(792) TOP 10 COUNTRIES WHO VIEWED PCF WEBSITE http://palau-chess.blogspot.com as of Sept. 30, 2014 at 1:25am

Candidate Master Joselito Marcos, right, did many generous, unselfish, fantastic, innovative, motivational and inspirational things for Palau Chess Federation. One of that is making a website for PCF which he started in Dec. 26, 2011 after his participation (and ended up as co-champion) in the 3rd Palau Invitational Chess Championship in Dec. 14-21, 2011. Roberto Hernandez, left, is very grateful to him and now continues to post at this website regularly. He has posted 833 already. This photo was taken inside Roberto and Bernard's room during the 2014 World Chess Olympiad in Tromso, Norway.
     This 833rd article is dedicated to Roberto's best friend, mentor, motivator, investor (investing his time for chess development in Palau) and adviser --ENGINEER, CM, WRITER, DIRECTOR, ARBITER, PRESIDENT, DELEGATE AND GOD-FEARING JOSELITO MARCOS!
     THANK YOU VERY MUCH! MARAMING SALAMAT PO! MUCHOS GRACIAS! ARIGATOU GOZAIMASU! KAMSAMIDA! XIE XIE! KAN AN! AFKARISTO! MESULANG!
                                 (Photo by Roberto Hernandez -- Taken by Bernardo Garcia)


TOP 10 COUNTRIES WHO VIEWED
http://palau-chess.blogspot.com
AS OF SEPT. 30, 2014 at 1:23am

1. USA                      82,359
2. Philippines            5,236
3. Russia                   3,306
4. Germany               1,958
5. Australia               1,336
6. Palau                     1,231
7. United Kingdom      778
8. Papua New Guinea 679
9. France                     570
10. Ukraine                 356
                     Total  97,809

All-time views  -  111,437
Other countries' views  -- 13,628


Sources: History of Chess In Palau
             September 30, 2014

             Palau Chess Federation website
             http://palau-chess.blogspot.com
   

(673) 2013 WORLD YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP (Report & Photos by Eric Ksau Whipps)

     2013 World Youth Chess Championships

                                                               By Eric Ksau Whipps

December 18, 2013 · · Taken at Al-Ain, Abu Dhabi, UAE

The UAE Chess Federation and Al Ain Chess Club, under the auspices of FIDE, invited all FIDE member federations to participate in the World Youth Chess Championships (WYCC) 2013 (Under 8, 10,12, 14, 16 and 18 years old – open and girls) scheduled December 17 -29, 2013 in Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Over 4,000 people from 121 countries have come to the United Arab Emirates University for the 10-day tournament where nearly 1,900 participants will compete in this chess tournament for youth. The tournament was officially recognized by FIDE in 1977 as World Championships for Cadets for players under 17 and has been called World Youth Chess Championship since 1997, a category for under 8 player has been added in 2006. The year's tournament features the largest number of participants as well as countries since the tournament first started. It is also the first time Timor, Solomon Islands and Palau have sent their nationals to represent them in a FIDE World Chess event. More information can be found on the official event page at http://www.worldyouth2013.com/ or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Youth_Chess_Championship