(1150) 180,822 PAGEVIEWS FROM 117 COUNTRIES (TBN-Jan. 04, 2016)

THE BRAINCHILD OF PCF WEBSITE – JOSELITO MARCOS

                During the last dinner at the 2014 World Chess Olympiad in Tromso, Norway, PCF website brainchild Joselito Marcos, sitting 2^nd from right, socializes with fellow Filipinos (Team Palau-Roberto Hernandez, standing right, and CM Bernardo Garcia, sitting right) and Team Macau –Hexilon Punongbayan, standing left, who gained a FIDE Master title, his teammate and his wife.

                                             (Photo by Roberto Hernandez)

         180, 822 PAGEVIEWS

        FROM 117 COUNTRIES

 

WITH THE expert help from Papua New Guinea’s top chess player Joselito Marcos, the Palau Chess Federation website http://palau-chess.blogspot.com was created in Dec. 26, 2011. It was the first step that made Palau Chess Federation been known around the world. As of January 02, 2016 (Roberto Hernandez’ 60^th birthday) at 9:08am (Palau time), it was viewed 180,822 times by 117 countries led by USA. The following is the breakdown of page views by the top 10 countries who viewed PCF website:

1. United States	140,037
2. Philippines	6,381
3. Russia	4,798
4. Germany	3,869
5. Palau	2,669
6. Australia	1,582
7. Ukraine	1,159
8. France	1,058
9.United Kingdom	987
10.Papua New Guinea	745

            The 117 countries that viewed PCF website are: 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.South Korea 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 Islands

                                                    TOP PALAU CHESS POSTS PAGEVIEWS

                                                                                Post No.   Views (‘13)  Views (‘14)  2015 (Dec.4) 

                                                                                                   76,475          123,072    175,655

1.  Citizenship In Palau by Dmitri Kyle Villanueva        331                 197               794          1735

http://palau-chess.blogspot.de/2012/10/citizenship-in-palau-by-dmitri-kyle.html

2.  MARCOS & HERNANDEZ FAMILY AFTER 3^RD PIICC229                 444               762           910

http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2012/07/marcos-hernandez-family-after-3rd-piicc.html

3.  PALAU CHESS FEDERATION Players/Names/Pictures   42                 410                754           1009

http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2012/02/palau-chess-federation-players-names.html

4.  BULGAR (Expose) NEWSPAPER features 1^st PICC              183                345                 541           700

http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2012/05/bulgar-expose-newspaper-features-1st.html

5.  2009 OCEANIA ZONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP PHOTOS  151               324                 532          607

http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2012/05/2009-oceania-zonal-chess-championship.html

6.  DID KASPAROV CHEAT J. POLGAR IN ’94?                           356              231                  503          645

 http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2012/11/did-kasparov-cheat-polgar-in-94-tbn-apr.html

7.  HOW DID PALAU BECOME FIDE MEMBER?                        199             229                   434          511

http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2012/06/how-did-palau-become-fide-member.html

8.  PALAU CHESS FEDERATION HAS 208 MEMBERS NOW      52              234                  430             529

http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2012/02/palau-chess-federation-has-208-members.html 

9.  PHOTOS (Opening Day –‘13 Palau Nat. Chess Champ.)   574                                      387            467

http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2013/08/photos-opening-day-2013-palau-national.html

10.  PCF Members Photos (Inc. Honorary) 6-9-02-Present   752                                      384            621

http://palau-chess.blogspot.com.au/2014/04/palau-chess-federation-members.html  

11.  OPENING CEREMONY (ISTANBUL OLYMPIAD)               287               199                 358            451

http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2012/08/opening-ceremony-istanbul-olympiad.html?updated-min=2012-01-01T00:00:00-08:00&updated-max=2013-01-01T00:00:00-08:00&max-results=50

12.  MUSIC EXPERIENCE WITH PRES. T. REMENGESAU       308                                       339            403

http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2012/09/music-and-me-sept-27-my-music.html

13.  4 PALAU TEAM MEMBERS GRANTED TURKISH VISA   256                                       333            431

http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2012/07/4-palau-chess-team-members-granted.html?updated-min=2012-01-01T00:00:00-08:00&updated-max=2013-01-01T00:00:00-08:00&max-results=50

14.  FIL-OZ LADY IS A CHAMP                                                   81                                         306           399

http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2012/03/fil-oz-lady-is-champ-july-27-aug-02.html

 

                Solution to last week’s special 13^th anniversary puzzle: 1. c8=B (Black Bishop)! Yes. Before 1988, you can promote a pawn to any piece of your opponent’s color. With this move, Black can’t stop the 2. Nc7 mate. The second solution is 1. c8=K (Black king). As what happened 3 years ago, nobody solved this puzzle.

This week's puzzle No. 802: White to move and mates in 3 (Solution next issue)

Sources: Chess Mate by Roberto Hernandez

               Tia Belau Newspaper

               Pages 9 & 11

               Volume 25

               Issue 1

               January 04, 2016

              The History of Chess in Palau

              By Roberto Hernandez

              June 09, 2002 -- January 04, 2016

              

              Chess and Music (Perfect Combination)

              The Beginning of Chess in Palau

              By Roberto Hernandez

              June 09, 2002 -- January 04, 2016

              To be published as a book in the future

              

              Music and Me

              By Roberto Hernandez

              Tia Belau Newspaper

              March 15, 2012 -- April 2013

              http://palau-chess.blogspot.com

              April 2013 -- January 04, 2016   

(1060) THE CAREER OF MAGNUS CARLSEN AT THE TOP (2004-2014) TBN-Sept. 07, 2015

CARLSEN IN ROUND 8 OF 2014 WCO IN NORWAY

                     World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway played at Board 1 for his country in the 2014 World Chess Olympiad (Aug. 01-14) in Tromso, Norway. In the background is one of the Chinese players wearing their ‘lucky’ yellow and black-striped shirt, on their way to winning their first WCO. 

   THE CAREER OF MAGNUS CARLSEN

           AT THE TOP (2004-2014) 

 

CANDIDATE Master (CM) Joselito Marcos of Papua New Guinea predicted in 2010 that GM Magnus Carlsen of Norway would no doubt become World Chess Champion. And that the only question is WHEN? It happened in 2013 when Carlsen, at the age of 22, defeated 5-time defending champion Viswanathan Anand of India in Chennai, India.

                Here is Magnus Carlsen’s Top List Records from being No. 19 in October 2004 and in the Top 20 Junior Players in the world to being No. 1 in January, April, July, October 2008; January, April, July, September and November 2009; all year-round in 2010.

                In the 100 Top Players in the world, he’s No. 89 in January 2006; No. 63 in April 2006; No. 31 in July 2006; No. 21 in Oct. 2006; No. 24 in Jan. 2007; No. 22 in April 2007; No. 17 in July 2007; No. 17 in Oct. 2007; No. 5 in April 2008; No. 6 in July 2008; No. 4 in Oct. 2008; No. April and July 2009; No. 4 in Sept. and No. 2 in November 2009; from Jan. to Sept. of 2010, he’s already No. 1; became No. 2 in Nov. 2010, March and May of 2011.

                From July 2011 to Feb. 2014, he stays at the top and defended his title against Anand, who else?  This time in Sochi, Russia.

                HERE’S THE COMPLETE LIST:

Carlsen, Magnus (NOR) g Period Position Title Rating Games Top 100 Players February 2014 1 g 2872 0 Top 100 Players January 2014 1 g 2872 0 Top 100 Players December 2013 1 g 2872 10 Top 100 Players November 2013 1 g 2870 0 Top 100 Players October 2013 1 g 2870 6 Top 100 Players September 2013 1 g 2862 0 Top 100 Players August 2013 1 g 2862 0 Top 100 Players July 2013 1 g 2862 9 Top 100 Players June 2013 1 g 2864 9 Top 100 Players May 2013 1 g 2868 14 Top 100 Players April 2013 1 g 2872 0 Top 100 Players March 2013 1 g 2872 0 Top 100 Players February 2013 1 g 2872 13 Top 100 Players January 2013 1 g 2861 8 Top 100 Players December 2012 1 g 2848 0 Top 100 Players November 2012 1 g 2848 10 Top 100 Players October 2012 1 g 2843 0 Top 100 Players September 2012 1 g 2843 10 Top 100 Players August 2012 1 g 2837 0 Top 100 Players July 2012 1 g 2837 9 Top 100 Players May 2012 1 g 2835 0 Top 100 Players March 2012 1 g 2835 13 Top 100 Players January 2012 1 g 2835 17 Top 100 Players November 2011 1 g 2826 10 Top 100 Players September 2011 1 g 2823 10 Top 100 Players July 2011 1 g 2821 10 Top 100 Players May 2011 2 g 2815 0 Top 100 Players March 2011 2 g 2815 13 Top 100 Players January 2011 1 g 2814 17 Top 100 Players November 2010 2 g 2802 14 Top 20 Juniors November 2010 1 g 2802 14 Top 100 Players September 2010 1 g 2826 0 Top 20 Juniors September 2010 1 g 2826 0 Top 100 Players July 2010 1 g 2826 10 Top 20 Juniors July 2010 1 g 2826 10 Top 100 Players May 2010 1 g 2813 0 Top 20 Juniors May 2010 1 g 2813 0 Top 100 Players March 2010 1 g 2813 13 Top 20 Juniors March 2010 1 g 2813 13 Top 100 Players January 2010 1 g 2810 16 Top 20 Juniors January 2010 1 g 2810 16 Top 100 Players November 2009 2 g 2801 10 Top 20 Juniors November 2009 1 g 2801 10 Top 100 Players September 2009 4 g 2772 10 Top 20 Juniors September 2009 1 g 2772 10 Top 100 Players July 2009 3 g 2772 12 Top 20 Juniors July 2009 1 g 2772 12 Top 100 Players April 2009 3 g 2770 27 Top 20 Juniors April 2009 1 g 2770 27 Top 100 Players January 2009 4 g 2776 17 Top 20 Juniors January 2009 1 g 2776 17 Top 100 Players October 2008 4 g 2786 31 Top 20 Juniors October 2008 1 g 2786 31 Top 100 Players July 2008 6 g 2775 16 Top 20 Juniors July 2008 1 g 2775 16 Top 20 Juniors April 2008 1 g 2765 27 Top 100 Players April 2008 5 g 2765 27 Top 100 Players January 2008 13 g 2733 37 Top 20 Juniors January 2008 1 g 2733 37 Top 100 Players October 2007 16 g 2714 25 Top 20 Juniors October 2007 2 g 2714 25 Top 100 Players July 2007 17 g 2710 19 Top 20 Juniors July 2007 2 g 2710 19 Top 100 Players April 2007 22 g 2693 27 Top 20 Juniors April 2007 2 g 2693 27 Top 100 Players January 2007 24 g 2690 11 Top 20 Juniors January 2007 2 g 2690 11 Top 100 Players October 2006 21 g 2698 46 Top 20 Juniors October 2006 2 g 2698 46 Top 100 Players July 2006 31 g 2675 27 Top 20 Juniors July 2006 4 g 2675 27 Top 100 Players April 2006 63 g 2646 13 Top 20 Juniors April 2006 8 g 2646 13 Top 100 Players January 2006 89 g 2625 40 Top 20 Juniors January 2006 7 g 2625 40 Top 20 Juniors October 2004 19 g 2581 23

Solution to last week’s puzzle No. 3784: 1. Qc7+ Ka6 2. Qxc8+! Kxb5 3. Qc4 mate.

This week’s puzzle No. 3785: White to move and mates in 3 (Solution next issue)

Source: Chess Mate by Roberto Hernandez
                Tia Belau Newspaper
                Pages 9-10
                Volume 24
                Issue 72
               September 07, 2015