4,000 CHESS PLAYERS, OFFICIALS
FROM 189 COUNTRIES TO 2018 WCO
FROM 189 COUNTRIES TO 2018 WCO
Palau is one of the 189-FIDE Member countries invited to participate in the 2018 World Chess Olympiad to be held in Batumi, Georgia from Sept. 23-Oct. 7. Among the 4,000 chess players, trainers, arbiters and officials, Palau will be sending 14 reps that include Head of Delegation, FIDE Delegate, 2 Captains (Open and Women), 5 players to the Open Section and 5 players as well to the Women Section. This team is the strongest team ever sent by Palau to the Olympiad with at least 4 players aiming to get a FIDE Master title or at least Candidate Master (CM) titles. GOOD LUCK PALAU CHESS TEAM!!!
PRESENTATION OF 43rd WORLD
CHESS OLYMPIAD
IN BATUMI, GEORGIA
The Minister of Culture and Sport of Georgia Mikheil Giorgadze officially presented the 43rd Chess Olympiad – Batumi 2018- on April 17 in the “Biltmore” hotel’s congress-hall in Tbilisi. Many honorary guests attended the ceremony, including the Olympiad’s goodwill ambassador, a former World Chess Champion and the current World Rapid Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand, FIDE Deputy President Georgios Makropoulos, Chairman of the Government of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara Zurab Pataradze, European Chess Union President Zurab Azmaiparashvili, Georgian Chess Federation President Giorgi Giorgadze, representatives of the governmental structures and diplomatic corps accredited in Georgia, famous chess players and Georgian veteran sportsmen. Olympic champions and people distinguished in cultural and business fields were among the guests.
Former Women`s World Champions Nona Gaprindashvili and Maia Chiburdanidze were nominated as 43rd Chess Olympiad’s goodwill ambassadors. The Batumi Chess Olympiad video was shown at the presentation. After the official part of the event all guests were invited to play chess and attend a photo exhibition specially created for this ceremony.
FIDE Deputy President Georgios Makropoulos expressed his gratitude to the Minister of Sport and Culture, the Chairman of the Government of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara, the ECU President Zurab Azmaiparashvili, the GCF President Giorgi Giorgadze and the two previous ministers of sport for their great work and support of chess in Georgia, for the organization of the FIDE World Cup 2017, which was held on a very high level and for the preparation to upcoming World Chess Olympiad. “I want to thank the Minister of Sport and Culture Mikheil Giorgadze, the Chairman of the Government of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara Zurab Pataradze for their support and I`m confident we are going to see here one of the best World Chess Olympiads. More than 180 nations, including players, trainers, arbiters, who are going to visit your country, will have a chance to know more about Georgia, to experience great hospitality of Georgian people.”
The 43rd Chess Olympiad will be held in Batumi from September 23 till October 6 2018. Batumi won the right to host the Olympiad at the FIDE General Assembly held in Tromso, Norway in 2014, where the city got 93 votes, while its opponent Durban (South Africa) got 58 votes.
Solution to last week’s puzzle No. 3762: 1. N7e6+ Ke8 2. Qf8+!! Nxf8 3. Ng7#
This week’s puzzle No. 3763: White to move and mates in 3 (Solution next issue)
Sources: Chess Mate by Roberto Hernandez
Tia Belau Newspaper
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Volume 27, 2018
Issue 90
September 24, 2018
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 25, 2012 -- April 18, 2013
http://palau-chess.blogspot.com
April 25, 2013 -- September 24, 2018
The History of Chess in Palau
By Roberto Hernandez
June 09, 2002 -- September 24, 2018
| 43rd World Chess Olympiad started in Batumi |  |
| Monday, 24 September 2018 22:38 |
 The long anticipated 43rd World Chess Olympiad began today at the brand new Batumi Sports Palace with the games of the first round.A record breaking 185 teams compete in the Open Section, while the Women Section has 151 teams participating. President of Georgia Mr Giorgi Margvelashvili attended the first round of the 43rd Chess Olympiad at the Batumi Sports Palace and made the first symbolic move for the Georgian top player GM Baadur Jobava in the game against GM Yehuda Gruenfeld. Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of Georgia Mr Mikheil Batiashvili also attended the beginning of the games, having an honor to make the first symbolic move for the Georgian star Nana Dzagnidze in the game against Wang Chengjia of South Korea.  President of Georgia Mr Giorgi Margvelashvili making the first move for Baadur Jobava |
Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of Georgia Mr Mikheil Batiashvili making the first move for Nana Dzagnidze
Joining the President of Georgia were FIDE Deputy President Georgios Makropoulos, ECU President and Head of the State Commission for organizing the 43rd Chess Olympiad Zurab Azmaiparashvili Georgian Chess Federation President and Charmain of the Organizing Committee Giorgi Giorgadze and other officials. A press conference devoted to the start of the Chess Olympiad was held afterwards. Brief statements are posted below.
As usual in the events run by Swiss pairing system, the first round saw the top seeded teams facing the lower rated opposition.
The team of Angola
Most of the world's best players participating in the Olympiad sat out of the first round. USA and Russia defeated Panama and Uganda respectively by maximum 4-0 score.
However, on the third table China conceded one point to Morocco as CM Mohamed-Mehdi Aithmidou beat GM Li Chao b. Azerbaijan allowed half a point to IPCA, as well as India to El Salvador and Ukraine to Zambia.
Angola took two draws from England and Madagascar achieved the same against Hungary.
The team of Azerbaijan
In the Women Section Ukraine and India were convincing, while Russia and China dropped half a point each to Costa Rica and Tajikistan.
Roza Eynula from South Korea stunned Lela Javakhisvhili from the hosting country Georgia's first team. Also Albania snatched one point from France as WCM Rozana Gjergji beat IM Sophie Milliet.
The 43rd Chess Olympiad in Batumi started successfully for all six of the Georgian teams. Georgia 1 in the women section outplayed against South Korea with 3-1, but Javakhisvhili lost her first game. Georgia 1 in the Open section defeated ICCD with 3,5-0,5 score. Baadur Jobava, who won the golden medal on the 1st board at the previous Chess Olympiad in Baku, gave half a point in the match.
Georgia 3 team in Open and Georgia 3 in the Women section won easily against Macau and Seychelles respectively with the 4-0 score.
As for the second teams, Georgia 2 in Women section have won 4:0 without any hesitation against South Africa and Georgia 2 in Open scored 3,5-0,5 against Liechtenstein.
Results, standings, pairings and multimedia on the official website of the 43rd Chess Olympiad
