tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14539885.post114748103299220348..comments2023-09-30T18:56:06.919+09:00Comments on The Closet Grandmaster: Paragua To Lead RPUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14539885.post-1147633326851925602006-05-15T04:02:00.000+09:002006-05-15T04:02:00.000+09:00http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=...http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=38721<BR/><BR/>Its all go, do the alternates need to go in Turin? Does Kimberly Cunanan's Mother accompany her? How bout the expenses? Pichay as MB reported spend almost 100K+ on each player? Kanino kaya galing yun?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14539885.post-1147561372671961742006-05-14T08:02:00.000+09:002006-05-14T08:02:00.000+09:00with due respect to eugene, but mark deserves the ...with due respect to eugene, but mark deserves the 1st board. this is just right and based on proven recent performance and strength. i think eugene will even score more on second board. my 2 cents.<BR/><BR/>nice to hear too from bobby ang. bobby and you CG should team up and start an inclusive philippine chess web page. i know lots of sponsors will be interested too.<BR/><BR/>you are all doing it so well already as lots of pinoys and foreign chess players world wide are eagerly following up your blogs and articles.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14539885.post-1147516186648771302006-05-13T19:29:00.000+09:002006-05-13T19:29:00.000+09:00Oh, hi, Bobby! I'm ok! And hope my favorite ches...Oh, hi, Bobby! I'm ok! And hope my favorite chess author is, too ("Inside Philippine Chess" - the only chess book I got to read from cover-to-cover, except the notations, of course, as I am completely ignorant when it comes to the game of chess)!<BR/><BR/>See you again at TCG!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14539885.post-1147502655079021952006-05-13T15:44:00.000+09:002006-05-13T15:44:00.000+09:00Hi Chi,How's my favorite chess mom? :)A delegatio...Hi Chi,<BR/><BR/>How's my favorite chess mom? :)<BR/><BR/>A delegation to the olympiad usually consists of:<BR/><BR/>6 male players + 1 team captain<BR/>4 female players + 1 team captain<BR/><BR/>that makes 12 people whose room and board are paid for by the organizers.<BR/><BR/>all the rest have to come up with their own means to pay for their hotel rooms and meals.<BR/><BR/>You might be wondering who the other 7 people are in our delegation.<BR/><BR/>Well, the federation usually wants someone from the press to join them, and sometimes a team manager and/or head of delegation to take care of organizational details and to provide some spot cash, maybe for celebrating after a huge victory or something.<BR/><BR/>Then there is also the Philippine delegate to the FIDE Congress who will attend the FIDE General Assembly and committee meetings, to follow up awarding of GM and/or IM titles for our players.<BR/><BR/>The plane tickets are usually shouldered by the national federation with funding from the Philippine Sports Commission.<BR/><BR/>Sponsorship from PAL? Sometimes, but they haven't done so in recent history. As far as I know (but I can be wrong), the last time PAL sponsored tickets for chess was during the 1999 Las Vegas World Chess Championships, when GM Joey, GM Eugene and myself represented the Philippines. But that might be because they felt sorry for us - we were really hard up then.<BR/><BR/>bobby angAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14539885.post-1147497924374925332006-05-13T14:25:00.000+09:002006-05-13T14:25:00.000+09:00Hurray for The Closet Grandmaster!!! Hurray for th...Hurray for The Closet Grandmaster!!! Hurray for the Pinoys!!!<BR/><BR/>(Imagine my favorite chessplayer-writer is rooting for our team!)<BR/><BR/>Chi NazarioAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14539885.post-1147491867913025652006-05-13T12:44:00.000+09:002006-05-13T12:44:00.000+09:00I spoke with Mark's dad around 2 weeks ago and he ...I spoke with Mark's dad around 2 weeks ago and he told me that although Mark was the highest rated player in the team they would not insist on top board, since they recognize that Eugene Torre's name was sufficient to get us a few draws on top board against the opposing team.<BR/><BR/>For example, in 2000 Istanbul Torre asked to sit out our match vs. Spain. While walking around Istanbul after lunch on that day he bumped into Shirov, who thought that they would be playing that afternoon and offered him a draw! Eugene could not accept this, of course, since he was not in the line-up that day. <BR/><BR/>That afternoon Shirov dealt GM Joey a very painful loss, one which shattered the Filipino's confidence in his pet Caro Kann.<BR/><BR/>I still think it is better strategy to have Eugene on 1st and Mark on 2nd. This does not mean that Eugene will be playing every game - they would then have flexibility. Against a topheavy team Eugene could be on first and let Mark et al try to score on the bottom boards.<BR/><BR/>Oh well, they probably thought that Mark should have his "trial by fire" sooner rather than later.<BR/><BR/>By the way, Amiel, I follow this blog all the time and find it very interesting. Keep it up!<BR/><BR/>Bobby AngAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14539885.post-1147481852156644832006-05-13T09:57:00.000+09:002006-05-13T09:57:00.000+09:0019 person delegation?Does the Phillipines team rec...19 person delegation?<BR/>Does the Phillipines team recieve sponsorship from the Phillipines national airline?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com