VILLANUEVA Carl Mico    5w1  32b1   8w1   1w0  13b1   6b1   5
    3 TAN Joshua   18b1  17w1  13b1   6w0   7b1   1w½   4.5
    4 ONCITA Joan Phillip   19b1  20w1   1b0  14w1  11b½   8b1   4.5
    5 SOPUNGCO Andrew    2b0  16w1  20b1  13w½  22b1  11w1   4.5
    6 UY Jamler Luis   14w1  25b1  11w1   3b1   1b0   2w0   4
    7 UY Lejither Paul   16b1  13w0  22b1  19w1   3w0  14b1   4
    8 IGNACIO Robin   28b1  24w1   2b0  23w1  15b1   4w0   4
    9 GALAN Colin Anand   11w0  12b0  29w1  16b1  19w1  15b1   4
    10 GRANDE Arnel Cherubin   31b1   1w0  28b1  15w0  23b1  18w1   4
    11 TORIO Justin    9b1  21w1   6b0  24w1   4w½   5b0   3.5
    12 BALDOVIA Avel Louise   13b0   9w1  24b0  17w½  28b1  22w1   3.5
    13 BUDOSO Eliseo   12w1   7b1   3w0   5b½   2w0  17w½   3
    14 VENTURA Pancratius    6b0  27w1  17b1   4b0  24w1   7w0   3
    15 KOH Kerby   21b0  18w1  32b1  10b1   8w0   9w0   3
    16 AQUINO Shaira Mae    7w0   5b0  27w1   9w0  26b1  24b1   3
    17 GRANDE Angela Cheryl   29w1   3b0  14w0  12b½  25w1  13b½   3
    18 LEGASPI Ady    3w0  15b0  30w1  26b1  20w1  10b0   3
    19 ABUCEJO Francis Albert    4w0  30b1  25w1   7b0   9b0  28w1   3
    20 AQUINO Shanaia Marie   26w1   4b0   5w0  32w1  18b0  23b1   3
    21 GRANDE Angeline   15w1  11b0  23w0  22w0  29b1  27b1   3
    22 SAN DIEGO Jerlyn Mae   32w½  26b1   7w0  21b1   5w0  12b0   2.5
    23 OMANDAC Jumar    1b0  31w1  21b1   8b0  10w0  20w0   2
    24 SOLMIANO Karl Adrian   30w1   8b0  12w1  11b0  14b0  16w0   2
    25 MONTEZA Jomarie   27b1   6w0  19b0  28w½  17b0  29w½   2
    26 LAO Christopher Lance   20b0  22w0  31b1  18w0  16w0  30b1   2
    27 PEDRANO Clear Ann   25w0  14b0  16b0  31w1  32b1  21w0   2
    28 AGUIMBAG Shannon Mark    8w0  29b1  10w0  25b½  12w0  19b0   1.5
    29 LEGASPI Aelaiza   17b0  28w0   9b0  30w1  21w0  25b½   1.5
    30 PALER Nathaniel   24b0  19w0  18b0  29b0  31w1  26w0   1
    31 ONCITA Princes Louise   10w0  23b0  26w0  27b0  30b0  32w1   1
    32 MARONILLA Adrian   22b½   2w0  15w0  20b0  27w0  31b0   0.5