Tuesday, May 30, 2017

(1374) First They Ignore You, Laugh at You, Fight You, Then You Win--by Mahatma Gandhi (TBN-April 24, 2017)



: JAMIE KENMURE—ARBITERS’ SEMINAR LECTURER?
                    Palau will host the FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar on May 17-19, 2017. Jamie Kenmure, right, Palau Rating Officer, will probably conduct the Seminar if Asian Chess Federation Deputy President Toti Abundo will not be available. This photo was taken during the 2012 World Chess Olympiad in Istanbul, Turkey with GM Wesley So, middle and the current USA champion, with Roberto Hernandez, CM Bernardo Garcia, 2nd from left, and Menandro Manuel, left.     (Photo by Roberto Hernandez)


    "FIRST THEY IGNORE YOU,
    THEN THEY LAUGH AT YOU, 
       THEN THEY FIGHT YOU,
            THEN YOU WIN"
                    -By Mahatma Ghandi
 
These words from one of the greatest minds and wisdom in the world from India, Mahatma Ghandi, were applied to what is happening now to the chess career of the newly-crowned USA champion Wesley So.

                 Although Wesley has won international tournaments and has been a Top 10 GM for two years, he has not really been reckoned as a serious threat by other super-GMs ("first they ignore you") in 2015 and 2016. The Top 10 super-GMs (and the emcees and commentators) started to take note of Wesley when he won (with some "luck") the Sinquefield, London and over-all 2016 GCT titles.



Henceforth, they cannot ignore Wesley no more, but they mock ("they laugh at you") his risk-free style of play.

                Even with the presence of three Top 10 elite GMs, the 2017 USA Chess Championship remain in the national championship category, that is, it's not on the level of the closed super-tournaments like Bilbao and Shamkir.

 However, the coronation of Wesley as US Champion has completed (the first part was 2017 Wijk Aan-zee (Tata Steel Masters) his elevation as the man to watch and prepare for in the subsequent tournaments.

                To illustrate a point, Wesley arrived in Baku for the 2017 Gashimov Memorial. His arrival was heralded in Azerbaijan press!! Azeri media paint Wesley as the man to beat ("then they fight you") in this tournament.
                **(Shared report from CM Joselito Marcos)…Wesley So’s 67-game unbeaten streak ended in the opening round of Gashimov Memorial. Playing Black, defending champion Shakhriyar Mamedyarov rebuffed So’s rare Scotch Opening as the latter blundered right on the time control. (0-1 in 39 moves).

                The other participants which So will be meeting in Rd. 2 is Michael Adams; Rd. 3-Wojtaszek; Rd. 4-Veselin Topalov; Rd. 5-Vladimir Kramnik; Rd. 6-Sergey Karjakin; Rd. 7-Pavel Eljanov; Rd. 8-Radjabov and Rd. 9-Harikrishna.

                Palau’s first Woman National Master (WNM) Angelica Parrado-Sisior attended the wedding of Mark Pusong and Beverly Joy Isida as secondary sponsor at Breeze Bar of Palau Royal Resort. While I’m on my way to set the keyboard, she talked to me that it will be Palau Rating Officer Jamie Kenmure that will be the one to conduct the Arbiters’ Seminar slated on May 17-19, 2017. I will email Toti Abundo to confirm this so that when I draft my May 2017 monthly working schedule, I will adjust to these 3 days.

                Angie also asked me to come at Engull Park (former Bethlehem Park) on April 23 and bring chess boards and clocks so that the potential participants can practice for the April 30 and May 07 Palau Blitz Chess Championship. Palau’s 2nd WNM Baby Edna Mission attended also the wedding as guest. Angie confirmed that Gonzalo ‘Jojo’ Escapatoria, Jr. will be joining the seminar as well as Mission and possibly Gladys Anne Palome and her husband Rafael.

 Other confirmed participants are Angie, Cyril Tomas Montel, Jr., Paquito Suringa, Jr., Dennis Gonzales, Angelo Salvadora and me, of course for a total of 10. A maximum of 20 participants will be accommodated. Players from Guam are interested to attend the seminar as well as CM Joselito Marcos of Papua New Guinea but the school schedule is quite busy on that date where he is the Academic Director of The National Polytechnic Institute of Papua New Guinea.

                Solution to last week’s puzzle No. 3862: 1. Qxg6+!! hxg6 2. Bxg6+ Ke7 3. Nf5#

                This week’s puzzle No. 4409: Black to move and mates in 3 (Solution next issue)

Sources: Chess Mate by Roberto Hernandez
                Tia Belau Newspaper
                Pages 9 & 10
                Volume 26
                Issue 26
                April 24, 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--April 24, 2017

             The History of Chess in Palau
             By Roberto Hernandez
             June 09, 2002--April 24, 2017



       

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