Venues:                        Palau Royal Resort, Koror, Palau
                                    www.palau-royal-resort.com. and

                                    Palasia Hotel Palau, Koror, Palau
                                    www.palasia-hotel.com/.

Date:                            30th August 2007 - 3rd September 2007

Schedule:                     FIDE-rated 10 player round-robin held over five days.
                                    Time Control: 90 mins + 30 sec/move
                                    Games at 10:00am and 4:00pm daily
                                    Prizes at 9:00pm on the final day

Prizes:                          1^st - US$300
                                    2^nd - US$200
                                    3^rd - US$100
                                   

Results:

                  2006 Palau Invitational - Final Results: 

                                                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 
                  1   Bennett,Hilton     2093  NZL   * ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1   7.0/9
                  2   Bernardino,Marlon  2166  PHI   ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1   6.5/9
                  3   Spiller,Paul       2068  NZL   ½ ½ * ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1   6.0/9
                  4   Manuel,Menandro          PAL   0 ½ ½ * 0 1 1 ½ ½ ½   4.5/9  18.00
                  5   Bekker,Gary        1895  AUS   0 ½ 0 1 * 1 0 0 1 1   4.5/9  17.25
                  6   Pastrana,Gene            PAL   ½ ½ ½ 0 0 * ½ 1 ½ 0   3.5/9  16.50
                  7   Montel,Cyril             PAL   ½ 0 ½ 0 1 ½ * ½ ½ 0   3.5/9  16.00
                  8   Omega,Jose               PAL   0 0 0 ½ 1 0 ½ * ½ 1   3.5/9  13.00
                  9   Nedic,Manny              PAL   0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ * ½   3.0/9  12.00
                  10  Hernandez,Roberto        PAL   0 0 0 ½ 0 1 1 0 ½ *   3.0/9  10.75
     

Entry Fee:                     US$10 per player to Palau Chess Federation.
                                    Entry is by invitation only.

Equipment:                    Boards, sets and clocks will be donated to local schools and
                                    the Palau Chess Federation, at the conclusion of the event.

Organiser:                   IA Gary Bekker, gbekker@mira.net and
                                    Roberto Hernandez, robert_flor311@yahoo.com

More Information:         Asian Spirit offer regular flights between Manila and Koror.
                                    The cost is around US$400 return.
                                    Palau tourism information: www.visit-palau.com