KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES
Mr. Brian Jones, right,
President of Oceania Chess Confederation, is coming to Palau for 7 days with
his wife Margaret for talks for the promotion of chess in Oceania. The other
Jones, Rupert was a roommate of Roberto Hernandez in the 2009 Oceania Chess
Championship and 2009 Gold Coast Open in Australia. (Photo by Roberto Hernandez)
MICRONESIAN OPEN,
PALAU CHESS TEAM TO NORWAY,
INCREASED PCF MEMBERSHIP
THERE is still a chance for the Micronesian Open to push
through with FM/IO Brian Jones of Australia as the only foreign player to
participate or act as supervising arbiter and Palau Chess Federation President
Eric Ksau Whipps to be his assistant so that Eric can add a norm to his FIDE
Arbiter Title aspiration as he passed the exam for it during the World Youth
Chess Championship in Al Ain, UAE.
In a
meeting with Board Members of PCF, it was agreed that a round-robin Micronesian
Open will be held at Palau Royal Resort Conference Room on Feb. 19-24, 2014 with
Mr. Jones against Palau players with 1600 ratings and above.
A
separate division will also be held with 1600 and below ratings so that unrated
local players/newcomers will have a chance to try their savvy in a real chess
tournament.
Mr.
Jones and his wife Margaret was booked by Roberto Hernandez at Palau Royal
Resort for his 7-day stay (Feb. 18-25, 2014). If no tournament will be held
during their stay, he’ll have a talk with PCF officials about chess development
in Oceania, where he’s the president of Oceania Chess Confederation.
THE
NEW TENTATIVE LINE-UP OF PALAU CHESS TEAM TO NORWAY IS THE BEST EVER:
HEAD OF DELEGATION: Frank Kyota or Baklai Temengil DELEGATE:
Eric Ksau Whipps
MEN/OPEN TEAM:
Captain: Roberto Hernandez Board
1: Cyril Tomas Montel, Jr.
Board
2: Tito Cabunagan Board
3: CM Bernardo Garcia
Board 4:
Mohammad Manik Hossain
Reserve: Ksau Flores Whipps or Jeffrey Balbalosa
WOMEN’S TEAM: Captain:
Tutii Joe Chilton or Jeffrey Balbalosa or Ksau Flores Whipps
Board
1: Angelica Parrado Board
2: Gladys Anne Paloma
Board
3: Baby Edna Mission Board 4:
Destiny Sisior or Joy Flores Whipps
Reserve:
Joy Flores Whipps or Kayah Flores Whipps
Roberto
praised this selection of Eric with an email:
“I like your suggested line-up of
Palau Chess Team! It's a dream come true to me! I've waited for 8 years for
this moment to have Palauans in the team. I can't ask for more. By being the
team captain, I can attend the International Arbiters seminar/training/exam
like what Jamie did in Istanbul. That's where he got his IA title. He grabbed
that opportunity. I'll get my chance this time.
Thank God for having you as PCF President!”
Thank God for having you as PCF President!”
Eric is humble enough to reply
with: “Thank you Roberto, I'm glad I could help anyway possible. Thanks again
for including me in Palau Chess. Let's meet soon to discuss future of Chess in
Palau.”
Here’s an inspired and grateful
email of Eric to Mr. Geoffrey Borg and Mr. Ignatius Leong:
Hello Mr. Borg and Mr. Leong,
I would like to thank FIDE and both of you for your
continued support. This year looks to be a very bright year for the development
of chess in Palau. Interest from within Palau has grown and can expect to add
around 20 Palauan citizens as members to the Palau Chess Federation and another
30 Palau residents within this year.
Meetings with Palau National Olympic
Committee and various government offices will also help with exposure and
future development of chess. The interest in Palau from both FIDE and other
FIDE members also may bring more opportunities for development and cooperation
in the near future.
I am thankful that I was able to
attend the WYCC in UAE last year as it helped to show how active chess is, as I
did not realize how large and dedicated the chess community is today. The chess
competitions give immeasurable benefits to those who can represent their
countries in international competition. It was amazing to see young children
play with such skill and become so emotional with every game.
During the event I was also
fortunate enough to meet FIDE President Ilyumzhinov and Deputy President
Makropoulos together with CEO Borg and ACF Gen. Sec. Abundo. Unfortunately I
only learned upon departure that Mr. Kasparov was present at WYCC and that Mr.
Berglund decided not to attend.
I would like to thank Mr. Borg and Mr. Abundo
for their visit to Palau last week. Palau Chess thanks you all for your
genuine interest to provide support and commitment to continue promotion and
development of chess in Palau and the world.
Best Regards, Eric Ksau Whipps
The increase of PCF membership is
the fastest in 9 years, garnering 36 new members and 2 honorary members (Mr.
Geoffrey Borg of Malta and Mr. Graeme Gardiner of Australia).
The numbers will grow more after the
conclusion of the ongoing Ksau Cup Blitz Chess Tournament. As suggested by Mr.
Borg and Mr. Abundo, local chess tournament must be held constantly to reach
all areas of Palau and to improve chess activities and levels of play.
Roberto won the Board of Directors
seat (9th place) in the TFCP election and the oath taking ceremony
will be held on Sunday, Feb. 09, 2014 at D’ Multi Purpose Convention Hall from
5-9pm with the Guest Speaker none other than Eric Ksau Whipps, who is also the
Honorary Consul of the Philippines.
Solution to last week’s puzzle: 1.
Qh8+!! Kxh8 2. Nxf7++ Kg8 3. Nh6 mate.
This week’s puzzle: White to move
and mates in 3 (Solution next issue)
Source: Chess Mate by Roberto Hernandez
Tia Belau Newspaper
Page 11-12
Volume 23
Issue 12
February 10, 2014
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