Confirmed candidates of Kalinga, Kaagapay, Kabayan (KKK). From left, front row --Max Joseph Asido, Lorna Asido, Lita 'Adachi' Campingco, Zeny Tan, Jovita 'Baby' Martin, Robert Hernandez, Nonoy Arganda, Fe Villa B. Azuran, and Anthony Eusebio. Back row (L-R) "Louie" Louis Molina, 'Obet' Robert Aguilar, Angelo Salvadora and Joseph Verano. (Photo by Roberto Hernandez)
KSAU CUP DREW 24 PLAYERS;
ROBERTO RUNNING FOR OFFICE
ERIC Ksau Whipps organized the
inaugural Ksau Cup that started on his birthday, Jan. 06. It will be FIDE-rated
if at least 1/3 of the participants have FIDE ratings.
The first round had 15 players
with 5 FIDE-rated players. The numbers of interested chess players continue to
rise until it reached the current 24-player single round-robin event.
The following is the current
standings and their points: 1. Daniel (0) 2. Nassa (.5) 3. Mei (0)
4. Allan (1) 5. Hermana (0) 6.
Noro (0) 7. Kayah (.5) 8. Francois (0) 9. Roxy (1)
10. Yam (5) 11. Joseph (2.5) 12. Berni (1.5) 13. Cris (4.5) 14. Jojo (5)
15. Joy (0) 16. Gladys (2) 17. Angelil (0) 18. Eric (3.5) 19. Sib (0)
20. Iny (0) 21. Raf (0) 22. Jeff (6)
23. Angie (1)
The time control is 75 minutes +
30 seconds increment.
After the Ksau Cup, the Surangel
Family Chess Tournament 2014 is slated to start with the following players: 1.
Kayah 2. Ultei 3. Moded 4. Surangel, Sr. 5. Surangel, Jr. 6. Mason 7. Joy 8.
Kylie 9. Joy F. 10. Zachary 11. Ksau 12. Eric 13. Joe
The Palau Chess Federation has
received an email from Elista FIDE Office that states: “Dear Friends, Kindly
advice on your Federation’s current status with your NOC: a) full members b) associate members c)
other status d) no relationship at all. Thank you in advance. Best regards.
Elista FIDE Office.
PCF will answer this with c)
other status. It has applied for Palau National Olympic Committee membership
since 2005 but they required a federation with 60% membership of Filipinos and at
least 40% other nationalities aside from having many activities.
There’s no problem now with
activities as PCF held at least 3 major tournaments every year since 2002. It
participated in 2009 Oceania Zonal Chess Championship in Australia; 2010 World
Chess Olympiad in Russia; 2012 World Chess Olympiad in Istanbul, Turkey; 2013
Guam International Chess Tournament and 2013 World Youth Chess Championship in
Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.
Palau is also represented in
FIDE Congress in Dresden, Germany in 2008 and in 2013 FIDE Congress in Tallinn,
Estonia through its Delegate Jan Berglund of Sweden.
The addition of more Palauan
chess players through the Surangel Family Chess Tournament will make its
membership closer to its goal. Currently, PCF has 263 members including
Honorary Members for being sponsors of trophies, cash prizes, chess materials
and other things to help promote chess not only in Palau but through Oceania
(Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Guam) and
to the world.
In 2004, Roberto Hernandez ran
for office as Auditor in the The Filipino Community In Palau (TFCP) together
with Max Joseph Asido in the same party. Jess Toldoya, the 2004 Non-Master
Chess Tournament champion also run as Board of Directors member. Both Hernandez
and Toldoya won.
Max invited Roberto to run as
Board of Director Member in this year’s TFCP election to be held on Jan. 19,
2014. Other candidates in their Kalinga, Kaagapay, Kabayan (KKK) party list are
Zeny Tan for President; Louie Molina (1st Vice President); Max (2nd
Vice President); Vacant for Secretary, Asst. Secretary. Jojie Casinas for Treasurer. Vacant - Asst.
Treasurer. Joseph Verano for Business Manager. Vacant - Asst. Business Manager, Asst. Auditor. Jovita ‘Bhaby’ Martin
(P. R. O.); Boyet Mauricio (Sgt. At Arms); Fe Meseral (Sgt. At Arms).
The
12 Board of Directors are 1.
Romeo ‘Boie’ Castaneda 2. Let Tayag 3. Conrado ‘Conrad’ Almanzar 4.
Lorna Asido
5. Angelo Salvadora 6. Lourdes Funa 7. Robert Hernandez 8. Robert ‘Obet’
Aguilar 9. Nonoy Arganda 10. Lita ‘Adachi’ Campingco 11. Rey
Fortus 12. Anthony Eusebio 13, 14. and 15 are still vacant.
.
Solution to last week’s puzzle:
(It’s white to move and mates in 3) 1. Rb7+ Ka8 2. Ra7+! Kxa7 3. Qb7 mate.
This week’s puzzle: White to
move and mates in 3 (Solution next issue)
Source:Chessmate by Roberto Hernandez
Tia Belau Newspaper
Pages 9-10
Volume 23
Issue 04
January 13, 2014
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