2 MORE FIRST TIMERS.
Rodney Yakuchil, left, a Security Personnel of Palau Royal Resort, wants to see how good he looks at Tia Belau Chessmate column of Roberto Hernandez. He specifically chooses this photo out of 5 shots taken. New cashier of PRR, right, is also featured here for the first time. (Photo by Roberto Hernandez)
UPDATED PCF 2013 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
THIS PHOTO WAS NOT PUBLISHED BECAUSE THERE ARE MANY ADS FOR THIS ISSUE, WHO HAS 16 PAGES NOW INSTEAD OF THE USUAL 12 PAGES ---
SINGING "SILENT NIGHT" AT BREEZE BAR OF PRR
The teenage boy here (I forgot again to ask for his name), said he still has the business card that I gave to him a few months ago and they requested "Silent Night". We sung it together without the songbook. I just dictate to them the next lyrics of the song to the best that I can remember. The result: GOOD HARMONY AND WE ALL ENJOYED THE SONG AND THE NIGHT EVEN FOR A FEW MINUTES.
M E R R Y C H R I S T M A S T O A L L ! ! !
Rodney Yakuchil, left, a Security Personnel of Palau Royal Resort, wants to see how good he looks at Tia Belau Chessmate column of Roberto Hernandez. He specifically chooses this photo out of 5 shots taken. New cashier of PRR, right, is also featured here for the first time. (Photo by Roberto Hernandez)
UPDATED PCF 2013 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Due to the very surprising and great development in the
last month of 2013, the 2013 Calendar of Events of Palau Chess Federation was
updated as follows:
PCF 2013
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Feb.
10, 2013 Annual General Meeting at Palau Royal Resort
To elect new
set of Officers
President (1)
Must be a Palauan
2 Vice Presidents, 1
Secretary/Treasurer, 3 Executive Members.
Feb.
15-21 At Guam International
Chess Tournament, Palau will be represented by Jeff Balbalosa,
Joy Flores
Whipps and Ksau Anthony Whipps.
Feb.
24-April 28 2013 PALAU RAPID CHESS
CHAMPIONSHIP (FIDE-RATED)
(IN
ALL TOURNEYS OF 2013 -PLAYERS FROM THE SAME COMPANY MUST MEETIN THE 1ST
3 ROUNDS AND NOT IN THE LAST 3 ROUNDS)
The
time control is 25 min. + 10 seconds increment. Or 30 minutes without increment.20
players will draw a letter (A or B) to know who will be in Group A and Group B.
Top
4 in Group A and B will have a round robin semifinal. Winner of Group A will
meet the winner of Group B in the finals.
Tiebreak
– winner over the other (Direct Encounter)
The 2nd
tiebreak to be used is Solkoff System. Writing chess notation is optional.
Separate
division for kids under 15 years old. They will be playing double round-robin.
The
women’s division will have also double round-robin.
May
12-June 16 2013 PALAU BLITZ
CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP (FIDE-rated)
Time
control – Digital (5 minutes + 3 sec. increment)
Mechanical – 10 minutes
FIDE has separate rating now for rapid
and blitz chess tournaments. Players with
standard
ratings will start from the same rating for the blitz and rapid FIDE rated
event.
Aug.
04-Oct. 08 2013 PALAU NATIONAL CHESS
CHAMPIONSHIP
It’s single round- robin. Time
control-Top 12 Division -90 min. to make 40 moves, another 30 minutes to finish
the game with an increment of 30 seconds
starting from
move 1. Reserves
Division – 90 minutes with 30 seconds increment. Women’s Division –75 minutes with 30
seconds increment.
Junior Division – 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment.
The top 6
finishers will compete in the 2013 Palau Invitational Chess Championship.
If one or 2 players can’t make it to
PICC, he will be replaced by the next one.
Nov.
– Dec. PALAU – GUAM GOODWILL GAMES
Guam
will send its undetermined number of chess players for a goodwill matches
featuring the 2 nation’s teams to the
2014 World Chess Olympiad in Tromso, Norway.
***This event was postponed to January 2014.
Nov.
24-Dec. 01 4TH
PALAU INVITATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
4
players will be invited from India, Namibia, Kenya and England. They are FI
Amamath Inaganti ( old FIDE Rating 2023,
new 2010), CM Otto Nakapunda (1997 xxxxx 1997), Githinji Hinga (1976 xxxxx
1976), CM/IA/IO Stewart Reuben (2073 xxxxx 2073) respectively.
Time
format is the same as 2013 PNCC Top 12 Division.
***DUE
TO TYPHOON HAIYAN THAT HIT PALAU ON NOV. 7, 2013, THIS EVENT WAS POSTPONED
TO FEB. 23-MARCH 02, 2014.
IA/IO/FI
Jan Berglund of Palau will be the chief arbiter. If he prefers to play, FM/IO
Brian
Jones of
Australia will be the Chief Arbiter.
PLW Deputy
Arbiter will be NA Dennis Gonzales.
Dec.
17-29, 2013 World Youth Chess
Championship
Al Ain, United
Arab Emirates
2013
Junior Champion Ksau Anthony Whipps will represent Palau for its first
participation
in this event.
His father Eric, the new President of
PCF will accompany him to UAE for the
all –expense-paid trip by UAE Chess
Federation –visas, air tickets and board/lodging.
*The
venue of the first 2 tournaments will be held at Tito Cabunagan and Jose Celiz’
residence in Malakal. The place can accommodate 16 players at a time. The
alternative venue is Bethlehem Park where chess players who are also basketball
players can have more time to participate in both sports.
·
The Arbiter’s decision is final and non-appealable.
·
Roberto Hernandez is the Chief Arbiter while CM Bernardo
Garcia and Dennis Gonzales will be his Deputy Arbiters after they acquired the
National Arbiter Titles from FIDE.
Solution to last week’s puzzle: 1. … Qxd4+!! 2. Kxd4 Bc5+
3. Kd3 Nxe5 mate.
This week’s puzzle: White to move and mates in 3
(Solution next issue)
Source: Chessmate by Roberto Hernandez
Tia Belau Newspaper
Pages 13 & 15
Volume 22
Issue 78
December 23, 2013
THIS PHOTO WAS NOT PUBLISHED BECAUSE THERE ARE MANY ADS FOR THIS ISSUE, WHO HAS 16 PAGES NOW INSTEAD OF THE USUAL 12 PAGES ---
SINGING "SILENT NIGHT" AT BREEZE BAR OF PRR
The teenage boy here (I forgot again to ask for his name), said he still has the business card that I gave to him a few months ago and they requested "Silent Night". We sung it together without the songbook. I just dictate to them the next lyrics of the song to the best that I can remember. The result: GOOD HARMONY AND WE ALL ENJOYED THE SONG AND THE NIGHT EVEN FOR A FEW MINUTES.
M E R R Y C H R I S T M A S T O A L L ! ! !
