1. All CACDEC Federations must have at least 5 FIDE Rated Players by 2007 and newly affiliated Federations within 2 years of achieving FIDE membership.
(This has been achieved by Palau with 6 FIDE rated players now -- Menandro Manuel, Jose Omega, Cyril Montel, Jr., Gene Pastrana, Roberto Hernandez and Manny Nedic).
2. The National Championship of each CACDEC federation is registered and FIDE-rated by the end of 2008 and each year thereafter.
(This have been done also and the 2008 Palau National Chess Championship is still ongoing with 22 players participating).
3. All CACDEC Federations must have at least one (1) FIDE Arbiter on International Arbiter by the end of 2009.
(This would be on the part of Mr. Jan Berglund to be accomplished ).
4. All CACDEC Federations must have at least one (1) indigenous FIDE certified Trainer by the end of 2010.
(This is also on the part of Mr. Berglund to accomplish.)
5. All CACDEC Federations must have chess in schools program by the end of 2009.
(The 4 women, with US origin, who had offered to help out and play in the 2008 Dresden, Germany Chess Olympiad for Palau have put together a program for this. The start was scheduled for January 2009. What will happen now, after the way they were treated by FIDE at the Olympiad, Mr. Berglund don't know if he can motivate them once more to help out. They had spent much money, out of their own pockets, on expensive airplane tickets to get to Dresden. The school work for Palau was supposed to be honorary. It is a pity, as they are retired professional teachers with genuine chess interest and have run a small chess academies in other US protectorates earlier.)
6. All CACDEC Federations must have a Junior Squad Development Program to accelerate the development of its best junior players by the end of 2007.
(Palau do not meet up with this, yet. It is supposed to be on Mr. Berglund's part. However, his honorary contract ended by the end of this year's Olympiad. He was offered another contract extension.)
7. All CACDEC Federations must participate in their Continental Youth Championships for 2008, 2009 and 2010.
(Palau don't have the resources for this for the time being.).
8. All CACDEC Federations with more than 10 active rated players and no FIDE titled players as of July 01, 2008 must produce at least 1 FIDE Titled player by 2010.
(This is also on Mr. Berglund's part to accomplish.)
One of the 2 aims of Budget Proposal 2006-2010 of Mr. Berglund is to win the recognition of Palau National Olympic Committee (PNOC) as this would give Palau a budget to go to the next FIDE Chess Olympiad in Siberia (2010) and the FIDE Congress (2010).
Applications have been sent in 2005 and 2008. Both have been denied. Reason being, Palau Chess Federation do not have enough activities. And the activity that Palau have is 90% Philippine community.
PNOC wants to see activity in all communities. Palau has got 11 inhabited islands. To get them involved in future national championships, Mr. Berglund have, together with some expertise, put together a test project for this purpose, with the help of internet.
Funds for this have been asked from the FIDE Computer and Internet Chess Committee. Providing this committee gets its budget approved, Palau will be granted $3,000.00 for this test project, which would in the end be applicable on all spread out FIDE member federations.
Source: Chessmate by Roberto Hernandez
Tia Belau Newspaper
Pages 13 & 15
Volume 17
December 22-28, 2008
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