(1226) ITINERARY OF PALAU CHESS TEAM TO BAKU, AZERBAIJAN (TBN-June 06, 2016)

Eric Ksau Surangel Whipps --- Head of Delegation and Delegate until Sept. 08, 2016. He will return to Manila to attend a wedding and the Delegate position will be on Roberto Hernandez till Sept. 13, 2016.

THE SIX MEMBERS OF PALAU CHESS FEDERATION'S TEAM TO 2016 WORLD CHESS OLYMPIAD IN BAKU, AZERBAIJAN FROM SEPT. 01-14, 2016.



ITINERARY OF PALAU CHESS TEAM
       TO BAKU, AZERBAIJAN

 

AFTER a 2-hour meeting of the Board Members of Palau Chess Federation, it was decided that PCF President Eric Ksau Surangel Whipps will be the Head of Delegation and halfway through the 2016 World Chess Olympiad, he will return home to attend a wedding. The Delegate position will then be assign to Roberto Hernandez from Sept. 07-14, 2016.

                The qualified chess players are required to have $500.00 as bond to assure that they are really committed to come as they can’t refund it if they failed to make it. It will be put to the PCF fund. The qualified players are Roberto Hernandez, Dennis Gonzales, Jeffrey Balbalosa, Paquito Suringa, Jr. and Allan Alcid.

                The 2016 World Chess Olympiad will start on Sept. 01 (Arrival and Opening Ceremony) and will conclude on Sept. 14 (All day departure). It is expected that USA will dethrone defending champion China as its top 3 players (Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura and Wesley So) are in the Top 10 of FIDE Standard Ratings for the month of June, 2016…

1	Carlsen, Magnus	g	NOR	2855	9	1990
2	Kramnik, Vladimir	g	RUS	2812	14	1975
3	Caruana, Fabiano	g	USA	2804	0	1992
4	Aronian, Levon	g	ARM	2792	9	1982
5	Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	g	FRA	2789	10	1990
6	Nakamura, Hikaru	g	USA	2787	0	1987
7	Ding, Liren	g	CHN	2783	4	1992
8	Giri, Anish	g	NED	2782	9	1994
9	Karjakin, Sergey	g	RUS	2774	3	1990
10	So, Wesley	g	USA	2770	4	1993

Here’s the itinerary of Palau Chess Team to 2016 World Chess Olympiad in Baku, Azerbaijan (searched by Eric Ksau Surangel Whipps):

                “I checked for departure on 8/26 from Koror and then depart 8/31 from Manila and return on 9/14 to Manila and then Palau 9/16. The best fare found was for $1,363 through Kayak.com hacker fare going through Dubai, Moscow and then returning through China. We need to arrive on September 1 to avoid any penalties with arriving on August 31. Qatar Airlines also has some choices but for close to $1600 included Koror-Manila. See….
                                                       $1,363.00
8/26 8:50p ROR 10:35p MNL 2h 45m nonstop
8/31 4:45p MNL 2:15p GYD 24h 30m 2 stops (DXB, SVO) Arrive September 1st
9/14 11:05p GYD 11:25p MNL 21h 20m 2 stops (URC, CAN)
9/16 9:45p MNL 1:40a ROR 2h 55m nonstop
                                                      $1,573.00
8/26 8:50p ROR 10:35p MNL 2h 45m nonstop
8/31 6:30a MNL 5:15a GYD 25h 45m 1 stop (PEK)
9/14 3:40p GYD 11:55a MNL 17h 15m 1 stop (DXB)
9/16 9:45p MNL 1:40a ROR 2h 55m nonstop”.

Solution to last week’s puzzle No. 3942: 1. Bxd7+ Nxd7 2. Qb8+!! Nxb8 3. Rd8 mate.

This week’s puzzle No. 3943: White to move and mates in 3 (Solution next issue)

Sources: Chess Mate by Roberto Hernandez

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                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

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               The History of Chess in Palau

               By Roberto Hernandez

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