: PALAU’S 1ST AND 2ND FIDE ARBITER (FA)
During the Awarding Ceremony of 3 previous tournaments, Palau’s first FA Eric Ksau Whipps, who gained his FA title in 2013 at the World Youth Chess Championship in Al Ain, UAE, awarded the certificate of getting an FA title to me. Thanks to all the support from players, organizers and the rest. Next on target is Jennifer Angeles, who is the Chief Arbiter of the ongoing 2019 PRCC. It’s 5
th and 6
th round on Sun. March 17, 2019 at Bethlehem Park.
(Photo by Roberto Hernandez)
ROBERTO HERNANDEZ ---
Palau's 2nd FIDE Arbiter (FA)
A letter from FIDE dated March 12, 2019 at 09:18 Title FIDE Elista Office
titles@fide.com wrote: “Dear Sirs, Please be informed that the decision on title application by the 1
st quarter PB 2019 which was held in Astana, KAZ on 4-6 March are as follows: FA Roberto Hernandez – YES Thank you, Best regards, Baira Marilova, Elista FIDE Office. A separate letter also state: “Dear All, Congratulations for your newly titled arbiter!
In the other email, the fee for this title is 60 euros, 40% cheaper than my FIDE Instructor title gained in 2014 for 2 years. It was renewed in 2016 at World Chess Olympiad in Baku, Azerbaijan for another 4 years for 60 euros. As promised by newly elected FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich, the fees to FIDE had been reduced 40%.
In the 2014 World Chess Olympiad in Tromso, Norway, Red Dumuk from the Philippines, is an FA assigned at that Olympiad. It’s an automatic International Arbiter (IA) norm if an FA became an Arbiter in a tournament with more than a hundred participants.
Likewise in the 2018 World Chess Olympiad in Batumi, Georgia, where I am the Team Captain of Palau’s Women Team, FA Yilderim Yucel from Turkey is our Arbiter in the 9th round where we swept the Togo team with Joan Gemota at Board 1 prevailing over Kosife Esse Akija; Angelil Sisior over Ivana Claudia Eyram de Souza; WFM Angelica Parrado nipping Sename Ave Maria Dzoglo and Angelica Magno outwitting Ama Edoh.
The next World Chess Olympiad is in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia again in 2020 (Aug. 1-14). They hosted the 39th WCO in Sept. 19 –Oct. 04, 2010. It was the most organized Olympiad ever that’s why when they bid at 2016 WCO, they won easily. My prospect for this Olympiad is—if I would not qualify for that Olympiad and I would be invited by FIDE to be one of the Arbiters there, I will accept it to gain an IA norm and maybe get my final norm in the 2022 WCO in Minsk, Belarus.
Jennifer Angeles is the Chief Arbiter of the ongoing 2019 Palau Rapid Chess Championship with 31 participants, including her, to make it one of the prospective FA norms and maybe she will get the 3rd Palau FA title within this year for being the arbiter of 2019 PNCC to start on the last Sunday of June. If she would not qualify for 2020 Russia WCO, and FIDE would invite her to be one of the arbiters in that Olympiad, she would happily accept it as the date is summer vacation. The date of the 2018 World Chess Olympiad in Batumi, Georgia is just 2 weeks where the school started so she was not allowed to go by the principal of Palau Missionary Academy (PMA), where she teaches chess in Palau first Chess in School that started in Aug. 30, 2017.
GOOD LUCK, JENNIFER!
PAIRINGS AND RESULTS OF ROUND 5 & 6 OF 2019 PRCC:
STANDINGS AFTER 6 ROUNDS:
Solution to last week’s puzzle No. 3484: 1. f8=R!! Kd6 2. Rd8#
This week’s puzzle No. 3486: White to move and mates in 2 (Solution next issue)
Sources: Chess Mate by Roberto Hernandez
Tia Belau Newspaper
Pages 9-10
Volume 28
Issue 22
March 18, 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 -- March 18, 2019
The History of Chess in Palau
By Roberto Hernandez
June 09, 2002 -- March 18, 2019
