Mind Sports Festival Oulu -- October 23rd-31st 2004 -- program
Jouni Tolonen
Mind Sports Festival Oulu 2004
in International Oulu
Oct 23rd – 31st
shogi (Japanese chess)
Mamba Open Finnish Championship
go
chess
xiangqi Rapid Finnish Championship
etc.
under the auspices of Mind Sports Organisation Worldwide
Other games: At the tournament site there are also other (mind) games
to watch and play!
Location: International Activity Centre Toppelius, Torikatu 16.
Organizers: City of Oulu (International Oulu
http://www.ouka.fi/international-oulu/ and
International Activity Centre Toppelius
http://www.ouka.fi/kvtoimintakeskus/ ),
Shakki-77, The Friends of Chinese Chess in Finland, Oulu
Finnish-Japanese
Association.
Open: Tournaments are open to everyone.
Fee: Fees per tournament.
Registration: mindsportsoulu_@_fastmail.fm (remove underscores) or
Toppelius/porter +358-8-558 418 68
Advance registrations until October 15th. Later registrations are
admitted according
to the available space and equipment.
Prizes: Shogi, chess, xiangqi, each: 1st prize 300 euros; 2nd p. 170
euros; 3rd p. 85 euros
Go: total amount of prizes 555 euros. Additional prizes in goods.
Equipment: Shogi and xiangqi games may be played with special teaching
equipment if agreed
by both players.
Teaching: During the event various games will be introduced for free.
Free lessons are also
available at Toppelius on Fridays 17-20 o'clock.
Inquiries: mindsportsoulu_@_fastmail.fm (remove underscores) or
Toppelius/porter +358-8-558 418 68
Updated 2004-09-05
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Tournament schedule
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Sat-Sun Oct 23rd-24th go
Thu Oct 28th Mamba Open Finnish Championship
Registration and confirmation of participation 15:00-15:45 o'clock
1st round 16:00 2nd r. 17:00 3rd r. 18:00 4th r. 19:00
Entrance fee 5 euros. The tournament system depends on the number of
players.
Fri Oct 29th chess
Registration and confirmation of participation 15:00-15:45 o'clock
1st round 16:00 2nd r. 17:00 3rd r. 18:00 4th r. 19:00 5th r. 20:00
Entrance fee 10 euros for tournament players, 5 euros for others.
Sat Oct 30th Finnish Open Rapid Chinese Chess (xiangqi) championship
Registration and confirmation of participation 12:00-12:30
1st round 12:45, 2nd r. 13:45, 3rd r. 14:45, 4th r. 15:45, 5th r.
16:45
Entrance fee 10 euros for tournament players, 7 euros for members of
The Friends of
Chinese Chess in Finland, 5 euros for others.
Sun Oct 31st Japanese chess (shogi)
Registration and confirmation of participation 12:00-12:30
1st round 12:45, 2nd r. 13:45, 3rd r. 14:45, 4th r. 15:45, 5th r.
16:45
Entrance fee 10 euros for tournament players, 5 euros for others.
Founding meeting of the association of shogi players in Finland will
be held after
the prizegiving. Everyone interested in shogi is welcome to join.
In Mamba, chess, xiangqi and shogi you can enter the tournament from
the second round
(advance notification required). The unplayed first-round game is
counted as a draw. In case of
odd number of players some players will play one game less.
Prizes will be give after the last round of each tournament. If not
otherwise indicated in the
tournament specifications, each player will play at least four games
(rounds). The final number of
the rounds and the time of the tournament finish depend on the number
of players. Each player
has at least 15 minutes for the start of the game and 15 seconds
increment after each move (if
digital clocks are available). The starting times of rounds are
approximate because the duration of rounds may vary. The increment may
be reduced during a game in the longest games.