From: DEWABMAJ IBMMAIL COM Date: 15 sep 1998 Subject: Invitation to the 8. German Open Hannover An: I4816574--IBMMAIL *** Neusenden der Notiz von 14.09.98 14:53 Von: Thomas Majewski Dear shogi players. I made a big mistake in the invitation. The tournament will be held in OCTOBER. The correct date is therfore 10. - 11. October Betreff: Invitation to the 8. German Open Hannover Invitation to the 8. German Open Hannover Grand Prix Shogi Tournament When: 10. and 11. October 1998. End of registration Saturday 10:30 Hrs. 1st round 11:00 Hrs. We suggest you come on Friday evening. Events: To increase the interest for those players arriving on friday evening, we shall have a blitz tournament on friday. The format of the tournament will be MacMahon, but thinking time and no. of rounds has not been decided on yet. A minimum of 6 rounds will be played though. The playing site and the hotel are located next to each other in the old city of Hannover not too far from the centre. Adress: Ev.-Luth.-Industriepfarramt Ruehmkorffstr. 7 30163 Hannover Tel.: +49 - (0)511 / 62 82 11 Accomodations: Hotel Martens Waldstr. 38a 30163 Hannover Tel.: +49 - (0)511 / 96 57 70 Registration and information: Thomas Majewski Scherenbosteler Str. 11 D-30900 Wedemark Tel. +49-(0)5130 - 79651 E-Mail : DEWABMAJ.IBMMAIL.COM Players of all strengths are most welcome. In the last years the German Open had players of every strength from 4. Dan to 13. Kyu, so that players of every calibre could have interesting games. So, please do not think, you are not strong enough for a shogi tournament. Let me assure you: YOU ARE STRONG ENOUGH.