(198) PALAU CHESS FEDERATION VISA INVITATION

DEJA VU

The Turkish Chess Federation has sent visa invitation for the 7 members of Palau Chess Team to 2012 World Chess Olympiad to be held from Aug. 27-Sept. 10, 2012 in Istanbul, Turkey. The invitation read as follows:

Turkish Chess Federation   No: TCF/1133     04/06/2012    SUBJECT: Invitation    TO THE PALAU CHESS FEDERATION

The Government of Turkey and the Turkish Chess Federation (TCF), have the honor to invite you to participate in 40^th World Chess Olympiad and FIDE Congress, which will take place in Istanbul, Turkey, from 27 August (Arrival) to 10 September (Departure) 2012.

The respected informations are written below. The copy of this invitation in Turkish, is already sent to the Turkish Embassy in Manila by fax.

We hope to see you soon in Istanbul, Turkiye.    Chess regards     N. Erman USKUDARLI (General Secretary)

SURNAME                 NAME             PASSPORT NO.     DATE OF BIRTH        FEDERATION

HERNANDEZ          ROBERTO          EB5244924                2.1.1956                   PALAU

MANUEL                MENANDRO     XX4678313               26.2.1951                  PALAU

CABUNAGAN        TITO                   XX2450057                 6.2.1959                  PALAU

GARCIA                  BERNARDO       EB4388380                8.10.1976                 PALAU

MANUEL                ELIZABETH        XX0679882               13.10.1953                PALAU

           (A separate one for Mohammad Manik Hossain)  TCF/1136

HOSSAIN               MOHAMMAD    V0609695                 20.04.1981               PALAU

           Another separate invitation for Team Captain Jamie Kenmure of Australia is not available while the 8^th member of the team, Mr. Jan-Olav Berglund is a few days late to be included as Delegate. This will lessen the burden of Hernandez and he can now concentrate on being Board 1 player of team Palau.

                Consecutive family tragedies had prevented Mr. Berglund to inform Hernandez of his intent to join the Palau team. The same thing happened in 2010 World Chess Olympiad in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia when he surfaced after the team had registered its 6 participants.

                Jamie tried to register him as Delegate but he cannot log in anymore to the website. Maybe because the final invitation has been sent and TCF is now getting ready for the 2^nd phase of the registration of team which is every member of a team has to pay 100 euros as accommodation/transportation fee.

                Mr. Berglund said that it is essential that we manage to register the change no later than the deadline June 10^th because, if not, he’s pretty sure that the organizers will say that we can no longer get the free room for the Delegate. He tried to do it himself but because he doesn’t have the code for Palau, he can’t get any closer to any registration.

                If Jamie can’t do it, he asked the permission of Hernandez to call his personal friend Ali Nihat YAZICI, President of Turkish Chess Federation, and he will ask him to see that it will be arranged. Hernandez permitted him to do so before the deadline.

                In the 4^th and final notice of invitation to join the 40^th World Chess Olympiad, 149 countries have already registered including Russia which is among the 15 countries who registered before the deadline.

                The 28 remaining unregistered countries are 1. Afghanistan 2. Angola 3. Bahamas 4. Belize 5. Bosnia-Herzegovina 6. British Virgin Islands,7. Brunei Darussalam 8. Burundi 9. Cambodia 10. Central African Republic 11. Colombia 12. Comoros Island 13. Cyprus 14. Dominican Republic 15. Guatemala 16. Guyana 17. Ivory Coast 18. Kenya 19. Kuwait 20. Laos 21. Mali 22. Morocco 23. Myanmar 24. Senegal 25. Solomon Island 26. Swaziland 27. Venezuela 28. Zimbabwe.