From: NOSOVSKY G23 RELCOM RU> Date: 20 nov 1999 Subject: Moscow SHOGI OPEN Hello We will have Moscow Shogi OPEN Tournament. Last year Mr. Nikonov won it. Second was Mr. Kislyuk (participant of FIST-99 (Japan). We hope that it will be more participants this tournament. It will be in the beggining of Junuary 2000 . The exact dates will be send later, because it will depends on dates of flight tickets of visiting Japanese Shogi players. Mr.OSAMU NAKAO 6 DAN Shogi-Pro and delegation 4-6 of Shogi players from Japan will visit Moscow this time. Mr. Hiroyuki Tatsutomi 3 DAN (amauter) will also visit this Tournament. During visit they will rank Russian players for Dan/Kyu system. Those who are interesting to visit Russia 3-4 days visit in the period 3-9 January please contact with me. We hope that this will be first new century Shogi Tournament and it will makes big impuls to spread shogi here in Russia. Best Regards Alexander Nosovsky - vice-president of Moscow Shogi Club stigma.ltd g23 relcom ru