From: Nosovsky <stigma.ltd <at> G23 <dot> RELCOM <dot> RU>
Date: 12 jun 2003
Subject: East European Champions Cup

Hello all

We had great Tournament today. We name it (East European Champions Cup).
There are holidays at Russia now).
Participants of this Tournament :
The Champion of Ukraine - Artem Kolomiets , Champion of Russia - Sergey
Belov (both participants of October Shogi Festival in Japan last year),
Champion Belorussia Sergey Korchitsky and Youth Champion of Russia Victor
Zapara have played round-robin Tournament in Moscow.
Of course, favorits were Kolomiets and Belov.
Time control was 50 min each player and then bayomi 30 sec per move (really
it was 5 minutes for 10 moves, because we use ordinary chess clocks.
First round Belov beat Zapara, Kolomiets beat Korchitsky.
Favorits confirmed their strength.
Second round. Surprise !
Korchitsky beat Belov , and Zapara beat Kolomiets.
So, after two rounds all four players have 1 point and each can be winner.
Third Round
Zapara beat Korchitsky , and having 2 points wait the result of last game
were Belov and Kolomiets are playing.
If Belov won he became winner, but if Kolomiets won , Zapara became winner.
It were very long game above 1 hour players were playing at bayomi.
And it were finished above 190 move Kolomiets beat Belov.
So, Victor Zapara 2 points  - 15 years old Youth Champion of Russia became
winner of
very interesting tournament.
2-d place Artem Kolomiets (Ukraine) - 2 points
3-d place Sergey Belov (Russia) - 1 point
4-th place Sergey Korchitsky - 1 point

Best Regards Alexander Nosovsky
Chairman of Russian Shogi Assosiation