From: DANERUD MARTIN TELIA COM> Date: 17 apr 2003 Subject: Invitation to ESC/WOSC 2003 - Rules and prizes This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0084_01C3051C.5AA6A640 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable INVITATION TO ESC/WOSC 2003 The nineteenth European Shogi Championship will be played in Sweden. = This is the first time that Sweden is the host of the ESC/WOSC, and we = have chosen to welcome you to one of the most beautiful places in our = country, easily accessible due to its short distance to G=F6teborg, the = second biggest city in Sweden. Still, =D6cker=F6 community, consisting = of ten islands, is a world of its own, where you can easily relax at the = seaside between the shogi games.=20 Rules and Prizes The 32 highest ELO rated (July 1, 2003) Europeans (citizens or players = who have stayed in Europe for at least the 12 months before the start of = the championship) will participate in the five rounds knock-out European = Shogi Championship (ESC). Non-Europeans and lower rated Europeans will = start playing in the Worldwide Open Shogi Championship (WOSC) from round = 1. Knocked out players from the ESC will be added to the WOSC. From = round 6, all players play in the WOSC.=20 The top three players of the ESC will receive Gold, Silver, and Bronze = trophies. The top three players of the WOSC will receive Gold, Silver, = and Bronze trophies. The best placed players in the WOSC (points, SOS, = SDOS, and progressive) for each group will be given rating prizes. The = rating groups are: A: 1-kyu to 3-kyu, B: 4-kyu to 6-kyu, C: 7-kyu to = 9-kyu, D: 10-kyu to 12-kyu, E: 13-kyu to non-rated players. One rating = prize (trophy) will be given for each rating group. Venue=20 The conference centre Nimbus at =D6cker=F6 = (http://www.ockero.se/turism/html/enghtml/road.htm) near Goteborg, = Sweden, which has youth hostel, restaurant, and playing venue in one = building complex in a very beautiful environment at the seaside of this = Swedish west coast island. The conference centre is built recently and = has a very fresh atmosphere and a good standard. How to go to the venue=20 From Landvetter Airport (GOT) to the Railway Central Station/Nils = Ericsson Terminalen by airport bus (30 min). From Nils Ericsson = Terminalen to Lilla Varholmen by bus 240 (45 min). From Lilla Varholmen = to H=F6n=F6 Pinan by the ferry, and then continue by bus 297 from = H=F6n=F6 Pinan to Nimbus (10 min). Use one ticket all the way from the = airport to the playing venue and just mention your final destination! How to register for the event Register to your national FESA organisation and pay to it in advance (if = it requires you to do so).=20 If you are a non-European, register to sveriges_shogiforbund hotmail com = and pay at the arrival. Registration before July 10:=20 Participation in ESC/WOSC: 100 SEK (approximately 11 Euro). Please = mention at this registration whether you will participate in the = European Open Blitz Championship or not. Three nights (from August 7 until August 10) at the youth hostel (booked = only for the shogi players and their families; 56 beds available; four = men rooms; players will have to bring their own bedlinen (pillow case = and sheets or sleeping bag) and towels): 400 SEK (approximately 43 Euro) = per bed (for three nights) Nine meals at the restaurant (dinner on Thursday, breakfast, lunch, and = dinner on Friday and Saturday, and breakfast and lunch on Sunday): 600 = SEK (approximately 65 Euro) Later registration:=20 Participation in ESC/WOSC: 250 SEK (approximately 27 Euro) Thinking time: 1 hour + 30 s byo-yomi Programme Thursday August 7 13.00-16.30 Personal registration Thursday August 7 17.30-19.00 Dinner Thursday August 7 19.00-22.30 European Open Blitz Championship Friday August 8 08.00-09.30 Breakfast Friday August 8 09.30-12.00 ESC/WOSC Round 1 Friday August 8 12.00-13.00 Lunch Friday August 8 13.00-18.00 ESC/WOSC Rounds 2 and 3 Friday August 8 18.00-19.30 Dinner Friday August 8 19.30 Start of the Annual FESA = meeting Saturday August 9 08.00-09.30 Breakfast Saturday August 9 09.30-12.00 ESC/WOSC Round 4 Saturday August 9 12.00-13.00 Lunch Saturday August 9 13.00-16.00 Selection of activities such as = swimming, sight-seeing etc These will include an afternoon at the beach, = a bicycle tour with rented bikes and an experienced bicycle guide, or a = visit to a world famous stone age rock painting nearby. There will be = lists to fill in at the registration. Saturday August 9 16.00-18.30 ESC/WOSC Round 5 Saturday August 9 18.30-19.30 Dinner Saturday August 9 19.30-22.00 WOSC Round 6 Sunday August 10 08.00-09.30 Breakfast Sunday August 10 09.30-12.00 WOSC Round 7 Sunday August 10 12.00-13.00 Lunch Sunday August 10 13.00-15.30 WOSC Round 8 Sunday August 10 16.00 Prize giving Alternative places to stay=20 Hotel:=20 H=F6n=F6 Hotell & Restaurang V=E4stra V=E4gen 67, 430 91 H=D6N=D6 +46 31 96 50 75=20 +46 31 96 89 42 Youth hostel: Kl=E5vabo Vandrarhem=20 V=E4stra v=E4gen 67 +46 31 96 50 75 Bj=F6rk=F6 Vandrarhem B=E4ckev=E4gen 31 +46 31 96 11 86 Cottages: http://www.stugknuten.com/default.asp or the Swedish Shogi Federation = can help you. The Swedish Shogi Federation will assist in booking any hotel or youth = hostel in Goteborg from which one can commute to the island. However, we = recommend staying at one of the ten islands, which together form the = =D6cker=F6 community! 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INVITATION TO ESC/WOSC 2003
 
The nineteenth European Shogi Championship will be = played in=20 Sweden. This is the first time that Sweden is the host of the ESC/WOSC, = and we=20 have chosen to welcome you to one of the most beautiful places in = our=20 country, easily accessible due to its short distance to G=F6teborg, the = second=20 biggest city in Sweden. Still, =D6cker=F6 community, consisting of ten = islands, is a=20 world of its own, where you can easily relax at the seaside between the = shogi=20 games.

Rules and Prizes
The 32 highest ELO rated (July 1, 2003) Europeans = (citizens or=20 players who have stayed in Europe for at least the 12 months before the = start of=20 the championship) will participate in the five rounds knock-out European = Shogi=20 Championship (ESC). Non-Europeans and lower rated Europeans will start = playing=20 in the Worldwide Open Shogi Championship (WOSC) from round 1. Knocked = out=20 players from the ESC will be added to the WOSC. From round 6, all = players play=20 in the WOSC.
The top three players of the ESC will receive Gold, = Silver,=20 and Bronze trophies. The top three players of the WOSC will receive = Gold,=20 Silver, and Bronze trophies. The best placed players in the WOSC = (points, SOS,=20 SDOS, and progressive) for each group will be given rating prizes. The = rating=20 groups are: A: 1-kyu to 3-kyu, B: 4-kyu to 6-kyu, C: 7-kyu to 9-kyu, D: = 10-kyu=20 to 12-kyu, E: 13-kyu to non-rated players. One rating prize (trophy) = will be=20 given for each rating group.
 
Venue
The conference centre = Nimbus at=20 =D6cker=F6 (http://www.ock= ero.se/turism/html/enghtml/road.htm)=20 near Goteborg, Sweden, which has youth hostel, restaurant, and playing = venue in=20 one building complex in a very beautiful environment at the seaside of = this=20 Swedish west coast island. The conference centre is built recently and = has a=20 very fresh atmosphere and a good standard.

How to go to = the=20 venue
From Landvetter Airport (GOT) to the Railway Central=20 Station/Nils Ericsson Terminalen by airport bus (30 min). From Nils = Ericsson=20 Terminalen to Lilla Varholmen by bus 240 (45 min). From Lilla Varholmen = to H=F6n=F6=20 Pinan by the ferry, and then continue by bus 297 from H=F6n=F6 Pinan to = Nimbus (10=20 min). Use one ticket all the way from the airport to the playing venue = and just=20 mention your final destination!

How to register for the=20 event
Register to your national FESA organisation and pay to = it in=20 advance (if it requires you to do so).
If you are a non-European, = register=20 to sveriges_shogiforbund hotmail com and pay at the = arrival.
Registration=20 before July 10:
Participation in ESC/WOSC: 100 SEK = (approximately 11=20 Euro). Please mention at this registration whether you will=20 participate in the European Open Blitz Championship or not.
Three = nights=20 (from August 7 until August 10) at the youth hostel (booked only for the = shogi=20 players and their families; 56 beds available; four men rooms; players = will have=20 to bring their own bedlinen (pillow case and sheets or sleeping bag) and = towels): 400 SEK (approximately 43 Euro) per bed (for three = nights)
Nine=20 meals at the restaurant (dinner on Thursday, breakfast, lunch, and = dinner on=20 Friday and Saturday, and breakfast and lunch on Sunday): 600 SEK = (approximately=20 65 Euro)
Later registration:
Participation in ESC/WOSC:=20 250 SEK (approximately 27 Euro)

Thinking = time: 1=20 hour + 30 s byo-yomi

Programme
Thursday = August=20 7    13.00-16.30    Personal=20 registration
Thursday August 7   =20 17.30-19.00    Dinner
Thursday August = 7   =20 19.00-22.30    European Open Blitz Championship
Friday = August=20 8        = 08.00-09.30   =20 Breakfast
Friday August 8       =20 09.30-12.00    ESC/WOSC Round 1
Friday August=20 8        = 12.00-13.00   =20 Lunch
Friday August 8       =20 13.00-18.00    ESC/WOSC Rounds 2 and 3
Friday August=20 8        = 18.00-19.30   =20 Dinner
Friday August 8       =20 19.30           &n= bsp;=20 Start of the Annual FESA meeting
Saturday August 9   =20 08.00-09.30    Breakfast
Saturday August = 9   =20 09.30-12.00    ESC/WOSC Round 4
Saturday August=20 9    12.00-13.00    Lunch
Saturday = August=20 9    13.00-16.00    Selection of = activities such=20 as swimming, sight-seeing etc These will include an afternoon at the = beach, a=20 bicycle tour with rented bikes and an experienced bicycle guide, or = a visit to a world famous stone age rock painting nearby. = There will=20 be lists to fill in at the registration.
Saturday August=20 9    16.00-18.30    ESC/WOSC Round = 5
Saturday=20 August 9    18.30-19.30    = Dinner
Saturday=20 August 9    19.30-22.00    WOSC Round = 6
Sunday=20 August 10    08.00-09.30    = Breakfast
Sunday=20 August 10    09.30-12.00    WOSC Round = 7
Sunday=20 August 10    12.00-13.00    = Lunch
Sunday August=20 10    13.00-15.30    WOSC Round = 8
Sunday August=20 10   =20 16.00           &n= bsp;=20 Prize giving

Alternative places to stay=20

Hotel:
H=F6n=F6 Hotell & Restaurang
V=E4stra = V=E4gen 67, 430=20 91 H=D6N=D6
+46 31 96 50 75
+46 31 96 89 42

Youth hostel:
Kl=E5vabo Vandrarhem
V=E4stra = v=E4gen 67
+46=20 31 96 50 75

Bj=F6rk=F6 Vandrarhem
B=E4ckev=E4gen 31
+46 31 96 11 = 86
 
Cottages:
http://www.stugknuten.com/= default.asp or=20 the Swedish Shogi Federation can help you.

The Swedish Shogi Federation will assist in booking any hotel = or youth=20 hostel in Goteborg from which one can commute to the island. However, we = recommend staying at one of the ten islands, which together form = the =D6cker=F6=20 community!

Sincerely yours,

Martin Danerud

President of FESA and the Swedish Shogi=20 Federation
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