From: Pieter Stouten DUPONTMERCK COM> Date: 13 jun 1998 Subject: The First Ever Pan-Atlantic Shogi Championship (PASC)! >From Monday 24 until Thursday 27 August 1998, the first ever Pan-Atlantic Shogi Championship will take place in the Royal Festival Hall, London, England, as part of the second Mind Sports Olympiad (MSO). It will also feature the first ever America-Europe team championship. Larry Kaufman (5-dan), the strongest western shogi player, and former European Champion Mike Sandeman (4-dan) have already expressed their desire to participate. http://www.halcyon.com/stouten/mso-pasc.html http://www.mindsports.co.uk/ CHAMPIONSHIPS ============= The Pan-Atlantic Shogi Championship is open to everybody, irrespective of strength or nationality. It will consist of a total of 11 rounds. As the tournament is a Pan-Atlantic Championship, the best four "westerners" (players holding a European or North-American passport) after 9 rounds will advance to the semi-finals and final. One of the main aims of the PASC is to foster relationships between American and European Shogi players. To this end, PASC will feature a team championship between America and Europe, which is an integral part of the PASC: the first five or six PASC rounds the pairings are biased such that as many Americans as possible play against Europeans. All games between Americans and Europeans during those first rounds will count towards the team championship. The first round will start on Monday, August 24 at 4:00 PM. The last regular round (10) and semi-finals will take place on Wednesday, August 26 at 6:00 PM. The final and the 3rd place game will take place on Thursday, August 27 at 10:00 AM, followed by the prize giving ceremony. Time limits are 45 minutes per player per game plus 30 seconds byoyomi (1 hour plus 40 seconds for the final and the 3rd place game). COSTS ===== The entry fee for the PASC is 20 GBP (approximately US$ 33). However, the entry fee is waived if you register with your national organization (Europe) or shogi club (America) before Friday 24 July. This is not dependent on nationality: only membership of the relevant organization is required. The list of organizations that accept your registrations and their contact persons is detailed below. So, just sign up before July 24, and play for free! It is likely that substantial amounts of sponsorship money will become available for the PASC (which will partially be used for prize money). Detailed information will be disclosed as soon as the MSO organizers decide on allocation of funds. The cost of accommodation in London proved to be a stumbling block for participation in the first MSO edition. The organizers have identified much cheaper alternatives for the 1998 MSO. To secure inexpensive accommodation, early reservations are recommended. http://www.mindsports.co.uk/accomm.html My MSO-PASC page will be updated as soon as relevant news breaks. Please refer to it regularly. Announcements will also be made on SHOGI-L. http://www.halcyon.com/stouten/mso-pasc.html I hope to see you all there and then. Any questions? Just send me an e-mail. Pieter Stouten pieter.stouten dupontmerck com MSO-PASC tournament organizer --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PASC registration contact persons ================================= AFdS (France) * Eric Cheymol: echeymol imaginet fr * Frederic Pottier: pottierf club-internet fr Sveriges Shogifoerbund (Sweden) * Martin Danerud: martin.danerud partille mail telia com Shogi Deutschland (Germany) * Thomas Majewski: dewabmaj ibmmail com Shogi Belgium * Matt Casters: matt innet be * Hans Secelle: j.secelle cddb brussels minfin be NShB (Netherlands) * Hugo Hollanders: h.hollanders merit unimaas nl * Marc Theeuwen: marc_theeuwen mail amsinc com BSF (United Kingdom) * Phil Holland: phil.holland bcs org uk Norsk Shogi (Norway) * Asle Olufsen: oluf ifi uio no Washington DC * Larry Kaufman: lkaufman wizard net Hawaii * Michael Facer: michaelf lava net Mid-America * John Stryker: johns interaccess com * Tony Salvaggione: salvaac aol com Los Angeles * Seiji Kawaberi: seiji_kawaberi ccmail sgo sony com Ohio * Josh Krekeler: joshxles one net