X Polish Shogi Championships and Open Polish Shogi Championships

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X Polish Shogi Championships and Open Polish Shogi Championships

The tournament is organized by the Polish Shogi Association in cooperation with the NAMI Polish-Japanese Friendship Foundation.

The tournament will be held on September 10-11, 2022 in Wrocław, at the seat of the NAMI Foundation, Przelot Street 7.

1. The tournament is played in a combined system:
- Polish Championships (MP) - 3rd round knockout system (8 Polish players with the highest FESA ranking according to the list of 01/09/2022, not less than 1000 points;
- Polish Open Championships (OMP) - 7 rounds with the Swiss system (all Polish competitors and foreigners).
Games played and points scored in MP are considered to be OMP.

2. The tournament will be held on September 10-11, 2022 in Wrocław, at the seat of the NAMI Foundation, Przelot Street 7.

3. Schedule
- 10/09/2022 - MP and 4 rounds of OMP from 12.00
- 11/09/2022 – continuing of the OMP from 10.00 a.m., ending approx. 15.00

4. In the event of a tie under the general rules, the game is repeated with +5 minutes remaining (without byoyomi).

5. The title of Polish Champion is won by the winner of the final game, and the loser in the final is awarded the title of Polish Vice-Champion; the losers in the semi-finals play the game for third place.

6. The order of the OMP places is determined according to the number of points scored with the auxiliary classification:
1 / medium Bucholz
2 / full Bucholz
3 / direct result
4 / progression

7. The pace of the game 30 mins + 40 sec. byo-yomi for each player. Sente is determined by furigoma.

8. Applications are accepted by Mariusz Stanaszek, tel. 693-646-823, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or via the tournament website: http://chessarbiter.com/turnieje/2022/ti_3801/

9. Closing the list of MP participants on 6 September 2022.
Closing of the list of OMP participants on September 10, 2022 at 11.30.

10. The entry fee is: PZShogi members PLN 20, others PLN 40

11. Awards: commemorative statuettes
- MP - for places 1 - 3
- OMP - for places 1 - 3
- for the best junior
- other material prizes and gifts

12. The tournament will be submitted for FESA ranking.

13. Entering the tournament means accepting the terms of the regulations and consenting by the applicant to the recording of his image and the processing of personal data by the organizers for information and marketing purposes.
The organizer reserves the right to use, free of charge, audiovisual materials produced during the Tournament, in particular photos, film materials, interviews and audio recordings of the participants for information and promotional purposes.

14. During the competition, the current sanitary requirements are in force, in accordance with the rules established by state authorities.