From: Jonathan Tisdall C2I NET> Date: 12 oct 2001 Subject: First Finnish Mind Sports Festival next week Hello all, a message from Jouni Tolonen in Finland: *********** First Finnish Mind Sports Festival next week http://www.ouka.fi/international-oulu/english/mindsport.htm Players from 10 countries have registered so far! There's a shogi leaflet in PDF format about Shogi in Finland at the address above (in English and in Finnish). Jouni Tolonen ------------- I Finnish Mind Sports Festival under the auspices of Mind Sports Organisation Worldwide during the 7th International Oulu October 17-24, 2001 Fri Oct 19 2001 chess 3:30 p.m. registration 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. games Sat Oct 20 2001 shogi (Japanese chess) 12:30 p.m. registration 1:00 p.m. -5:00 p.m. games Sun Oct 21 2001 xiangqi (Chinese chess) 12:30 p.m. registration 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. games At least 4 rounds will be played. Time control is at least 15 minutes at the start of the game plus 15 seconds added time after each move. If more rounds or thinking time will be added the tournaments will finish later than mentioned here. Site: International Activity Centre Toppelius, Torikatu 16, Oulu Organizers: City of Oulu (International Oulu), International activity center Toppelius, Shakki-77, The Friends of Chinese chess in Finland, Finland-China-society Oulu branch, Oulun Shakkiseura Players: The tournaments are open to everyone regardless of playing level. Fee: 40 FIM (c. 7 euros) for tournament players, 20 FIM for others. Fee for anyone who registers at latest October 10 is 20 FIM. Prizes: In each separate tournament the first three prizes are: I prize 1500 FIM (c. 250 euros) II prize 1000 FIM III prize 500 FIM In addition Purple Software (http://www.purplesoft.com/) will provide game software prizes. Combined event: Players taking part in two or three tournaments participate in the combined event, the winner of which has free entry to all the tournaments of the Mind Sports Olympiad 6 (2002 in London). Sponsors: City of Oulu (International Oulu Week) (http://www.ouka.fi/), International activity center Toppelius, Mind Sports Organisation Worldwide (http://www.msoworld.com/), Purple Software (http://www.purplesoft.com/), Chinese Xiangqi Association Equipment: In shogi and xiangqi tournaments it is possible to use teaching sets especially suitable for beginners if both players agree. Training: There will be free basic teaching and training sessions during the International Oulu Week. Free lessons are also available at Toppelius on Fridays 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. Inquiries and registration: Jouni Tolonen jtol rieska oulu fi or Toppelius/porter +358-8-558 418 68 I Finnish Mind Sports Festival Tournament schedule Note! There may be more rounds or more thinking time per game than mentioned here. In that case the tournaments will finish later. Because the exact duration of a game is not known beforehand when using “Fischer” time controls the mentioned starting times for each round are approximate. Tournament rules may add special rules to handle the longest games – for example the time increment after each move may be set lower. Chess Friday October 19th 2001 Open chess tournament with 15 minutes thinking time at the start of the game plus 15 seconds added time after each move (“Fischer” times). 3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. registration 4:00 p.m. 1st round c. 5:00 p.m. 2nd round c. 6:00 p.m. 3rd round c. 7:00 p.m. 4th round Awards will be given after all the games are finished. Shogi (Japanese chess) Saturday October 20th 2001 Open shogi tournament with 15 minutes thinking time at the start of the game plus 15 seconds added time after each move (“Fischer” times). 12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. registration 1:00 p.m. 1st round c. 2:00 p.m. 2nd round c. 3:00 p.m. 3rd round c. 4:00 p.m. 4th round Awards will be given after all the games are finished. Xiangqi (Chinese chess) Sunday October 21st 2001 Open shogi tournament with 15 minutes thinking time at the start of the game plus 15 seconds added time after each move (“Fischer” times). 12:30 p.m. -1:00 p.m. registration 1:00 p.m. 1st round c. 2:00 p.m. 2nd round c. 3:00 p.m. 3rd round c. 4:00 p.m. 4th round Awards will be given after all the games are finished.