From: Pieter Stouten <Pieter.Stouten <at> EU <dot> PNU <dot> COM>
Date: 6 dec 2000
Subject: Italian Open Shogi Championship - final announcement

Hello Shogi fans,

This is the final announcement of the Second Italian Open Shogi
Championship to be held on Saturday/Sunday 9/10 December 2000 (this
upcoming weekend) in Conference Centre "Palazzo delle Stelline", Corso
Magenta, close to the centre of Milan, Italy. Registration starts on
Saturday at 9:00. The first round on both days starts at 9:30.

The Italian Open is part of the Italian Mind Sports Olympiad "Giocchi
Sforzeschi 2000," which features over 60 mind sports. It is also part
of the European Grand Prix circuit.

The tournament is open to everybody. Last year showed that even rank
beginners will have a very enjoyable time. First ever European
Champion Hans Secelle of Belgium has confirmed his participation in
this year's event, along with players from Belgium, Norway, Germany,
Netherlands, Italy, and Hiroyuki Tatsutomi and his son, who travel all
the way from Japan to participate.

All information on the Italian Open (venue, format, schedule,
accommodation, etc.) has been made available at
<http://www.shogi.net/ital-champ.html>.

A request to all participants: could you please bring a chess/shogi
clock and shogi set (board and pieces) with you? Thanks a million.

Hope to see y'all this weekend,

Pieter