General Regulations
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World Open Shogi Championship
19th – 23rd August 2015
Prague, Czech Republic
Organizer: Czech Association of Shogi and AVE-KONTAKT s.r.o. in cooperation with FESA
Tournament director: Vojtech Hrabal
Venue: Olympik hotel ****, Sokolovska 138, Praha 8
Open European Shogi Blitz Championship
- participation of players without age and performance limitations
- 7 rounds by Swiss system
- 2 x 8 min. + sudden death
- medals
- material prizes
Team tournament
- participation of teams without age and performance limitations
- 3 players per team
- number of rounds depends on number of participants by Swiss system
- cups
- material prizes
Open Dobutsu tournament
- participation of players without age and performance limitations
- number of rounds depends on number of participants by Swiss system
- 2 x 5 min. + sudden death, without handicap
- material prizes
European Shogi Championship (ESC)
- participation of 32 best European shogi players – according to ELO July 1, 2015 (those present before the start of the first round)
- 5 rounds by predetermined knock-out system (in 1st round: 1st against 32nd, 2nd against 31st etc.)
- as soon as an ESC participant loses during first 3 rounds, he will drop to the WOSC (keeping points scored in the ESC)
- winners of ESC round 4 will play the ESC finals, the losers will play for the third place
- all players participate in the WOSC during rounds 6-8
- 2 x 45 min. + 40s byoyomi, without handicap
World Open Shogi Championship (WOSC)
- participation of players without age and performance limitations
- 9 rounds by Swiss system
- 45 min. + 40s with byoyomi, without handicap
Prizes for ESC and WOSC: cups and material prizes
Clocks: DGT 2010 (100 available)
Time schedule:
| Wednesday 19th August | 18:00 – 22:00 | Registration and accommodation |
| Thursday 20th August | 09:00 – 18:00 | Registration and accommodation |
| 10:00 – 13:00 | Team tournament - 1st part | |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch | |
| 14:00 – 17:00 | Team tournament - 2nd part | |
| 18:00 – 19:00 | Dinner | |
| 19:00 – 22:00 | European Blitz Shogi Championship | |
| Friday 21st August | 09:00 – 12:00 | ESC/WOSC 1st round |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch | |
| 13:00 – 18:30 | ESC/WOSC 2nd and 3rd round | |
| 19:00 – 22:00 | Gala Dinner | |
| Saturday 22nd August | 09:00 – 12:00 | ESC/WOSC 4th round (ESC Semifinal) |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch | |
| 13:00 – 15:30 | ESC/WOSC 5th round (ESC Final) | |
| 15:30 – 20:30 | WOSC 6th and7th round | |
| 20:30 – 21:00 | Dinner | |
| 21.30 – 23:00 | FESA meeting / Dobutsu tournament | |
| Sunday 23rd August | 09:00 – 12:00 | WOSC 8th round |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch | |
| 13:00 – 16:00 | WOSC 9th round | |
| 16:30 – 17:00 | Results announcement | |
| Evening | Additional tourist programme |
Entry fees:
Team: 5 EUR
Blitz: 5 EUR
Dobutsu: Free
ESC/WOSC: 25 EUR
Free entry for players accommodated through the organizer at the Olympik hotel.
Accomodation:
The Olympik hotel **** (the playing hall is situated here)
double rooms, type „standard room“, four-star hotel facilities
price including breakfast 60 EUR/room and night, if only 1 person occupies the room, 48 EUR/room and night is charged, extra fee for WiFi connection 1 EUR per day
triple rooms, type „standard room“, four-star hotel facilities
price including breakfast 76 EUR/room and night, extra fee for WiFi connection 1 EUR per day
Roosevelt´s University Residence Hall** (4km from the playing hall, public transport connection)
double rooms, WC and shower in the room - price 16 EUR/bed and night
double rooms, WC and shower common for 2 rooms - price 14 EUR/bed and night
Board-meals:
- lunches per 8 EUR (smorgasbord + water) at the Olympik hotel
- dinners per 8 EUR (smorgasbord + water) at the Olympik hotel
- Gala dinner 12 EUR (smorgasbord + welcome drink) at the Café Vitkov
The parking place is situated directly next to the Olympik hotel, the price for participants of our festival is 4 EUR / day and 2,5 EUR / less than 5 h.
Transport connection: The hotel is situated near the city centre (4 metro stations) at a distance of ca. 100 m from the metro station, line B “Invalidovna”
Contact to the organizer:
AVE-KONTAKT s.r.o., Strossova 239, 530 03 Pardubice, Czech Republic, tel./fax + 420 - 466 535 200; mobile phone + 420 – 608 203 007, e-mail: j.mazuch@avekont.cz,
Tournament website: http://www.shogi2015.eu/
Applications:
Complete your obligatory applications together with accommodation orders by 30th June 2015 on http://www.shogi2015.eu/
Late registration is possible with an extra fee 10 EUR but the organizer guarantees complete range of accommodation by 30th June.
Payments:
Entry fees for ESC/WOSC and accommodation must be paid on the account of the organizer AVE-KONTAKT agency by 30th June 2015:
Bank: Komercni banka, a.s. namesti Republiky 222, CZ - 530 78 Pardubice
Account number: 107-1452020277/0100
Holder: AVE-KONTAKT s.r.o., Strossova 239, CZ - 530 03 Pardubice
IBAN: CZ0801000001071452020277
SWIFT: KOMBCZPPXXX
All bank commissions must be paid by a sender.
Entry fee for Team and Blitz tournaments, lunches, dinners and possible other payments will be collected in cash or by means of credit cards (Eurocard/Master Card, Maestro, VISA, VISA Electron, JCB or Diners Club) during the registration in Prague.