Showing posts with label Jan-Olav Berglund. Show all posts
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Tuesday, May 8, 2012
(154) APPLICANTS FROM UKRAINE, BULGARIA (TBN-March 02-08,2009)
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| APPLICANTS FROM UKRAINE, BULGARIA IN OCTOBER 21, 2007, December 28, 2007, September 9, 2008 and November 25, 2008, Palau Chess Federation through its Secretary/Treasurer Roberto Hernandez and Chairman Francis 'Sno' Temaungil were offered by 2 Grandmasters from Ukraine and 2 from Bulgaria, chess coaching/playing jobs for Palau. The first one was from GM Aleksander Vaisman kv8888d34@gmail.com that says: "Dear Mr. Roberto A. Hernandez, I am a professional chess trainer from Kharkov (Ukraine), 10+3 IGM, 2 WGM, 7+2 IM and 1 WIM are prepared by me in the various countries. I worked with all my students during the moment of performance by them of these norms and reception of the category from FIDE (World Chess Federation). I continue to work with many students and now. I give them the practical help by preparation and participation in the World and European championships, in Chess Olympiads, in the championships of the countries and in other competitions. I have experience on planning preparation and participation in competitions of teams. I had job as the main coach: 1. Team of the students former USSR-winner of team championship of the World. 2. The team which has gained CUP of the European Champion among women club teams (Slovenia 1999). 3. Chief Coach of Jordanian national team on 15th Asian Games (Doha 2006). 4. Chief coach of Amman's club on 7th Arabian clubs tournament (Amman 2006) -bronze medal. 5. The Jordanian national team on championships of the Arabian countries. 6. National team of Jamaica (Kingston - 2002). Manu times I had my job as trainer of young teams and women teams in Ukraine. I had my job in France (Recommendation of 13th World Champion Garry Kasparov), USA, Jordan, Jamaica, Russia, Israel and etc. More about me you have possibility to find in article in British Chess Magazine (August 2005). This article is available on my site: www.users.itl.ua/vaisman also. I write to ask, could you be interested in my job in your country? I look forward to hearing from you when you had a chance to consider it. With best wishes, Aleksander Vaysman" THE SECOND ONE IS INTERESTING AND WAS OFFERED TWICE IN TWO YEARS: "Dear Mr. Roberto Hernandez, I am from Bulgaria, Europe. My name is Rosen Shivachev and I have one daughter --D0nika Shivachev, who is 8 years old and plays chess. This year she won all chess championships in Bulgaria under 8 years, she won 2nd place in European Rapid championship in Subotica, Serbia and 18th place in world championship in Antalia, Turkey. I want Donika play chess from name of Palau. Donika have coach - Stanislav Glavchev and I am manager. The specialists said that she has chess talent and we think she may be champion. Donika wants to play chess but in Bulgaria it is difficult. There is no money for chess. Next year she is 9 years old and I have she play chess from name of Palau. If somebody pay her expenses she is playing from name of Palau next year, including world championship in Vietnam. Yours sincerely, Rosen Shivachev, Bulgaria" THE OTHER TWO APPLICANTS WILL BE FEATURED NEXT ISSUE. These 4 applicants were not accepted as PCF don't have the resources to hire over-qualified coach or player. PCF accepted the offer of Mr. Jan Olav-Berglund as he offered coaching/training job for free. He even paid the Palau's 2008 membership fee due to FIDE of more than $500.00 out of his own pocket. He will also pay 2009 fee before the end of March 2009 to avail of 15% discount. Source: Chessmate by Roberto Hernandez Tia Belau Newspaper March 02-08, 2009 |
Monday, May 7, 2012
(149) GETTING TO KNOW MR. JAN BERGLUND
JAN-OLAV BERGLUND
(Photo by Bessie Rave)
GETTING TO NOW MR. JAN BERGLUND
PALAU CHESS Federation Secretary/Treasurer Roberto Hernandez got an email from Mr. Jan-Olav Berglund on September 27, 2007 stating: "Dear Roberto, Please tell me some brief information about chess in Palau. I found your email address at one of World Chess Federation (FIDE) web pages. Jan berglund_jan@hotmail.com
That's the start of regular communications between the two chess journalists by emails and long distance phone calls.
With his second email in October 5, 2007, Hernandez sent him a copy of his email about his lost wallet during the 2nd Palau Invitational Chess Championship.
He replied: "I'm sorry for the sake of your wallet. Have you gotten it back? Does it mean that you have a fair amount of crimes on the islands? I am curious to know as me and my wife have some plans to visit Palau for a longer period of time in the near future. Both of us hate crimes. As I am a chess player/trainer/organizer/author/etc. I am curious to know if there are some chess activities for us when coming around.
Mr. Berglund was born in Sweden on Nov. 10, 1946 but have resided for quite some time in the US. He has US Green card but not a US citizen.
He has a license as a US Commercial Pilot Land Sea Single and Multi Engine. He also carry an FAA Ground Instructor license and have of couple of university degree in language and mathematics.
He had been working as a firefighter/paramedic when in Europe as well as a journalist. He is a member of US Chess Federation and also a member of FIDE Computer and Internet Chess Committee. Everyone can check http://fide.com/official/officials.asp?f=26
Earlier he had been a member of other FIDE committee like Rules Commission. He had been for many years an International Arbiter, International Tournament Organizer, an International Chess Coach and several times team captain at Chess Olympics.
He offered to captain the Palau Team to the 2008 Dresden, Germany Chess Olympiad for free as he believe he can contribute some to Palau's chess community while being or away from the island.
He is also playing chess but gave up his own career pretty early to help others. He also had a private chess library of 16,000 volumes. The Asian Chess Federation President Sheikh Sultan Bin Khalifa Al-Nehyan is interested in his private library and negotiations are currently going on.
The Oceania Zone President Mr. Gary Bekker of Australia have no place to put Mr. Berglunds chess library (almost complete in English, German, and Swedish literature up to 1980) plus various chess items from all over, which could make up a fairly collection to display in a combined chess library/museum.
In his New Year email to Hernandez dated Dec. 30, 2007, he said he is right now very busy around the clock being an arbiter at the Hastings Chess Congress in England. That is the oldest, still running, annual chess congress in the world. It goes on for another week. See http://hastingschess.org.uk/congress%20history.htm
That year, the congress especially commemorates chess organizers who have dedicated their lives to chess and who passed away during the last years.
That is why he wanted to volunteer to be an arbiter at this very event. He also played there himself once upon a time. It was in the 1979-1980 event.
THE SECOND PART OF MR. BERGLUND'S CHESS LIFE WILL BE PUBLISHED NEXT ISSUE.
Source: Chessmate by Roberto Hernandez
Tia Belau Newspaper
January 05-11, 2009
Sunday, April 29, 2012
(138) 2010 WORLD CHESS OLYMPIAD (RUSSIA)
Palau flag (like Japan but blue and yellow).
Russia 1 vs. Wales 3.5 - .5
Opening Ceremony 1
Opening Ceremony 2
Opening Ceremony 3
Opening Ceremony 4
Opening Ceremony 5
Opening Ceremony 6
Tito Cabunagan, GM Wesly So, GM Darwin Laylo
PNG vs. Iran 0-4
Tito Cabunagan, ? , Joselito Marcos
Buffet - Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Tolitz vs. Gaem
Top Boards
Knight and King
PNG Team
144 countries participated.
Top Boards, too
Marina Hytova, right, welcomes the PNG team with their I.D's.
Wesley So, Joselito Marcos
Iran's top player GM Gaem
Tito Cabunagan was the first one to arrive and being welcome by Russian beauties.
Solo shot of Roberto Hernandez
Philippine team vs. Korea 4-0
More participants (men and women)
Game day
Chinese women's team
Added security
Chow time
Solo flight?
Russian money (rubbles)
Philippines vs. Korea 4-0
Thailand Men's team
Waiting for the bus ride
Hotel Olympic by the night
Jamaican player. He has a good point during Chess In School Meeting.
Very nice Russian lady at right --receptionist, always smiling.
Endgame
Joselito Marcos, Shaun Press, Rupert Jones
Ceremonial first move.
Ceremonial 1st move (2)
Leaving Russia.
GM Wesley So's friendly game against Chinese boy while waiting to board the Russian chartered plane to Dubai.
Joselito Marcos aka Tolitz Mapkoc and Roberto Hernandez. Jamie Kirstie Marcos, Tolitz' last-born daughter, likes this photo.
Top countries early round.
Regular spectator of 39th Olympiad.
Olympiad site --Tennis Center
Roberto Hernandez with a background of sleeping Aussie GM Daryl Johansen.
From the other side of a friendly game.
Waiting passengers
Final round (women's) Philippines vs. Vietnam
Former World Champion Veselin Topalov with Judy Gao.
Australia's women's team, Board 1 Arianne Caoili
Vaness Reid, Natasha Fairley and GM Gawain Jones.
GM Gawain Jones surrounded by Olympiad beauties.
Roberto HERNANDEZ, Jane KIKKI, TITI Calibugan.
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