From: Pieter Stouten <stouten <at> INAME <dot> COM>
Date: 5 sep 1999
Subject: Re: Titles in MSO

Finally, I am back from MSO, EC and vacation. A report on the MSO
will be posted in due course.

On 99/09/03 at 8:41 -0400, Larry Kaufman wrote:

>The rules are two gold medals or one gold and two silvers in a
>particular sport, with some exceptions for short events such as the 5
>and 10 minute chess.  I believe that I read that you [Eric Cheymol
>/PFWS] received the title, though I don't know why, since I thought
>you won gold the first year and bronze the second. I believe that
>Sandeman was given the title for speed shogi, though again I don't know
>why. By the rules, I think you should be an "International Master"; one
>gold and one bronze.
>
According to Olympiad News issue 3 (24 Aug 1999), Eric Chemyol is
indeed International Master. I think Mike Sandeman is Grand Master
because he won two blitz Shogi events at MSO I.

>Presumably I won the
>"grandmaster" title this year, as it was my second gold, though I
>didn't get confirmation as I rushed off to Leiden.
>
Larry Kaufman is indeed Grand Master as he won gold both last year
and this year. The complete list of MSO title holders is available at
<http://www.msoworld.com/Olympiad/titles.html>.

Ciao,

Pieter