From: Hugo Hollanders <H.Hollanders <at> MERIT <dot> UNIMAAS <dot> NL>
Date: 22 may 2002
Subject: 7th Rikai Shogi Tournament

Saturday June 15 and Sunday June 16 the 7th Rikai Shogi Tournament will take
place in Sittard (NL).

Participating in this tournament will be your last chance to prepare for the
European Championships from August 22-25 in Brussels
(http://www.shogi.net/esc-2002.html).

Depending on the number of participants, we will play 6 rounds (McMahon)
using 60 min. + 30 sec. byoyomi or 45 min. + 45 sec. byoyomi.

Registration will start at Saturday on 09.45h, the 1st round will start at
10.00h. On Sunday we will start at 09.30h and the prize ceremony is planned
for 17.00h.

Tournament hall is the "Buurtcentrum Limbrichterveld", Eisenhowerstraat 724,
Sittard (tel. +31 (0)46 4510084).

For accommodation we recommend:
        Hotel Auvelebergh, Wielewaalstraat 2, 6135 EN Sittard (NL)
        Tel. +31 (0)46 4520999, Fax. +31 (0)46 4521010
and suggest as an alternative:
        Hotel De Limbourg, Markt 22, 6131 EK Sittard
        Tel. +31 (0)46 4518151, Fax. +31 (0)46 4523486
(http://www.hoteldelimbourg.nl/)

The entry fee will be Euro 11.50. Please register before June 8.

Information & Registration:
Hugo Hollanders, email: h.hollanders <at> merit <dot> unimaas <dot> nl, Tel. +31 (0)43
3883873
Jan Oosterwijk, email: jan.oosterwijk <at> freeler <dot> nl, Tel. +31 (0)46 4370434

Preliminary list of participants
1.  Arend van Oosten    NL  4 dan  2121
2.  Marc Theeuwen       NL  4 dan  2092 (Dutch Champion)
3.  Jan Oosterwijk      NL  3 dan  1958
4.  Hugo Hollanders     NL  3 dan  1886
5.  Peter Jacobs                NL  1 kyu  1636
6.  Tom Kau             NL  3 kyu  1367
7.  André Colaris     NL  3 kyu  1133
8. Jan Stuifbergen      NL  7 kyu  1093