From: DANERUD MARTIN TELIA COM> Date: 12 aug 2003 Subject: ESC/WOSC 2003 - WOSC report Dear shogi friends, This is the main report from the ESC/WOSC 2003 at Ockero, Sweden. First, let me present the results of the different events: European Open Blitz Championship: 1. Hideki Tashiro, Germany (J) 6 (7) European Shogi Championship: 1. Yoshiyuki Uemura, France (J) 2. Thore Angqvist, Sweden 3. Boris Mirnik, Germany Worldwide Open Shogi Championship: 1. Yoshiyuki Uemura, France (J) 7 (8) 2. Boris Mirnik, Germany 6 3. Gert Schnider, Austria 6 Rating prize 1-kyu to 3-kyu: 1. Richard Bjerke, Norway 5 Rating prize 4-kyu to 6-kyu: 1. Jonas Ahlqvist, Sweden 5 Rating prize 7-kyu to 9-kyu: 1. Rikard Nordgren, Sweden 4 Rating prize 10-kyu to 12-kyu: 1. Joakim Andersson, Sweden 3 Rating prize 13-kyu and below: 1. Niklas Alexandersson, Sweden 4 European Shogi Grand Prix 2002/2003 1. Yoshiyuki Uemura, France (J) 32 In Sweden, we were very happy to welcome 48 shogi players to the Swedish summer paradise of Ockero. Everything ran smoothly during the four days, thanks to the players and the nice staff at the conference center Nimbus. We hope to be able to welcome everyone back in some years. At the FESA meeting on Friday evening, it was decided that the ESC/WOSC 2004 will be organised next August in Pullach outside Munich in Germany. FESA would like to welcome everyone to that event. Jochen Drechsler will come back with a detailed invitation later, but prepare yourselves mentally to go to Munich in August 2004! WOSC Results: No Name N R ELO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 P SOS SDOS Pr 1. Uemura F 4d 2173 30+ 31+ 11+ 2+ 8+ 7- 12+ 13+ 7 40 33 33 2. Mirnik D 3d 2109 37+ 20+ 3+ 1- 9+ 19+ 8+ 4- 6 40 27 30 3. Schnider A 3d 2086 34+ 10+ 2- 31+ 7- 26+ 9+ 14+ 6 38 25 26 4. Pottier F 3d 1929 22- 37+ 15+ 16+ 10+ 8- 19+ 2+ 6 37 28 25 5. Nilsson S 2d 1895 29+ 9- 22+ 26+ 14+ 12- 10+ 8+ 6 37 27 26 6. Litjens NL 3d 1832 15- 23- 38+ 34+ 25+ 27+ 20+ 12+ 6 32 23 21 7. Tashiro D 4d 2400 44+ 39+ 28+ 32+ 3+ 1+ 0- 0- 6 25 25 33 8. Angqvist S 1d 1718 26+ 24+ 18+ 9+ 1- 4+ 2- 5- 5 42 23 29 9. Belov RU 2d 1779 25+ 5+ 21+ 8- 2- 18+ 3- 27+ 5 39 22 25 10.Pfaffel A 2d 1772 17+ 3- 40+ 28+ 4- 15+ 5- 18+ 5 39 21 23 11.Roquas NL 2d 1782 36+ 15+ 1- 18+ 12- 17+ 13- 26+ 5 38 21 24 12.Christoff. N 1d 1640 31- 38+ 33+ 24+ 11+ 5+ 1- 6- 5 37 21 25 13.Cheymol F 4d 2164 21- 34+ 25+ 14- 35+ 16+ 11+ 1- 5 36 20 22 14.Bjerke N 1k 1679 16+ 21- 39+ 13+ 5- 35+ 31+ 3- 5 35 19 24 15.Ahlqvist S 5k 1340 6+ 11- 4- 33+ 31+ 10- 35+ 20+ 5 35 19 20 16.Weimann F 1k 1620 14- 46+ 41+ 4- 29+ 13- 22+ 24+ 5 33 17 20 17.Schafer D 4k 1432 10- 43- 44+ 23+ 21+ 11- 32+ 19+ 5 29 17 18 18.Vidal S 4k 1398 19+ 22+ 8- 11- 24+ 9- 28+ 10- 4 36 16 21 19.Drechsler D 2d 1772 18- 30+ 29+ 21+ 32+ 2- 4- 17- 4 36 15 22 20.Heeffer A. B 2d 1769 27+ 2- 23+ 35- 36+ 28+ 6- 15- 4 35 15 21 21.Rouhani S 6k 1161 13+ 14+ 9- 19- 17- 36+ 25- 31+ 4 34 16 19 22.Alexanders. S - 1320 4+ 18- 5- 41+ 26- 38+ 16- 33+ 4 34 15 17 23.Rabe S 6k 1162 24- 6+ 20- 17- 33+ 25+ 27- 35+ 4 33 16 15 24.Ichiyanagi D 4d 2116 23+ 8- 36+ 12- 18- 32+ 29+ 16- 4 33 14 19 25.Olufsen N 3k 1394 9- 47+ 13- 30+ 6- 23- 21+ 32+ 4 33 13 15 26.Haaksma NL 1k 1518 8- 44+ 45+ 5- 22+ 3- 40+ 11- 4 32.5 11 19 27.Makarov RU 3k 1468 20- 33- 46+ 37+ 40+ 6- 23+ 9- 4 30 12 17 28.Nordgren S 8k 1057 47+ 45+ 7- 10- 34+ 20- 18- 40+ 4 29.5 10 20 29.Soderberg S 2k 1337 5- 48+ 12- 43+ 16- 30+ 24- 38+ 4 28.5 10 16 30.Gammelgard S 6k 1158 1- 19- 48+ 25- 43+ 29- 42+ 36+ 4 27.5 9 13 31.Majewski D 2d 1636 12+ 1- 43+ 3- 15- 37+ 14- 21- 3 37 10 17 32.Jansson S 6k 1145 43+ 41+ 35+ 7- 19- 24- 17- 25- 3 32 8 21 33.Heeffer H. B 14k 709 40- 27+ 12- 15- 23- 34+ 39+ 22- 3 31 10 12 34.Stuifbergen NL 6k 1262 3- 13- 47+ 6- 28- 33- 45+ 41+ 3 30.5 7 9 35.Andersson S 10k 907 48+ 40+ 32- 20+ 13- 14- 15- 23- 3 29.5 8 20 36.Dreblow D 2k 1372 11- 42+ 24- 39+ 20- 21- 46+ 30- 3 29 8 14 37.Hrabal CZ 6k 1228 2- 4- 42+ 27- 44+ 31- 41- 43+ 3 29 7 11 38.Tobbens D 7k 1138 41- 12- 6- 47+ 42+ 22- 44+ 29- 3 29 7 11 39.Skotnicki S 9k 940 42+ 7- 14- 36- 41- 43+ 33- 46+ 3 28 7 12 40.Thornvall S 3k 1314 33+ 35- 10- 45+ 27- 41+ 26- 28- 3 27.5 8 16 41.Hansson S - 659 38+ 32- 16- 22- 39+ 40- 37+ 34- 3 27 9 14 42.Ivarsson S 15k 480 39- 36- 37- 46+ 38- 48+ 30- 44+ 3 20.5 5 9 43.Wredenberg S 13k 668 32- 17+ 31- 29- 30- 39- 47+ 37- 2 27 7 9 44.Juntti S 11k 735 7- 26- 17- 48+ 37- 45+ 38- 42- 2 27 3 8 45.Gedda S - 400 46+ 28- 26- 40- 47- 44- 34- 0+ 2 24 2 9 46.More S - 823 45- 16- 27- 42- 48+ 47+ 36- 39- 2 22 3 7 47.Flood S 15k 596 28- 25- 34- 38- 45+ 46- 43- 48+ 2 20 3 5 48.Gustavsson S - 400 35- 29- 30- 44- 46- 42- 0+ 47- 1 24 0 2 The ELO calculations, the rating promotions, and the results of the European Open Blitz Championship will follow in a later e-mail. Best regards, Martin Danerud Tournament director of the ESC/WOSC 2003