2016 LIGHTNING/BLITZ CHESS FIRST ROUND (Feb. 14)
All smiles from the participants of 2016
Palau Lightning and Blitz Chess Championship on Valentine’s Day (Feb. 14). Eric
Ksau Surangel Whipps, right, vs. Glen Navarroza; Josef Karlo Moyet has no
opponent yet; Manuel Mahor, Jr., 2nd from left, vs. Eugene Labarda
(partly hidden); Rustum Cabuso vs. Arnolfo Inres, Joel Gemota vs. Roberto
Hernandez and Tito Cabunagan vs. Joan Gemota.
(Photo by Roberto Hernandez)
CHANGE OF DATE -- 2016 CHESS
OLYMPIAD IN AZERBAIJAN
THE DATE of 2016 World Chess Olympiad in Baku, Azerbaijan
has recently been move 17 days earlier than its original date of Sept. 17-30,
2016. It is now on Sept. 01-14 with the FIDE Congress to start on the 4th
of Sept. that coincides with the Olympiad. FIDE Congress, Chess Olympiad and
election of new FIDE President is being done every 4 years—2014 Tromso, Norway,
2010 Khanty-Mansiysk, Russsia, 2006 Torino, Italy, 2002 Bled, Slovenia and 2018
Batumi, Georgia.
World Chess Olympiad is being held every 2
years with non-election years in 2000 Istanbul, Turkey; 2004 Calvia, Spain;
2008 Dresden, Germany; 2012 Istanbul, Turkey again and this year’s Baku,
Azerbaijan, where there will be an election of which country will host the
non-election year of 2020 to be contested by Tokyo, Japan and Buenos Aires,
Argentina.
The
2014 Tromso, Norway World Chess Olympiad was also move from November to Aug.
01-14 while the 2012 Istanbul Olympiad kept its date intact – Aug. 27-Sept. 10.
Likewise with the 2010 Olympiad in Russia –Sept. 21- Oct. 04, which was the
best-hosted Olympiad ever with the Twin Olympiad hotel built just for the
Olympiad.
The
most ‘late’ World Chess Olympiad was the 2008 Dresden, WCO that was held in
Nov. 12-25 which is almost winter time. Maybe it’s too close for the 2008
Summer Olympics that was held in Beijing, China on 08-08-08 (Aug. 08, 2008),
which conspicuously set for what China believed as lucky numbers as number 8 has
infinity or without end.
The
change of date in Baku has affected the schedule of Palau Chess Federation
President Eric Ksau Surangel Whipps and he will not make it because of earlier
commitment. His Delegate position will be tackled in the meeting of Board
Members of PCF on Tuesday, March 01. Minister Baklai Temengil and Palau
National Olympic Committee President Frank Kyota might not be available for
Head of Delegation position because the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil is also a date that is too close.
Tutii
Joe Chilton visited the opening round of 2016 Palau Blitz Chess Championship at
Bethlehem Park on Valentine’s Day and he might be available for the position.
Also to be tackled in the Board Meeting is the inclusion of WNM Angelica Parrado-Sisior
to the Board as CM Bernardo Garcia has left Palau for good. It is also a good
inclusion of a woman player to the board. Maybe there will be Women’s team to
Baku in Angie, Bheng, Joan Gemota, Roxanne Parco and Angelil Sisior.
The
2nd week of 2016 Palau Blitz Chess Championship was held at Surangel
Campaign Headquarters at Mason’s Hardware premises with Roberto Hernandez
having an equal day of one win (over Josef Karlo Moyet), one draw (against Tito
Cabunagan) and a loss to top seed Cyril Tomas Montel, Jr. in just 7 moves of Dutch
Defense, where Roberto didn’t anticipate the ‘trap’ that Cyril had studied against
the Dutch, the pet defense of Roberto. The moves: 1. d4 f5 2. h3 Nf6 3. g4 fxg4
4. hxg4 Nxg4 5. Qd3 Nf6 6. Rxh7 Rxh7 7. Qg6 mate.
The
penultimate and final rounds will be held either at Bethlehem Park or at
Headquarters again on Feb. 28, depending on the availability of the venues. It
is also the date of The Filipino Community in Palau election of officers for
the year 2016-2018 where 2 top chess players of PCF are running for office as
Vice President and Board Member—Hernandez and Baby Edna “Bheng” Mission
respectively.
Medals will be given to the top 3 finishers
after the last round has been played.
Solution to last week’s puzzle No. 3826: 1. Ne5+! Nxe5 2.
Be8+ Kf8 3. Bg6 mate.
This week’s puzzle No. 3827: White to move and mates in 3
(Solution next issue)
Sources: Chess Mate by Roberto Hernandez
Tia Belau Newspaper
Pages 9-10
Volume 25
Issue 17
February 29, 2016
Chess and Music (Perfect Combination)
The Beginning of Chess in Palau
By Roberto Hernandez
To be published as a book in the future
Music and Me by Roberto Hernandez
Tia Belau Newspaper
March 15, 2012 -- April 2013
http://palau-chess.blogspot.com
April 2013 -- February 29, 2016
The History of Chess in Palau
By Roberto Hernandez
June 09, 2002--February 29, 2016
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