From: Pieter Stouten <stouten <at> INAME <dot> COM>
Date: 31 jul 1999
Subject: MSO Pan-Atlantic Shogi Championship - NEWS

Latest updates
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The Mind Sports Olympiad (MSO) and its Pan-Atlantic Shogi
Championship (PASC) are approaching rapidly: the MSO starts on
Saturday 21 August, the PASC on Sunday 22 August. The latest info on
these events can be found on the following pages:

<http://www.mindsports.co.uk/>
<http://users.iol.it/stouten/mso-pasc.html>
<http://users.iol.it/stouten/pasc-info.html>

Computer shogi exhibition games
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On Tuesday, August 24 at 15:30, Jeff Rollason's Shotest Shogi program
(3rd place at the past two World Computer Shogi Championships) will
play against two top Shogi players, one from each side of the
Atlantic: European Stephen Lamb (4-dan) and American Larry Kaufman
(5-dan).

<http://users.iol.it/stouten/pasc-info.html#comp>

Ex-shoreikai player to participate
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We are honoured that Ayumu Sato, travelling all the way from Japan,
will participate in the MSO/PASC. Ayumu is a former shoreikai player
and 1-dan pro (equivalent to 6/7-dan amateur).

<http://users.iol.it/stouten/pasc-info.html#partc>

Registration period for entry fee waiver extended
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There is still time to obtain an entry fee waiver! Register with your
national shogi organization before Monday 9 August, and play free of
charge (saving 25 GBP). Join the 18 players from Norway, USA, UK,
Germany, Sweden, France, Japan and the Netherlands, who already
signed up.

<http://users.iol.it/stouten/mso-pasc.html#reg>
<http://users.iol.it/stouten/pasc-info.html#partc>

Miscellaneous
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- The European Shogi Championship takes place from Friday 27 through
   Sunday 29 August. The PASC ends on Wednesday August 25 at 15:30,
   giving players that want to participate in both events ample
   travelling time.
- And remember, a total 2,500 GBP (about 4,000 USD) is available for
   individual (1700 GBP) and team (800 GBP) prizes.

   <http://users.iol.it/stouten/pasc-info.html#prize>


I hope to see you all in London at the PASC!

Pieter Stouten, PASC II tournament director
E-mail: stouten <at> iname <dot> com