From: DANERUD MARTIN <martin.danerud <at> TELIA <dot> COM>
Date: 10 feb 2000
Subject: Swedish Shogi Championship Tournament

Dear shogi friends,

For calendar and general information purposes I hereby
announce at Shogi-L the Swedish Shogi Championship=20
Tournament.

Time: April 7-9 2000.
Place: Stockholms Schacksalonger, Brannkyrkagatan 65,
Stockholm
Personal registration: April 7, 7.45 pm
First round: April 7, 8 pm
Number of rounds: 7
Prizes:
1. Qualified to the Swedish Championship play-off Challenger
Final, 25 % of the prize sum, and the Swedish representative
at the tournament in New York, May 19-21.
2. Qualified to the Swedish Championship play-off Challenger
Semifinal and 25 % of the prize sum.
3. Qualified to the Swedish Championship play-off Challenger
Semifinal and 25 % of the prize sum.
4-7. Prizes from the Swedish Shogi Federation and reserve
spots (in order of rank) to the play-off.
An extra prize from the Swedish Shogi Federation will be awarded
to a lucky winner of  a lottery for those of the participants who take
part in the prize giving ceremony.
Thinking time: 1 hour + 30 s byo-yomi
Participants must be Swedish citizens and members of the=20
Swedish Shogi Federation.

The play-off will be arranged in Sandviken, June 1-4 2000,=20
together with the chess tournament Gastrikland Open. The=20
play-off will include the Challenger Semifinal and Challenger
Final (one game each) as well as the Swedish Championship
Final (best-of-five games) with the ruling Swedish Champion
of shogi Mr Karl Johan Moberg against the winner of the=20
Challenger Final.=20
Thinking time: 2 hours + 60 s byo-yomi

                                            Sincerely yours,

                                            Dr. Martin Danerud

                                            President of the Swedish =
Shogi Federation
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