From: Pieter Stouten <pieter.stouten <at> DUPONTMERCK <dot> COM>
Date: 16 jun 1998
Subject: Pan-Atlantic Shogi Championship (PASC) - update

Several people have requested clarification of the format of the first ever
Pan-Atlantic Shogi Championship (PASC, 24-27 August 1998, Royal Festival
Hall, London, England) and especially of the way it ties in with the
America-Europe team championship.

There is only one tournament, the Pan-Atlantic Shogi Championship. The
America-Europe team championship is *NOT* a separate tournament. All the
games between Americans and Europeans that are played during the first 5
rounds are considered part of the America-Europe team championship. Adding
up the results of these games will give the result of the team
championship. A regular Swiss system is employed for the pairings, but the
pairings of the first 5 rounds are biased so that Americans play against
Europeans as much as possible during these rounds. This is done so that 1)
many games will count for the team championship, 2) it is more attractive
for Americans to make the trip, 3) establishing a unified ratings list is
facilitated.

The PASC playing schedule is as follows:

round 1: Monday, August 24, 4 PM
round 2: Monday, August 24, 6 PM
round 3: Tuesday, August 25, 10 AM
round 4: Tuesday, August 25, 12 noon
round 5: Tuesday, August 25, 4 PM
round 6: Tuesday, August 25, 6 PM
round 7: Wednesday, August 26, 10 AM
round 8: Wednesday, August 26, 12 noon
round 9: Wednesday, August 26, 4 PM
round 10/semi-finals: Wednesday, August 26, 6 PM
final: Thursday, August 27, 10 AM
prize giving: Thursday, August 27, 1 PM

The four best "western" players after round 9 will advance to the
semi-finals and final. All other players play one more regular round (10).
On Thursday morning only the final and the 3rd place game will take place.
All other players can watch these games. Hopefully, the final will be
telecast to a separate analysis room, but it is not known yet if this is
feasible.

For details, please refer to the following pages.

http://www.halcyon.com/stouten/mso-pasc.html
http://www.mindsports.co.uk/

Please sign up with your club or association before July 24 and participate
free of charge! Reserving overnight accommodation in London early is highly
recommended.

http://www.mindsports.co.uk/accomm.html

Hope to see you there and then. More questions? Just send me an e-mail.

Pieter Stouten
pieter.stouten <at> dupontmerck <dot> com
MSO-PASC tournament organizer