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Chers visiteurs de ffjd.fr,

d'Abord: Pour une réponse rapide, s'il vous plaît contactez moi en direct avec mes coordonnes dans le texte ci-dessous.

Sur la demande de l'Assocation Chinoise du Jeu de Dames, je vous invite à participer dans le premier tournement open en Chine!

Quelques détails:

- age maximum 30 ans
- rating FMJD maximum 2200

Donc la Chine veut propager un image jeune et aussi donner a ses joueurs une compétition intéressante.

Le montant total des prix est 22.000 EUROS. On espère accueillir une vingtaine de joueurs de l'Europe et encore 10 d'autres pays Asiatiques et probablement une trentaine de joueurs Chinois. Il y a un classement masculin et un classement féminin. Les prix sont d'un tel niveau que les dix premiers joueurs dans le classement masculin et les premiers 6 joueuses dans le classement féminin pourront financer leur billet d'avion et un plus gagner un peu. Le premier prix est 4418 euros.

Le tournement est déjà très tot mais les billets d'avion sont encore bonne marches et on peut encore tres bien obtenir un visa touristique (pour lequel on n'a pas besoin meme d'une invitation). Donc maintenant est le moment de décider et de participer dans un événément unique et historique!

Ci-dessous, je copie un texte anglais que je viens de faire ce matin. Aussi je donne un lien vers le forum sur laatste.info: la-bas je donnerai de toute facon des updates. Naturellement j'essayerai a faire la meme chose ici. Il y a un maximum de 4 participants d'un pays.

L'hebergement, le petit dejeuner, le dejeuner et le diner sont tous pris en charge par l'organisation. Aussi, si vous avez un copain ou copine qui peut vous assister avec votre preparation des parties, disons un coach, son sejour sera aussi pris en charge par l'organisation.

Le tournement est a Xin Tai, 4-5 heures dans un train comfortable et direct de Pékin. L'organisation vous recommande d'arriver à Pékin. Elle vous aidera / accompagnera avec l'arrangement de voyage de Pékin à Xin Tai.

Moi meme je vais aussi a Xin Tai. 8 parties seront emis en direct sur l'internet chaque jour par l'usance des damiers electroniques de DGT.
Je pense que ce tournement est tres important pour l'avancement du jeu en Chine et j'espere recontrer des joueurs francais a Xin Tai!

Je suis pret a vous aider avec toutes vos questions. Ci-dessous je copie aussi des prix de billets d'avion. Vous pouvez toujours me contacter par e-mail marcelkosters@gmail.com , Skype marcel_kosters ou telephone 00 31 6 28 64 60 10.

POUR LE MOMENT LE PLUS IMPORTANT EST D'ACHETER VOTRE BILLET COMME LE PRIX PEUT AUGMENTER! PUIS VOUS AUREZ ENCORE SUFFISSANT DE TEMPS POUR OBTENIR VOTRE VISA.
SOUVENT CA PREND SEULEMENT 3 JOURS ET IL Y A MEME DES PROCEDURES RAPIDE (ET PLUS CHERS) POSSIBLES. VOUS POUVEZ VERIFIER CA SUR L'INTERNET.

Marcel Kosters
Membre CD KNDB pour les relations internationales

http://laatste.info/bb3/viewtopic.php?f=65&t=3024

Dear draughts lover,

There is a new and important step in the development of draughts in
China. A development that may also be of financial interest to you!
Please see my message below and please see the attachment.

On the kind request and on the behalf of the Chinese Draughts
Association I invite you to participate in the first Open Chinese
Draughts Tournament. There are only 2 requirements: you need to be 30
or younger and if you have a FMJD-rating, it can not be higher than
2200.

The first thing that you need to do now (I mean really now / today) is
to buy a plane ticket for Beijing as the airfares are still very low.
For a tourist visa from most countries you can easily apply without an
invitation and with normal procedure at most embassies this will only
take about 3 working days. Please verify this on the internet by
looking up the website of the Chinese embassy in your country or by
searching a visa bureau and then arrange for your ticket and do not
wait for your visa because the ticket will get more expensive quickly.
Although you do not need an invitation for a tourist visa, of course
Chinese Draughts Association can also send you an invitation right
away. Visa are standard for 30 days so if you like you can - of course
on your own cost - extend your stay in China.

Kindly ask your employer a week off or stop your studies for a week
and / or find a sponsor and come to China. You are still not 31 so
enjoy it while you can! The Chinese federation wants to promote a
youthful image of the draughts sport in China and of course give its
players an interesting playing field to compete in.

1. You get to play in the first Open Chinese Draughts Tournament ever,
a really once in a lifetime experience!
2. You will get to know China and its draughts players!
3. If you finish with the first 10 Men or with the first 6 women, you
have earned your plane ticket to Beijing and you have a chance to make
some nice money on top of that! Please see the distribution of the
prize fund in the attachment
4. The Chinese organization provides you with free full accommodation
(room, breakfast, lunch, diner) in the hotel where the tournament is
being played.
5. The organization also provides accommodation for one coach per
country. So if you have a good friend who can assist you and who also
likes to experience this tournament but does not want to play, he or
she is welcome and will be accommodated too! Please contact me and if
you meet criteria of age (30 or younger and rating 2200 or lower) I
will confirm your participation right away.

,,But it is to late, it is only 15 days from now". Wrong! Please see
why and smell the adventure:

1. Air tickets are still very cheap. So cheap that if you finish with
the first 10 men or first 6 women, that you can pay your air ticket
with your prize money. Tip: Aeroflot offers cheap return tickets from
all major European cities. If you want to arrive earlier or depart
later from Beijing, it is very easy and cheap to arrange for
accommodation. Some Aeroflot fare examples including all taxes and
websites:

(FIRST PRIZE IN XIN TAI 4418 EUROS)


Rates per november 19th as found on http://www.kayak.com:

Amsterdam - Beijing 410 euro
Dusseldorf - Beijing 401 euro
Paris - Beijing 427 euro
Nice - Beijing 481 euro
Rome - Beijing 398 euro
Milan - Beijing 441 euro
Vienna - Beijing 476 euro
Brussels - Beijing 406 euro
Kiev - Beijing 335 euro
Berlin - Beijing 396 euro
Warsaw - Beijing 417 euro
Minsk - Beijing 481 euro
Moscow - Beijing 379 euro
St. Petersburg - Beijing 391 euro
Ufa - Beijing 592 euro
New York - Beijing 691 euro (Air China)
Praag - Beijing 405 euro
Sofia - Beijing 393 euro
Budapest - Beijing 406 euro
Odessa - Beijing 638 euro
Geneva - Beijing 441 euro

If you have any questions, please ask them and I will provide you with
an answer or help you to find it. In the coming days you can reach me
between 6.00 in the morning and 24 at night. Telephone +31 6 28 64 60
10. Skype marcel_kosters E-mail marcelkosters@gmail.com.

If you are over 30 yourself and / or have a FMJD rating higher than
2200, please forward this message to friends / players that may be
interested to participate. Ladies, especially your attention: so far
you do not have any European competition for the prizes!

Just to be clear: new limit 4 players per country. So still 2 Dutchmen
allowed, 2 Belgians, 3, Lithuanians, 3 Latvians etc .

Excited greetings from The Netherlands and I very much hope to see you
in Xin Tai! Every round, 8 games will be broadcast live by the way so
your friends and family will be able to follow you live if you play
well enough!

Marcel Kosters
KNDB board member for international relations


Xin Tai Shandong Tournament


1. Dates: December 4-12, 2010
2. Playing venue:

Rong Feng International Hotel
Qing Long Road, Xin Tai, Shan Dong Province, China 271200
Telephone 86 538 7299999
(rooms with internet connection)

3. Xin Tai, Shandong Province
4. Prize fund: 200.000 RMB (22.092 EUROS Value 19/11/10)



Men
Value 19/11/10
Women
Value 19/11/10
Place 1
40.000 RMB
4.418 EURO
20.000 RMB
2209 EURO
Place 2
25.000 RMB
2.761 EURO
13.000 RMB
1435 EURO
Place 3
18.000 RMB
1.988 EURO
9.000 RMB
994 EURO
Place 4
12.000 RMB
1.325 EURO
7.000 RMB
773 EURO
Place 5
10.000 RMB
1.104 EURO
6.000 RMB
662 EURO
Place 6
9.000 RMB
994 EURO
5.000 RMB
552 EURO
Place 7
8.000 RMB
883 EURO


Place 8
7.000 RMB
773 EURO


Place 9
6.000 RMB
662 EURO


Place 10
5.000 RMB
552 EURO


Total
140.000 RMB
15.464 EURO
60.000 RMB
6.627 EURO


5. Host: Shangdong Sports Bureau, Shan
6. The total number of players will be around 60. There is a limit of 4 players per country other than China. There is room for 20-30 European players. So far the following players from Europe have confirmed their participation: Martijn de Jong (The Netherlands), Jan Groenendijk (The Netherlands), Johannes de Vries (Belgium), Jimmy Depaepe (Belgium),
Martins Junkurens (Latvia), Andrei Matsiavin (Lithuania).
-Maximum age of players: 30 years
-Maximum rating of players: FMJD 2200
7. Chief referee: Johan Demasure (Belgium)
8. Conditions: The organizing committee covers the full accommodations for all the players. The players will pay their own air and train tickets.
9. Entree fee: 50 euros
10. Regulation: 9 rounds Swiss system, Fischer 80 minutes + 1 minute per move.
11. Schedule:
Dec. 4 Arrival
Dec. 5 Opening
Dec. 6-10 Round 1-8
Dec. 11 Round 9 and closing
Dec. 12 Departure

Travel and stay:

For international participants, the best arrival airport is Beijing International airport. Xin Tai is 4-5 hours by train from Beijing. Practical travel information will follow after your registration especially on the travel from Beijing Intenational Airport to the train station.

The recommended arrival day on Beijing International Airport is December 4th in the morning.
Vice secretary general of the Chinese Draughts Association Tian Hongwei:

,,The train from Beijing to Tai An leaves at 14:37 (arrival at 18:50, No. D33) We will help the participants buy the tickets and we will go together to Tai An (The participants pay us after they arrive in the venue).”

If you prefer to arrive a day earlier, this is possible. You can easily and cheaply arrange accommodation in Beijing. Websites such as booking.com and lonelyplanet.com have a massive number of available accommodations. The organization will make sure to provide you with adequate travel information.

I again quote Tian Hongwei: ,,The departure day is Dec.12. The earliest train from Tai An to Beijing is 9:46 (arrival time in Beijing 14:04). Please book the air tickets back after 17:00 the same day. Again, if you prefer to stay one day longer, you can easily find accommodation in Beijing.

If you are looking for an affordable hotel, 10 minutes from the airport with a free shuttle service, the Kungang Express Hotel is an option. Room rates for double rooms around 25 euros. The staff is English speaking. Booking trough this website is also possible: http://www.chinahotelsreservation.com/Beijing/Kun_Gang_Express_Hotel_Beijing.html .

Information about Xin Tai
Information about Tai An (population 1,334,549) : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xintai .
The famous mount Tai is not very far away from Xin Tai: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Tai


Marcel Kosters
November 19th 2010