The Geneva Bughouse Gathering 2005

Geneva, Switzerland, August 19-22, 2005

From 1 PM on : outdoor bughouse on giant boards and casual bughouse at the Parc des Bastions.
4 PM : outdoor session of multi-bughouse.
From 6 PM on : outdoor casual bughouse and/or ping-pong, .

From 1 PM and all the day long: outdoor casual bughouse and/or ping-pong at the Parc des Bastions.

Friday: At Rodolphe Francey's place, chemin de Montesquiou 9, 1213 Onex.
Saturday: Echecs-Club Bois-Gentil, c/o Club des Aînés "Les Cèdres", 9 rue du Grand-Pré.
A comfortable indoor place close to the main railway station.
From Sunday on: Parc des Bastions, just near the Place Neuve.
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 continuous rain, play will be at the Echecs-Club Bois-Gentil.

Date: August 20th, 3 PM
Place: Club des Aînés "les Cèdres", 9, rue du Grand-Pré, Genève.
Entry: free, limited to 20 teams.
Prize: One prize to a random team.
Form: 4-fold round robin (depending of the number of participants), with a final between the two first teams. Additional matches in case of a tie.
Time control: 3 minutes.

Free accomodation for at least 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, you can mail Fabrice Liardet, or phone me at (+41 22) 301 19 05.
But you can do even better : use this message board !