European Shogi Championship

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 and 7th round	
	20:30 – 21:00
21.30 – 23:00	Dinner
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 common 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.