: POSSIBLE REP
OF PALAU TO 2015 OCEANIA ZONAL
As of 2:00pm of May 31, 2015, the last
day of submission of the name/s of Palau reps to 2015 Oceania Zonal Chess
Championship, it’s still not confirm if Paquito Suringa, Jr., right, will go.
Other possible reps that didn’t make it are Menandro Manuel, sitting, Felix
Oling, left, and Roberto Hernandez, standing 3rd from left. Ms. Ley of
HR Department of PRR joins in the photo during the 1st round of 2014
PNCC. (Photo by Roberto Hernandez)
WHO WILL REPRESENT PALAU IN 2015
OCEANIA ZONAL IN JULY 4-10?
IN THE Feb. 23, 2015 issue of Chess Mate by Roberto
Hernandez, it mentioned there that Roberto will skip the 2015 Oceania Zonal
Chess Championship to be held in Norths Sydney, Australia from July 04-10. He
knew all along that Tito Cabunagan will represent Palau in that biennial event.
Tito missed the 2014 World Chess Olympiad in Tromso, Norway because the Pacific
Islands Forum was held at the same date as the Olympiad.
Roberto
will be having a 22-day vacation with his wife Flor on June 02-23, 2015 in
Philippines. During the 2015 Palau Blitz Chess Championship, Cyril Montel, Jr.
informed fellow players that he is not available for the OZCC. Lately, Dennis
Gonzales, Jeff Balbalosa, CM Bernardo Garcia and Tito (for the 3rd
time!) are not available for varying reasons. Because of another PIF meeting in
Majuro, Tito will not make it for the 3rd time. He missed the 2012
World Chess Olympiad in Istanbul, Turkey, too because some people from Japan
will inspect the 2 generators donated by Japan to Palau and he is the only
technical person that can assist them.
Had
Roberto known earlier that Tito will not make it, he should have extended his
vacation for another 2 weeks to make it to the OZCC like he did and the other 8
members of Palau Chess Team to Norway in acquiring Schengen visa.
It’s
too late now to get Australian visa because Roberto needs his passport for the
vacation. Although he had already an Australian visa issued to him in 2009 as
Palau lone rep in 2009 OZCC, it needs less than a month to get a new one.
The
question now is… who is willing to go to OZCC? There is a long list of
qualified players: 1. Paquito Suringa, Jr. 2. Eugene Labarda 3. Manuel Mahor,
Jr. 4. Menandro Manuel 5. Mohammad Manik Hossain 6. Tuloy Rengiil 7.
Christopher Kitalong 8. Felix Oling 9. Leif Toribiong 10. Rustum Cabuso 11.
Gonzalo Escapatoria, Jr. 12. Eugenio Pastrana…
Baby
Edna Mission sold her ticket (to Cairns, Australia) and that means she’s not
interested anymore for the trip. Palau top woman player Angelica Parrado can’t
make it also because of tight schedule and so do Gladys Anne Paloma.
Palau
can send 2 men players if there is no woman rep for that event. Free entry fee,
hotel accommodation (with free breakfast) is provided. Oceania Chess
Confederation is also providing a $500.00 travel fund for each official player
(1 male and 1 female) from Palau, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Guam
and New Zealand that they can refund after returning from their respective
countries.
The
name of the reps of Palau must be submitted by May 31, 2015. With short time to
get someone to OZCC, Roberto offered the slot to Paquito, Cafeteria Chief Cook,
who is excited about the trip. He asked permission from the management of Palau
Royal Resort. He was given only 10 days of vacation because PRR is under
renovation (half of the hotel) and there are many extra workers to feed at
cafeteria for 3 months.
Another
slot was offered to Felix Oling but the date is so conflicting to his schedule
that he is free from July 8 onwards. The Palau Chess Federation is offering
half of the airfare to Palau rep.
After
the OZCC, the next tournament is Palau is the 2015 Rapid Chess Championship to
be held from July 19-August 16 at Bethlehem Park. Tito will then participate,
hopefully, to the Datu A. Tan Malaysian Open in September, where he will miss
some games of 2015 Palau National Chess Championship (Sept. – Nov.)
Solution to last week’s puzzle
No. 3866: 1. Qd6+!! Bxd6 2. Bxd6+ Kg7 3. f6 mate.
This
week’s puzzle No. 3867: White to move and mates in 3 (Solution next issue)
Source: Chess Mate by Roberto Hernandez
Tia Belau Newspaper
Page 9
Volume 24
Issue 44
June 01, 2015
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