From: Pieter Stouten <stouten <at> SHOGI <dot> NET>
Date: 1 may 2002
Subject: UPDATE: European/Worldwide Open Shogi Championship 2002

Hello Shogi fans,

The details of the 18th European Shogi Championship (ESC)/4th
Worldwide Open Shogi Championship (WOSC) double event have been
finalized. For complete information, please refer to
<http://www.shogi.net/esc2002/>.

For those of you the missed the first announcement, this wonderful
event (which also includes the ever popular Blitz Championship) will
take place in the exciting city of Brussels, Belgium from August 22
through 25 August 2002. Mark your calendars.

The costs should not scare anyone away: for only 100 (onehundred!)
Euro each ESC/WOSC participant will get: three nights in a single
room, full board for 3 days, totally free participation in the
ESC/WOSC, free coffee and tea during playing hours, and access to an
analysis room and a computer room.

All details on registration, accommodation, etc. are now available
from <http://www.shogi.net/esc2002/#reg>. Please check it out and
then fill out the registration from
<http://www.shogi.net/esc2002/esc2002reg.txt> and send it to your
national organization (Europe/North America) or to the ESC/WOSC 2002
organizing committee (other countries). We have already received the
first registrations!

Hope to see you all in the fantastic city of Brussels in August,

Pieter Stouten
(on behalf of the ESC/WOSC 2002 Organizing Committee)