Dear shogi friends,

The tournaments of the Belarusian Open Shogi Championship are being played during Jan-May in Minsk. The best 6 players will compete for the champion title. It will be an all-play-all tournament, 10 rounds.

Conditions of Participation: 5 best players of the 3rd preliminary round (http://shogihub.com/events/77)and Sergey Korchitsky as the Belarusian champion of 2016.

Venue: ATLANT Inc. (head office), conference hall (Minsk, pr. Pobediteley 61)

Thinking time: 45 minutes + 60 seconds byoyomi.

Registration fee: 5 BYR (~2.4 EUR)

Sunday, May 7
10:00 - 14:00, 1-2 rounds
15:00 - 19:00, 3-4 rounds

Monday, May 8
10:00 - 14:00, 5-6 rounds
15:00 - 19:00, 7-8 rounds

Tuesday, May 9
10:00 - 14:00, 9-10 rounds

Please note, that most foreigners visiting Belarus require a visa. But there is a five-day visa-free regime for citizens of 80 countries (including all European countries, Japan, USA, Brazil and others) who enters through the border checkpoint at the Minsk National Airport. You can find more information here: http://www.belarus.by/en/press-center/press-release/belarus-introduces-five-day-visa-free-regime-for-citizens-of-80-countries_i_0000051199.html

Contact: andrei.lysenka or sergei.lysenka (at gmail)