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Shogi – the Japanese chess – follows a age long tradition.

One thing makes it exceptional: The captured piece can be droped again as your own pieces. That makes for a dynamic game that ends in race for mate.
With our beginners sets everyone can try out shogi easily.

Players with some experience are invited for an exciting game.

With our beginners sets everyone can try out shogi easily.

If you know the rules already: Come and play!

Between Wednesday, the 26^th and Friday, the 28^th of July 2017 everyone interested may join us at our information booth; to try out the Japanese “sibling of Go”.

On Saturday, the 29th of July 2017 you can also join a little tournament:

Saturday, the 29th of July 2017

Japanese Chess (Shogi) Tournament

At the same site of the European Go Congress in Oberhof

We are happy to announce the organization of a Japanese Chess (Shogi) Tournament.

This is meant to be a part of our efforts to promote one of “The Siblings of Go” in terms of a “good playing neighborhood” of both games.

This tournament is designed for all players and officials, who take part at one of the European Go Congress in Oberhof and can’t stop trying to play other sophisticated board games. It is open to any kind of strength the players might have and open to anybody.

Format:

The format depends heavily on the number of players which will show up at the beginning of the tournament. Registration will be between 09.30 and 10.00 o’clock on site.

The main section will play 5 rounds. The number of registered players determines heavily the mode of play (MacMahon, swiss system or round-robin system).

We will use chessclocks. The time for every player playing the 5 round format will be

30 minutes and 10 seconds byoyomi for each per player and match.

 

Where ?

 

At the same playing halls where the European Go Congress in Oberhof takes place.

Entry fee:

For all participants of the EGC 2017 = no fee

All other participants                                   = 10.- Euro according to the policy of EGC

You pay the fee right before the tournament.

 

Grading:

We will decide about official gradings for this tournament during the registration procedure.

 

 

 

 

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Prices:

Trophy, certificates, special prices and vouchers

Special reward to the best player who takes part in one of the main tournaments at the European Go Congress in Oberhof.

 

Organizer and Referee:

 

Uwe Frischmuth from the “ board game club Hamburg from 1989” will be the organizer and referee of this tournament.

 

We will play according the current rules of the ‘FESA’.

 

 

 

Registration: 9.30 – 10.00 o’clock     Beginning: 10.00 o’clock       Price giving: 19.00 o’clock      

 

Schedule

 

09.30 h – 10.00 h                        Registration

10.00 h – 10.15 h                          Welcome

10.15 h – 11.45 h                          round 1

12.00 h – 13.30 h                          round 2

13.30 h – 14.00 h                          break

14.00 h – 15.30 h                   round 3

15.30 h – 17.00 h                    round 4

17.15 h – 18.45 h                    round 5

At about 19.00 h                     Price giving