Chess blogging

I had just previously uploaded a post about Palarong Pambansa 2009.

And as I said in my previous post, I admire the organizers of Palaro 2009 for coming up with an official website dedicated to the event. There, you could see the game skeds, venues, etc.

And now, here comes another promising blog - the PRISAA 2009 blogsite! So far, the blog doesn't have much content. I'm hoping, though, that that PRISAA blog will be filled with essential contents in the coming days.

The point that I am trying to arrive at is that sports organizers - with special mention for chess organizers - CAN put up an online medium (website or blog) to reach the audience.

The PRISAA blog is a concrete example. Putting up a blog is as easy as counting 1-2-3.

What if the organizers of the 2009 National Inter-Cities set up a blog that contains updates and other info about that event? Wouldn't that be much better than for the chess community to rely only on what comes out in the paper?

Lack of manpower? Lack of fund?

Oh, I don't buy that. It's just that they DON'T do it.

Remember how the Dresden Olympiad was brought to the global chess audience through the online media? Let's always use it as a benchmark.

Oh yes, we CANNOT FOR NOW afford the Dresden Olympiad standard.

But for chess' sake, somebody can simply put a simple blog dedicated to a particular chess tournament.

Filipino chess fans are hungry for local chess news. And as I already mentioned, talo pa ang naglilihi.

To those who have the capability and true passion for chess, oh please, feed the hungry. Baka kasi maagasan ang naglilihi.