(646) CHESS SETS AND CLOCKS FOR PALAU IN 2006

Palau, as CACDEC chess developing country, was given 20 digital chess clocks and 100 chess sets by FIDE.

The following is the correspondence of the senders:

Eventually, only 20 Digital Chess clocks arrived and only 4 chess sets.




The other 96 sets got stocked in Mumbai, India.

The cost of storage fee is more expensive than the chess sets so they asked the Palau Chess Federation officials to order/request again.

With the coming election of new President of World Chess Federation (FIDE)during the 2014 World Chess Olympiad in Tromso, Norway, this request might come in handy for the fast development of chess if it can be taught in school.

Roberto Hernandez had volunteered to teach chess at Palau Community College for free. He can teach 18 students at a time during his free time.

Even for free, the plan didn't materialize but junior chess is now developing fast with at least 10 participants in the recently concluded 2013 Palau National Chess Championship held from Aug. 04-Oct. 06, 2013.


Source: Chess and Music (Perfect Combination)
        The Beginning Of Chess In Palau
        By Roberto Hernandez
        November 2013
        To be published as a book in the future