THE 5 MEMBERS OF PALAU CHESS TEAM TO BAKU
In this photo from 2015 Palau Rapid Chess
Championship, the 5 members of 2016 World Chess Olympiad Palau Open Team are in
action with Dennis Gonzales at right, Paquito Suringa, Jr., beside him, Jeff
Balbalosa at left, Allan Alcid, 3rd from left, and Roberto
Hernandez, 4th from left. CM Bernardo Garcia, 2nd from
left, a veteran of 2 Olympiads, left Palau for good recently.
(Photo by Roberto Hernandez)
FREE VISAS TO PARTICIPANTS OF
BAKU, AZERBAIJAN CHESS OLYMPIAD
THE PARTICIPANTS to the 2016 World Chess Olympiad will be
granted their visas at the Heydar Aliyev International Airport in Baku upon
arrival at the organizers cost. This measure was made possible due to a
Presidential Decree.
The
participants should address first the visas service of the airport, and then go
to the Olympiad branded passport control points. The Olympiad participants
should have with them three documents: 1. The visa blank, correctly filled
(downloaded from the Registration system). 2. The accreditation proof sent to
them by the Operating Committee. 3. The invitation to the Olympiad sent to the
participants by the Baku Chess Olympiad Operating Committee.
These
documents will be demanded upon arrival to Baku in order to deliver the visas
to the participants, but also they will be demanded at the registration desk
before the boarding to the flight to Baku from the departure country. Without
the presentations of those documents, the participants will be refused to the
flight.
The
citizens of 9 countries (Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova,
Russia, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan) don’t need a visa or to make any
specific procedures to get to Azerbaijan if they stay less than 90 days.
The
citizens of other countries, even those who have a facilitated visa regime with
Azerbaijan (Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Japan, China, South
Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, the Republic of Turkey
and Israel) need visas to enter the Azerbaijani Republic.
Baku
is the capital city of the Republic of Azerbaijan located on the Absheron
Peninsula, on the coast of the Caspian Sea. It is the largest city of
Azerbaijan with a population of 4 million inhabitants.
Baku
has a very mild climate; in September, the average temperature is around 25
degrees Celsius, which is constant, with no major differences between the day
and the night. There is usually no rain or heavy wind, making autumn in Baku
the very best season to visit the city. Local people benefit from this time of
the year to enjoy evening walks along the Baku Boulevard.
The
Chess Olympiad is open to all National Federations affiliated to FIDE, each of
which can nominate one team for the open section and one for the women’s
section. Each team consists of four players, one reserve and one captain. The
captain may be, not necessarily, one of the players or the reserve. FIDE
regulations apply for the Olympiad like for the other FIDE Chess events.
The
Palau Open Chess Team to this Olympiad are Roberto Hernandez, Musician –Palau
Royal Resort, at Board 5 and also the Delegate; Dennis Gonzales,
Accountant—Hanpa, at Board 4 and Team Captain; Jeffrey Balbalosa, Systems
Analyst—Surangel and Sons, at Board 3; Paquito Suringa, Jr., Chief Cook
(Cafeteria)—PRR at Board 2 and Allan Alcid at Board 1.
The
Palau Chess Federation Board Members have sent a letter to Alcid’s employer,
Senator Mlib Tmetchul and his wife Dixie, to let him participate in the
Olympiad to be held from Sept. 01-14, 2016. If Alcid will not be allowed to go,
Angelo Salvadora and Manuel Mahor, Jr. are available to fill in the slot. Only
players from the Top 10 active chess players of Palau are eligible to be part
of the team.
Solution
to last week’s puzzle No. 4369: 1. …Qxf1+! 2. Kxf1 Rd1+ 3. Ke2 Nc3 mate.
This week’s puzzle No. 4370:
Black to move and mates in 3 (Solution next issue)
Sources: Chess Mate by Roberto Hernandez
Tia Belau Newspaper
Pages 11 & 13
Volume 25
Issue 33
May 02, 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 -- May 02, 2016
The History of Chess in Palau
By Roberto Hernandez
June 09, 2002 -- May 02, 2016
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