World Youth Mind-Sports Fair 2013 (Корея)

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1. Date: 2013-12-26(Th) - 29(Sun), 27th-28th tournament, 29th sightseeing
2. Place: Kangneung-City, Youngdong University, Gymnasium
3. Events: E-SPORTS, Baduk (Go), Chess
4. Competitions:
E-SPORTS: special demonstration games
Baduk (Go): 5 rounds Swiss League, 10 minutes, 3 times 30 sec.
Chess: 7 rounds Swiss League, 15 minutes sudden death
5. Participants: Koreans 8-20 year youth players, Foreigners 8-30 years
6. Countries: about 20 countries
(Korea, China, Japan, Hongkong, Macao, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Great Britain, France, Germany Russia, Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Czech Republic, Croatia, Ukraina etc.)
Including multicultural families living in Korea
7. Number of Participants: about 3000 people
E-SPORTS : LOL(League of Legend ), 2 teams of pro gamers
Baduk (Go) : 350 people
Chess : 200 people
E-SPORTS / Baduk (Go) / Chess fans: about 2000 people
8. Special Event:
1) World Chess Grandmaster Garry Kasparov
simultaneous game and sign meeting for fans
2) Pair Match : Event participants, Local Celebrities / Accompanying parents etc.
9. Miscellaneous:
1) Host offers free accommodation for participants
2) foreign participants should pay their airfare
3) Disabled Korean participants, and Korean participants who come a long way are offered transportation costs
4) Sunrise of New Year program possible
10. Contact: Mr. SHIM Sang-Hyuk, 011-9936-5882
Registration is possible until December 19th.
Organizers: Korean Chess Association, Youngdong University
Support: Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Kangwon-do Provincial Office, Ilyo Shinmun (Sunday Newspaper) etc.

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5. Participants: Koreans 8-20 year youth players, Foreigners 8-30 years
6. Countries: about 20 countries
(Korea, China, Japan, Hongkong, Macao, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Great Britain, France, Germany Russia, Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Czech Republic, Croatia, Ukraina etc.)

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