From: Pieter Stouten <pieter.stouten <at> DUPONTPHARMA <dot> COM>
Date: 14 aug 1998
Subject: European Championship

On 98/08/15 at 0:39 +0900, Yoshinori Sawada wrote:

>I cannot afford to go to Leiden at the moment, but could anyone tell
>me wether or not I can join the tournament from Japan if I would like
>in future.
>
The current situation is that only European nationals and European
residents can participate in the Champions' group. They also must be shodan
or stronger. The second group is open to everybody of all strengths and all
nationalities, but the participants of this group are mostly kyu players.
Within the FESA (Federation of European Shogi Associations) there are
ongoing discussions about the format of the European Championship, so the
rules and regulations may change in the future.

The 1998 European Championship promises to be very attractive with many
players of various strengths and lots of interesting side events. I would
recommend the EC to anybody who wants to have lots of shogi and other fun,
wants to make new friends, meet old friends and finally meet those people
that they only know from e-mails.

For more dtails on the 1998 EC (28-30 August), please contact Marc Theeuwen
<marc_theeuwen <at> mail <dot> amsinc <dot> com>, who did a tremendous job organizing the EC
and making it a really attractive event. Costs of accommdation are also
really low and Leiden is a wonderful city to visit. Hope to see you there
and then (Yes, I'll be most definitely participating!).

All the best,

Pieter Stouten, SHOGI-L owner
pieter.stouten <at> dupontpharma <dot> com