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(701) PALAU HAS 61 PLAYERS LISTED AT www.fide.com (TBN-March 17, 2014)

UNIQUE CHESS SET
    

                  Former Senator Surangel Whipps, Sr., left, played in the simultaneous chess exhibition by Brian Jones in Feb. 25, 2014. The unique chess set that he is using is made from coconut wood. 8-year-old Kate Celiz, middle, is one of the less than 20 players that participated in the simul held at Island Paradise Resort Club after the conclusion of 2014 Micronesian Open.             (Photo by Roberto Hernandez)


PALAU HAS 61 PLAYERS LISTED
           AT www.fide.com
PLAYOFF -- Jeff vs. Manik 


THE MARCH 2014 List of FIDE rated players of Palau had an increase of 13 new FIDE rated players, the most that Palau got in just a month. From 48 in February, it is now 61. This is due to the gallant effort of Palau Chess Federation President Eric Ksau Whipps to include almost all of his chess playing family members to the federation by means of rated tournaments among the family.
                Another factor was the acceptance of the 2013 Palau Women’s Chess Championship results that was not rated last year because only 3 rated players had participated in the field of 12 women players. A section of the FIDE Laws of Chess was corrected and interpreted by experts as valid to be rated.
                The following women chess players in that event have got their initial FIDE rating: 1. Ma. Florida Hernandez (1342) 2. Joy Flores Whipps (1285) 3. Gladys Anne Paloma (1486) 4. Lilibeth Cabunagan (1175) 5. Remelyn Pascual (1137) 6. Rowena Ngiralmau (1137) 7. Leizl Michael (1137) 8. Visitacion Rave (1175) and Elizabeth Manuel (1204).
                HERE’S THE COMPLETE LIST:
#
Name
Title
Fed
Rating
G
B-Year
 1

 PLW
 1896
 9
 1970
 2

 PLW
 1840
 9
 1973
 3

 PLW
 1835
 9
 1956
 4

 PLW
 1829
 9
 1959
 5
 c
 PLW
 1755
 9
 1976
 6

 PLW
 1739
 0
 1984
 7

 PLW
 1722
 0
 1955
 8

 PLW
 1683
 9
 1979
 9

 PLW
 1673
 9
 1978
 10

 PLW
 1659
 0
 1973
 11

 PLW
 1649
 9
 1974
 12

 PLW
 1636
 9
 1968
 13

 PLW
 1624
 0
 1962
 14

 PLW
 1559
 0
 1980
 14

 PLW
 1559
 0
 1978
 16

 PLW
 1557
 0
 1967
 17

 PLW
 1534
 0
 2004
 18

 PLW
 1529
 0
 1967
 19

 PLW
 1514
 11
 2001
 20

 PLW
 1498
 0
 1981
 21

 PLW
 1486
 0
 1982
 22

 PLW
 1475
 0
 1970
 23

 PLW
 1433
 0
 1975
 24

 PLW
 1412
 0
 2003
 25

 PLW
 1398
 0
 1983
 26

 PLW
 1394
 0
 1958
 27

 PLW
 1372
 0
 1980
 28

 PLW
 1357
 11
 1977
 29

 PLW
 1353
 0
 1990
 30

 PLW
 1346
 0
 2003
 31

 PLW
 1342
 0
 1962
 32

 PLW
 1338
 0
 1980
 33

 PLW
 1311
 11
 1968
 34

 PLW
 1294
 0
 1978
 35

 PLW
 1285
 11
 1978
 36

 PLW
 1261
 0
 1981
 37

 PLW
 1251
 11
 1939
 38

 PLW
 1235
 0
 1990
 38

 PLW
 1235
 0
 1984
 40

 PLW
 1216
 0
 1946
 41

 PLW
 1214
 0
 1984
 42

 PLW
 1206
 11
 1973
 43

 PLW
 1204
 0
 1953
 44

 PLW
 1201
 0
 1992
 45

 PLW
 1199
 0
 1997
 45

 PLW
 1199
 0
 2003
 47

 PLW
 1175
 0
 1958
 47

 PLW
 1175
 0
 1955
 49

 PLW
 1159
 0
 1997
 50

 PLW
 1158
 0
 1977
 51

 PLW
 1137
 11
 2001
 51

 PLW
 1137
 0
 1984
 51

 PLW
 1137
 0
 1968
 51

 PLW
 1137
 0
 1989
 55

 PLW
 1122
 0
 2008
 56

 PLW
 1116
 11
 2005
 57

 PLW
 1104
 0
 1982
 58

 PLW
 1073
 0
 2005
 59

 PLW
 1064
 11
 2004
 60

 PLW
 1052
 0
 1983
 61

 PLW
 1001
 0
 1986

Roberto Hernandez has made up his mind not to be the team captain of Men/Open team to 2014 World Chess Olympiad in Norway. He will be the Board 4 with Australian Jamie Kenmure, the Open team captain again and Ksau Anthony Flores Whipps as team captain of women’s team.
It’s been published many times in this column that if there is a need for reserve, it will be contested by Jeff Balbalosa, Mohammad Manik Hossain and Paquito Suringa, Jr. via playoff.
Suringa is not interested anymore so a 4-game rapid chess format will be held between Manik and Jeff with the color of the pieces being w-b-b-w (white-black-black-white).
Two games will be played on Sunday afternoon and the other 2 games the next Sunday. Roberto will be the arbiter and will be writing their chess moves so that they can concentrate on their game.
This process of selecting the 5th member of the open team will eliminate the doubt of Manik that Eric has discriminated him by putting Jeff at board 4 without going to the process of playoff.
The Men/Open Palau team is the best ever with all 5 of them having a chance to get a FIDE or at least another Candidate Master title for Palau. Roberto is half-retired and he can practice 5-8 hours a day and has a very good chances to acquire a title at board 4.
During the 2012 World Chess Olympiad in Istanbul, Turkey, he is Board 1 and as Gary Bekker said, the Board 1 player has a great responsibility as he is always facing the best player of a country that he is playing. They don’t have a reserve so their schedule is fixed from round 1-11.
Only one game was played in the 2014 Palau Open Chess tournament -- Tito Cabunagan played against John Joseph Pabiona and lost his queen for a knight. Tito still hangs on but Pabiona clings to his big advantage and prevailed in 45 moves of Center Counter.
After talking to Eric Whipps about the inability of many players to show up, it was decided to give another week (Sunday afternoon) for players who don't show up to lose by default.
It was also agreed that Manik and Jeff will have a playoff this Sunday (2 games 1:00-3:00pm.) in a best of 4 games of rapid time format. The 3rd and 4th game will be played on
Solution to last week’s puzzle: (The same as last week. Sorry for double printing)
This week’s puzzle: White to move and mates in 3 (Solution next issue)




Source: Chessmate by Roberto Hernandez
             Tia Belau Newspaper
             Pages 9 & 11
             Volume 23
             Issue 22
             March 17, 2014


  


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