The European Bughouse Gathering 2001
 
Geneva, Switzerland, July 14-16

1. The program

Saturday, July 14th

• From 12 PM on: welcome, casual bughouse at Echecs-Club Bois-Gentil.
• 3 PM: Start of the second International Swiss Bughouse Championship.
• 7 PM: End of tournament and prizegiving, followed by casual bughouse.

Sunday, July 15th

• From 12 PM and all day long: outdoor casual bughouse at Parc des Bastions.
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  Depending of the will of participants, this can include ping-pong, bughouse on giant boards or multi-bughouse.
• 4 PM: Demonstration of simultaneous bughouse by Andre "Gnejs" Nilsson, best player in the world.
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Monday, July 16th

• From 12 PM and all the day long: outdoor casual bughouse at Parc des Bastions.

Plus if wanted: Tuesday and Wednesday, casual bughouse for those who did not have enough!
 
 

2. The places

• Saturday: Echecs-Club Bois-Gentil, c/o Club des Aînés "Les Cèdres", 9 rue du Grand-Pré.
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  A comfortable indoor place close to the main railway station.
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• From Sunday on: Parc des Bastions, just near the Place Neuve.
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  In this classical outdoor meeting place of Geneva chessplayers, there are three big tables, many giant chessboards and ping-pong tables. Of course there will be plenty of classical boards and clocks as well.

In case of rain, it will be possible to retreat to a sheltered place in the Parc des Bastions. In case of really bad weather, play will be at the Echecs-Club Bois-Gentil.
 
 

3. The International Swiss Bughouse Championship

• Date: July 14th, 2000, 3 PM

• Place: Club des Aînés « les Cèdres », 9, rue du Grand-Pré, Genève.

• Entry: free, limited to 20 teams 
  
• Prize: To the first all-Swiss team.

• Form: Double round-robin (depending of the number of participants)

• Time control: 5 minutes.

4. The organisation

• Free accomodation for about 10 participants will be possible at the places of some Geneva players. Priority will be acknowledged to players from abroad, and of course to the first ones to subscribe.

• Enough chessboards and digital clocks will be provided by Echecs-Club Bois-Gentil.

• Stuff to make sandwiches and (hopefully cold) drinks will be at the free disposal of players during the whole gathering.

• For subscriptions and/or more details, feel free to mail Fabrice Liardet, or to phone me at (+41 22) 301 19 05.

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