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Please read all the information about the shogi event at:

http://www.czechopen.net/= shogi/index.php

Please make your application as soon as possible! The online applicati= on=20 deadline is June 15!

http://www.cze= chopen.net/application/appl_games.php

Welcome all of you to Pardubice in the Czech Republic, from July 14 un= til=20 July 17 this summer! I can guarantee, since I have been

there myself, that Pardubice is a wonderful place and very suitable fo= r a=20 big board game festival like this.

From FESA, we are very happy to= =20 announce that Nihon Shogi Renmei will send the two shogi professionals Mr M= iyata=20 and Mr Ono

to the ESC/WOSC 2005. They will be available for friendly analyses of = your=20 games, a shogi lesson after round nine, and handicap simultaneous games on= =20 Saturday evening, July 16. Sensational news is also that the professionals= =20 themselves have expressed

the wish to participate in the blitz tournament on July 14! Both Nihon= =20 Shogi Renmei and FESA have approved this wish of the

professionals. So, take your chance of a lifetime to play=20 against a shogi professional in a tournament game on July 14 in

Pardubice! We are very grateful to Nihon Shogi Renmei for this visit o= f=20 professionals to Europe.

European Shogi=20 Championship

part of 16^th= =20 International Festival of Chess, Bridge and Games

CZECH OPEN 2005

14.-17.7. 2005 Pardubice, Czech=20 Republic

Organizer: AVE-KONTAKT s.r.o. in cooperation with=20 FESA

Tournament director: Vojtech Hrabal

Ope= n European=20 Shogi Blitz Championship:

- partici= pation of=20 players without age and performance limitations

- 7 round= s by Swiss=20 system

- 2 x 8 m= in. +=20 sudden death, without handicap

- materia= l=20 prizes

- startin= g fee 3 EUR=20 (tea or coffee during the play inclusive)

- youngst= ers up to=20 18 years of age, seniors over 65 years of age and women have 1 EUR=20 discount

21<= SUP>st=20 European Shogi Championship (ESC)

- partici= pation of=20 32 best shogi-ELO (July 1, 2005) Europeans (no= =20 non-European citizens) that are present before th= e=20 start of the first round

- 5 round= s by=20 predetermined knock-out system (in 1^st round: 1^st aga= inst=20 32^nd, 2^nd against 31^st=20 etc.)

- 2 x 45 = min. + 40s=20 byiomi, without handicap

- as soon= as an ESC=20 participant loses during first 3 rounds, he will drop to the WOSC (keeping= =20 points scored in the ESC)

- winners= of ESC=20 round 4 will play the ESC final, the losers will play for third=20 place

- during = rounds 6-9=20 all the players will participate in the WOSC

- materia= l=20 prizes

- startin= g fee 15=20 EUR (tea or coffee during the play inclusive)

- youngst= ers up to=20 18 years of age, seniors over 65 years of age and women have 5 EUR=20 discount

7th=20 Worldwide Open Shogi Championship (WOSC)

- partici= pation of=20 players without age and performance limitations

- 9 round= s by Swiss=20 system (tie breaks: 1. Poi= nts, 2.=20 SOS, 3. SDOS, 4. Progressive)

- 2 x 45 = min. + 40s=20 with byoyomi, without handicap

- materia= l=20 prizes

- startin= g fee 15=20 EUR, free for participants of ESC (tea or coffee during the play=20 inclusive)

- youngst= ers up to=20 18 years of age, seniors over 65 years of age and women have 5 EUR=20 discount

Time= =20 schedule:

Thursday = ; =20 14.7. 13:00 =96 16:30 registrat= ion and=20 accommodation

Thursday=20 =20 14.7. 17:30 =96 19:00=20 dinner

Thursday=20 14.7.=20 19:00 =96 22:30 Open Shogi Blitz Championship

Friday &= nbsp; =20 15.7. 08:00 =96 09:30=20 breakfast

Friday &= nbsp; =20 15.7. 09:30 =96 12:00 ESC/WOSC = 1.=20 round

Friday &= nbsp; =20 15.7. 12:00 =96 13:00=20 lunch

Friday &= nbsp; =20 15.7. 13:00 =96 18:00 ESC/WOSC = 2. and=20 3. round

Friday &= nbsp; =20 15.7. 18:00 =96 19:30=20 dinner

Friday &= nbsp; =20 15.7. 19:30 =96 22:00 ESC/WOSC = 4.=20 round

Saturday = ; =20 16.7. 08:00 =96 09:30=20 breakfast

Saturday = ; =20 16.7. 09:30 =96 12:00 ESC/WOSC = 5.=20 round

Saturday = ; =20 16.7. 12:00 =96 13:00=20 lunch

Saturday = ; =20 16.7. 13:00 =96 18:00 ESC/WOSC = 6. and=20 7. round

Saturday = ; =20 16.7. 18:00 =96 19:30=20 dinner

Saturday = ; =20 16.7. 19:30 =96 24:00 FESA=20 meeting, evening party = for all=20 participants of European Shogi Championship and participants of other festi= val=20 disciplines

Sunday &= nbsp; =20 17.7. 08:00 =96 09:30=20 breakfast

Sunday &= nbsp; =20 17.7. 09:30 =96 12:00 ESC/WOSC = 8.=20 round

Sunday &= nbsp; =20 17.7. 12:00 =96 13:00=20 lunch

Sunday &= nbsp; =20 17.7. 13:00 =96 15:30 ESC/WOSC = 9.=20 round

Sunday=20 = =20 17.7. 16:00 =96 16:30 results= =20 announcement

Place of registration, accommodation, playing hal= ls,=20 presentation of results:=20

Duhova arena, Sukova trida 1775, Pardubice, conne= ction=20 from the railway station by trolleybus No. 3 and 4 and by bus No. 16 and= =20 17 (4th stop).

Board-meals: in Duhova arena, breakfast for 1.5 EUR, lunch (= main=20 course + soup) 2.5 EUR, dinner (main course + dessert) 2,5 EUR, coffee and = tea=20 gratis

Accommodation:

University of Pardubice Dormitory *=20 garni (at a distanc= e of 1 km=20 from Duhova arena)

2,3-bed rooms =96 WC and shower shared for 1 floo= r, price=20 5,5 EUR/bed and night

University of Pardubice Hostel ** garni (at a distance of 1 km from Duhova= =20 arena)

4-bed rooms with own WC, shower and kitchenette, = price 9=20 EUR/bed and night, 1unoccupied bed is not charged<= /P>
Kristl Hotel ** garni (at a distance of 1,5 km from Duhova=20 arena)

2-bed rooms with WC and shower for 2 rooms, price= =20 including breakfast 27 EUR/room and night

Guest-houses and smaller hotels *** (at a distance of 500m =96 2km from= Duhova=20 arena)

2-bed rooms with own WC and a shower, price inclu= ding=20 breakfast from 35 EUR to 48 EUR/room and night, if only 1 person occupies t= he=20 room, from 30 EUR to 45 EUR/room and night is charged
=
Hotel Labe *** (at a distance of 200 m from Duhova=20 arena)

2-bed rooms with own WC and shower, price includi= ng=20 breakfast 48 EUR/room and night, if only 1 person occupies the room, 45 EUR= /room=20 and night is charged

Discount system in selected shops and facilities:= =20 for all participant= s and=20 accompanying people discount system for selected shops and restaurants will= be=20 established again

Starting fee and accommodation payments will be= =20 collected during the registration in cash in EUR, CZK or USD or by means of= =20 debit and credit cards:=20 Eurocard/Master Card, VISA, American Express, JCB or Diners Club (VI= SA=20 Electron and Maestro cards will not be accepted).

More detailed information regarding individual tournaments, up= -to-date=20 information on unoccupied accommodation capacities, list of other accommoda= tion=20 possibilities, current number of registrations, other games tournaments= =20 regulations and further information can be found at the internet festiv= al=20 pages http://www.cze= chopen.ne

Obligatory applications together with accommodati= on=20 orders should be sent by 15^th June 2005 to th= e=20 following address:

A= VE-KONTAKT=20 s.r.o., Sukova 1556, 530 02 Pardubice, Czech Republic, tel./fax = =20 + 420 - 466 535 200, e-mail: avekont cz">j mazuch@avekont cz

Best regards,

Martin Danerud,

FESA president

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European Shogi=20 Championship

part of 16th= =20 International Festival of Chess, Bridge and Games

CZECH OPEN 2005

14.-17.7. 2005 Pardubice, Czech=20 Republic

part of 16^th= =20 International Festival of Chess, Bridge and Games