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Date: Thu, 18 Jun 1998 15:58:23 +0000
Renju Newsletter No 51 - 1998
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Some pages with Pente games are now available on Internet
Many players around the world are asking me for pente writings and as
I can understand at least the writings and newsletters by the former
U.S.Pente association are very difficult to find. As the U.S. Pente
association ceased for more than 10 years and as it is a pity for
enthusiast that it is so difficult to find the former writings I have
made some gifs (sometimes jpegs) of some of the most interesting
writings by the former U.S Pente association. You can find links to
these pages from
http://www.renju.nu/pente/pentgifs.htm
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Nickolai Alexandrov's new address
I have moved.
My new address is:
Nickolai Alexandrov
Ceres Inc.
3007 Malibu Canyon Rd
Malibu CA 90262
email: nicka@ceres-inc.com
tel: 310-825-5315
fax: 310-825-5275
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Letters to
Nishizono Norio, Japan
e-mail HBG01461@niftyserve.or.jp
cannot be delivered. Does anyone know his new e-mail address?
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Some years ago RIF had 4 webbstartpages but it became too difficult
to update all internal links with 4 startpages. Therefore now there
is only one startpage with all links. Almost all new information
you will find on the RIF newspage. Older information you will find
on some of the old newspages.
RIF´s site is pretty big. It has when I write this info 27 folders
and 1264 files. Most of it you can find directly from the startpage.
You are also able to see how the RIF page looked some years ago i.e.
on March 23, 1995. Most of the links from this date does not work any
longer. The URL-address is:
http://www.renju.nu/950323/renhome.html
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Date: Tue, 16 Jun 1998 20:33:55 +0000
Renju Newsletter No 50 - 1998
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Results from 3rd Moscow Open. 12 - 14.06.1998
1 Kozhin Mikhail 8,5
2 Kareev Vladislav 7
3 Krasnonosov Dmitri 6
4 Makarov Pavel 6
5 Golosov Victor 6
6 Nikonov Konstantin 5,5
7 Smirnov Sergey 5,5
8 Fedorkin Oleg 5,5
9 Filippov Sergey 5,5
10 Tarannikov Yuri 5,5
11 Sirategyan Karen 5,5
12 Lunkin Vitali 5
13 Skuridin Alexey 5
14 Shevelyov Sergey 5
15 Shubin Alexander 5
16 Gorshenkov Artur 5
17 Karasyov Maxim 4,5
18 Chadov Vitali 4,5
19 Krasnonosova Serafima 4,5
20 Potapov Vyacheslav 4
21 Shatunov Alexander 4
22 Ogorodov Sergey 4
23 Sutyagin Alexey 4
24 Tyaglo Yuri 4
25 Chizhkina Yelena 4
26 Piskaryov Alexander 3
27 Trofimov Yuri 3
28 Sharypova Lyubov 3
29 Latutin Roman 3
30 Rakhmatullin Ajdar 3
31 Zvereva Maria 3
32 Scherbakov Yuri 2
33 Zvereva Anna 2
34 Podturova Marina 2
More detailed results will be found on the URL-address:
http://www.renju.nu/moscow98.htm
An undated RIF-rating list (after the above mentioned tournament)
will be found on the URL-address:
http://www.renju.nu/rating/ro980615.htm
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Date: Tue, 16 Jun 1998 18:46:51 +0000
Renju Newsletters No 49 - 1998
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From March, 21 till May, 24 the 16th Highest League tournament of the
St.Petersburg Championship was held. The tournament was held by the
Round-Robin system. The results are as follows:
Pl Participant Rate Pts Coeff
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1. Viktor Aleksandrov 6 dan 9.5 46.75
2. Vladimir Sushkov 6 dan 9.5 42.75
3. Pavel Salnikov 7 dan 9 41.00
4. Kirill Moiseev 4 dan 7.5 28.25
5. Vladimir Filinov 6 dan 7 28.50
6. Vladimir Semionov 5 dan 6.5 24.25
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7. Nonna Salnikova 4 dan 4 9.50
8. Vitaly Yegorov 1 kju 3.5 10.75
9. Konstantin Vodolazsky 1 kju 3.5 8.25
10. Aleksandr Ivanov 2 dan 2.5 10.75
11. Viacheslav Belushkov 4 kju 2.5 9.75
12. Liudvig Bushkovsky 6 kju 1 2.50
According to the Regulations, Aleksandrov and Sushkov should play an
extra match of two games for the first place, because they get an equal
number of points.
As usually, top six players get a personal right to play in the next
St.Petersburg Highest League tournament without qualification.
Sincerely Yours,
Pavel Salnikov
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Date: Sun, 14 Jun 1998 21:56:06 +0000
Renju Newsletter No 48 - 1998
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To all federations!
Everyone, who wants to accept participation in The 2nd World Team
Championship of Renju in Yerevan (Armenia) we ask to send the data of
participants (Passnamber, full name, date of birth) till June 20.
The additional information from federation will be on June 25.
Sincerely your
Albert Pogosyan
Address: Verin-Shengavit 2-4-52, Yerevan, Armenia.
Phone: 3742-447988 home, 3742-555348
Fax: 3742-151580
Email: yercrig@lx2.yerphi.am
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Date: Mon, 8 Jun 1998 18:36:17 +0000
Renju Newsletter No 47 - 1998
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Results from the Swedish tournament
Oestgoetadraget June 6-7 1998
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1. Stefan Karlsson 8 p
2. Bengt Asplund 7 p
3. Bjoern Wallgren 7 p
4. Anders Bertilsson 7 p
5. Tomas Hagstroem 4½ p
6. Haakan Moeller 4 p
7. Hannes Hermansson 4 p
8. Bengt Nyberg 2½ p
9. Jan Paulander 1 p
10. Sven-Aake Pettersson 0 p
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Current standings of WC A-tournament via e-mail
a fedorkin 5 2 3
a uo9man 3 2 2
a kolpak 2 0 3
a golosov 3 4 0
a areims 2 0 1
a taran 0 2 3
a joachim 0 0 0
a ska 0 2 0
a ameritee 0 3 0
Refere of A-Tournament Alexander Nosovsky
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In Renju Newsletter No 46 I published some views by Carlo Tibaldi.
Here is the answer from Alexander Nosovsky.
Dear Carlo
Thank you for your information.
It seems that you are not using the program correct.
First you have to choose parameters
Try PARAM_MINUTE button.
You can make Black & White 2 minutes each (for fast only)
and then you have to choose parameter
BAYOMI MOVE 1 and TIME 1 if you want to use 1 move for 1 minute
bayomi. Sometimes in Renju there is used buyomi 10 moves for 10
minutes. So , please check parameters which you had used. Then you
have to push Run button and then you have to push button (but not
points Black and White) First I had mistakes the same. I think the
"canadian" and "simple" biyomi is possible but it is not possible
professional biyomi. Try again and don't hestitate to ask me againe.
Best Regards Alexander Nosovsky
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Date: Sun, 7 Jun 1998 23:46:27 +0000
Renju Newsletter No 46 - 1998
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1.
Dear Renju friends,
The 3rd World Youth Championship will be held in Beijing, China in
this coming August. You can sign-up to the email address:
"hannahhou@snc.schmidtgroup.com" or send fax to 8610-64289146 listing
the name, sex, date of birth of all members of your delegation.
I would like to send the revised agenda for your reference:
Date: Aug.2-9, 1998
Itinerary:
Aug.1 The Organizing Committee is ready to welcome players
Aug.2 18:00 Opening Ceremony
Aug.3 9:00 Man's team Group A & B Round 1
Woman's team Round 1
14:30 Man's team Group A & B Round 2
Woman's team Round 2
Aug.4 9:00 Man's team Group A & B Round 3
Woman's team Round 3
14:30 Man's team Group A & B Round 4
Woman's team Round 4
Aug.5 9:00 Man's team Group A & B Round 5
Woman's team Round 5
14:30 Man's team Group A & B Round 6
Woman's team Round 6
Aug.6 9:00 Man's team Group A & B Round 7
Woman's team Round 7
14:30 Man's team Group A & B Round 8
Woman's team Round 8
Aug.7 Visit The Grate Wall and the Summer Palace
Aug.8 9:00 Man's team Group A & B Round 9
Woman's team Round 9
The tournament will be broadcasted by China Central
Television
14:00 Guinness Record -- 1 VS 400 opponents at the same
time by Mr. Ando Meritee (to be decided)
18:00 Closing Ceremony
Groupings:
Boy's team:
Group A: Age 18 to 14
Group B: Age 13 and younger
Girl's team
Group A: Age 18 to 14
Group B: Age 13 and younger
Rules:
1. The black makes 3 moves
2. 90 minutes for both of the players within one round 3. Each player
must finish 20 moves within 90 minutes 4. 10 moves within 10 minutes
for extra play
Accommodations:
All players and trainers can stay in WINTERLESS HOTEL (4 stars) from
Aug.1,98 to Aug.9,98 FREE OF CHARGE. Other members accompanied will be
enjoying a discount rate.
Registration fee: US$20 per player.
For those who need invitation letter, please show us following details
and your postal address:
Name
Date of birth
Sex
Passport No.
For adults, please indicate occupation as well.
Welcome to China!
With best regards,
Na Wei
RIF China
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2.
Some comments from Carlo Tibaldi - The Italian Connection Man of RIF
Hi Tommy !
I had a try on the byo-yomi clock and have a few comments:
- a "pause" button is missing (and a "reset" button too)
- the byo-yomi time should be in seconds (in my opinion)
- the byo-yomi counting is "strange". It seems that is a time
addition, i.e. once you have finished the main time you enter byo-yomi
which is not reset after every move, but is progressively erased. Once
the byo-yomi is finished the clock becomes red and starts counting
upwards.
In Go we have several types of byo-yomi, but none matchs the one of
Filippov clock: - professional byo-yomi is: you have a fixed time (in
general 10 minutes) divided in slots (in general 1 minute per slot).
If you move in less than one slot, the byo-yomi is reset after the
move. If you take more than one slot to move, you loose the slots
completed and, when the move is done, the clock is reset to the
remaining slots. An example: When entering byo-yomi you have 10
minutes i.e. 10 slots of 1 minute each. If you move in 1 to 59
seconds, you still will have 10 slots i.e 10 minutes. If you move in
1'00 to 1'59" you then will have only 9 slots i.e. 9 minutes. And so
forth. If you finish the slots you loose - simple byo-yomi: you have 1
minute (or 30 or 20 or 15 seconds) and you have to move in that time.
If you take more you loose - "canadian byo-yomi": you have a fixed
amount of time (in general 5 to 15 minutes) to make a number of moves
(in general 10 to 25). After you have done the fixed number of moves,
the clock is reset to the byo-yomi. If yo play less moves in the
byo-yomi you loose
There are other types of byo-yomi counting, but the mentioned three
are the most used ones.
Mine were meant as constructive suggestions and not at all as
criticism. I appreciated a lot Filippov idea and program.
Carlo Tibald
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3.
The following addresses has been taken away from the list of
subscribers because several times it has been impossible to send
Renju Newsletters to them and they also do not answer to my personal
letters.
As Roman Kolpakov is one of the players in WC A-tournament via e-mail
I need his new address.
As Victor Kaufman is the international contact man of Russia I also
his new address. Can anyone help me with these two new addresses?
It is also sad that Istvan Virag the connection man of Hungary and
Josef Carnogursky, the connection man of Slovakia both are
unreachable.
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Date: Wed, 3 Jun 1998 20:44:40 +0000
Renju Newsletter No 45 - 1998
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I just sent you Renju Newsletter No 44 but I named it No 43.
It was wrong because I have already sent youNo 43.
Jan Palmgren will the day after tomorrow move to Angola for at
least half a year.
His new address will be as follows:
Insp Jan Palmgren / MONUA
c/o SWEDINT
Box 635
151 27 Södertälje
SWEDEN
He has no e-mail there but you can send ordinary letters to him up
to maximum 100 g.
His e-mail address now is
j.p.@swipnet.se
but if you want to send e-mail to him you must sent your letter at
once before he has moved.
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Date: Wed, 3 Jun 1998 20:33:26 +0000
Renju Newsletter No 44 - 1998
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Two reports from Alexander Nosovsky
1.
New progress is in computer soft for Renju.
First , Mr. Yevgeniy Bobkov have made program which able to make Renju
Openning Classificator Index by itself, in .dbf and .db format of
RenBase-3.11 & RenBase-95 programs.
So it is possible to sort games in the Base also by ROC Index !
The second is free software by Sergey Filippov - biyomi-clock.
This program can be downloaded at
http://194.87.49.195/renju/bclock.exe
I am sure that it is possible to use it playing Renju, Shogi and Go.
Please, also correct address of ARR page at RIF WWW-page
http://194.87.49.195/renju
2.
It was finished Sooserv Cup in Moscow, this is traditional
competition additional for 8 best players of Moscow Championship.
They have to play 4 games matches. In the final it was the match
between Yuriy Tarannikov winner of last Moscow Championship and
Mikhayl Kozhin winner of Last Russia Final. (Tarannikov was not
participated). Mr Tarannikov won this match 2.5-1.5 and he is also
World Champion in E-mail . (He was world champion in last Five-in a
Row WC in 1991). In regular Moscow Cup it is quarter-finals
Nikonov - Nosovsky 2-0
Filippov-Lunkin 2-1
Tarannikov-Smirnov 2-0
Fedorkin-Golosov will playing
Best Regards Alexander Nosovsky
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Date: Sun, 24 May 1998 21:47:08 +0000
Renju Newsletter No 43 - 1998
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In this newsletter I present two new programs made by players that
has sent information to me. I have not had time to check these
programs myself.
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1. I am writing a five-in-row game, it is Internet playable(by
Java). Would you mind link my site to RIF's page? It's my pleasure to
let more people play with my program. my site is
http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Stadium/3329/gomoku.html
Thank you very much.
Best Regards
Zhang Tongxiang.
Sun Japan Corporation
Zhang TongXiang
E-mail: ztx@sunjapan.co.jp
Homepage: http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Stadium/3329/
Tel: 03-5640-1980 Fax: 03-5640-1998
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2. On the following page you can find a Java based gomoku game for
playing over Internet.
The authors wants other renjuplayers to test it and they are glad
for comments on the program, suggestions how to make int better.
http://www.ntostud.mh.se/~smutt/
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Date: Wed, 20 May 1998 00:31:49 +0000
Renju Newsletter No 42 - 1998
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Now you can find the new electronic version of the swedish magazine
Fem i Rad No 1 1998 from the RIF startpage.
The exact URL-address is:
http://www.renju.nu/fir981/framsida.html
Some files are missing. I hope to add them within short.
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Date: Sun, 17 May 1998 01:07:36 +0000
Renju Newsletter No 41 - 1998
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If you want to participate in the Fourth of July American Open
Renju Tournament, please register at the California Renju Club URL:
http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Rapids/7862/
The deadline for registration is June 15, 1998
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Date: Wed, 13 May 1998 19:03:14 +0000
Renju Newsletter No 40 - 1998
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The Japanese Team at 2-d Team WC will consist of
Hasegawa
Sagara
Kashihara
Hayakawa
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Hello Computer friends of Renju
This is information about 2-d WC among computer programs.
The championship will be in Moscow 17-23 of August 1998
We plan to use Pentium 166-200 , 32 Mb machines,Win-95
You can bring your own computer.
As you remember it will be two tournaments.
Entre fee 30 USD , or 40 both tournaments.
We can book the hotels *-*** with prices 10-70 USD per night.
Please, inform us if you need invitation for visa,
Please, test your program with the renju test at 5 kyu
there are 10 problems.
http://194.87.49.195/Renju/default.htm
You can send solution in pos files to me (ziped please)
Some of players suggest to govern their program by Internet, we can suggest
VNC program
http://194.87.49.194/
I am not sure that Internet will work carefull 8-10 hours during
competition, and also we have to remember about time in different
countries. It may be takes additional fee for Internet and telephon.
More easy to send me demo-versions of your programs with limit time.
Please ziped it.
Some of players who can not visit Russia this time ask me about it.
You can send me your programs with English Menu and some information and
also possibility to load and save .pos files.
Format of .pos files is in this letter.
Send it two weeks before because I probably will have some questions.
So, please send me the Entry Form before 1 July 1998.
Entry Form
1.Name of Program, Authors
2.Country
3.Paticipation (personal), send software, virtual with Internet
4. Need you computer from organizers or not.
5.1. Participation WC in solving problems
5.2. Participation WC tournament.
6. Postal Address (winner will receive Cup may be by mail).
7. I agree to pay entre fee before 1 of August 1998.
For each country I can suggest better way of payment.
The list of probable participants of WC
USA
Art Shaposhnikov winner of 1-st Renju and Gomoku WC in 1991
Eugene
Flywheel Software
flywheel@coolscreens.com
http://www.coolscreens.com
Mark K. Mammel - solved 5 kyu test
MMammel@compuserve.com
Pieter Sheth-Voss
vossp@rpi.edu
Japan
Takatoshi Kondoh solved 5 kyu test
http://www.hi-ho.ne.jp/~tkondo/
E-MAIL:kondo@internet.email.ne.jp
E-MAIL:tkondo@hi-ho.ne.jp
E-MAIL:VZC01777@niftyserve.or.jp
ToMo (Hirotomo INUI)
e-mail:fqa51419@biglobe.ne.jp
Home Page:http://www2k.meshnet.or.jp/~tomo/
Kinoshita Kazutoshi
E-mail JCF00757@niftyserve.or.jp
Hiroyoshi Kamijo
Kamijo@city.fujisawa.kanagawa.jp
Tongxiang Zhang
ztx@sunjapan.co.jp
Russia
Victor Barykin
barykin@stalingrad.com
Stas Korotky
stasson@orc.ru
Alexander Milevsky
a.milevsky@g23.relcom.ru
Ukraine
Igor Chaikin participant 1-st gomoku WC in 1991.
Igor_Chaikin@p16.f7.n4613.z2.fidonet.org
Alex V. Fedotov
alex@ifdma.il.if.ua
Poland
Grzegorz Sidorowicz
sidor@ias.wat.waw.pl
Chehia
Miroslav Bene
benes@dcse.fee.vutbr.cz
Slovenia
Aleksander Kelsin
klesch@usa.net
Sweden
Joachim Gaulitz for Mike
sobre.consult@mbox318.swipnet.se
Korea
Jong-Seo, Kim
jskim@kang.dacom.co.kr
In-Ho Kim
ihkim@tmic.tit.ac.kr
Please, make possibility to load .pos files in your program.
We need to load problems for problems competition.
see also Pascal text of this pos file.
var
Buffer : array[0..225] of Char ;
mm:integer;
s:string[225];
begin
..........................................
s:=Position;
mm:=GetMaxMove(s); // mm=moves count
Buffer[0]:=Chr(mm);
for i:=1 to mm do
begin
j:=1;
while ((GetMoveNumber(s[j])<>i) and (j<=225)) do INC(j); Buffer[i]:="Chr(j-1);" // where is move number i end; .......................................... FileWrite(FileHandle,Buffer,mm+1); .......................................... end; Best Regards Alexander Nosovsky P.S. Don't hesistate to ask me more questions. Please visit the conference about logic games including Renju URL:
http://www.cs.inf.shizuoka.ac.jp/~iida/CG98-CFP.html
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Date: Mon, 4 May 1998 23:22:00 +0000
Renju Newsletter No 39 - 1998
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Now you can find the table of all games and results from
STOCKHOLM SUMMER TROPHY
SWEDISH OPEN 10 YEARS CELEBRATION TOURNAMENT OF RIF
30th of April - 3rd of May 1998 in Stockholm
A-tournament and B-tournament on the following RIF-page:
http://www.renju.nu/celebrat.htm
The RIF-rating lists are updated after the tournament. You can find
the updated lists in order from the following page:
http://www.renju.nu/rating.htm
You can find also the updated lists sorted country to country from
the following page:
http://www.renju.nu/rating1.htm
In the list that I sent you yesterday the results from the
B-tournament was before the last round and not after the last round.
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Date: Sun, 3 May 1998 23:04:03 +0000
Renju Newsletter No 38 - 1998
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On the 3rd of May 1998 RIF Central Commitee made the decision that in
the official rules of renju paragraph 9.3 should start in the
following way:
"9.3 A black double-three is allowed if at least one of
the following conditions a) or b) is/are fulfilled:
a) Not more than one........"
It is a little correction of the old writing. The
full rules you will find on the following URL-address:
http://www.renju.nu/rifrules.htm
On the meeting Mr Hayakawa and Mr Tatsutomi informed that the 7th
World Championship of Renju which will be played in Japan in the year
2001 will take place in the city of Kyoto.
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Stockholm Summer Trophy
Swedish Open 10 years celebration tournament of RIF
30th of April - 3rd of May 1998 in Stockholm
A more detailed information with results from all games in
A-tournament will be published on the tournaments own page
within a few days.
Results:
A-tournament
Place Name Sco Buch MBch Berg Ws
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1 Meritee,A (18) 6.5 31 23 28.50 6
2 Karlsson,S (23) 5.5 28.5 19.5 19.75 5
3 Sinyov,I (27) 5.0 31 22 19.50 5
4 Gardstrom,P (7) 5.0 30 21.5 20.25 4
5 Hayakawa,Y (12) 5.0 29.5 20 18.00 5
6 Andersson,T (19) 4.5 30 21.5 16.25 4
7 Soosyrv,A (10) 4.5 28.5 20.5 15.75 4
8 Johannesson,R (28) 4.0 24.5 18.5 10.00 4
9 Krasnonosov,D (25) 4.0 23.5 16 12.50 3
10 Hermansson,H (20) 4.0 23 16.5 11.50 3
11 Lunkin,V (9) 4.0 22 14.5 11.50 3
12 Carlsson,M (26) 4.0 21 15 9.50 4
13 Milevsky,A (2) 3.5 32 22 13.25 3
14 Eriksson,M (1) 3.5 29 21 13.00 2
15 Makarov,P (6) 3.5 24.5 18.5 8.50 3
16 Jonsson,P (16) 3.5 20 14 8.25 3
17 Ivanov,A (15) 3.0 26.5 19 10.50 3
18 Holgersson,G (3) 3.0 26.5 19 8.50 3
19 Maltell,T (11) 3.0 20.5 15.5 5.50 3
20 Chernov,S (8) 3.0 17 12 4.75 2
21 Gaulitz,J (4) 2.5 24 16.5 4.75 2
22 Bertilsson,A (13) 2.5 23 16.5 5.00 2
23 Tatsutomi,H (24) 2.5 21 15.5 5.00 1
24 Nosovsky,A (17) 2.5 19.5 14.5 4.50 2
25 Sirategian,K (21) 2.0 24 16.5 6.50 1
26 Potapov,V (5) 2.0 19.5 14 3.50 1
27 Taimla,T (14) 1.0 19 14 1.00 1
28 Hermansson,L (22) 1.0 17.5 13 2.50 0
B-Tournament
Place Name Sco Buch Mbch Berg Ws
1 Kaufman,V (12) 8.5(1) 56.5 45 42.75 8
2 Hagenfors,T (14) 8.5(1) 56.5 45 37.75 8
3 Ogorodov,S (3) 7.5(1) 56.5 46 33.25 7
4 Eriksson,B (8) 7.0(1) 56 45.5 27.00 7
5 Asplund,B (1) 6.0(1) 58 47.5 25.50 6
6 Lents,J (7) 6.0(1) 55.5 45 22.00 6
7 Latutin,R (9) 5.0(1) 56 45.5 17.00 5
8 Tatsutomi,M (6) 4.0(1) 55.5 45 14.00 4
9 Krasnonosova,S (4) 3.5(1) 56.5 46 17.25 3
10 Karlsson,M (11) 3.0(1) 56 45.5 8.50 3
11 Strizhov,S (5) 3.0(1) 53.5 43 10.50 3
12 Nyberg,B (10) 3.0(1) 51.5 41 11.00 3
13 Rahmatullin,A (13) 3.0(1) 51 40.5 12.50 3
14 Einberg,I (2) 2.0(1) 51 40.5 6.00 2
Blitz-Tournament
Place Name Sco Buch Mbch Berg
1 Asplund,B (8) 6.5 24 17.5 24.75
2 Ogorodov,S (5) 5.0 23 15.5 14.00
3 Eriksson,B (1) 4.5 26 17.5 17.25
4 Lents,J (9) 4.5 24 16.5 14.75
5 Einberg,I (2) 4.0 24 16.5 12.75
6 Tatsutomi,M (4) 3.5 26.5 19 11.00
7 Karlsson,M (6) 3.0 26.5 19 8.75
8 Strizhov,S (7) 2.5 27.5 20 7.25
9 Latutin,R (3) 1.5 23 16.5 5.50
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Date: Tue, 28 Apr 1998 20:47:26 +0000
Renju Newsletter No 37 - 1998
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1. Information about Moscow Open tournament.
by Oleg Fedorkin
Moscow Renju Club and Russian Renju Federation
invite all renju players to take part in traditional
III Moscow Open Tournament.
Moscow open will be on 12-14 of June, 1998 in TKS "Orekhovo"
- buses 275, 291, 299 from "Kashirskaya" underground station
till "Music school" bus stop /Borisovsky proezd 11, building 3/.
Tournament regulation: 9 rounds, Swiss system, 100 minutes
for each player per 120 moves.
The tournament's participants can live in the hotel "Samara"
that placed very close to the tournament hall.
Hotel's prices are from 42 roubles per day for person /near $7/
till 444 roubles per day /near $75/ - it depends on a level of
the booked room.
The tournament fee is $20 for adults and $10 for children.
Probably the special prizes will be not only for personal
but also for team result.
Please inform us about your tournament's participance till 20 May.
Please contact about more details with Dmitry Krasnonosov - phone 007
(095) 397-13-75, or Oleg Fedorkin - e-mail
fedorkin@virus3.genebee.msu.su
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2.The RIF Rating List of 3th of April 1998
You will find this list on the following URL-address:
http://www.renju.nu/rating.htm
The list sorted according to nations you will find on the following
URL-address:
http://www.renju.nu/rating1.htm
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Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 17:52:41 +0000
Renju Newsletter No 36 - 1998
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Alf Dahlgren, the former president of the Swedish Renju Association,
has cut 2 "Guiness records" in free played gomoku/five-in-a-row.
On the 23rd of April, in Marks Gymnasieskola in Kinna, Sweden, he
played simultaneously with 314 players. All games took 2 hours and 57
minutes. He won 310 games and lost 4 games. The performance could
be seen in Swedish TV 4.
On the 9th of April, in Matmagisinet in Stengungsund, Sweden, he
played against 340 players but only first with one of them and then
with the second and so on. He won all games. All together it took 5
hours 38 minutes and 20 seconds.
From the RIF startpage you can find an image of Alf Dahlgren.
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Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 10:45:04 +0000
Renju Newsletter No 35 - 1998
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Some time ago we were unlucky compared with chess and go players
because we had not such good places on Internetwhere we could play
with others players, chat with them and so on.
Today, however, we have seeral such good places. The three most
wellknown places probably are:
1. Richard's Play-By-eMail Server where you can play a lot of brain
games including gomoku, renju and pente and where we are playing our
World Championship. The URL-adress is:
http://eiss.erols.com/~pbmserv/
2. 5WIN - This site where you can play free gomoku and renju is very
popular for the moment. The URL-address is:
http://www.5win.com/
3.Game Club - Here you can also buy a CD with a good playing program.
The URL-address is:
http://www.game-club.com/
We have two pages with many links:
1.Alexander Nosovsky has made an investigation and he found a lot of
places. The URL- address to his investigation:
http://www.renju.nu/renlinks.htm
2. The California Renju Club has made links to some good places. The
URL-address is:
http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Rapids/7862/links.html
Please, let me know if you have or know a good place and if it is
not mentioned in any of these link-places.
Now I have been informed about a new Japanese place for playing.
Please read the letter from Takumi Yoshida .
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"To whom it may concern, please allow us to give you a sudden
notice.
We,Virtual Communications Corp. ,is a specialized for digital contents
creating for Internet business in Japan. We have developed interactive
games fighting over the Internet with Java in the last year. We now
today developed English version of it and publicly opened on the Web in
20th of April. Please look at
http://www.gamer.com/
To play these games, it's absolutely free of charge.
We would like to ask you to introduce this game site to your members,
plus would like to hear your opinions of this site interms of game
rules, the way to participating to games, or anything you notice, so
that we would continuously like to improve the contents.
We would very much appreciate your cooperation's in this matter and
hope this will support you business as well.
We also attach our press release for this announcement for you.
Best Regards
Takumi Yoshida
Sinior Manager, Sales & Marketing Dept.
Virtual Communications Corp
takumi@virtualcom.co.jp
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Virtual Communications Corporation announces English version of
Internet Game Site "Gamer.com".
Tokyo Japan, April 20, 1998 - A company specializing to creating of
digital contents on the internet, Virtual Communications Corporation
(President:Kenji Shimada; Address of Head Office: 2-16-22 Mejiro,
Toshima-ku,Tokyo, Japan;) created an English version of Internet
Game Site as phase 2, which the Japanese version as phase 1 was
publicized on the net in the end of 1997 as http://www.gamer.com.
Gamer.com is a site where the internet can be used to play game
matches real-time and thus communicate with internet users world-wide.
The various games available to run on internet browsers such as
Internet Explorer 4.0 and Netscape Communicator 4.03 that are
compatible with the latest version of Java known as JDK 1.1.
You can find on the Gamer.com eight games,namely Internet Chess, Back
Gammon,Checker,Reversi,Renju,Go,Xiang Qi(Chinese Chess),Shogi(Japanese
Chess) available from April 20th, 1998.
Since Gamer.com is developed on Java,any computer environment conformed
to JDK 1.1 is available as a platform free such as PC, Macintosh,
workstation or network computer. In addition,since Gamer.com is on Java,
it is absolutely unnecessary to install any specific software that many
other games or on-line game sites require. As long as Internet users
have an environment suited to JDK1.1, the user can easily at the click
of a button and through the playing of the netgame,enter into a virtual
world of communication at no cost.
Virtual Communications Corporation has all along in the field of
planning and creating digital contents made use of latest technology
like Java,and an interactive design and develop numerous internet-based
events, home pages,digital contents, internet-related applications etc.
In addition, from October 1st 1997,Shinichi Sugihara had joined the
Corporation as Chairman. Mr.Sugihara was the Country Manager of Netscape
Communications Japan Ltd since its beginnings till the end of September
1997 and had a track record of tremendous contribution to the
enlargement of the market share of the internet browser in Japan.
URL:http://www.gamer.com
Notes: You may obtain the screen image from URL
http://www.gamer.com/preview/"
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Date: Sun, 19 Apr 1998 23:27:13 +0000
Renju Newsletter No 34 - 1998
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Results from Swedish Championship of Renju 1998
A-tournament i.e. "Stora SM 1998"
1. Stefan Karlsson 8 p
2. Rickard Johannesson 6 p
3. Martin Carlsson 6 p
4. Göran Holgersson 5 p
5. Joacim Gaulitz 4,5 p
6. Anders Bertilsson 4 p
7. Jan Palmgren 3.5 p
8. Tord Andersson 3.5 p
9. Hannes Hermansson 2.5 p
10. Björn Wallgren 2 p
Results from Swedish Championship of Renju 1998
B-tournament i.e. "Lilla SM 1998"
1. Bengt Asplund
2. Johnny Nielsen
3. Linus Hermansson
4. Peter Jonsson
5. Marcus Eriksson
6. Håkan Möller
7. Bengt Nyberg
8. Martin Karlsson
| STORA SM | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | poäng | särsk. | plac. |
| A | I | E | G | H | J | F | D | B | C | |||
| Jan Palmgren | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 3½ | 13 | 7 |
| B | G | H | E | F | I | J | C | A | D | |||
| Göran Holgersson | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 5 | 4 | |
| C | H | J | F | I | E | G | B | D | A | |||
| Stefan Karlsson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | |
| D | J | F | H | E | G | I | A | C | B | |||
| Tord Andersson | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3½ | 11,75 | 8 |
| E | F | A | B | D | C | H | J | I | G | |||
| Björn Wallgren | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 2 | 10 | |
| F | E | D | C | B | H | A | G | J | I | |||
| Joachim Gaulitz | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 4½ | 5 | |
| G | B | I | A | J | D | C | F | H | E | |||
| Hannes Hermansson | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 2½ | 9 | |
| H | C | B | D | A | F | E | I | G | J | |||
| Rickard Johannesson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 6 | 24,75 | 2 |
| I | A | G | J | C | B | D | H | E | F | |||
| Anders Bertilsson | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 4 | 6 | |
| J | D | C | I | G | A | B | E | F | H | |||
| Martin Carlsson | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 6 | 22,25 | 3 |
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Date: Sun, 19 Apr 1998 01:05:12 +0000
Renju Newsletter No 33 - 1998
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Standings after 8 rounds in the Swedish Championship of Renju are as
follows:
1. Stefan Karlsson, Stockholm 7
2 .Rickard Johannesson, Joenkoping 5.5
2. Martin Carlsson, Joenkoping 5.5
4 .Goeran Holgersson, Joenkoping 5
5. Joachim Gaulitz, Haernoesand 4
6. Jan Palmgren, Goeteborg 3.5
6. Anders.Bertilsson Hoegsjoe 3.5
8. Tord Andersson, Uppsala 2.5
9. Hannes Hermansson,Hoegsjoe 2
10 .Bjoern Wallgren, Haernoesand 1.5
So Stefan Karlsson is already the winner. This is his 4th win in
Swedish Championship of Renju.
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Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1998 18:57:49 +0000
Renju Newsletter No 32 - 1998
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Standings after 5 rounds in the Swedish Championship of Renju are as
follows:
1. Stefan Karlsson, Stockholm 4
2 .Goeran Holgersson, Joenkoping 3.5
2 .Rickard Johannesson, Joenkoping 3.5
2. Martin Carlsson, Joenkoping 3.5
5. Joachim Gaulitz, Haernoesand 3
6. Tord Andersson, Uppsala 2.5
7. Hannes Hermansson,Hoegsjoe 2
8 .Bjoern Wallgren, Haernoesand 1.5
9. Jan Palmgren, Goeteborg 1
10 Anders.Bertilsson Hoegsjoe 0.5
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Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 23:51:43 +0000
Renju Newsletter No 31 - 1998
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Peter Jonsson - the general secretary of RIF at last has got an
e-mail address. It is
petejonsson@hotmail.com
Observe that it is pete without r as in peter
The Swedish Championship of Renju 19988 started today.
It will be finished on Sunday.
The results from the first round
Richard Johannesson - Stefan Karlsson 1 - 0
Jan Palmgren - Anders Bertilsson 0.5 - 0.5
Tord Andersson - Martin Carlsson 0 - 1
Bjoern Wallgren - Joachim Gaulitz 0 - 1
Goeran Holgersson - Hannes Hermansson 1 - 0
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Date: Thu, 9 Apr 1998 23:13:31 +0000
Renju Newsletter No 30 - 1998
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The 6th Russian youth championship has been held in Nizhny
Novgorod 25 - 30 March. There were totally 55 players from 5 cities.
Unfortunately young players from S-Petersburg and Tumen did not came.
We were also expected Estonian team, bat it did not came.
I guess financial problems stop them.
The competition was held in 4 groups. The results are:
Group A (boys born 1980-83)
1. Chingin Konstantin Zhiguljovsk 4 dan 8,5 points
2. Vostrjakov Sergey Podjuga 3 dan 8
3. Nogovitsin Sergey Podjuga 2 dan 7,5
4. Boikov Roman Podjuga 2 dan 5
5. Zaripov Timur Zhiguljovsk 1 kju 5
6. Karasjov Maxim N.Novgorod 2 dan 4,5
7. Bykov Evgeny Podjuga 1 dan 4,5
8. Piskarjov Alexander Moscow 3 kju 4
9. Shatunov Alexander N.Novgorod 3 kju 4
10. Potapov Vjacheslav Moscow 2 kju 3
11. Shalnov Sergey N.Novgorod 9 kju 1.
K. Chingin 2 times (in 1986 and 1987) was the winner of group B.
Group B (boys born 1984 and younger) Swiss system, 11 rounds.
1. Zaripov Roman Zhiguljovsk 1 kju 9,5 points
2. Ogorodov Sergry Moscow 3 kju 9
3. Shevelev Sergey N.Novgorod 4 dan 7,5
4. Kazarin Mikhail Podjuga 1 kju 7
5. Grishnin Stepan N.Novgorod 4 kju 7
6. Bykov Mikhail Podjuga 2 kju 7
7. Mjasoedov Evgeny Rybinsk 5 kju 6
8. Nekrasov Denis Podjuga 1 kju 6
9. Sutjagin Alexey N.Novgorod 7 kju 6
10. Dukhno Evgeny
................................... 24 participants.
Group C (girls born 1980-83)
1. Lebedeva Elena Podjuga 3 dan 10 points
2. Sorokina Oksana Podjuga 1 dan 10
3. Skalozubova Elena Podjuga 1 dan 8,5
4. Krivosheeva Julia N.Novgorod 7 kju 6
5. Sharypova Ljubov N.Novgorod 8 kju 3,5
6. Zakatova Evgenia N.Novgorod 9 kju 3
7. Podturova Marina N.Novgorod 6 kju 1
Group C (girls born 1984 and younger)
1. Mikhailova Aljona Zhiguljovsk 5 kju 9 points
2. Leshukova Anastasia Rybinsk 4 kju 8,5
3. Gross Anna Zhiguljovsk 3 kju 8
4. Sokolova Anastasia Rybinsk 5 kju 7,5
5. Savrasova Julia Podjuga 5 kju 6,5
6. Zhukova Ekaterina Podjuga 6 kju 6,5
7. Krasnonosova Serafima Moscow 6 kju 6
8. Chizhkina Elena N.Novgorod 5 kju 6
9. Melnikova Aljona Zhiguljovsk 5 kju 6
10. Kocheshkova Olga N.Novgorod 5 kju 5
11. Erenberg Julia Zhiguljovak 5 kju 4,5
12. Zvereva Maria Moscow 7 kju 2,5
13. Malyga Ekaterina N.Novgorod 9 kju 2.
Friendly yours
A. Skuridin
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Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1998 19:16:05 +0000
Renju Newsletter No 29 - 1998
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NAKAMURA WON THE KEIMA CHAMPIONSHIP!!
Keima Championship was held at 5th of April in Tokyo.
Nakamura won at the score of 4-0. Nara was absent.
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1 Nakamura 9dan 4-0 (won-Sunagawa,Miyoshi,Isobe,Ishitani)
2 Isobe 9dan 3-1 (won-Iwata,Mitsumori,Miyoshi lost-Nakamura)
3 Miyoshi 8dan 2-2 (won-Ishitani,Aihara lost-Nakamura,Isobe)
4 Ishitani 8dan 2-2 (won-Sunagawa,Mitsumori lost-Miyoshi,Nakamura)
5 Mitsumori 9dan 2-2 (won-Aihara,Iwata lost-Isobe,Ishitani)
6 Aihara 5dan 2-2 (won-Iwata,Sunagawa lost-Mitsumori,Miyoshi)
7 Sunagawa 5dan 1-3 (won-Iwata lost-Nakamura,Ishitani,Aihara)
8 Iwata 5dan 0-4 (lost-Isobe,Aihara,Sunagawa,Mitsumori)
Norihiko Kawamura
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Date: Wed, 1 Apr 1998 20:30:21 +0000
Renju Newsletter No 28 - 1998
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If you have the program Word version 6 or later version of Word or
the freeware program Wordviewer you are able to fetch
"Renju World No 27" as a zipped file (875 kb) from
the Renju World homepage in Tallinn:
http://www.neti.ee/renju/renworld.htm
The HTML version is not yet finished so if you want to view the
magazine as webbpages you have to wait for some days. When it is
finished I will announce it in a Renju Newsletter.
Printed versions will soon be sent.
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Date: Fri, 20 Mar 1998 16:55:40 +0000
Renju Newsletter No 27 - 1998
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Info about Moscow Open' 98
Traditional Third Moscow Open Tournament will be held at Moscow on
June 12-14.
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Date: Thu, 19 Mar 1998 21:59:33 +0000
Renju Newsletter No 26 -1998
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Results from Baltic High League, Riga 14.03-15.03
8 players, Round Robin
1.Soosyrv 7
2.Gurckis 5
3.Taimla 4
4.Tamm 3
5.Demidov 2,5
6.Uja 2,5
7.Gaujens 2
8.Lents 2
First League,4 players,2 Round Robins
1.Balanova 5
2.Mucenieks 3
3.Maris Tuvikene3
4.Irene Einberg 1
Karepa International Tournament will held 14.08-21.08.We invite all
renjuplayers and their families to come to Estonia this time.Every
person have to pay 100 dollars - for living , food and transport
Tallinn-Karepa and Karepa- Tallinn,except children under 10 years
who need to pay 75 dollars.
Who wants to come please contact to Ando Meritee or Ants Soosyrv
Friendly, Ants Soosyrv
e-mail: kullo@neti.ee
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Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 07:07:52 +0000
Renju Newsletter No 25 - 1998
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Information from Nizny Novgorod
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Dear Mr. Maltell
The traditional Nizhny Novgorod Open Tournament had been held
March 13-15. This tournament was dedicated the 14th Anniversary of
Nizhny Novgorod Renju Club. Our Renju Club was founded 17 March 1984,
and annual celebrating tournaments are held from Friday to Sunday near
this date (so everybody can forecast dates of any future tournament
even for next 100 years (even, maybe, more).
This time there were 34 participants (including 8 guests).
Swiss system, 9 rounds.
Place Name City Category Points
1. Kareev Vladislav N.Novg. 6 dan 8
2. Kozhin Michael Moscow 8 dan 7,5
3. Krasnonosov Dmitry Moscow 7 dan 6,5
4. Makarov Pavel Moscow 5 dan 6
5. Shevelev Sergey N.Novg. 4 dan 6
6. Petrovsky Dmitry N.Novg. 4 dan 5,5
7. Karasev Maxim N.Novg. 2 dan 5,5
8. Ivanov Alexey Moscow 4 dan 5,5
9. Skuridina Olga N.Novg. 1 dan 5,5
10. Chizhkina Yelena N.Novg. 5 kyu 5,5
11. Gorshenkov Artur N.Novg. 3 dan 5
...
Sincerely Yours,
Alexey Skuridin and Olga Skuridina.
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Date: Sun, 15 Mar 1998 21:56:53 +0000
Renju Newsletter No 24 - 1998
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Results from Malmoeslaget, a Swedish national tournament played on March 14-15.
1. Rickard Johannesson 9p
2. Göran Holgersson 8p
3. Johnny Nielsen 7p
4. Peder Svensson 5.5p (15.5)
4. Bengt Asplund 5.5p (15.5)
6. Håkan Möller 3 (5)
7. Stefan Diös 3 (4)
8. Bengt Nyberg 2
9. Daniel Nyberg 1 (3)
10. Jan Paulander 1 (1)
----------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 11 Mar 1998 20:58:15 +0000 Renju Newsletter No 23 -1998 ------------------------------------- Below is 2 letters with interesting info about new possibilities on Internet - World Wide Web. ----------------------------------------------- Dear Tommy, Please inform other players about new free information on Internet. For those who understand Russian ( see ARR WWW page http://194.87.49.195/Renju/default.htm) it is possible to read now new Moscow Almanah - magazine of ARR and previose issues. Meteor issues - magazine of Sankt-Peterburg Renju Club Analitik-2 -the theory russian magazine Moscow Pages - by Moscow Club Those who can read russian enjoy it ! Other can see diagrams and understand some comentaries. Regards Nosovsky ---------------------------------- Tommy, There is a great web page for renju players: http://www.latinocybermall.com/ We have a link to it on our California Renju Club http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Rapids/7862/ Nick Alexandrov -------------------------------- Date: Mon, 9 Mar 1998 23:40:08 +0000 Renju Newsletter No 22 - 1998 --------------------------- In Renju Newsletter No 21 I informed about WC via e-mail. Then I forgot some little information: 21 days rule is not a rule of RIF. This rule we have because Richard W. Rognlie use this rule on his server and we are playing on this server. If you are playing in the WC via e-mail and if you want vacation i.e. if you want to have a longer rest than 20 days you have to apply being in the vacation mode by sending a letter to Richard W Rognlie. At the same time you must inform all the other players in your group and your referee. The ordinary referees Nosovsky for A-tournament and Meritee for B-tournaments shall not normally handle questions regarding vacations. If a player has not applied for vacation and if more than 21days are gone without any move has been made there is a risk that Richard Rognlie will stop the game and the player without the vacation will win the game. As you know all players in WC must subscribe on Renju Newsletter because it should be easy for me to inform them in a Renju Newsletter. One of the players in WC via e-mail: Terekhov, Dmitri with e-mail terekhov@YorkU.CA is playing but when I try to send Renju Newsletters to him I receive a message that the adress is not valid. If you play with him or can reach him via server, please, ask him at once to send me his new address. ------------------------------- Date: Sun, 8 Mar 1998 01:32:47 +0000 Renju Newsletter No 21 - 1998 The Members of RIF Correspondence Comission have voted about the rule that in Renju WC via e-mail a player has to make a move within 21 days. The voting was if we wanted this rule to be valid or not and the majority of the commission wanted it to still be there and that a player could ask for vacation when he needs it just as the rule has been before. As a matter of fact this rule is not a renju rule and RIF cannot change it. The rule is used for all players on the server we are using and we are offered to play our World Championship free of charge on Richard W. Rognlie´s server. If we want to go on playing there we have to follow this rule. Otherwise we have to put up our own server which will be very expensive or we have to find some other server as good as Richard´s and I doubt we will find one that works so well without any cost for RIF. The usual way is that the player himself takes contact with Richard W. Rognlie and asks to be put them in vacation mode. And when the player return, Richard will take him out of vacation mode, and the nags will resume. Your time to think will be reduced as usual even if you have vacation. The only change when you have vacation is that you will not lose the game because you have not made any move for 21 days. However if you ask for vacation and only have for example 20 days left to think it is useless because you will anyway lose after 20 days. All players that for some time will get problems because of sickness or travelling or holiday can ask to be put in vacation mode. The role of 21 days is there because sometimes a player stops to play without announcing it and this might happen also in Renju WC tournaments. (This also has happened and especially as a matter of fact it was more rule than exception that it happened when we played our WC with usual snail mail.) If a player stops to play it is good if the games could be counted as ended as soon as possible. As this is not a RIF rule RIF cannot either make any additional rules to this simple rule stated by Richard W Rognlie regarding vacation. For example RIF cannot state a maximum time for vacation for example as was discussed 40 days for each player /or 20+20 days. All such extra rule can make very complicated situations for the adminstrator of the server. At all events proposals for such new rules must wait till next tournament.As a matter of fact long ago RIF has already asked for too many special rules and exceptions for playing on the server. Summary: Nothing has been changed and if a player wants vacation he could contact Richard W Rognlie. Any nice questions about this should be sent to me because Oleg Fedorkin is away for one month in Germany and he will probably not be able to answer you letter. All aggressive letters will be put in -------------------------
----------------------------------- Date: Mon, 2 Mar 1998 19:38:58 +0000 Renju Newsletter No 20 - 1998 --------------------------------------------- The results of "Ukraine Cup" 2-7 .02.98 Only Ukraine players played in this Tournament but it was Open and decleared in Renju Newsletters, so it is rating RIF tournament. It was a Swiss Tournament with 25 participants from 5 Clubs of Ukraine 1. Sherverov A. (Zugress) - 10 points after 11 rounds 2. Drozd A. (Atusha) - 9.5 points 3. Sapronov S. (Hartsizsk) - 7.5 points 4. Poddubniy K. (Geltie Vodi) 5. Uspensky V. (Zugress)
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Date: Mon, 2 Mar 1998 00:25:43 +0000 Renju Newsletter No 19 - 1998 --------------------- Results from Swedish Cup 1997 1. Stefan Karlsson 2. Petter Gardstroem 3. Ingvar Sundling Rickard Johannesson 5. Goeran Holgersson Bjoern Wallgren Tord Andersson Jan Palmgren -----------------------------
Date: Sun, 1 Mar 1998 22:31:55 +0000
Renju Newsletter No 18 - 1998
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STOCKHOLM SUMMER TROPHY
SWEDISH OPEN 10 YEAR CELEBRATION TOURNAMENT OF RIF
Dear Renju players,
RIF (Renju International Federation) in cooperation with The Swedish Renju
Federation welcome Renju players including their families, from all over
the world, to come to Stockholm and celebrate the 10 year anniversary of the
formation of RIF.
Date: April 30 - May 3, 1998
Place: Central KFUM building, Mirrorhall, in centre of Stockholm
PROGRAM:
April 30 The Organizing committee welcomes the players
14:00 Sightseeing in Stockholm
18:00 Opening Ceremony and a Welcome Dinner
+ a friendly short blitz tournament
A-tournament B-tournament
May 1 12:00 Round 1 Round 1
13:30 Round 2
15:00 Round 3
17:00 Round 2 Round 4
18:30 Round 5
A-tournament B-tournament
May 2 09:00 Round 3 Round 6
10:30 Round 7
12:00 Round 8
13:30 Round 4
14:30 Round 9
16:00 Round 10
17:30 Round 11
18:00 Round 5
A-tournament Blitz-tournament
May 3 09:00 Round 6
10:00 Round 1-3
13:30 Round 7 Round 4-7
18:00 Closing Ceremony & 10 Year Celebration Dinner
Tournament groups:
A-tournament 7 rounds swiss system
90 minutes/player. Control moves 59/60
10 moves/10 min. extra until finish of game
B-tournament 11 rounds swiss system
30 minutes/player.
Blitz tournament 7 rounds swiss system, 4 games/match
5 minutes/player/game.
Tournament fees:
Adults: sek 240 (usd 30)
Youths: sek 120 (usd 15) 18 years and younger
The 10 Year Celebration dinner is included.
Additional costs:
Sightseeing sek 220, Welcome Dinner sek 100
Latest day to announce your participation in the tournament is APRIL 1.
Please, send us information about this as soon as possible.
The organizing committee will assist You with personal invitations in the
case it is necessary for You to apply for visa.
Accomodation, alternatives:
HOTEL ODEN, 3 star hotel 15 min. walk from tournament hall
Prices: sek 554 (usd 70)/night in single room
sek 337 (usd 42)/night in twinbed room
incl. breakfast
Youth hostel: lodgings in sleeping halls, 10 min. walk from tournament hall
Price: sek 160 (usd 20)/night
excl. breakfast
Possibly, the organizing committee can arrange an even cheaper alternative
for groups of young players.
Main tournament Referee: Bjorn Wallgren
Organizing Committee: Peter Jonsson, Stefan Karlsson, Bjorn Wallgren &
Bengt Asplund
Send fax or e-mail to:
Bengt Asplund
Tel. +46 176 227344
Fax: +46 176 227313
basp@algonet.se
Stefan Karlsson
Tel. +46 8 53184136
skire@bredband.net
We wish YOU ALL heartily welcome!!!
------------------------------------------ Date: Thu, 26 Feb 1998 23:50:59 +0000 Renju Newsletter No 17 - 1998 ----------------------------- Information from Albert Pogosyan: Dear Maltell, At the end of the last year I have sent a few letters on behalf of Organizational Committee 2nd World Team Championship of Renju on addresses known for me. Unfortunately, some addresses have appeared incorrect. I ask you forward the applied text to all subscribers. --------------------------------------------------- The 2nd World Team Championship of Renju Organising Committee is interested in followings: 1. Passnamber, full name, date of birth whose will come in Yerevan. 2. When do you to get the invitation? 3. The photos of member of your team. 4. The photo or videomaterials about renju, if possible. 5. Your wishes, suggestions, questions. Sincerely your Albert Pogosyan --------------------------------------------------- You can send your letters with information to the organizing commitee to me. Friendly Yours, Aleksey Kobzev E-mail yercrig@lx2.yerphi.am -------------------------------------------------
Date: Sun, 22 Feb 1998 22:17:29 +0000 Renju Newsletter No 16 -1998 --------------------------------------
6th Russian Championship. Highest league. Dubna
14.02.1998 - 22.02.1998
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Sco | Coef | |||
| 1 | Kozhin M. | Dubna | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12,0 | 81,25 | |
| 2 | Mikhailov A. | Moscow | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10,0 | 68,75 | |
| 3 | Sinyov I. | Moscow | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10,0 | 68,00 | |
| 4 | Fedorkin O. | Mytischi | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9,5 | 64,50 | |
| 5 | Filippov S. | Moscow | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 9,0 | 63,75 | |
| 6 | Nikonov K. | Elektrostal | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 9,0 | 60,75 | |
| 7 | Skuridin A. | N.Novgorod | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 9,0 | 57,00 | |
| 8 | Ses P. | St.Petersburg | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 8,5 | 56,00 | |
| 9 | Smirnov S. | Moscow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8,0 | 49,00 | |
| 10 | Kareev V. | N.Novgorod | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7,5 | 48,25 | |
| 11 | Krasnonosov D. | Moscow | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7,0 | 42,50 | |
| 12 | Salnikov P. | St.Petersburg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6,5 | 36,25 | |
| 13 | Vasiljeva N. | Rybinsk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5,0 | 30,00 | |
| 14 | Radzevelyuk A. | Rybinsk | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 4,0 | 26,75 | |
| 15 | Maltsev O. | Voronezh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 3,0 | 19,25 | |
| 16 | Lunkin V. | Moscow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 2,0 | 13,00 |
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 1998 09:12:30 +0000
Renju Newsletter No 15 - 1998
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Goeran Holgersson from Sweden who has some renju information on his
page has now new homepage
http://w1.367.telia.com/~u36702367/
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Date sent: Mon, 16 Feb 1998 20:00:40 +0000
Renju Newsletter No 14 - 1998
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Results from Swedish Blitz Championship
played on 14th of February 1998
1. Ando Meritee Estonia (Has not Swedish membership)
2. Stefan Karlsson Stockholm - Swedish Champion
3. Goeran Holgersson - Joenkoeping
4. Anders Bertilsson - Hoegsjoe
5. Rickard Johannesson - Joenkoeping
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Renju Newsletters to the following subsribers have been followed by
messages that the subscriber is unknown on the domain or that the
domain does not exist. I ask these 3 players to send me a message
that they still receive Renju Newsletter. If I do not receive answer
from these players I have to take these 3 subscribers away from
subscriber list.
If anyone else knows anything about new e-mail address for
these 3 players, please, let me know
dvoeglazov@tycr.tmn.ru
terekhov@yorku.ca
unterweg@fubphpc01.tu-graz.ac.at
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Date sent: Mon, 16 Feb 1998 01:29:59 +0000
Renju Newsletter No 13 - 1998
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On the 14th of February The Swedish Blitz Championship was played.
No one has so far sent me the results. I hope some of the Swedish
players who knows the results are able to send them to me so I can
forward them in a Renju Newsletter.
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Dear all Renju players,
The 3rd World Youth Championship will be held in Beijing, China soon.
The organizing committee is now welcome Renju players from all over
the world to come to China for this tournament. Following is our
details about the tournament:
Date: Aug.2-9, 1998
Itinerary:
Aug.1 The Organizing Committee is ready to welcome players
Aug.2 18:00 Opening Ceremony
Aug.3 9:00 Man's team Group A & B Round 1
Woman's team Round 1
14:30 Man's team Group A & B Round 2
Woman's team Round 2
Aug.4 9:00 Man's team Group A & B Round 3
Woman's team Round 3
14:30 Man's team Group A & B Round 4
Woman's team Round 4
Aug.5 9:00 Man's team Group A & B Round 5
Woman's team Round 5
14:30 Man's team Group A & B Round 6
Woman's team Round 6
Aug.6 9:00 Man's team Group A & B Round 7
Woman's team Round 7
14:30 Man's team Group A & B Round 8
Woman's team Round 8
Aug.7 Visit The Grate Wall and the Summer Palace
Aug.8 9:00 Man's team Group A & B Round 9
Woman's team Round 9
The tournament will be broadcasted by China Central
Television
14:00 Guinness Record -- 1 VS 300 opponents at the same time
by
Mr. Ando Meritee (to be decided)
18:00 Closing Ceremony
Groupings:
Woman's team: Age 18 to 3
Man's team
Group A: Age 18 to 14
Group B: Age 13 to 3
Rules:
1. The black makes 3 moves
2. 90 minutes for both of the players within one round
3. Each player must finish 20 moves within 90 minutes
4. 10 moves within 10 minutes for extra play
Accommodations:
All players will be staying in WINTERLESS HOTEL (4 stars). We offer
all players and trainers free hotel tariff from Aug.1,98 to Aug.9,98.
Other members accompanied will be enjoying a discount rate.
To: Connect man of RIF members
Please send the namelist of the delegation of your country to us ASAP
and indicating following details:
Name
Age
Sex
Passport No.
For adults, please indicate occupation as well for invitation purpose.
Those who need invitation, please let us know your detailed post
address and receiver.
If you have any comments on above rules and itinerary about this
tournament, please let us know.
With best regards,
Na Wei
RIF China
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China report
We have just had a nation wide Youth Tournament from Feb.4 to
Feb.8, 1998. Winner of this tournament will participate the 3rd
Youth WC in Beijing. There were totally 142 players coming from 7
provinces. After 9 round competition, the winners are:
Woman's team
Name Kyu/Dan
1. Liang Shuang 1 Kyu
2. Lu Yao 1 Dan
3. Mi Xiao Yan
4. Wu Dan
5. Bao Han
6. Yao Jin Rui
7. Li Shi Rui
8. Guo Xue
9. Ning Qi 7 Kyu
10.Pang Yun Ting
Man's team/Group B
Name Kyu/Dan
1. Chen Wei 5 Kyu
2. Zhao Yue 4 Kyu
3. Wang Lu 7 Kyu
4. Zhang Peng 3 Kyu
5. Hua Tao
6. Xu Rui Ming
7. Xue Si Tao
8. Xian Qing Zhu 7 Kyu
9. Ma Shao Jie
10.Ding Wei
Man's team/Group A
Name Kyu/Dan
1. Guan Ji Xian
2. Shao Xiao Dong 1 Dan
3. Zheng Zeng Zhi
4. liu Yue Jiang
5. Li Bo 10 Kyu
6. Liu Chang
7. Liu Yi Teng 5 Kyu
8. Shi Xu Dong
9. Sun Kai
10.Gao Yue 7 Kyu
Sincerely yours,
Na Wei
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Date sent: Wed, 11 Feb 1998 11:30:18 +0000
Renju Newsletter No 12 - 1998
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California Renju Club now has its own homepage
http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Rapids/7862/
with photos from last year Fourth of July American Open Tournament
This year tournament begins at 10 a.m. July 4, 1998 at the Santa
Monica Chess Club.
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Date sent: Tue, 3 Feb 1998 15:36:50 +0000
Renju Newsletter No 11 -1998
On the following page is the current list of all Renju Newsletter subscribers:
http://www.renju.nu/newslsub.htm
Please, check your own data an tell me if something is wrong.
Renju WC via e-mail started on February 1.
On the page
http://www.renju.nu/wcemail.htm
is the list of boards.
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Date sent: Sun, 1 Feb 1998 19:59:58 +0000
Renju Newsletter No 10 - 1998
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Results from Swedish Cup final:
Petter Gardstroem won the 3rd game against Stefan Karlsson so now
the standing are 1.5-1.5.
A final game will be played on the 28th of February.
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Dear Japanese Friends
Now , because of Mr. Inui activity there is Japanese translation of
information about Second WC among Computer programs.
The archive is opened to the public at
http://www2k.meshnet.or.jp/~tomo/renju.html
Regards Nosovsky
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Date sent: Wed, 28 Jan 1998 20:37:54 +0000
Renju Newsletter No 9 - 1998
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Results of Baltic Qualification,24-25.01.98
1.Meritee 6,5
2.Soosyrv 5
3.Gurckis 4,5
4.Lents 4 (28,5)
5.Kolk 4 (27)(11,5)
6.Gaujens 4 (27)(11)
7.Tamm 4 (21,5)
8.Uja 4 (12)He did not play first 2 rounds.
9.Veidemanis 3,5
10.Demidov 3,5
11.Taimla 3
12.Einberg 2
13.Viital 2
14.Voznjuk 2
15.Nitov 2
16.M Tuvikene 2
17.Naber 2
8 best will play in high league + 2 players with high ranking(Maybe
Reims and Veidemanis)
Friendly,
Ants Soosyrv
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Date: Fri, 23 Jan 1998 11:25:12 +0000
Renju Newsletter No 8 - 1998
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STOCKHOLM SUMMER TROPHY
SWEDISH OPEN 10 YEARS CELEBRATION TOURNAMENT OF RIF
30th of April - 3rd of May 1998 in Stockholm
The Swedish Renju Federation invites to Stockholm Summer Trophy and
the celebration of the 10 years together within the Renju
International Federation, 30th of April - 3rd of May 1998 in
Stockholm. It will be a nice tournament with players gathered from
many renjucountries and also a very special moment to remember the
time together sofar within RIF. It was the 8th of August 1988 when RIF
was founded in Stockholm, also then at the same time as the Stockholm
Summer Trophy was held.
All players are welcome regardless of their rating level. The
tournament will be played in one group according to Swiss System, 7
rounds. 90 minutes per game and player. Schedule:
30/4 Thursday:
14.00 Sightseeing of Stockholm
18.00 Opening Ceremony and welcome-dinner
1/5 Friday:
12.00 Start of the first round, 2 rounds this day
2/5 Saturday:
09.00 Round 3-5
3/5 Sunday:
09.00 Round 6-7
18.00 Closing Ceremony and 10-year-celebration-dinner
We would like to know who will come to the tournament a certain period
of time before the tournament, so please let us know before the 1st of
April.
We will come back later with more detailed information.
PLEASE FEEL VERY VERY WELCOME TO
THIS HOPEFULLY VERY INTERESTING COMBINATION
OF 10 YEAR CELEBRATION OF RIF AND
THE TOURNAMENT STOCKHOLM SUMMER TROPHY ! ! ! ! !
W E L C O M E
Please contact us if you have any questions!
THE SWEDISH RENJU FEDERATION through
Bengt Asplund
Västervik 10702
761 72 Norrtälje
Tel. +46 176 227344
Fax: +46 176 227313 E-mail:
basp@algonet.se
Peter Jonsson
Munkgatan 5
561 34 Huskvarna
Tel. +46 36 136735
Stefan Karlsson
Servitutsvägen 3, 4 tr
145 59 Norsborg
Tel. +46 8 53184136
E-mail: skire@bredband.net
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Date: Wed, 21 Jan 1998 19:23:03 +0000
Renju Newsletter No 7 - 1998
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Results from the final match of Swedish Cup:
Two games were played in the final of the Swedish Cup 1997 in
Joenkoeping the 17th of January:
P.Gardstroem - S.Karlsson 1/2-1/2 (D8)
PG-SK 0-1 (D3)
The final is played in best of three games. The third game will be
played the 31st of January in Uppsala.
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Information from Oleg Fedorkin - Chairman of RIF
Correspondence Commission regarding coming 4th World Championship via
e-mail
Dear friends,
At Moscow Renju Club in the presence of many Moscow players
/K.Nikonov, President of Russian renju federation,
A.Nosovsky, Vice-President of RIF, S.Smirnov, Russian official Classificator,
Yu.Tarannikov, Renju world champion via e-mail, D.Krasnonosov, Chairman of
Moscow renju club, and many others/
I separated by lot all participants of e-mail semi-finals in their 4 groups.
As new International renju raiting-list is not available for a long time
/from April of last year/, we used other method for lot. We thought not only
about strength of participants but also tried to separate participants from
the same contries to different groups. For example, we gave the possibility
for all participants from other contries to play with strong Japanese player.
Also it`s a good chance for 4 Japenese players to fight for 4 place in next
final A.
Group 1.
A.Kashihara /JAP/ - kashihara, O.Klimachev /RUS/ - klimachev,
A.Kobzev /ARM/ - kai, A.Lipsits /USA/ - alipsits,
Y.Madissoon /EST/ - ymadis, I.Sinyov /RUS/ - sinyovi,
D.Terekhov /CAN/ - dterekhov
Group 2.
E.Bobkov /RUS/ - bobkove, R.Idelsons /LAT/ - robert12,
N.Kawamura /JAP/ - norihiko, V.Kolesnik /UKR/ - kvik,
L.Laibinis /LIT-FIN/ - llaibini, A.Nosovsky /RUS/ - nosovs,
C.Tibaldi /ITA/ -tibia
Group 3.
S.Filippov /RUS/ - filippov, V.Lunkin /RUS/ - lunkin,
M.Mammel /USA/ - mmammel, K.Ooi /JAP/ - kooi,
S.Smirnov /RUS/ - smirnov, T.Taimla /EST/ - tunnu,
I.Virag /HUN/ - virag
Group 4.
B.Asplund /SWE/ - basplund, S.Bondarenko /RUS/ - troter,
L.Gluhovsky /ISR/ - leonid, Z.Zhliup /CHI/ - zz,
I.Rinkis /LAT/ - ingus, A.Soosorv /EST/ - asoosorv,
T.Takagawa /JAP/ - takagawa, S.Tatarintsev /RUS/ - sergey
Group 2 seems to be the strongest and most interesting.
Group 3 seems to be also very difficult and too funny group
because 3 of 7 participants are from Moscow club.
After withdraw of Alexey Skuridin we needed to find referee of our
tournaments. It was not easy, but now
Ando Meritee /EST/ - ameritee, kullo@neti.ee and
Alexander Nosovsky /RUS/ - nosovs, stigma.ltd@g23.relcom.ru
kindly agreed to be the referees. So A.Nosovsky will be the referee of
final A, A.Meritee will be the referee of finals B.
The referees will check time-move control and will help participants
with the special rule /see it below/ to prevent move copy and will
decide all tournament problems with help of Richard Rognlie,
master of playserver.
!If there would be any serious problem in our tournaments, we should
discuss it on RIF Correspondence Commission and gotta make decision as soon
as possible.
We should remind for all participants next things:
1.Only winners of these 4 groups will have right to play next final A.
2.Normal time-move control is 135 days for each players till 120th move.
!But for games between Russian players in semi-final groups time control
is 115 days for each players. For final A, this short time control will
use in the games between O.Fedorkin, V.Golosov, R.Kolpakov, Yu.Tarannikov
/all players from Russia/ and also in the games between J.Gaulitz and
S.Karlsson /both from Sweden/.
!!Notice that playserver`s and common numbering of moves are different.
3.RIF Correspondence Commission decided to use the special rule these
tournaments to prevent the moves copy. See below the complete text of
this rule:
RULE
If the next conditions are hold
(i) there are the same positions in the games A - B and C - D (where C and/or
D would be the same players, for example D = A, C = B, or they would be another
players);
(ii) it's turn of players A and C;
(iii) player C didn't move during 1 week;
(iv) at least 15 move was made (in the case D = A, C = B this condition is
down)
then player A has the right to demand (through the referee) from player C
to move in the game C - D during next 1 week. But when player C has moved then
player A MUST make ANOTHER move in the game A - B.
END OF RULE
Of course, these players A and C are the players from the same group.
With best wishes
Oleg Fedorkin
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Date: Sun, 18 Jan 1998 21:00:55 +0000
Renju Newsletter No 6 -1998
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The Swedish Magazine Fem I Rad No 3 1997 is now available on the
following URL-address:
http://www.renju.nu/fir973/fir973.html
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Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 23:46:50 +0000
Renju Newsletter No 5 - 1998
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Results from Swedish Cup semifinal
Stefan Karlsson - Ingvar Sundling 3 - 2
Last game:
IS-SK 0-1 D8 (2-3)
The final between Stefan Karlsson and Petter Gardstroem will
start next weekend.
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Daniel Ramos from Colombia has made 2 information
pages in Spanish language. There is a link to these pages from the
RIF startpage. The direct URL-addresses are
http://www.renju.nu/aboutspa.htm
http://www.renju.nu/r1rulspa.htm
Before we had information page in Portugese language:
http://www.renju.nu/spanish/esp.htm
and German page:
http://www.ba-mosbach.de/~barth/Renju/
We have of course also information in Russian, Swedish and Estonian
language which pages you can find from RIF startpage.
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Last version of Database ( 7.00) includes 20 000 games.
More information you can get from
Oleg Stepanov, Russia with e-mail
and@tuman3.ioffe.rssi.ru
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Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 00:31:47 +0000
Renju Newsletter No 4 - 1998
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Results from Moscow Open Youth Championship 4.-6.01.98
29 players from Podyuga,N.Novgorod,Tallinn and Moscow took
part
Results:
1.Mihail Kazarin 7,5 (Pod.)
2.Aller Uja 7 (Tal.)
3.Johann Lents 6 (Tal.)
4.Mihail Bykov 6 (Pod)
5.Vjatcheslav Potapov 6 (Mos)
6.Denis Nekrasov 6 (Pod)
Girls:
1.(10.)Olga Kotcheskova 5 (N.Nov)
2.(11.)Serafima Krasnonosova (Mos)
3.(15.)Jelena Prohorova (Pod)
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After voting the Correspondence Commission has decided as follows:
1. The A och B tournament of next WC via e-mail will start in
February 1998.
2. Normal move and time control will be 120 moves in 135 days
3. Rule to prevent move copy: Player has right to make other move
that his opponent made in every game /after apellation to
referee give 7 days for opponent to make move and after that
make own different move/ - Tarannikov`s rule
4. The games between players from the same country will have less
time than for usual games. The games will start at the same time as
the other games but the time instead of 135 days will be 115 days.
5. As before the Semi-finals will be 4 groups. Winners have
right to play 4th final A.
6. Milevsky will not use his place in A-final. The final will be
played withh only 9 players i.e. no player will substitute Milevsky
7. Kawamura will withdraw as chairman of the commission and the new
chairman will be Fedorkin from Moscow,Russia
8. No decision has so war been made what to do if some of the
qulified for the 4th A-final will notuse his place
9. It was decided that there are no limit for one country for the
players in the A-final. I.e. in theory all 10 players in future
A-finals may be Japanese or Russian players.
The players in the A- och B-final will be found on the following
URL-address:
http://www.renju.nu/wcemail.htm
With this announcement I withdraw from all activities regarding the
WC e-mail tournaments. As the president of RIF I have to much to do
so it is necessary and pratical that other persons work with the WC
e-mail.
It means that the the new chairman Oleg Fedorkin
with -mail address
fedorkin@virus3.genebee.msu.su
will solve the questions how to start the tournament together with
Richard W. Rognlie who runs the server that we will use for the
tournament, how to seed the players in the 4 B-finals and how to find
a new referee after Skuridin´s withdrawal. My task in the commission
in the future will only be to forward information to you via Renju
Newsletter.
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On the page
http://www.renju.nu/wcemail.htm
is a list of the participants of the A- and B-tournaments
of Renju WC via e-mail. It is not so nice as the Web-page.
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Date: Tue, 6 Jan 1998 18:45:31 +0000
Renju Newsletter No 3 - 1998
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Report from Swedish Cup.
In one of the semi-finals Petter Gardstroem won against Richard
Johannesson but the other semi-final is not yet finished.
The game Ingvar Sundling (IS) - Stefan Karlsson (SK) is still going
on. After the 3 games of the match it was 1.5-1.5. One extra games
has been played and itended in a draw so the standings by now is
2-2. Next games is planned to take place on the 12th of January.
The four games:
I SK-IS 1-0 D11
II IS-SK 1-0 D3
III SK-IS ½-½ D8
IV SK-IS ½-½ D8
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Date: Tue, 6 Jan 1998 01:18:13 +0000
Renju Newsletter No 2 - 1998
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This message is extremely sensitive because it is made in a very
modern mail program and therefore I cannot easily change the last 3
Swedish letters to aa,ae,oe as usual. I hope it will not give to much
trouble for some of you.
If you cannot read it, please, let me know and I will send a new
version later when I have more time.
I have also published the results in the Renju Newspage.
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Results from the Swedish Team Championship 1997 in Stockholm 3-4 January 1998:
1. KFUM Jönköping (Göran Holgersson, Rickard Johannesson, Martin Carlsson) 24
2. Härnö LS (Björn Wallgren, Joakim Gaulitz, Mike Dufvenberg) 20,5
3. Högsjö LK (Hannes Hermansson, Marcus Ericsson, Linus Hermansson, Anders Bertilsson) 20
4. Stockholm RK (Stefan Karlsson, Bengt Asplund, Björn Ericsson) 19
5. Linköping (Tomas Hagström, Jonas Frid, Jesper Antonsson) 18,5
6. Uppsala (Petter Gardström, Tord Andersson, Mina Gardström, Frank Arkbo) 18
7. Vadstena (Bengt Nyberg, Benkt Stentoft, Daniel Nyberg) 9
8. HEM (Martin Karlsson, Henrik Karlsson, Erik Axlund) 3
Härnö LS started very well in this tournament and was the leader just
before the two last rounds. Björn Wallgren played strong (9,5 p out
of 11) and was rewarded for the best individual performance by the
tournament-referee Bengt Asplund. Linköping was rewarded for best
team performance relative their ratings. In the 2nd round from the
end Jönköping finally showed what they can, beating Uppsala by 3-0.
Also Jönköping were the favourites to the championship, remember they
were both number 1 and 2 1996. However this time they really had to
fight for the victory.
Stefan Karlsson
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Date: Mon, 5 Jan 1998 22:55:26 +0000
Renju Newslettter No 1 - 1998
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I wish you a Happy New Renju Year!
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Report from the festival of intellectual games in
Nizhny Novgorod 18-21 Dec. - A. Skuridin
The festival of intellectual games was held in
Nizhny Novgorod 18-21 Dec. It was combination of
renju, go and bridge competitions. Renju, go and
bridge players in N.N. have a lot of contacts
and help each other to solve same problems.
The main idea of the festival was to give a chance
for players to take part in all competitions.
The winner was determined in each tournament and
in the whole festival.
The main renju tournament. Swiss system. 7 rounds.
22 participants. Top 5 are:
1. Alexey Skuridin 7 dan 7 points
2. Sergey Shevelev 3 dan 6
3. Olga Skuridina 1 dan 5
4. Yury Provorov 6 kju 5
5. Vladislav Kareev 5 dan 5.
There was an additional renju tournament for
beginners, go and bridge fans.
In go tournament for beginners I`ve got 4 (from 5)
points and took 4 place. It was my first participation
in go conpetitoin. In bridge (the main tournament)
I`ve got 5 place. Artur Gorshenkov was my partner.
It was not seccessful result (we have won bridge
competitions in N.N. many times), but it was
sufficient to get first place in the whole festival.
Another renju player Sergey Shevelev (he is schoolboy,
13 years old) have got 6 place.
It was the first festival of intellectual games.
But the N.N.renju federation, the N.N. go federation
and N.N. bridge club hope the such festival will
become traditional.
Friendly yours, A.Skuridin
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