(1620) PHOTOS OF UNFINISHED 2019 PBCC (January 13 & 20, 2019 at Bethlehem Park)

PHOTOS

OF 

UNFINISHED 

2019 P.B.C.C.

January 13 & 20

at Bethlehem Park

While waiting for the participants to reach 30, players are practicing blitz with time control of 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment.

A lot of participants are not ready when the PCF treasurer Dennis Gonzales didn't agree that it's too much for many chess players to pay $5.00 registration fee and $20.00 1-year membership fee.

More than half of the 26 registered players doesn't have that much. I volunteered to pay for the rest of many players like Morton Sawaichi, right, and Rustum Cabuso, left.

Mohammad Manik Hossain and Jello Aguaras, middle, are able to pay $25.00

My piano/chess student Nicholas Nehez, left, and his friend another newcomer Paul Tucker tried to cope with boredom while waiting for contestants to reach 30. At 3:45, he text his mom using my cell phone. I ran out of cellphone load so he just use text message.

Newcomer Bernard Hilario, middle, had only $5.00 in his possession. I would gladly lend him $20.00 for that day if the participants will reach 30.

At 4:30, we hold at 10-player mini-blitz chess contest as there are enough for a single-round robin matches using the same time control.

Sources: Chess Mate by Roberto Hernandez
               Tia Belau Newspaper
               December 29, 2002 -- January 29, 2019

               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 -- January 29, 2019

              The History of Chess in Palau
              By Roberto Hernandez
              June 09, 2002 -- January 29, 2019