FINAL ROUND OF 2018
WORLD CHESS OLYMPIAD
(October 05, 2018)
DOUBLE GOLD FOR CHINA;
AWARDING/CLOSING CEREMONY
As usual in all Olympiads, the last and final (11th) round is always played at 11 am to be followed by Closing/Awarding Ceremony in the evening of the same day.
We ate our breakfast as usual at 8:00 am and get ready for the bus going to the playing hall. The Palau women's team is an hour early with no players yet at our opponents' table -- the women's team of Bermuda.
I intentionally rested Joan Gemota, with 3 wins and 4 losses record after 7 rounds, in the 10th round vs. Honduras for her to have a legitimate chance to gain a Woman Candidate Master title if she would win her last round match with the new WFM Zuzana Kovacova (2079). When the players of Bermuda arrived, there are some conversation especially with Board 2 player Sheila Cancino (1456), who is a Filipino, so they are talking in Tagalog language.
The Board 3 and 4 of Bermuda doesn't have any rating. It's a good chance for Angie at Board 4 to defeat Yasmin Flanagan for an outright WFM title, Palau's first to be. Angelil Sisior at Board 3 also have a chance for a win vs. Rebecca Faulks.
I can hear Joan begging to Zuzana to let her win so that she can gain a WCM title, where Zuzana just smiled.
Eric and Joy came 20 minutes before the start of the game. They brought a small camera and we have some photos with both teams. The Open team is facing Timor Leste, mostly composed by Indonesian/Filipino players--1. Luis Guterres vs. Cyril; 2. Tomas Fernandes vs. Bobot Tan; 3. Tito Dos Reis vs. Angelo Salvadora and 4. Jose Fatima vs. Leif Toribiong.
Our Match Arbiter is
IA, IO Olexandr Prohorov
President of Major Lviv Chess Federation
International Arbiter FIDE (IA)
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Sources: Chess Mate by Roberto Hernandez
Tia Belau Newspaper
December 29, 2002 -- October 17, 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 -- October 17, 2018
The History of Chess in Palau
By Roberto Hernandez
June 09, 2002 -- October 17, 2018
www.fide.com
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