Papua New Guinea's top chess player CM Joselito Marcos first came to PNG in 1996 and was posted to then Lae Technical College as a Lecturer.
He rose from the rank becoming a Senior Lecturer in 2000 and the Head of Building and Engineering Department in 2005 and as Deputy Director Academic in 2010 (that same year the college was converted to National Polytechnic Institute of Papua New Guinea--the first in PNG).
Incidentally, he was among the members of the fact-finding team sent to New Zealand in 2008 to observe the operations and management including academic programs offerings of selected polytechnics and institutes of technology there.
This year (2018) he was appointed to the highest
position in Polytec, as its Director.
His two colleagues who were with him in New Zealand were also appointed this year as Deputy Directors (Administrative Services and Student Services--that's why they call the Administration team as NZ team plus one.
The 3rd Deputy who took over his previous position is from Mechanical Engineering Department.
This is the brief history of his employment in Papua New Guinea to date.
Papua New Guinea has been his home and country in the past 23 years; he only visit his country of origin on annual basis during school holidays in December and January and on few occasions he stopped over during his travel to other European countries.
I met him for the first time during the 2009 Oceania Zonal Chess Championship in Gold Coast Australia. Upon meeting him for the first time, I can see the immense knowledge of this man, his generosity and unselfish sharing of his knowledge or skill.
WE RENEWED OUR FRIENDSHIP IN RUSSIA DURING THE 2010 WORLD CHESS OLYMPIAD IN KHANTY-MANSIYSK
THE CREATOR OF http://palau-chess.blogspot.com CM JOSELITO MARCOS
The co-champion of the 3rd Palau Invitational International Chess Championship CM Joselito Marcos, right, came to Palau with his wife Nannete, left, and last-born daughter Jamie-Kirstie in Dec. 14-23, 2011. Three days later, he created the Palau Chess Federation website that became the tool for Palau Chess to be known around the world. Earlier this year, I just learned that Lito and Nannette has been married 35 years already, just a year earlier than my wedding with my wife Flor in March 11, 1983 (civil) and Sept. 25, 1983 (church).
(Photo by CM Joselito Marcos)
CHESS MATE IS 15 YEARS;
http://palau-chess.blogspot.com
is 6 YEARS
HOW time flies! It’s been already 15 years since the first issue of Chess Mate by Roberto Hernandez in Dec. 29, 2002 http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2012/01/first-issue-of-chessmate-by-roberto.html
This is the 774th issue of Chess Mate while the website that was created by CM Joselito Marcos on Dec. 26, 2011 has 1,463 posts already by me and being view by 144 countries with page views of 296,462 as of Dec. 26, 2017.
The Music and Me column by Roberto Hernandez that started in Tia Belau, on March 15, 2012—April 18, 2013 has 282 issues after resuming its links to the PCF website from April 25, 2013.
CM Joselito Marcos, left, met Roberto Hernandez in the 2009 Oceania Zonal Chess Championship in Australia, then renewed their friendship in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia in the 2010 World Chess Olympiad where "Tolitz", his Russian nickname (Lito inverted with tz to sound like Russian) played at Board 1 for Papua New Guinea, where he works as Deputy Director of The National Polytechnic Institute of Papua New Guinea since 1996. He participated in the 3rd Palau Invitational International Chess Championship in Dec. 14-21, 2011 to complete a 3-country renewal of friendship with Roberto. His greatest contribution to the improvement of chess in Palau is his creation of Palau Chess Federation website http://palau-chess.blogspot.com in Dec. 26, 2011 while spending the rest of his Christmas Holiday in Philippines with his family.
(This 6th year anniversary of his creation is dedicated to him)
6th YEAR OF P.C.F. WEBSITE
http://palau-chess.blogspot.com
(Created by CM Joselito Marcos on
Dec. 26, 2011)
On Nov. 23, 2017, my BFF CM Joselito Marcos informed me that he became a GM!
He is now a Grammar Master (GM)!
Since first meeting him during the 2009 Oceania Zonal Chess Championship in Australia, I knew from the start that I will learn many, many things from this man in terms of knowledge, wisdom, quick decision making, generosity, Bible, basketball, hard-bound books, and whatever subject you can talk about.
Apart from being generous in sharing his financial and technical knowledge about modern technology, his drive to teach those willing to learn from his experience is sometimes interpreted by others as boasting. It's better to boast with something that you know better than to those boasting with something they don't know or don't have except their 'vocabulary'.
Because of his creation of Palau Chess Federation website http://palau-chess.blogspot.com Palau is now known to the world especially in the USA where this site was viewed by 296,462 times by more than 144 countries.
COUNTRIES WHO VIEWED PCF WEBSITE
(As of Dec. 26, 2017 11:00am)
The Top 10 Countries who viewed PCF website are 1.USA (193,282) 2.Russia (9,878) 3.Philippines (7,681) ) 4.Palau (5,534) 5.Germany (4,862) 6.Australia (1,632) 7.Ukraine (1,314) 8.France (1,264) 9.South Korea (1,129) 10.UK (1,026). The total all-time page view is 296,458.
New countries who are viewing this website now include 11.Latvia 12.Japan 13.Bangladesh 14.India 15.China 16.Cote d’ Ivoire 17.Togo 18.Malaysia 19.Kuwait 20.Poland 21.Brazil 22.Serbia 23.Benin 24.Mexico 25.Qatar 26.Senegal 27.Saudi Arabia 28.Ghana 29.Hong Kong 30. Sri Lanka 31. Norway 32. Pakistan 33. Jordan 34. New Zealand 35. Romania 36. Bulgaria 37. Sweden 38. Hungary 39. Bahrain 40. Austria 41.Martinique 42.Guam 43.Canada 44.Spain 45.Estonia 46.Netherlands 47.South Africa 48.Papua New Guinea (682-2015) 49.Singapore 50.Croatia 51.Taiwan 52.Italy 53.Bosnia & Herzegovina 54.Indonesia 55.Barbados 56.Chile 57.Ireland, 58.United Arab Emirates 59.Zambia 60.Nigeria 61.Bahamas 62.Zimbabwe 63.Georgia 64.Slovakia 65.Algeria 66.Micronesia 67.Portugal 68.Panama 69.Marshall Islands 70.Vietnam 71.Northern Mariana Islands72.Azerbaijan 73.Kazakhstan 74.Argentina 75.Thailand 76.Lithuania 77.Andorra 78.Mauritius 79.Fiji 80.Macau 81.Czech Republic 82.Israel 83.Lebanon 84.Burkina Faso 85.Venezuela 86. Armenia 87.Morocco 88.Burundi 89.Switzerland 90.Albania 91.Turkey 92.Iceland 93.Puerto Rico 94.Dominican Republic 95.Belarus 96.Trinidad & Tobago 97. Ecuador 98. Mongolia 99. Iraq 100. Belgium 101. Greece 102. Denmark 103. Colombia 104. Uruguay 105. Nepal 106. Laos 107. Ethiopia 108. Guinea 109. Maldives 110. Yemen 111. Kenya 112.Reunion 113.Rwanda 114. Brunei 115. Cuba 116. Malta 117. Cook Islands118. Cambodia 119. Cameroon 120. Oman 121. Angola 122. Jersey 123.Kiribati 124.Costa Rica 126. Turks & Caicos Islands 127. Nicaragua 128. Cape Verde 129. Moldova 130. Malawi 131. Guernsey 132. Syria 133. Solomon Islands 134. Nauru 135. Czechia 136. Congo (Republic) 137. Guyana 138. Bhutan 139. Turkmenistan 140. Bolivia 141. Cyprus 142. Curacao 143. Antigua and Barbuda 144. Luxembourg 145.
ALSO, THE TOP 100 PAGE VIEWS AND THEIR FIGURES:
TOP 100 PALAU CHESS POSTS PAGE VIEWS (Minimum 300 Views)
As of Dec. 26, 2017 10:50am 296,458 Views
Post No. Title Page Views
1. 331 CITIZENSHIP IN PALAU by Dmitri Kyle Villanueva 3,837
2. 42 PALAU CHESS FEDERATION Players/Names/Pictures 06/09/02-Present 1,504
3. 229 MARCOS AND HERNANDEZ FAMILY AFTER 3rd PIICC 1,247
4. 752 Palau Chess Fed. Members/Photos (Inc. Honorary) 06/09/02-Present 1,048
5. 183 Bulgar (Expose) Newspaper Features 1st PICC 1,057
6. 151 2009 Oceania Zonal Chess Championship (Photos) 915 http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2012/05/2009-oceania-zonal-chess-championship.html
7. 574 PHOTOS (Opening Day –2013 Palau National Chess Championship 937 http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2013/08/photos-opening-day-2013-palau-national.html
8. 356 DID KASPAROV CHEAT J. POLGAR IN ’94? 847 http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2012/11/did-kasparov-cheat-polgar-in-94-tbn-apr.html
9. 853 WHAT DID WE DO TO WESLEY SO? 821 http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2014/10/what-did-we-do-to-wesley-so.html
10. 7 MARCOS, MANUEL – CO-CHAMPIONS OF 3RD PIICC 714 http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2011/12/marcos-manuel-co-champions-of-3rd-piicc.html
11. 772 PHOTOS (Roberto’s Family, Friends in Palau – 20 years ago) 676 http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2014/05/photos-robertos-family-friends-in-palau.html
12. 287 OPENING CEREMONY – ISTANBUL OLYMPIAD 666 http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2012/08/opening-ceremony-istanbul-olympiad.html
13. 792 Palau Chess Team Itinerary (July 31-Aug. 15-Manila-London-Oslo-Tromso-
14. 444 1990 PHILIPPINE NATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 683 http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2013/03/1990-philippine-national-chess.html
15. 966 THE EVOLUTION OF ROBERTO HERNANDEZ BUSINESS CARD 641 http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2015/04/the-evolution-of-roberto-hernandez.html
16. 52 PALAU CHESS FEDERATION HAS 208 MEMBERS NOW 616 http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2012/02/palau-chess-federation-has-208-members.html
17. 199 HOW DID PALAU BECOME FIDE MEMBER 606 http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2012/06/how-did-palau-become-fide-member.html
18. 723 GEOFFREY BORG, CASTO ABUNDO VISIT PALAU 577 http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2014/01/geoffrey-borg-casto-abundo-visit-palau.html
19. 256 4 PALAU CHESS TEAM MEMBERS GRANTED TURKISH VISA 566 http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2012/07/4-palau-chess-team-members-granted.html
20. 81 FIL-OZ LADY IS A CHAMP 572
21. 957 CHARTERED FLIGHTS REDUCED APRIL 15 575 http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2015/03/charter-flights-reduced-april-15-tbn.html
22. 308 Music & Me (9/27/12) My Music Experience with Former President
Tommy Remengesau, Jr. 518 http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2012/09/music-and-me-sept-27-my-music.html
23. 514 DRUMS LESSONS FOR MIKA TSUJI 523 http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2013/05/music-and-me-may-23-2013-drums-lessons.html
24. 649 Jan. 2004 List of Top 50 Chess Players in Philippines 524 http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2013/09/january-2004-list-of-top-50-chess.html
25. 806 End of Era in Phil. Chess as Top GM Wesley So Says Goodbye 529 http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2014/07/end-of-era-in-philippine-chess-as-top.html
26. 836 Music & Me (7/3/14) Recording 20 Palauan Songs with Alfonso Diaz 529 http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2014/10/music-and-me-july-03-2014-recording-20.html
27. 924 Music & Me (1/8/15) Dragon Tei Offers a Lot to Tourists and Local 529 http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2015/02/music-and-me-jan-08-2015-dragon-tei.html
28. 376 TORRE – ASIA’S FIRST GRANDMASTER 495 http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2012/12/torre-asias-first-grandmaster-tbn-june.html
29. 426 NEW PHILIPPINE CONSUL TO PALAU IS ALSO PRES. OF PCF 502 http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2013/02/new-phil-consul-to-palau-is-also.html
30. 312 ARMENIA, RUSSIA WIN GOLD MEDALS IN 4OTH CHESS OLYMPIAD 480 http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2012/10/armenia-russia-win-gold-medals-in-40th.html
31. 198 Unbeaten No More; Gancayco is Class B Champ 468 http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2012/06/unbeaten-no-more-gancayco-is-class-b.html
32. 288 QATAR SWEPT PALAU; 39 OTHER COUNTRIES SWEPT, TOO 467 http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2012/08/qatar-swept-palau-39-other-countries.html
33. 78 OUTSTANDING OFW IN PALAU AWARDEES 461 http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2012/03/outstanding-ofw-in-palau-awardees-june.html
34. 911 Roberto Hernandez – Palau’s First FIDE Instructor 467 http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2015/01/roberto-hernandez-palau-first-fide.html
35. 445 30th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY OF ROBERTO-FLOR 456 http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2013/03/30th-wedding-anniversary-of-roberto-flor.html
36. 886 The Ermita-Malate Open Chess Tournament in Phil. (March 19-27, 1990) 467 http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2014/12/the-ermita-malate-open-chess-tournament.html
37. 144 2010 WORLD CHESS OLYMPIAD – PHOTOS 435 http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2012/04/2010-world-chess-olympiad-russia.html
38. 594 PHOTOS –SPORTS UNLIMITED CREW IN PALAU 438 http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2013/08/photos-sports-unlimited-crew-in-palau.html
39. 271 Pastrana Escapes w/ a Draw; Billah Invited at Cayanan Cup 430 http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2012/08/pastrana-escapes-with-draw-billah.html
40. 214 ENARSAO, LAGUMEN NOW LEADS CLASS B 419 http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2012/06/enarsao-lagumen-now-lead-class-b-tbn.html
41. 321 Music & Me (10/11/12) Palau Royal Resort Traditional Christmas Choir 425 http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2012/10/music-and-me-oct-11-palau-royal-resort.html
42. 138 EXCURSION IN RUSSIA – SEPT. 2010 420 http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2012/04/excursion-in-russia-sept-2010.html
43. 894 CHESS MATE MARKS 12th YEAR WITH ITS 620th ISSUE 423 http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2015/01/chessmate-marks-12th-year-with-its.html
44. 555 Music & Me (July 11, 2013) INTERNATIONAL MUSIC STUDENTS 415 http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2013/07/music-and-me-july-11-2013-international.html
45. 36 DR. ALFREDO PAEZ CONFIRMED TO 2011 PIICC 412
46. 985 2012 PNCC (Reg. Fees, FIDE Payment (Arrears), Photos 410 http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2015/04/2012-palau-national-chess-championship.html
47. 668 CROSS TABLES OF 2013 PALAU NATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 401 http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2013/10/cross-tables-of-2013-palau-national.html
48. 284 PALAU PLAYERS NAME TAGS 398 http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2012/08/palau-players-name-tag.html
49. 871 The Biggest Turnout of Participants in Palau Chess History 409 http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2014/11/the-biggest-turnout-of-participants-in.html
50. 3 Marcos Family Coming to Palau for Chess and Leisure 398 http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2011/12/marcos-family-coming-to-palau-for-chess.html
51. 85 GETTING A RUSSIAN VISA 390 http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2012/03/getting-russian-visa-tbn-aug30.html
52. 74 2009 PAQUITO SURINGA CUP 402 http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2012/03/2009-paquito-suringa-cup.html
53. 554 PHOTOS – 2nd CHINESE SONGS SINGING CONTEST 389 http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2013/07/photos-2nd-chinese-songs-singing-contest.html
54. 154 Music & Me (May 03, 2012) COMPOSER OF PALAUAN SONG “NGESUAS” 390 http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2012/05/music-and-me-may-03-2012-issue-tbn.html
55. 735 Robert James Fischer (1943-2008) Bobby Fischer – The Times Obituary 381 http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2014/02/robert-james-fischer-1943-2008-bobby.html
56. 219 CHESS AND MUSIC (June 21. 2016) AMAZING PIANO MAN 387 http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2012/06/chess-music-june-21-amazing-piano-man.html
57. 548 PHOTOS—FINAL DAY OF 2013 PALAU BLITZ CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 391 http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2013/06/photos-final-day-of-2013-palau-blitz.html
58. 289 PALAU SWEPT BY IRAQ THIS TIME; VS. MALDIVES TOMORROW 378 http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2012/08/palau-swept-by-iraq-this-time-vs.html
59. 82 FILIPINO HOSPITALITY IN AUSTRALIA 381 http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2012/03/filipino-hospitality-in-australia-aug.html
60. 738 BRIAN JONES SIMUL (Feb. 25, 2014) 381 http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2014/03/brian-jones-simul-feb-25-2014-island.html
61. 701 PHOTOS – 2006 AMBASSADOR MARINO RAPID CHESS TOURNAMENT 373
62. 719 Ksau Cup Drew 24 Players; Roberto Running for Office 382 http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2014/01/ksau-cup-drew-24-players-roberto.html
63. 302 CLOSING CEREMONY – 2012 WORLD CHESS OLYMPIAD 392 http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2012/09/closing-ceremony-2012-world-chess.html
64. 212 PALAU CHESS FEDERATION – NATIONAL RATING 374 http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2012/06/palau-chess-federation-national-rating.html
65. 251 SEN. MLIB TO 2014 NORWAY CHESS OLYMPIAD? 370 http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2012/07/sen-mlib-to-2014-norway-chess-olympiad.html
66. 784 Music & Me (4/17/14) 116th Phil. Ind. Day Celeb./Gala Dinner at Palasia 369 http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2014/06/music-and-me-april-17-2014-116th.html
67. 753 MUSIC AND ME (Feb. 13, 2014) EXOTIC PALAU FOOD – FRUIT BAT! 368
68. 348 WEEK 5 PHOTOS AND STANDINGS – 2012 PNCC 363
69. 804 Getting Schengen Visa in Manila by Palau and Philippine Chess Team 360
70. 933 Music & Me (2/5/15) Estonia’s Most Popular Song “Kungla Rahvas” 374
71. 334 2012 PNCC PHOTOS (3rd WEEK) 355
72. 380 2012 PNCC PHOTOS (3rd WEEK) 355
73. 195 PALAU REGISTERED; 43 MORE COUNTRIES UNREGISTERED YET 350
74. 295 ROUND 7 – PALAU VS. MACAU 1-3 348
75. 917 Music & Me (Dec. 18, 2014) PRR Christmas Party at Palasia Hotel 368
76. 750 PHOTOS—2014 PALAU OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT 353
77. 228 SIMUL VS. JAMIE. Any one? 352
78. 307 BERNARDO GARCIA OF PPR IS PALAU’S FIRST TITLED PLAYER 343
79. 547 MUSIC AND ME (June 13, 2013) BELATED HAPPY FATHER’S DAY 350
80. 467 PALAU WINS WORLD HERITAGE LISTING 342
81. 987 HOW CLEAN IS PALAU AIR? (China’s Relationship With its Environment) 355 http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2015/04/how-clean-is-palau-air-chinas.html
82. 34 CURRICULUM VITAE OF ROBERTO HERNANDEZ 345
83. 707 PHOTOS – 2005 REGULAR CHESS TOURNAMENT 339
84. 543 AMBASSADOR MARINO CUP POSTPONED 337
85. 983 A FRIENDLY CHESS GAME WITH PRR GUEST JOVANI CURRY 336
86. 599 PHOTOS – WEEK 4 OF 2013 PNCC 333
87. 759 GEOFFREY BORG IS BACK! CONDUCTED FIDE TRAINERS’ SEMINAR 335
88. 1065 10 YEARS OF PALAU JOINING FIDE 356
89. 585 SPECIAL GAMES (TBN-Aug. 12, 2013) 331
90. 718 PHOTOS – 2004 RAPID CHESS TOURNAMENT 332
91. 745 PHOTOS – MICRONESIAN OPEN 2014 ROUND 1-9 332
92. 291 GARCIA SCORES FIRST HALF POINT OF PALAU 321
93. 292 PALAU WINS OVER U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS 2.5—1.5 325
94. 704 AMERICAN GIRL SINGING JAPANESE SONG “SUKIYAKI” 321
95. 947 Music & Me (3/12/15) A Night w Palau Pres., 2 Del., Airai Gov. & Alvin-Nurse 321
96. 692 Music and Me (Nov. 14, 2013) 5 JAPANESE GUYS ENJOYED MY MUSIC 324
97. 801 PINAYS TO REPRESENT PALAU IN NORWAY CHESS OLYMPIAD 312
98. 247 MERCADO NIPS GARCIA AND DITTRICH; ON TO THE FINALS 312
99. 775 A LETTER TO PNOC PRESIDENT FRANK KYOTA 314
100. 345 MUSIC AND ME (Nov. 08) Japanese Jazz Singer Nao Yasuda 306
10 of these photos will be published
in "Life in Pixels"
at TFC "The Filipino Channel"
in "Life in Pixels"
at TFC "The Filipino Channel"
6 PHOTOS AT THE OCC MEETING - SEPT. 10, 2016
Nobody was able to take photos of the ongoing meeting of Delegates of Oceania Chess Confederation during the 2016 Baku, Azerbaijan World Chess Olympiad. This selfie photo is a little blurred because when I bought a cellphone protector, the one who install it put the hole where the camera's lens, is partly covered.
(Photo by Roberto Hernandez)
AN INFORMAL MEETING OF O. C. C.
MEMBERS IN SEPT. 10, 2016
IN BAKU, AZERBAIJAN
Oceania Chess Confederation President Paul Spiller of New Zealand arranged an informal meeting of its members on Sept. 10, 2016 at 10am during the last 5 days of 2016 World Chess Olympiad in Baku, Azerbaijan and held in a meeting room of Fairmont Hotel, where the Delegates and high ranking officials of World Chess Federation were billeted.
The Agenda of the Oceania Zone 3.6 Meeting is as follows:
1. Apologies
2. Introduction of Delegates
3. Report from Al-Ain Asian Federation Meeting by Paul.
4. Chess Development in Oceania – Federation surveys and allocation of resources.
5. Upcoming tournaments – Oceania Youth Chess Championship
2017 Oceania Zonal
2017 Asian Seniors Championship
6. Oceania Chess Confederation background and incorporation
7. General Business
The attendees are given a few minutes to introduce themselves with Shaun Press stating that he was born in Papua New Guinea and the current president of PNGCF; Calvin Prasad of Fiji is playing at Board 1 of Fiji team in this Olympiad and the previous Olympiads; Roberto Hernandez introduced himself as the one who pioneered chess in Palau in 2002, writing a chess column in Palau’s first newspaper Tia Belau for 13 years, General Secretary of PCF, an NM and FIDE Instructor; Gary Westell of Australia; Stuart Fancy , the vice president of PNGCF; Kevin Bonham of Australia which I have mistakenly spelled his family name as Bohan; Roger Orio of Guam and the current President of Guam Echecs after Leon Ryan retires. He listed his number +64 274 595 176; President Paul Spiller of New Zealand as well as Hilton Bennett, have both participated in the inaugural 2006 Palau Invitational Chess Championship in Aug. 31-Sept. 05, 2006 that started the chess boom in Palau; and the last one to come is Asian Chess Federation Deputy President Casto ‘Toti’ Abundo, who visited Palau with FIDE C. E. O Geoffrey Borg in January 2014.
The issues that were tackled are the under 18 chess tournaments that IM, FM, and CM titles can be achieved. In Americas, GM norms can be achieved even in U20 tournaments.
HERE ARE SOME INTERESTING STATISTICS:
Titled Players – Australia (151); New Zealand (42); Fiji (11); PNG (6); Guam and Palau (1 each);
Solomon Islands and Nauru (0)
Active Rated Players in 2015 – Aus (692), NZ (155), Palau (48), Fiji (20), Guam (12), PNG (5),
Solomon Islands and Nauru (0)
Standard Open Tournaments in 2015 – Aus (48), NZ (11), Fiji (2), Palau (1)
Rated Games – Aus (13,959), NZ (2,293), Palau (203), Fiji (112), Guam (98)
No. of Games by Foreigners – Aus (1,488), NZ (444), Guam (25)
No. of Games by Players Abroad – Aus (1,224), NZ (547), Fiji (61), PNG (41), Palau (31), Guam (7)
According to Toti, there are 51 countries in Asia. He also said that Congressman Prospero ‘Butch’ Pichay can’t travel outside Philippines because of charges against him by Phil. Government.
THERE ARE MORE WOMEN PLAYERS IN PALAU THAN IN NEW ZEALAND!
Father and daughter Joselito and Jamie-Kirstie Marcos has been to Palau during the 3rd Palau Invitational Chess Championship in Dec. 14-20, 2011, with Joselito's wife Nanette. The 3rd PICC has been the most well organized Palau Chess Event so far with Lito donating $200.00 for miscellaneous expenses for the event. He also donated all of his $150.00 cash prize so that Palau can pay their yearly dues to FIDE. During the awarding, he also donated chess books, PNG hats and pouches, magnetic chess boards and pieces aside from sharing his knowledge in recording the games in PGN format and pairings.
While the meeting is going on, the letter of Palau Rating Officer Jamie Kenmure is being circulated that states: Dear Oceania Delegates, in regards to the motion that Mr. Stuart Fancy from PNG is going to raise, I would like to explain: In 2014 I was asked by Joselito Marcos, who then I thought was the PNGCF President at the time, asked me to register 5 players for him. I only thought this was for players to play in a competition as it is a requirement for tournaments to have a FIDE I. D. I had no knowledge that he was planning to send a team to the Olympiad with the players I registered. I had no idea that I was doing anything wrong. Yours, Jamie Kenmure.
Before the open forum starts, Toti left the meeting. Maybe he sensed something controversial will happen even with the absence of Jamie and Joselito.
Stuart Fancy is claiming that Joselito stole their right to vote and even called Joselito a “criminal”. He didn’t know that Toti was the one who gave Joselito the signal “You won! You're the official PNG Delegate! Please get Schengen visa as soon as possible.”
Joselito got Schengen visa and pay for it as well as the tickets in going to Tromso, Norway as the official Delegate of PNG, with the right to vote for PNG in the election of FIDE President.
When Mr. Fancy mentioned about Joselito being a Head of Delegation of “another” country, I explained to the meeting that it is the decision of the Palau Chess Federation Board to hire him as Team Captain. Shaun Press, knowing the new rule of FIDE that only qualified Trainers and Instructors (ST, FT, FI, NI, or DI) can be a Team Captain, said it is not possible.
Stuart also asked if Joselito is still in PNG. I said he is still there in the last 16 years (where it is supposed to be 20 years—his sojourn in PNG is 1996). Stuart stays in Port Moresby while Joselito is the Deputy Director – Academic
Department of Education
Technical Vocation Education and Training Division
The National Polytechnic Institute of Papua New Guinea
P. O. Box 4366, Lae
Morabe Province 411
Lae, for Stuart is not PNG. It seems that for him, only Port Moresby is the ‘recognized’ part of PNG. It’s like saying Darwin is not part of Australia.
Joselito mentioned something to me, “I am now the acting Academic Director, which is not possible if I’m not here in PNG.”
In his book "Memoirs of a Chess Amateur --My Memorable Games and Compositions" by Joselito Marcos, the "About The Author" page states:
"Joselito Marcos, a FIDE Candidate Master, (a title which the World Chess Federation awarded him retroactively in 2012 for his performance in the Bled Olympiad in 2002 where he scored the most number of wins for the PNG team, 5 ½ out of 9 points—a total output that was just short of one-half point for an outright FIDE Master title), was the lone certified arbiter of the defunct Philippine Chess Federation in Central Luzon region in his home country prior to his sojourn to Papua New Guinea in 1996. He is the founding president of Nueva Ecija Woodpushers Society and of Nueva Ecija Chess Arbiters Association, both in his home country.
He is also an accomplished problemist having composed numerous chess problems that were published both in local newspaper chess columns and in international chess magazines such as Chess Life and Stratagems. He is the acknowledged chess problem consultant of the Hong Kong Standard, South China Morning Post, Manila Times, Philippine Star, Today and Chess Plaza Weekender."
Then, when I explain to them that our President, Eric Ksau Surangel Whipps, appointed him as Head of Delegation and the last words, “BUT HE SHOULD BUY HIS OWN TICKETS”, makes Stuart silent about that topic from then on… “BUY YOUR OWN TICKETS”, is not in their vocabulary. Eventually, Joselito made it to 2014 World Chess Olympiad as PNG Delegate buying his own ticket and visa payment. Whose person, in his right mind/thinking, will spend that amount of money and time just to prove something--that he has the say of who to vote in the election of FIDE President (contested by incumbent Kirsan Ilyumzhinov and former world chess champion Gary Kasparov). Nobody but me and him knew whom he voted for. Both camps are courting him for his vote with big amounts involved.
THIS QUOTE FROM HIM SHOWS HOW BAD AND DORMANT CHESS HAS BEEN IN PNG:
"This is why I go to Norway--I will never allow the PNG players to put the bribe money (to buy votes) in their pockets BECAUSE PNGCF HAS NO BANK ACCOUNT!!!"
THIS QUOTE FROM HIM SHOWS HOW BAD AND DORMANT CHESS HAS BEEN IN PNG:
"This is why I go to Norway--I will never allow the PNG players to put the bribe money (to buy votes) in their pockets BECAUSE PNGCF HAS NO BANK ACCOUNT!!!"
Marcos’ daughter Jemima studied Tourism at PNG’s International School so when she applied as Tourism Teacher, PNG’s government is very much willing to accept her. She is now in PNG while her father is taking a 6-week Yuletide vacation. Jemima’s 3 kids will join her at PNG in the near future. This shows how Joselito Marcos made PNG his second home. He tried very hard to improve the chess development in PNG with his expertise but being in Lae and not in Port Moresby hinders his chess development programs.
In the early rounds of 2016 World Chess Olympiad, we are riding in the same bus going to the venue. Stuart is in front of Joselito, then me and him ready to take our seat when Stuart started shoving Joselito, who retaliated by shoving, too and shouted, "Are you a bully?"
In the early rounds of 2016 World Chess Olympiad, we are riding in the same bus going to the venue. Stuart is in front of Joselito, then me and him ready to take our seat when Stuart started shoving Joselito, who retaliated by shoving, too and shouted, "Are you a bully?"
After the 2016 Baku Chess Olympiad, the Palau Chess Team arrived at Ninoy Aquino International Airport. I don’t have a ride so I asked Joselito that I will ride with him because Jemima, Nanette (Joselito’s wife) and the 3 kids of Jemima, will pick us up at the airport.
When we arrived at about 11pm, I heard 2 kids shouting “Big Daddy! Big Daddy!” It’s Joselito’s grand kids, who are calling him “Big Daddy”. Joselito signed his soon to be released book “Memoirs of a Chess Amateur—My Memorable Games and Composition” and gave it to me at the airport with a short note: “To: My BFF Robert, Here’s wishing that this book helps you progress in chess aside from knowing me more. Sincerely (signed), Joselito Marcos (09/15/2016).”
Jemima drove the car using its GPS to track the address of my daughter Karen in Tandang Sora, Quezon City. While inside the car, I can see the closeness of the Marcos family with the 3 English-speaking kids.
Sources: Chess Mate by Roberto Hernandez
Tia Belau Newspaper
December 29, 2002 -- December 12, 2016
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 -- December 12, 2016
Memoirs of a Chess Amateur
My Memorable Games and Composition
By CM Joselito Marcos
The History of Chess in Palau
By Roberto Hernandez
June 09, 2002 -- December 12, 2016
Sources: Chess Mate by Roberto Hernandez
Tia Belau Newspaper
Tia Belau Newspaper
December 29, 2002 -- December 25, 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 -- December 25, 2017
The History of Chess in Palau
By Roberto Hernandez
June 09, 2002--December 25, 2017
Memoirs of a Chess Amateur
My Memorable Games and Compositions
By CM Joselito Marcos
Here, in his writing in a PNG newsletter, he specify that importance and moral of the riddle "When is one plus one equals four?"
Sources: Chess Mate by Roberto Hernandez
Tia Belau Newspaper
December 29, 2002 -- July 06, 2018
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 -- July 06, 2018
The History of Chess in Palau
By Roberto Hernandez
June 09, 2002 -- July 06, 2018
Memoirs of a Chess Amateur
My Most Memorable Games
By CM Joselito Marcos
2009 Oceania Zonal Chess Championship
2009 Gold Coast Open
2010 World Chess Olympiad
Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia
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