: DIFFERENT TEAM MEMBERS EVERY OLYMPIAD
2016 Baku, Azerbaijan World Chess Olympiad
members-- from left, Dennis Gonzales, Paquito Suringa, Jr., Allan Alcid,
Joselito Marcos and Roberto Hernandez. Taking this photo is Jeff Balbalosa. The
Delegate is PCF President Eric Ksau Surangel Whipps. At the 2018 WCO in Batumi,
Georgia, Cyril Tomas Montel, Jr. and Baby Edna Mission qualified for winning
the 2016 PNCC.
(Photo by Roberto Hernandez)
BLITZ IN APRIL,
RAPID IN JULY and
P. N. C. C. in September
THE FIRST Board Meeting of the newly elected officers of
Palau Chess Federation was moved from Monday, March 06 to Tuesday, March 07
with me not realizing the postponement, still went to Bethlehem Park. Angie
Sisior also didn’t know it but I informed her.
The
last one to come at the meeting was Angelo Salvadora, who came from Airai, with
the meeting already ongoing with the first agenda already tackled—the new
laptop for the PCF, to be kept by me. The old laptop is already 7 years old and
defective. In the last Board Meeting of the old officers, it was not approved
by members but PCF President Eric Ksau Whipps suggested to me to write a letter
to his dad and it was approved, for the amount of $578.00.
At
6:40, I left the meeting to work at Palau Royal Resort as musician from 7-11pm.
I leave Angie my ball pen and 2 pieces of paper to write the other matters
tackles during my absence.
On
the next day, Wed., I asked Eric on what to do first to get the laptop. He said
to come to his office and get the check, I then proceed to Dennis to issue me a
check and a receipt. I brought back the receipt to the lady who gave me the
check and I proceed to the department store to buy the laptop that I surveyed a
month ago (HP model with a price tag of $579.00).
That
model is not at the shelves anymore. I was sold earlier and the lady supervisor
suggested to me to get a Lesovo model worth $595.00. I checked the other model
which is $200.00 more but bigger screen and more features. I decided to buy an
HP brand worth $799.00 and used the check and an additional $181.05 which I
paid using my Bank of Guam debit card. With a discount of $39.95, I paid a
total of $759.05. Then I proceed to Jeff Balbalosa for him to install the basic
things to install. The Swiss Perfect, Chessbase 12 and other chess programs to
be installed next time.
When
I get the check, Angie returned to me the ball pen and the other matters
discussed during the later part of the meeting. I mentioned to them that my day
off is Monday and Sunday. The next meeting will be on Monday, April 10 at
5:45pm so that I can attend till the end of it.
There
are 4 possible venues for Arbiters’
Seminar on May 17-19, 2017 to be conducted by IA and Deputy President of Asian
Chess Federation Toti Abundo—Airai State Office, Airai View Hotel, Palasia
Hotel and the Campaign Headquarters Office, in which if available, food will be
provided.
The
confirmed attendees to that seminar are Dennis Gonzales, Angelo Salvadora,
Cyril Tomas Montel, Jr. Rustum Cabuso, me, Angie Sisior and Paquito Suringa,
Jr. The seminar can have up to 20 participants with a fee of $50.00 each. Some
players from Guam are requesting if they can attend that seminar which will
requires at least 6 hours a day for 3 days to complete the course.
Another
way to represent Palau in Olympiad is if a player is also a FIDE Arbiter like
Red Dumuk of the Philippines, who is one of the FIDE Arbiters in 2014 WCO in Tromso,
Norway. If chosen to be an arbiter in an Olympiad, FIDE offers free
accommodation, airfare and good pay for doing so.
I
and Salvadora have agreed to study the Swiss Perfect so that there are at least
2 different chess players that can be defended on especially in the Swiss
pairings.
Chess
in Schools is also discussed that will start sometime in September this year.
FIDE’s Chess in Schools Program Head Kevin O’Connel will be coming to Palau for
this matter with his accommodation and other expenses being shouldered by FIDE
for the development of Chess in Schools programs.
The
next tournaments of PCF are the Blitz Chess Championship in April, to be
followed by Rapid Championship in July and the 2017 Palau National Chess
Championship in September (including the qualifying to the Top 10 or Top 12
Division).
The
time control for Blitz is 5 minutes + 3 seconds increment, 20 minutes + 10
seconds increment for Rapid and 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment in the PNCC.
The results of these tourneys will be reviewed first by the board before
submitting to Jamie Kenmure, Palau’s rating officer.
Solution
to last week’s puzzle No. 4438: 1. …Qg5+ 2. Kf2 Qh4+ 3. Kg1 Nh3#
This
week’s puzzle No. 3857 White to move and mates in 3 (Solution next issue)
Sources: Chess Mate by Roberto Hernandez
Tia Belau Newspaper
Pages 9-10
Volume 26
Issue 23
March 13, 2017
Chess and Music (Perfect Combination)
The Beginning of Chess in Palau
By Roberto Hernandez
Soon to be published as a book
Music and Me by Roberto Hernandez
Tia Belau Newspaper
March 15, 2012 -- April 18, 2013
http://palau-chess.blogspot.com
April 25, 2013 --March 13, 2017
The History of Chess in Palau
By Roberto Hernandez
June 09, 2002 -- March 13, 2017
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