From: DANERUD MARTIN TELIA COM> Date: 19 jan 2001 Subject: Welcome to Sweden! Dear shogi friends, In five weeks, the next Swedish international shogi tournament will be arranged, this time by the shogi club in Stockholm. Please spread this information to your shogi friends in the Nordic countries as well as in the rest of Europe. Stockholm Open has twice been won by Mr Carl Johan Nilsson, now 2-dan, from Goteborg Shogi Society. This time we will have a really big event with several visiting Japanese players with grades up to 4-dan, as well as Norwegian and Russian players already registered. We hope that Stockholm Open will be the biggest tournament ever in Sweden (Stockholm Open 1998 with 20 participants keeps the record), and thus the biggest tournament ever that far north in the world! Please observe the new time limits that will be used in Stockholm Open 2001! Stockholm Open 2001 Round schedule: Round: Time: 1 Sat February 24 1.00 p.m. 2 Sat February 24 4.00 p.m. 3 Sat February 24 7.00 p.m 4 Sun February 25 9.00 a.m. 5 Sun February 25 noon. 6 Sun February 25 3.00 p.m. Personal registration: Sat February 24 12.45 p.m. Time limit: 30 minutes + 60 s byo-yomi. Stockholm Open will be played at: Stockholms Schacksalonger, Brannkyrkagatan 65 (subway station Mariatorget), Stockholm, Sweden. We recommend the following places to stay: Youth hostel (about 500 m from Stockholms Schacksalonger): Zinkendamms Vandrarhem, Zinkensvagen 20, Tel: +46 8 6168100. Hostel (about 500 m from Stockholms Schacksalonger): Zinkendamms Hotell, Zinkensvagen 20, Tel: +46 8 6168110. Entry fee: 100 SEK. Prizes: Depending on the number of participants. Registration and information: Jonas Sandbom Stovargatan 89 124 61 BANDHAGEN=20 Tel: +46 8 867517 e-mail: jonas.sandbom chello se Martin Danerud Oxledsvagen 47 433 67 Savedalen Tel: +46 31 267505 e-mail: martin.danerud telia com Welcome to Stockholm! Dr. Martin Danerud President of the Swedish Shogi Federation