News 1973 Aug 29


News 1973 Oct 14

News clipping published by Baguio Midland Courier, October 14, 1973.

1979 Palarong Pambansa in Bacolod City

This photo was taken during the 1979 Palarong Pambansa in Bacolod City. I was raising my right hand.

Guttierez,Dennis - Valdez,Alex



1988 Match - Pangasinan vs La Union
Gualberto's Restaurant, San Fernando La Union,
June 15. 1988


B96: Sicilian Najdorf: 6 Bg5 e6 7 f4, lines other than 7...Qb6 and 7...Be7 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 b5 8.e5 dxe5 9.fxe5 Qc7 10.Qe2 Nfd7 11.0–0–0 Nc6 Increasing the pressure on the isolated pawn on e5 12.Nxc6 Qxc6 13.Qd3 Bb7 14.Be2 last book move 14...Qc7 15.Rhf1 Nxe5 [15...Bxg2 16.Rf2 Bc6²] 16.Qg3² Rc8 17.Bf4 f6 Prevents intrusion on e5+g5 18.a3 Consolidates b4 18...Qc5 [18...g6 19.Qh3 f5 20.Qg3²] 19.Bh5+ [19.Qh3!? g6 20.Qxe6+ Qe7 21.Qh3²] 19...g6= 20.Be3? [¹20.Rfe1 and White can hope to live 20...gxh5 21.Bxe5 fxe5 22.Qg5³] 20...Qe7–+ 21.Be2 Bg7 22.Bf4 0–0 23.Bxe5 fxe5 24.Rxf8+ Rxf8 25.Bf3 b4 26.axb4 e4 27.Bxe4? [27.Ncxe4 Bxe4] 27...Bxe4–+ 28.Nxe4 Qxb4 29.Nc3 Rb8 30.Rd7 [30.Rd3 Qxb2+ 31.Kd1–+] 30...Qxb2+ 31.Kd2 Rc8 32.Rd3 [32.Rxg7+ is not the saving move 32...Kxg7 33.Qd3 Rxc3 34.Qxc3+ Qxc3+ 35.Kxc3 Kf6–+] 32...Bxc3+ 33.Rxc3 Qxc3+ 34.Qxc3 Rxc3 35.Kxc3 e5 36.Kc4 a5 [36...a5 37.h3 Kf7–+] 0–1

Valdez, Alex - Guanzon

2007 Center Mall Tournament
Center Mall 2007, 15.12.2007

B15: Caro-Kann: 3 Nc3: 3...g6 and 3...dxe4 4 Nxe4 Nf6 5 Nxf6+ exf6 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 e6 last book move 4.e5 a6 Consolidates b5 5.f4 [5.Nf3 c5²] 5...c5 Attacks the pawn chain 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3 cxd4 8.Nxd4 The knight feels good on d4 8...Bd7 9.a3 Controls b4 9...Rc8 10.Qd2 Nge7 11.Qf2 b5?



[¹11...Nxd4 is the best chance 12.Bxd4 Nc6²] 12.Ndxb5!+- Clearance to allow e3-b6 12...axb5 [12...Nf5 13.Bb6 Qe7 14.g4 axb5 15.gxf5+-] 13.Bb6 Rc7 [13...d4 there is nothing better in the position 14.Bxd8 dxc3 15.Bxe7 cxb2+-] 14.Nxb5 [14.Nxb5 Nf5 15.Nxc7+ Qxc7 16.Bxc7+-] 1–0