Outline of International Shogi Festival 2008 in Tendo

1) Schedule

2) Pairings

3) Summary of Tournaments

4) Rules

5) Access Map to Pearl Hotel Yaesu

6) Pamphlet

2) Pairings

Nov. 7 (Fri.) During welcome party

    Pairings for the First Preliminary Round by Drawing of Lots

(1) First, A-class participants will draw lots by country name (in order of Japanese alphabet)
(2) Next, B-class participants will draw lots by country name (in reverse of Japanese alphabet)

* Japanese representatives will not be paired against each other in the first preliminary round.
No. 1 plays No 2., No. 3 plays No. 4, etc.


Nov. 8 (Sat.)

* Drawing of lots for Second Preliminary Round (A Class and B Class)

(1) Losers in the first preliminary round will draw lots in order of finishing their games, after the results are confirmed.
No. 1 plays No 2, No. 3 plays No. 4, etc.

* Drawing of lots for Final Tournament (A Class and B Class)

(2) Players will draw lots in order of finishing their games, after the results are confirmed.
First round winners (in order of finishing) followed by second round winners (in order of finishing)

3) Summary of Tournaments

Preliminary rounds

The 20 A-class participants and 20 B-class participants will each be given a number from 1 to 20 through a random drawing of lots. In the first preliminary round, No. 1 plays No. 2, No. 3 plays No. 4 and so on down to Nos. 19 and 20. The 10 winners in the first preliminary round qualify for the final tournament.

４) Rules

* All games will be even games, Black and White being decided by furigoma (tossing five pawns). 

* Even if your opponent is not present when the signal is given to begin the game, the clock will be started.

* Those who arrive late will play the game with the time remaining on the clock.

* Press your clock with the hand with which you make your move. 

* White has the right to decide where the clock is placed.

* Players press their own clocks (apart from the Semi-Finals and Final).

* Byoyomi (second count) is indicated by the clock. When the clock indicates “0”, the player loses the game.

* In the event of repetition of moves, the game is replayed with colors reversed, using the remaining times on the clocks. However, if one side has less than 10 minutes remaining, a decision will be made based on the progress of the other games, etc.

* If both players have entering kings, the loser will be the side with less than 27 points (5 points for rooks and bishops, 1 point for all other pieces except the king). If both sides have the same number of points, White will be the winner. 

* If it is discovered that a player has made an illegal move, the player will immediately lose the game.

* When determining the result of a game, losing on time and resignation will be given priority. However, when a record of the game remains and it is proved that an illegal move has been made, this record takes precedence. (This applies until the beginning of the next game.)

* If any other problem occurs, the clocks of both players will be stopped and the referee or a member of the executive committee will make a decision.

5) Access Map to Pearl Hotel Yaesu

Train (JR)
3 minutes' walk from/to Tokyo Station (Yaesu North Exit)

From Narita Airport
Approximately 70 minutes by Airport Limousine Bus to Tokyo Station
Approximately 55 minutes by JR train, Narita Express (NEX) train, to Tokyo Station

4) Pamphlet