IN BAKU, AZERBAIJAN from Sept. 01-14, 2016
THE VENUE OF THE 2016
WORLD CHESS OLYMPIAD
THE OLYMPIAD venue, Crystal Hall, situated on the Baku
Boulevard, was built in 2012 to host the Eurovision song contest in Azerbaijan,
and became since then one of the emblematic buildings of the city. Crystal Hall
is a very spacious modern complex, with a stunning view on the seaside and the
city. The participants can enjoy its surroundings (Baku Boulevard) after their
games/meetings.
Most
of the hotels aren’t situated within walking distance from the Crystal Hall,
but transportation to and from the Crystal Hall will be provided by the
organizers. To check the departure time from hotel to the Crystal Hall, every
participant is requested to consult the table available at the hotels, in the
Info Bulletin and on the official website. The players are requested to be at
the venue at least 30 minutes before
the start of the round to proceed to the security checks. The participants
should also leave all non-authorized devices (electronic devices, watches, pens)
in theirs.
Crystal
Hall will be the venue for the games, but also for some parallel activities,
such as Chess Exhibition, Parallel Tournaments, etc. You can consult the
precise schedule of the Parallel Activities in the Informative Bulletin given
to the Olympiad participants upon their arrival to Baku.
All
participants of the Olympiad will be accommodated in 5 and 4 stars’ hotels in
Baku. The teams will be allocated in hotels according to the decision of the
Baku Chess Olympiad Operating Committee, based on the teams’ performance in the
previous Olympiad and informed about the hotel they will be staying in after
they have registered to the Olympiad, as they will receive their registration
confirmation. All teams (6 persons) will get two free double rooms and two free
single rooms with full board. The open and female teams from the same
federation will be accommodated in the same Hotel.
The
Delegates to the Congress will be accommodated in the Fairmont Hotel on a full
board basis, in single rooms and free of charge, or in their team hotel upon
their wish (see the Congress section). Other Congress participants, if they are
not part of a team, or have another function entitling them to a free
accommodation, should cover by themselves their accommodation cost.
In
each hotel there will be a Help and Information desk for the participants,
where they will be able to get accreditation badges and their gifts from the
organizers. The organizers ask the team
captain only to check in and out the team and to approach the information
desk at the hotel to take the accreditation badges and the gifts for his team.
If the captain of the team is missing on the arrival day, the team should
select one of their members to do the check-in and take the gifts for the whole
team instead of him, so as to avoid crowds in front of the help desks.
A
special free number will be also communicated to the participants through which
they will be able to get information or help 24/7 during the Olympiad. In all
hotels, the participants will benefit from a free Wi-Fi service. The meals will
be served as a buffet. The participants are requested to advise the organizers
if they have particular dietary requirements.
During
the 2014 World Chess Olympiad in Tromso, Norway, the member countries of
Oceania (Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Palau, Solomon Islands
and Guam) have a meeting with the new President Paul Spiller of New Zealand.
One of the requests of Palau’s Roberto Hernandez is to have a Grandmaster (GM)
coach/trainer for Palau team to 2016 Olympiad. PNG had a GM coach/trainer/team
captain in the 2012 Olympiad in Istanbul, Turkey but they paid him $1,000 euros
and shoulder his airfare (Bulgaria-Istanbul). A GM coach/trainer was offered to
Palau for 2012 but they cannot afford it. A Swedish GM offered free
coaching/training for Palau team to 2014 WCO in Norway but it was declined by
Palau Chess Federation Board Members.
A
Candidate Master (CM) friend of Roberto Is offering to be the coach/trainer/team
captain of Palau Chess Team to Azerbaijan with him shouldering his own airfare.
He’s a veteran of 3 Olympiads (2002 Bled, Slovenia; 2010 Khanty-Mansiysk,
Russia and 2014 Tromso, Norway). If he will be hired, Roberto will take care of
his pocket money. Hiring him will lessen the load of Dennis Gonzales as
player/team captain and his strategy to the game might produce 3 or 4 titled
players for Palau.
Solution
to last week’s puzzle No. 4370: 1. … Qxh2+!! 2. Kxh2 Nf3++ 3. Kg3 f4 mate.
This
week’s puzzle No. 4371: Black to move and mates in 3 (Solution next issue)
Sources: Chess Mate by Roberto Hernandez
Tia Belau Newspaper
Pages 11-13
Volume 25
Issue 35
May 09, 2016
Chess and Music (Perfect Combination)
The Beginning of Chess in Palau
By Roberto Hernandez
To be published as a book in the future
Music and Me by Roberto Hernandez
Tia Belau Newspaper
March 15, 2012 -- April 2013
http://palau-chess.blogspot.com
April 2013 -- May 09, 2016
The History of Chess in Palau
By Roberto Hernandez
June 09, 2002 --May 09, 2016
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