From: Thomas Pfaffel hotmail com> Date: 08 jun 2005 Subject: RE: Very important information about the ESC/WOSC in Pardubice July 14 to July Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Get a Free T-Mobile Sidekick II plus $500 towards service!=20 Click here. http://click.topica.com/= caadAcqa2i6YsbnuqMaa/ProductTestPanel ------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Shogi friends, I have added at the Fesa-page (http://www.shogi.net/fesa) a list of the=20 players already registered for the ESC/WOSC, extracted from the registered= =20 players list of the czech open site=20 (http://www.czechopen.net/news/regplayers2.php#shogi) I added the Elo values and Grades of the players (are missing on the czech= =20 open site). The Elo values are from the Elo list of 2005-04-17. Please not that for=20 thretournament ( and eliigibility of participating in the ESC knockout) the= =20 Elo list 2005-07-01 will be taken. Don't forget to register for the tournament (preferably before June 15) at= =20 http://www.czechopen.net/application/appl_games.php ! Best regards, Thomas Pfaffel From: DANERUD MARTIN comhem se> Reply-To: shogi topica com To: shogi topica com Subject: Very important information about the ESC/WOSC in Pardubice July 14= =20 to July 17 Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2005 23:45:01 +0200 Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Get $1,000 to spend on groceries=85 any way you please. Click here! http://click.topica.com/caadAcAa2i6Ysa7fLNla/GrocerySpree ------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear shogi friends, Please read all the information about Czech Open, our host event for the= =20 ESC/WOSC, at: http://www.czechopen.net 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 application= =20 deadline is June 15! http://www.czechopen.net/application/appl_games.php Welcome all of you to Pardubice in the Czech Republic, from July 14 until= =20 July 17 this summer! I can guarantee, since I have been there myself, that Pardubice is a wonderful place and very suitable for a= =20 big board game festival like this. From FESA, we are very happy to announce that Nihon Shogi Renmei will send= =20 the two shogi professionals Mr Miyata 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 Shog= i=20 Renmei and FESA have approved this wish of the professionals. So, take your chance of a lifetime to play against a shogi= =20 professional in a tournament game on July 14 in Pardubice! We are very grateful to Nihon Shogi Renmei for this visit of=20 professionals to Europe. European Shogi Championship part of 16th International Festival of Chess, Bridge and Games CZECH OPEN 2005 14.-17.7. 2005 Pardubice, Czech Republic Organizer: AVE-KONTAKT s.r.o. in cooperation with FESA Tournament director: Vojtech Hrabal Open European Shogi Blitz Championship: - participation of players without age and performance limitations - 7 rounds by Swiss system - 2 x 8 min. + sudden death, without handicap - material prizes - starting fee 3 EUR (tea or coffee during the play inclusive) - youngsters up to 18 years of age, seniors over 65 years of age and women= =20 have 1 EUR discount 21st European Shogi Championship (ESC) - participation of 32 best shogi-ELO (July 1, 2005) Europeans (no=20 non-European citizens) that are present before the start of the first roun= d - 5 rounds by predetermined knock-out system (in 1st round: 1st against=20 32nd, 2nd against 31st etc.) - 2 x 45 min. + 40s byiomi, without handicap - as soon as an ESC participant loses during first 3 rounds, he will drop t= o=20 the WOSC (keeping points scored in the ESC) - winners of ESC round 4 will play the ESC final, the losers will play for= =20 third place - during rounds 6-9 all the players will participate in the WOSC - material prizes - starting fee 15 EUR (tea or coffee during the play inclusive) - youngsters up to 18 years of age, seniors over 65 years of age and women= =20 have 5 EUR discount 7th Worldwide Open Shogi Championship (WOSC) - participation of players without age and performance limitations - 9 rounds by Swiss system (tie breaks: 1. Points, 2. SOS, 3. SDOS, 4.=20 Progressive) - 2 x 45 min. + 40s with byoyomi, without handicap - material prizes - starting fee 15 EUR, free for participants of ESC (tea or coffee during= =20 the play inclusive) - youngsters up to 18 years of age, seniors over 65 years of age and women= =20 have 5 EUR discount Time schedule: Thursday 14.7. 13:00 =96 16:30 registration and accommodation Thursday 14.7. 17:30 =96 19:00 dinner Thursday 14.7. 19:00 =96 22:30 Open Shogi Blitz Championship Friday 15.7. 08:00 =96 09:30 breakfast Friday 15.7. 09:30 =96 12:00 ESC/WOSC 1. round Friday 15.7. 12:00 =96 13:00 lunch Friday 15.7. 13:00 =96 18:00 ESC/WOSC 2. and 3. round Friday 15.7. 18:00 =96 19:30 dinner Friday 15.7. 19:30 =96 22:00 ESC/WOSC 4. round Saturday 16.7. 08:00 =96 09:30 breakfast Saturday 16.7. 09:30 =96 12:00 ESC/WOSC 5. round Saturday 16.7. 12:00 =96 13:00 lunch Saturday 16.7. 13:00 =96 18:00 ESC/WOSC 6. and 7. round Saturday 16.7. 18:00 =96 19:30 dinner Saturday 16.7. 19:30 =96 24:00 FESA meeting, evening party fo= r=20 all participants of European Shogi Championship and participants of other= =20 festival disciplines Sunday 17.7. 08:00 =96 09:30 breakfast Sunday 17.7. 09:30 =96 12:00 ESC/WOSC 8. round Sunday 17.7. 12:00 =96 13:00 lunch Sunday 17.7. 13:00 =96 15:30 ESC/WOSC 9. round Sunday 17.7. 16:00 =96 16:30 results announcement Place of registration, accommodation, playing halls, presentation of=20 results: Duhova arena, Sukova trida 1775, Pardubice, connection from the railway=20 station by trolleybus No. 3 and 4 and by bus No. 16 and 17 (4th stop). Board-meals: in Duhova arena, breakfast for 1.5 EUR, lunch (main course += =20 soup) 2.5 EUR, dinner (main course + dessert) 2,5 EUR, coffee and tea grati= s Accommodation: University of Pardubice Dormitory * garni (at a distance of 1 km from Duhov= a=20 arena) 2,3-bed rooms =96 WC and shower shared for 1 floor, price 5,5 EUR/bed and= =20 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 EUR/bed and night,= =20 1unoccupied bed is not charged Kristl Hotel ** garni (at a distance of 1,5 km from Duhova arena) 2-bed rooms with WC and shower for 2 rooms, price including breakfast 27= =20 EUR/room and night Guest-houses and smaller hotels *** (at a distance of 500m =96 2km from Duh= ova=20 arena) 2-bed rooms with own WC and a shower, price including breakfast from 35 EUR= =20 to 48 EUR/room and night, if only 1 person occupies the room, from 30 EUR t= o=20 45 EUR/room and night is charged Hotel Labe *** (at a distance of 200 m from Duhova arena) 2-bed rooms with own WC and shower, price including breakfast 48 EUR/room= =20 and night, if only 1 person occupies the room, 45 EUR/room and night is=20 charged Discount system in selected shops and facilities: for all participants and= =20 accompanying people discount system for selected shops and restaurants will= =20 be established again Starting fee and accommodation payments will be collected during the=20 registration in cash in EUR, CZK or USD or by means of debit and credit=20 cards: Eurocard/Master Card, VISA, American Express, JCB or Diners Club=20 (VISA 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=20 accommodation possibilities, current number of registrations, other games= =20 tournaments regulations and further information can be found at the interne= t=20 festival pages http://www.czechopen.ne Obligatory applications together with accommodation orders should be sent b= y=20 15th June 2005 to the following address: AVE-KONTAKT s.r.o., Sukova 1556, 530 02 Pardubice, Czech Republic, tel./fax= =20=20 + 420 - 466 535 200, e-mail: j.mazuch avekont cz Best regards, Martin Danerud, FESA president Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Get a Free T-Mobile Sidekick II plus $500 towards service! 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