World Championship 64 in Brazil.

Federation Mondiale du Jeu de Dames

and the Brazilian Checkers Federation

ORGANIZES

World Championship of Checkers Seniors – International
Version

Sao Paulo - Brazil

September 08 -19, 2002

The World championship of Checkers – Brazilian version – 64 squares
- will be one of the most important events of 64 squares of all of the times
and will be held in Sao Paulo – Brazil, in September 2002. The playing
room is placed in the center of Sao Paulo city, on the headquarters of Brazilian
and Sao Paulo Checker?s Federations.

The competition will be played in 7 rounds (one round per day – micro
matches) in the Swiss system, with time control: 23 moves per 1 hour and then
15 minutes till the end of game. The tournament will be opened on Monday September
9th at 2 pm.

Programme:

September 8 – Arrival day

September 9 - 14:00 hs –Opening Ceremony – 1st round

September 10 – 13 - 12:00 hs rounds 2-5

September 14 – Free day

September – 15 – 16 - rounds 6-7

September – 17 – 9:00 hs and 14:00 hs – Final matches

September 18 – 10:00 hs – Blitz and closing ceremony

September 19 – Departure

The organization will distribute a minimum of US$ 6,000.00 in prizes to the
first fifth and US$ 500.00 for the blitz. Each country will be entitled to a
representative with all the expenses paied by Brazilian Checkers Federation.
All the former World Champions also have rights to participate: Alexander Kandaurov,
Alexander Schvartzman, Lourival Franca, Ian Dosca and A. Valyuk; and the current
World Champion of the Juniors category, Yuriy Anikyeyev. All of the expenses
paied by Brazilian Checkers Federation. All expenses connected with air tickets
to Brazil will be at participant's expenses. Inscription fee – US$ 100.00.
The participantes should confirm their presence until June 15, 2002, by email
to: Anatoli Yatsenko - ayat@sport.kiev.ua Or to :Lelio Marcos L. Sarcedo –
lelio@interspeed.com.br.