PCF Chairman Francis 'Sno' Temaungil, left, discusses chess matters with former World Chess Federation (FIDE) President Florencio Campomanes during the latter's visit to Palau on May 11-14, 2006. Campo, as he is popularly known, donated 20 chessboards (without pieces), 5 mechanical chessclocks and $600.00. He also won the blitz chess tourney held on the eve of his departure against Palau top players.
(Contributed photo by Roberto Hernandez)
During the visit of Honorary Lifetime President of FIDE Florencio Campomanes in Palau (May 11-14, 2006), he was able to donate 20 chessboards (without pieces), 5 mechanical chess clocks (the ones used during the 1992 World Chess Olympiad in Manila, Philippines, that were donated by Yugoslavia) and $600.00 cash for payment of Palau's yearly due to FIDE ($476.00 or 600 Swiss francs or 386 euros).
He checked in at Palau Royal Resort, where Roberto Hernandez is not yet working there as musician. He started working at PRR on June 01, 2007.
In the morning of May 11, Roberto, Gene Pastrana, PCF Chairman Francis 'Sno' Temaungil and Palau Horizon reporter Nazario 'Jun' Rodriguez, Jr. have visited Campo at the lobby of PRR.
Chess matters were discussed for the improvement of chess in Palau and for getting the proxy vote of Palau for the FIDE election of President during the 2006 World Chess Olympiad in Turin, Italy.
Campo had a lunch with Vice President Elias Camsek Chin at Rock Islands prior to his departure.
A blitz chess tournament was organized on the eve of his departure. It's also a farewell dinner for him by the top 7 chess players of Palau -- Menandro Manuel, Cyril Montel, Jr., Roberto Hernandez, Manny Nedic, Jess Toldoya, Jimmy Valenzuela and Gene Pastrana.
He emerged as champion undefeated with only Manny Nedic able to draw with him. He's still very sharp at age 79. He don't smoke and don't drink. He regularly plays tennis and even beat younger players like Oceania Zone President Gary Bekker.
Before the blitz tournament, an assassination attempt on Sno's life happened in front of the very eyes of Roberto.
The tournament is being played right at the parking area of Jean's Boutique and Store. Vehicles are passing by but Palau players are used to that kind of noise while playing. The road is just one meter from the venue.
While Sno is playing an official game of 2006 Rapid Chess tournament, Roberto saw a black car slows down. The window gets down and a young Palauan guy pointed an airgun to Sno's nape and fired a single shot point blank. The car with more than 3 passengers sped after the shot.
Nobody heard the shot as it's very noisy with cars engines and even Sno doesn't heard it. The shot is just like a mosquito bite to him. He is a retired Vietnam war veteran.
When he noticed some blood from the back of his neck, he went to hospital by himself.
Campo becomes very worried about Sno and asked somebody to follow him to the hospital and to check how's he doing.
When Sno comes back, he just had a small band aid to his wound. That's the time that the blitz tourney resumes.
Source: Island Times Newspaper
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Chess and Music (Perfect Combination)
The Beginning of Chess In Palau
by Roberto Hernandez
To be published as a book in the future
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