THE SPORTS COMMISSION should work with the organization of international tournaments and also recommend which of the tournaments who should be counted in the rating list. The members are:
Chairman: Konstantin Nikonov, Russia
Other members: Kazuto Hasegawa, Japan, Viktor Kaufman, Russia, Stefan Karlsson, Sweden, Na
Wei, China,
Arnis Veidemanis, Latvia and Ants Soosorv, Estonia, Albert Pogosyan, Armenia,
Nikolai Ponomarenko, Ukraine
The Sports Commission has now decided the following schedule:
Coming International Tournaments
1998Dec 26-30 The 4th European Championship in Tallinn. Round Robin and Cup system. 90 min. + 30 min./30 moves.
Organizer: The Estonian Renju Federation
Contact persons:
Irene Einberg, tel. +372 6551083
Ants Soosorv, tel. +372 6777852, asoosyrv@hotmail.com
1999Jan 30-31 Baltic First League in Stockholm. Swiss system. Qualification for Baltic High League in March in Tallinn.
Organizer: The Estonian Renju Federation and the Swedish Renju Federation
Contact persons: Stefan Karlsson, +46 8 53184136, skire@bredband.net
Ants Soosorv, tel. +372 6777852, asoosyrv@hotmail.com
Mar 11-13 Nizhny Novgorod Open. This tournament will be held as Russian Team Championship - Swiss tournament.
Organizer: Nizhny Novgorod Renju Club
Contact person: Alexey Skuridin, mih@sapr.gaz.ru
Mar 19-21 Baltic High League and First League in Tallinn. In High League will be 10 players, Round Robin system. Also First League will be played, Swiss system, as qualification to next year’s High League.
Organizer: The Estonian Renju Federation and the Swedish Renju Federation
Contact persons: Ants Soosorv, tel. +372 6777852, asoosyrv@hotmail.com
Stefan Karlsson, +46 8 53184136, skire@bredband.net
Apr 10-11 Helsinki Open.
Organizer: The Estonian Renju Federation.
Contact person: Ants Soosorv, tel. +372 6777852, asoosyrv@hotmail.com
Jun 10-13 Moscow-Open. 20th Anniversary of Russian Renju Tournaments.
Organizer: ARR, All Russian Renjuplayers
Contact persons: Dmitry Krasnonosov, dima@caravan.ru
Konstantin Nikonov, nikonov@elsite.ru
Jun 15-20 2nd Youth European Championship in Poduga.
Organizer: ARR, All Russian Renjuplayers
Contact persons: Konstantin Nikonov, nikonov@elsite.ru
Irina Metreveli, phone N in Russia 81858-51305
Jun late Youth renju tournament in Bouryatiya in Ulan-Ude.
Organizer: Oleg Lovtzov (Bouryatiya)
Contact person: Oleg Lovtzov, fax(Russia)-30136-51536 (home)
fax(Russia)-30122-13471(work), gctour.ulanrex@rex.iasnet.ru
July Karepa 1999. Swiss tournament, several classes.
Organizer: The Estonian Renju Federation.
Contact person: Ants Soosorv, tel. +372 6777852, asoosyrv@hotmail.com
Jul-Aug The 6th World Championships in Beijing, China. International Qualification, Swiss system and then Top 12, Round Robin system. Also an Open tournament is played, Swiss system.
Organizer: The Chinese Renju Federation in co-operation with RIF.
Contact person: Na Wei, HANNAHHOU@snc.schmidtgroup.com
Coming Swedish Tournaments 1999 you will found on another page.
This page was updated on the 22th of December 1998
by Tommy Maltell