: PALAU ROYAL RESORT REPS TO BAKU OLYMPIAD
FIDE Instructor (FI),
National Master (NM) Roberto Hernandez, left, and Developmental Instructor (DI)
Paquito Suringa, Jr., both from Palau Royal Resort, are teammates in the
upcoming 2016 World Chess Olympiad in Baku, Azerbaijan. In the 2014 WCO in
Norway, NM, National Instructor (NI) Cyril Tomas Montel, Jr. and Candidate
Master (CM) Bernardo Garcia were the duo from PPR.
(Photo by Roberto Hernandez)
ANOTHER RAPID CHESS TILT
ON JUNE 26, 2016
IN PREPARATION for the upcoming 2016 World Chess Olympiad
in Baku, Azerbaijan, the Palau Chess Federation will be holding 2 chess
tournaments before the 6-member Palau Open Chess Team leaves for
Manila-Dubai-Moscow-Azerbaijan flight on Aug. 31, 2016. The Olympiad will
commence on Sept. 01 (Arrival and Opening Ceremony) and will conclude on Sept.
14 (All-day for departure).
The
Palau Open Chess Team is consist of PCF President Eric Ksau Surangel Whipps as
Head of Delegation and Congress Delegate; Roberto Hernandez, Player and General
Assembly Delegate; Players Dennis Gonzales, Paquito Suringa, Jr., Jeffrey
Balbalosa and Allan Alcid.
The
first prep tourney is the Rapid Chess tilt with time control of 15 minutes for
each player to finish the game without increment. It is a 9-round Swiss system
event with the players having to play at least 2 games every Sunday at the
venue – Bethlehem Park or Surangel’s Campaign Headquarters.
Registration
fee is peg at $5.00 with the top 3 finishers receiving medals. There is a
suggestion from Mr. Eric that the registration fee to be higher and there will
be some cash as well to the top 3 slots.
Immediately
after this event, the 5 Olympiad-bound players will have a round-robin event
with additional strong players added to the list (No. 1 Cyril Tomas Montel, Jr.
and No. 3 Tito Cabunagan) with a time format the same as the Olympiad.
Baku Olympiad Registration
and Accreditation Manager Kema Goryaeva wrote an email to Hernandez that says: Kema Goryaeva (Baku Chess Olympiad 2016)
<kema.goryaeva@bakuchessolympiad.com> To
Palau June 5 at 2:59 AM
Dear Mr. Hernandez,
Please
note that I have validated your account and connected it to your Federation in
the registration system of the Baku Chess Olympiad. You may proceed with
registering your teams, officials, delegate and accompanying persons. Please
meet the deadlines of the registration to avoid late registration fee. Also,
please pay a special attention to the passport details and passport scan to be
added when registering your people.
Very
important is to instruct your team members and representatives on the visa
procedure if they hold a passport of a country whose citizens need visa to
Azerbaijan.
Everyone should take three documents with her/him before
traveling to Baku: visa form (correctly filled in), accreditation proof (to be
printed out from the system, you will be informed how to print), and visa
invitation letter (will be sent to everyone in due time). These documents will
be asked in Baku Heydar Aliyev International Airport.
Thank
you so much for your kind cooperation,
Kema Goryaeva
Registration & Accreditation Manager
Solution to last
week’s puzzle No. 3943: 1. Qb5+!! Qxb5 2. Rc3+! Kxa4 3. Ra3 mate.
This week’s puzzle No. 3944:
White to move and mates in 3 (Solution next issue)
Sources: Chess Mate by Roberto Hernandez
Tia Belau Newspaper
Pages 9 & 11
Volume 25
Issue 47
June 13, 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 -- June 13, 2016
The History of Chess in Palau
By Roberto Hernandez
June 09, 2002 -- June 13, 2016
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