: JAMIE KENMURE—ARBITERS’ SEMINAR LECTURER?
Palau will host the FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar
on May 17-19, 2017. Jamie Kenmure, right, Palau Rating Officer, will probably
conduct the Seminar if Asian Chess Federation Deputy President Toti Abundo will
not be available. This photo was taken during the 2012 World Chess Olympiad in
Istanbul, Turkey with GM Wesley So, middle and the current USA champion, with
Roberto Hernandez, CM Bernardo Garcia, 2nd from left, and Menandro
Manuel, left. (Photo by Roberto Hernandez)
"FIRST THEY IGNORE YOU,
THEN THEY LAUGH AT YOU,
THEN THEY FIGHT YOU,
THEN YOU WIN"
-By Mahatma Ghandi-
These words from one of the greatest minds and wisdom in
the world from India, Mahatma Ghandi, were applied to what is happening now to
the chess career of the newly-crowned USA champion Wesley So.
Although Wesley has won international
tournaments and has been a Top 10 GM for two years, he has not really been
reckoned as a serious threat by other super-GMs ("first they ignore
you") in 2015 and 2016. The Top 10 super-GMs (and the emcees and
commentators) started to take note of Wesley when he won (with some
"luck") the Sinquefield, London and over-all 2016 GCT titles.
Henceforth, they cannot ignore Wesley no more, but they mock ("they laugh
at you") his risk-free style of play.
Even
with the presence of three Top 10 elite GMs, the 2017 USA Chess Championship
remain in the national championship category, that is, it's not on the level of
the closed super-tournaments like Bilbao and Shamkir.
However, the coronation
of Wesley as US Champion has completed (the first part was 2017 Wijk
Aan-zee (Tata Steel Masters) his elevation as the man to watch and prepare for
in the subsequent tournaments.
To
illustrate a point, Wesley arrived in Baku for the 2017 Gashimov Memorial. His
arrival was heralded in Azerbaijan press!! Azeri media paint Wesley as the man
to beat ("then they fight you") in this tournament.
**(Shared
report from CM Joselito Marcos)…Wesley So’s 67-game unbeaten streak ended in
the opening round of Gashimov Memorial. Playing Black, defending champion
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov rebuffed So’s rare Scotch Opening as the latter blundered
right on the time control. (0-1 in 39 moves).
The
other participants which So will be meeting in Rd. 2 is Michael Adams; Rd. 3-Wojtaszek;
Rd. 4-Veselin Topalov; Rd. 5-Vladimir Kramnik; Rd. 6-Sergey Karjakin; Rd.
7-Pavel Eljanov; Rd. 8-Radjabov and Rd. 9-Harikrishna.
Palau’s
first Woman National Master (WNM) Angelica Parrado-Sisior attended the wedding
of Mark Pusong and Beverly Joy Isida as secondary sponsor at Breeze Bar of
Palau Royal Resort. While I’m on my way to set the keyboard, she talked to me
that it will be Palau Rating Officer Jamie Kenmure that will be the one to conduct
the Arbiters’ Seminar slated on May 17-19, 2017. I will email Toti Abundo to
confirm this so that when I draft my May 2017 monthly working schedule, I will
adjust to these 3 days.
Angie
also asked me to come at Engull Park (former Bethlehem Park) on April 23 and
bring chess boards and clocks so that the potential participants can practice
for the April 30 and May 07 Palau Blitz Chess Championship. Palau’s 2nd
WNM Baby Edna Mission attended also the wedding as guest. Angie confirmed that
Gonzalo ‘Jojo’ Escapatoria, Jr. will be joining the seminar as well as Mission
and possibly Gladys Anne Palome and her husband Rafael.
Other confirmed
participants are Angie, Cyril Tomas Montel, Jr., Paquito Suringa, Jr., Dennis
Gonzales, Angelo Salvadora and me, of course for a total of 10. A maximum of 20
participants will be accommodated. Players from Guam are interested to attend
the seminar as well as CM Joselito Marcos of Papua New Guinea but the school
schedule is quite busy on that date where he is the Academic Director of The
National Polytechnic Institute of Papua New Guinea.
Solution
to last week’s puzzle No. 3862: 1. Qxg6+!! hxg6 2. Bxg6+ Ke7 3. Nf5#
This
week’s puzzle No. 4409: Black to move and mates in 3 (Solution next issue)
Sources: Chess Mate by Roberto Hernandez
Tia Belau Newspaper
Pages 9 & 10
Volume 26
Issue 26
April 24, 2017
Chess and Music (Perfect Combination)
The Beginning of Chess in Palau
By Roberto Hernandez
Soon to be published as a book
Music and Me by Roberto Hernandez
Tia Belau Newspaper
March 15, 2012 -- April 18, 2013
http://palau-chess.blogspot.com
April 25, 2013--April 24, 2017
The History of Chess in Palau
By Roberto Hernandez
June 09, 2002--April 24, 2017
Chess and Music (Perfect Combination)
The Beginning of Chess in Palau
By Roberto Hernandez
Soon to be published as a book
Music and Me by Roberto Hernandez
Tia Belau Newspaper
March 15, 2012 -- April 18, 2013
http://palau-chess.blogspot.com
April 25, 2013--April 24, 2017
The History of Chess in Palau
By Roberto Hernandez
June 09, 2002--April 24, 2017
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