FIDE's New Chief

Hi guys!

According to FIDE's website, "the FIDE Executive Board in Antalya approved the nomination by FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov to appoint David Kaplan as Chief Executive Officer - Development within FIDE..."

This shows the effort of the world body itself to professionalize their ways and dealings... something every federation can and should do. Take hint from FIDE's move, role model?

Visit the link for further details and full copy of the letter of appointment at http://www.fide.com/default.asp?curpage=1&x=0.7287104 and http://www.fide.com/news.asp?id=1505.

Still from FIDE news, the Chess Administrators Management Seminar will be held from December 18th-21st, 2007. Details in full, visit http://www.fide.com/default.asp?curpage=1&x=0.7287104.

Do attend this one if your into such events.

In the local news, we have the 2007 National inter-club chessfest as posted by PinoyChess, from Philippine Chess Forum:

THE first National inter-club team championship will be held on Dec. 15 at the 4th floor of Perez Building, Dona Soledad in Better Living Subdivision.

The tournament is open for non masters, rated and unrated players. Each club can field six players to represent their team.

Individual rating and average team rating should not exceed 1950 below. The tournament format is a seven round swiss system and a 30 minutes rate of play.

For registration contact Roland Roselada 09178916190, Mario Perez 09197227552, 5463714, Cecil Padua 09229638274.

The World Youth Championship Officially starts today, November 17 but the war begins tomorrow. Our players are there now and really hopin they make a name for themselves. Here's the official website, http://wycc2007.tsf.org.tr/component/option,com_frontpage/Itemid,1/lang,en/.

Lastly, the Workshop Seminar entitled "Addressing an Handling Special Needs in the Regular Classrooms" was a success! Thank you to all those who attended and participated in the day long event!

Till then!

The Day After

The Seminar Workshop entitled "Addressing and Handling Special Needs in the Regular Classroom" which was held yesterday at the Institute of Social Order, Ateneo de Manila from 8 in the morning to 4 in the afternoon was a huge success!

The superb organizational skills of Paseo TLJ's Mr. and Mrs. Toti Sampedro is something you and I can learn from. Plus the fact that the seminar-workshop were facilitated by the tandem of Ms. Sonia and Yours Truly (hehehehe!) t'was another worthwhile endeavor. And of course, the participants enthusiasm every minute of the event!

Congratulations!

Pictures and parts of the video clips to follow!

Seminar Workshop

Hi there!

Tomorrow, Saturday, November 17, 2007 at the Institue of Social Order, Ateneo de Manila, the Seminar Workshop entitled "Recognizing and Addressing Needs of Children with Special Needs in the Regular Classroom".

Ms. Sonia Mendoza and Yours Truly will be the Resource Speakers, organized by Paseo TLJ.

If you have time and of course interested, do join us. Seminar Workshop stars by 8 in the morning and ends by 4 in the afternoon.

Also, the Senator Aquilino Pimentel Art Contest will be is happening tomorrow at The Robinsons Place Pioneer, Mandaluyong City. Registration starts by 10 in the morning. Yes, Patricia, my daughter is joining.

Be there if you can!

Seminar-Workshop

Hi there!

Tomorrow, Saturday, November 17, 2007 at the Institue of Social Order, Ateneo de Manila, the Seminar Workshop entitled "Recognizing and Addressing Needs of Children with Special Needs in the Regular Classroom".

Ms. Sonia Mendoza and Yours Truly will be the Resource Speakers, organized by Paseo TLJ.

If you have time and of course interested, do join us. Seminar Workshop stars by 8 in the morning and ends by 4 in the afternoon.

Also, the Senator Aquilino Pimentel Art Contest will be is happening tomorrow at The Robinsons Place Pioneer, Mandaluyong City. Registration starts by 10 in the morning. Yes, Patricia, my daughter is joining.

Be there if you can!

Romeo and Juliet

Hi there!

Did you fall off your chair when you read the title post? Hahahahah! Early this morning, during my classroom sit in with my special kids in their music class (includes drama, acting and art) their teacher showed them the first part of Romeo and Juliet film clip, produced by the British Brodcasting Corporation sometime around the 80's.

In the part where Romeo and Juliet had their first meet up at the party, it dawned on me... this story is very much rooted in our game, chess! Ooooppps! It really shows how much chess occupies my head! The two warring families never seem to tire themselves out. Their at it, day and night, every second of every minute, trying to outdo each other. Just like our light and dark chess pieces, they never seem to give up their love-hate relationship!

Day and night, the sun and the moon, the famous Joe Frazer-Muhammad Ali rivalry, The Green and Blue rivalry and so on...

It's endless... I don't know what will happen in this world if the rivalry between those chess pieces ceases... I don't want to think about!

Before I dig into famous historical rivalries since time began, I'd like to share this link of Chess-poster.com at http://www.chess-poster.com/index.htm. The first time I came across the site. Sure looks a good source of chess....

Till then!