From: DANERUD MARTIN TELIA COM> Date: 3 jun 2002 Subject: Trollhattan Open Dear shogi friends, Welcome to early summer Sweden, when it is green and beautiful and not too hot. We would very much appreciate the visit of foreign shogi players. Turn off the TV set the coming weekend (Sweden will not be playing anyway!) and join us around the shogi boards! Trollhattan is situated some 70 km north of Goteborg (take a flight to Goteborg and a train or bus to Trollhattan). PARTICIPATE IN THE FIRST TROLLHATTAN OPEN JUNE 8-9 2002 Schedule 1 Saturday June 8 10.00 2 Saturday June 8 13.30 3 Saturday June 8 16.00 4 Sunday June 9 09.00 5 Sunday June 9 11.30 6 Sunday June 9 15.00 Personal registration: June 8, 09.45 Prize giving ceremony: June 9, 17.30 Time limit: 45 min + 40 s byo-yomi Participation fee: 100 kr Prizes: First prize: Trophy + 50 % of the prize money Second prize: Trophy + 30 % of the prize money Third prize: Trophy + 20 % of the prize money The prize money = the sum of the participation fees – the costs for trophies Best player with 6-kyu or lower: Trophy Where to play: The club rooms of the chess club SK Kamraterna, Torparegatan 17, Trollhattan Where to stay: Hotels: Hotell Bele +46 520-12530 Hotell Swania +46 520-89000/89001 Hotell Trollhattan +46 520-12565 Camping: Stenrosets Camping +46 520-70710 Hjulkvarn +46 520-32960 Other: It is possible to sleep in the venue, but there is no shower. In nearby Vanersborg one can stay at the following places: Hunnebergs vandrarhem&kursgard +46 521-220340 Karlsrogarden +46 521-15986 Information: Robert Soderberg, +46 70-2968986 or m97roso thn htu se Sincerely yours, Martin Danerud President of the Swedish Shogi Federation