László Gados, Presendent
of the Hungarian Hexachess Federation sent the
following information on the 5th European Championship of Hexagonal Chess.
Aim of the tournament: to find the fifth European champion.
Organizers: Hungarian Hexachess Federation and Mass Sport Association named after Petõfi.
Time and place of the tournament: 17-23 August, 1998, Boarding-school (Réti u. 1, Tatabánya).
For more information, contact the Hungarian Hexachess Federation by fax
36-1-403-95-98 or email: (email removed contact us for address) l.elender.hu.
Tournament system:
all play with all (11 rounds), 2 rounds on every day
Time limit: 2 ( 2 hours 15 minutes
2 ( 2 hours for the first 40 moves, 15 minutes undoing until flag drops down. It is mandatory to write down the game, except the last 5 minutes.
Resolving tie: Berger-Sonneborn.
Participants:
Somlai László; Hungary; 4th european champion
Mackowiak, Marek; Poland; 1st place Interzonal Tournament, Tatabánya
Rudolf László; Hungary; 2nd place Interzonal Tournament, Tatabánya
Schenkerik Csaba; Hungary; 3rd place Interzonal Tournament, Tatabánya
Csupor Péter; Hungary; 4th place Interzonal Tournament, Tatabánya
Rozák Bertalan; Hungary; 5th place Interzonal Tournament, Tatabánya
Korcsickij, Szergej; Belorussian; 1st place Interzonal Tournament, Tatabánya
Bogdanovics, Szergej Belorussian; 2nd place Interzonal Tournament, Tatabánya
Bancevics, Szergej Belorussian; 3rd place Interzonal Tournament, Tatabánya
Jemeljasin, Jurij; Russian; 4th place Interzonal Tournament, Tatabánya
Ivanyuk, Mihail; Ukraina; 5th place Interzonal Tournament, Tatabánya
Börcsök László; Hungary; nominated by the country organizing the
championship
Hurtony Szabolcs; Hungary; 6th place Interzonal Tournament, Tatabánya
Order of games:
17 August
18.00- arrival, opening ceremony, drawing lots
18 August
8.00-12.30 1st round
15.30-20.00 2nd round
19 August
8.00-12.30 3rd round
15.30-20.00 4th round
20 August
8.00-12.30 5th round
15.30-20.00 6th round
21 August
8.00-12.30 7th round
15.30-20.00 8th round
22 August
8.00-12.30 9th round
15.30-20.00 10th round
23 August
8.00-12.30 11th round
13.30 Announcement of Results
Prizes
1st place - 80,000 Ft (~364 USD); 2nd place - 60,000 Ft; 3rd place - 40,000 Ft; 4th place - 20,000 Ft.
Tatabánya, 21 March, 1998.
Baki Istvánné[KZ1] László Gados
Executive Director of the association President of HHCF
Information sent by László Gados. Html-conversion and some
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