From: Henry Aspenryd <henry.aspenryd@...>
Subject: SV: [NAOthelloTourneys] Re: Pan-American Othello Championship
To: NAOthelloTourneys@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, November 23, 2009, 1:53 AM

 

Sounds exciting!
Just incase I have time over, are non pan-american citizens welcome to play in the tournament?

/Henry

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Since noone had any objections, we are officially organizing it in Buenos Aires on April 3rd-4th (Easter Weekend) 2010. I am coordinating with Daniel Olivares and I will announce the location, format, and other details once we figure them out. I hope to see some of you there.

Randy

--- On Tue, 11/17/09, Randy Fang <fangr0@yahoo. com <mailto:fangr0% 40yahoo.com> > wrote:

> From: Randy Fang <fangr0@yahoo. com <mailto:fangr0% 40yahoo.com> >
> Subject: Re: Pan-American Othello Championship
> To: "lucascherem" <lucascherem@ uol.com.br <mailto:lucascherem %40uol.com. br> >, "Daniel Olivares" <danbsas@yahoo. com.ar <mailto:danbsas% 40yahoo.com. ar> >
> Cc: ismarodri_uy@ hotmail.com <mailto:ismarodri_ uy%40hotmail. com> , jairlizcano@ hotmail.es <mailto:jairlizcano %40hotmail. es> , naothellotourneys@ yahoogroups. com <mailto:naothelloto urneys%40yahoogr oups.com> , tyrandt@hotmail. com <mailto:tyrandt% 40hotmail. com> , jackyckfu@hotmail. com <mailto:jackyckfu% 40hotmail. com> , "Mexico" <skatallico@hotmail. com <mailto:skatallico% 40hotmail. com> >
> Date: Tuesday, November 17, 2009, 12:45 PM
> Here are my thoughts:
>
> Easter weekend works out very well for me because that
> Friday is a holiday. Most other North Americans will
> have this day off too and it makes it more likely that they
> would be able to attend. In particular if we plan on
> playing Saturday all day and then have a couple of games on
> Sunday morning, then North Americans should be able to
> travel on Friday and on Sunday evening and arrive back on
> Monday morning.
>
> From a travel point of view, it is much more convenient for
> me to fly to Buenos Aires or to Rio de Janeiro (13-14 hours
> total) than to Montevideo or Porto Allegre (20+ hours
> total). I imagine that the situation will be the same
> for other North Americans. I noticed that Brazil has a
> visa requirement for US citizens, while Argentina and
> Uruguay do not. So that is something to take into
> account.
>
> My opinion is that the best plan is to host it in Buenos
> Aires over Easter weekend. I'd like to wait a few days
> to see if anyone else from North America is interested in
> going (in particular if some other date or location will
> work better for them) and then we can finalize everything.
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions for what we should name
> the tournament? Édison from Colombia suggested the
> name "Federación Americana de Othello" (at least I think
> that's what he suggested, my Spanish is not so good) which
> seems fine to me. We could go with my original
> suggestion of Pan-American Othello Championship or something
> else.
>
> Randy
>
> --- On Tue, 11/17/09, Daniel Olivares <danbsas@yahoo. com.ar <mailto:danbsas% 40yahoo.com. ar> >
> wrote:
>
> > From: Daniel Olivares <danbsas@yahoo. com.ar <mailto:danbsas% 40yahoo.com. ar> >
> > Subject: Re: Pan-American Othello Championship
> > To: fangr0@yahoo. com <mailto:fangr0% 40yahoo.com> ,
> "lucascherem" <lucascherem@ uol.com.br <mailto:lucascherem %40uol.com. br> >
> > Cc: ismarodri_uy@ hotmail.com <mailto:ismarodri_ uy%40hotmail. com> ,
> jairlizcano@ hotmail.es <mailto:jairlizcano %40hotmail. es> ,
> naothellotourneys@ yahoogroups. com <mailto:naothelloto urneys%40yahoogr oups.com> ,
> tyrandt@hotmail. com <mailto:tyrandt% 40hotmail. com> ,
> jackyckfu@hotmail. com <mailto:jackyckfu% 40hotmail. com>
> > Date: Tuesday, November 17, 2009, 7:50 AM
> > That is a great idea!!
> >
> > Of course it would be better if we could arrange a
> Pan
> > American Grand Prix, but that is obviously more
> > dificult.
> >
> > In Argentina, I can guarantee at least 8 argentine
> > players, without counting our friend Ismael from
> Uruguay,
> > that have came the last 3 tournaments
> from Montevideo.
> > I can offer too free accomodations for everyone
> coming
> > (well, at least a few, but a few use to be enough for
> us,
> > othello players).
> >
> > On the other hand, I am happy to go to Uruguay or
> > Brasil to play, but in that case I can guarantee just
> 4
> > players. Montevideo is easier for us, of course, and I
> can
> > help Ismael with the organization.
> >
> > In Easter week-end would be great, if we do it in
> > Argentina it could fit with our Torneo 27
> Aniversario! , but
> > we should think if the holidays is better or worse to
> > maximize the participation.
> >
> > Great idea!
> >
> > Daniel Olivares
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- El mar 17-nov-09, lucascherem
> > <lucascherem@ uol.com.br <mailto:lucascherem %40uol.com. br> >
> escribió:
> >
> >
> > De: lucascherem <lucascherem@ uol.com.br <mailto:lucascherem %40uol.com. br> >
> > Asunto: Re: Pan-American Othello Championship
> > Para: fangr0@yahoo. com <mailto:fangr0% 40yahoo.com>
> > Cc: danbsas@yahoo. com.ar <mailto:danbsas% 40yahoo.com. ar> ,
> ismarodri_uy@ hotmail.com <mailto:ismarodri_ uy%40hotmail. com> ,
> > jairlizcano@ hotmail.es <mailto:jairlizcano %40hotmail. es> ,
> naothellotourneys@ yahoogroups. com <mailto:naothelloto urneys%40yahoogr oups.com> ,
> > tyrandt@hotmail. com <mailto:tyrandt% 40hotmail. com> ,
> jackyckfu@hotmail. com <mailto:jackyckfu% 40hotmail. com>
> > Fecha: martes, 17 de noviembre de 2009, 10:21 am
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Randy,
> >
> > I loved the idea. I will join too, so, we need only
> more 6
> > people.
> >
> > I can go to Buenos Aires and Montevideo, with no
> problems.
> > And I will do my best to get, at least, one more
> player from
> > here. USA and Canada would be really hard to me to
> go
> > next year.
> >
> > I can host it easly in São Paulo. There are no
> expenses to
> > play on the place of our tournaments and, certainly,
> 8
> > players, at least would attend. I can also try to
> organize
> > something at Proto Alegre, close by Argentina and
> Uruguay.
> >
> > My suggestion for the first Pan-American Othello
> > Championship is Uruguay, because Brazil, Argentina,
> USA and
> > Canada have regular tournaments. In Uruguay
> (I guess)
> > would be the first Othello's tournament there.
> >
> > For the date, I think the first semester would be
> > better, because most nationals are held on the second
> > semester. What do you guys think about Easter
> > weekend (April 2 to
> > 4)?
> >
> > Regards.
> >
> > Lucas
> >
> >
> >
> > Em 17/11/2009 00:26, Randy Fang <
> > fangr0@yahoo. com <mailto:fangr0% 40yahoo.com>
> > escreveu:
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > One of my goals for this year is to try to set up some
> sort
> > of international Othello tournament in the Americas. I
> could
> > host it pretty easily in the USA, but I don't think
> that
> > many of the South American players would be able come.
> I
> > think the best bet for getting players from as many
> > countries as possible is to try to host it in South
> America.
> > So my questions to all of you are:
> >
> > 1. If there was an international tournament (The
> > Pan-American Othello Championship is what I was
> thinking of
> > calling it) in South America, how well attended do you
> think
> > it would be from your federations?
> > 2. Is there some location (other than your home
> country)
> > that would be more convenient than others?
> > 3. Is there a month/date that is more convenient?
> >
> > Assuming we think we can get 8 people, I am willing to
> pay
> > to host the tournament (within
> > reason) . I would also attend, so that's only 7
> more
> > people. :)
> >
> > Randy
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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>

From: Randy Fang <fangr0@...>
Subject: Re: [NAOthelloTourneys] Re: Pan-American Othello Championship
To: NAOthelloTourneys@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sunday, November 22, 2009, 11:28 AM

 

As Ed says, it's a stock exchange holiday (which is the schedule we use at work).  I was under the impression that it matched up with US Federal holidays.  Oops! Randy --- On Sun, 11/22/09, Edmund Yiu <adsfadsfhs@gmail. com> wrote: From: Edmund Yiu <adsfadsfhs@gmail. com> Subject: Re: [NAOthelloTourneys] Re: Pan-American Othello Championship To: NAOthelloTourneys@ yahoogroups. com Date: Sunday, November 22, 2009, 8:58 AM   Good Friday is a stock exchange holiday: http://www.nyse. com/about/ newsevents/ 1176373643795. html Ed. On Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 9:30 AM, David Parsons <parsonsdavid@ yahoo.com> wrote: Great idea, Randy, and thanks for organizing it!   A minor correction of your statement:   "Easter weekend works out very well for me because that Friday is a holiday. Most other North Americans will have this day off too and it makes it more likely that they would be able to attend."   In fact, Easter is not like Christmas in the minds of the holiday-makers.   Good Friday (the Friday before Easter) is not a U.S. bank holiday, it is not a U.S. Federal government holiday, and I know of no large non-religious  companies  that designate it as a holiday. Since I clearly can't speak for all large companies, I would be interested to learn which ones designate it as a holiday, if anyone knows of such a company.   Having said that, it is not incorrect to say that "many" (not most) North Americans will have this day off, since it coincides with Spring break for most educational institutions in the US and Canada.  Good Friday also corresponds to Passover (arguably at least as big an occasion in New York City) in 2010, although there are some years (like 2008) in which it doesn't track. --- On Tue, 11/17/09, Randy Fang <fangr0@yahoo. com> wrote: From: Randy Fang <fangr0@yahoo. com> Subject: [NAOthelloTourneys] Re: Pan-American Othello Championship To: "lucascherem" <lucascherem@ uol.com.br>, "Daniel Olivares" <danbsas@yahoo. com.ar> Cc: ismarodri_uy@ hotmail.com, jairlizcano@ hotmail.es, naothellotourneys@ yahoogroups. com, tyrandt@hotmail. com, jackyckfu@hotmail. com, "Mexico" <skatallico@hotmail. com> Date: Tuesday, November 17, 2009, 2:45 PM   Here are my thoughts: Easter weekend works out very well for me because that Friday is a holiday. Most other North Americans will have this day off too and it makes it more likely that they would be able to attend. In particular if we plan on playing Saturday all day and then have a couple of games on Sunday morning, then North Americans should be able to travel on Friday and on Sunday evening and arrive back on Monday morning. From a travel point of view, it is much more convenient for me to fly to Buenos Aires or to Rio de Janeiro (13-14 hours total) than to Montevideo or Porto Allegre (20+ hours total). I imagine that the situation will be the same for other North Americans. I noticed that Brazil has a visa requirement for US citizens, while Argentina and Uruguay do not. So that is something to take into account. My opinion is that the best plan is to host it in Buenos Aires over Easter weekend. I'd like to wait a few days to see if anyone else from North America is interested in going (in particular if some other date or location will work better for them) and then we can finalize everything. Does anyone have any suggestions for what we should name the tournament? Édison from Colombia suggested the name "Federación Americana de Othello" (at least I think that's what he suggested, my Spanish is not so good) which seems fine to me. We could go with my original suggestion of Pan-American Othello Championship or something else. Randy

From: Edmund Yiu <adsfadsfhs@...>
Subject: Re: [NAOthelloTourneys] Re: Pan-American Othello Championship
To: NAOthelloTourneys@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sunday, November 22, 2009, 8:58 AM

 

Good Friday is a stock exchange holiday:

http://www.nyse. com/about/ newsevents/ 1176373643795. html

Ed.

On Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 9:30 AM, David Parsons <parsonsdavid@ yahoo.com> wrote:

Great idea, Randy, and thanks for organizing it!   A minor correction of your statement:   "Easter weekend works out very well for me because that Friday is a holiday. Most other North Americans will have this day off too and it makes it more likely that they would be able to attend."   In fact, Easter is not like Christmas in the minds of the holiday-makers.   Good Friday (the Friday before Easter) is not a U.S. bank holiday, it is not a U.S. Federal government holiday, and I know of no large non-religious  companies  that designate it as a holiday. Since I clearly can't speak for all large companies, I would be interested to learn which ones designate it as a holiday, if anyone knows of such a company.   Having said that, it is not incorrect to say that "many" (not most) North Americans will have this day off, since it coincides with Spring break for most educational institutions in the US and Canada.  Good Friday also corresponds to Passover (arguably at least as big an occasion in New York City) in 2010, although there are some years (like 2008) in which it doesn't track. --- On Tue, 11/17/09, Randy Fang <fangr0@yahoo. com> wrote: From: Randy Fang <fangr0@yahoo. com> Subject: [NAOthelloTourneys] Re: Pan-American Othello Championship To: "lucascherem" <lucascherem@ uol.com.br>, "Daniel Olivares" <danbsas@yahoo. com.ar> Cc: ismarodri_uy@ hotmail.com, jairlizcano@ hotmail.es, naothellotourneys@ yahoogroups. com, tyrandt@hotmail. com, jackyckfu@hotmail. com, "Mexico" <skatallico@hotmail. com> Date: Tuesday, November 17, 2009, 2:45 PM   Here are my thoughts: Easter weekend works out very well for me because that Friday is a holiday. Most other North Americans will have this day off too and it makes it more likely that they would be able to attend. In particular if we plan on playing Saturday all day and then have a couple of games on Sunday morning, then North Americans should be able to travel on Friday and on Sunday evening and arrive back on Monday morning. From a travel point of view, it is much more convenient for me to fly to Buenos Aires or to Rio de Janeiro (13-14 hours total) than to Montevideo or Porto Allegre (20+ hours total). I imagine that the situation will be the same for other North Americans. I noticed that Brazil has a visa requirement for US citizens, while Argentina and Uruguay do not. So that is something to take into account. My opinion is that the best plan is to host it in Buenos Aires over Easter weekend. I'd like to wait a few days to see if anyone else from North America is interested in going (in particular if some other date or location will work better for them) and then we can finalize everything. Does anyone have any suggestions for what we should name the tournament? Édison from Colombia suggested the name "Federación Americana de Othello" (at least I think that's what he suggested, my Spanish is not so good) which seems fine to me. We could go with my original suggestion of Pan-American Othello Championship or something else. Randy

From: Randy Fang <fangr0@...>
Subject: [NAOthelloTourneys] Re: Pan-American Othello Championship
To: "lucascherem" <lucascherem@...>, "Daniel Olivares" <danbsas@...>
Cc: ismarodri_uy@..., jairlizcano@..., naothellotourneys@yahoogroups.com, tyrandt@..., jackyckfu@..., "Mexico" <skatallico@...>
Date: Tuesday, November 17, 2009, 2:45 PM

 

Here are my thoughts:

Easter weekend works out very well for me because that Friday is a holiday. Most other North Americans will have this day off too and it makes it more likely that they would be able to attend. In particular if we plan on playing Saturday all day and then have a couple of games on Sunday morning, then North Americans should be able to travel on Friday and on Sunday evening and arrive back on Monday morning.

From a travel point of view, it is much more convenient for me to fly to Buenos Aires or to Rio de Janeiro (13-14 hours total) than to Montevideo or Porto Allegre (20+ hours total). I imagine that the situation will be the same for other North Americans. I noticed that Brazil has a visa requirement for US citizens, while Argentina and Uruguay do not. So that is something to take into account.

My opinion is that the best plan is to host it in Buenos Aires over Easter weekend. I'd like to wait a few days to see if anyone else from North America is interested in going (in particular if some other date or location will work better for them) and then we can finalize everything.

Does anyone have any suggestions for what we should name the tournament? Édison from Colombia suggested the name "Federación Americana de Othello" (at least I think that's what he suggested, my Spanish is not so good) which seems fine to me. We could go with my original suggestion of Pan-American Othello Championship or something else.

Randy

From: Edmund Yiu <adsfadsfhs@...>
Subject: Re: [NAOthelloTourneys] Chicago
To: NAOthelloTourneys@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, November 19, 2009, 11:23 AM

There is a good chance that I would go if there is a tournament in the Chicago area. That's assuming it's being held over the weekend and I don't have to take days off from work.

Ed.

On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 10:42 AM, David Rockwell <dlldrockwell@...> wrote:

We have five local Chicago players now.  That is certainly an all time high for the city.  And, it isn't impossible that I may be able to dredge up a few more.  I would like to see someone other than myself organize a one-day USOA rated tournament in Chicago for some time in the April - June time frame.  If we just drew 4 of the 5 of us here, it would be worth getting together.  I would expect and hope that anyone traveling from a distance would prefer the WOC qualifier in July to the local event.  But, all would be welcome to attend of course.  We could get together at a public place which wouldn't charge us anything or at someone's home.    If someone picks up this idea, please check with me on the weekend before setting a date.  And, I would like to defer to Cincinnati on dates if something happens there.  If I had to make a choice, I would prefer to add a Cincinnati tournament rather than adding a second Chicago tournament.  But, it would be good to see both.  --- On Thu, 11/19/09, David Rockwell <dlldrockwell@...> wrote: From: David Rockwell <dlldrockwell@...> Subject: [NAOthelloTourneys] Cincinnati To: NAOthelloTourneys@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, November 19, 2009, 10:23 AM My wife's family lives in Cincinnati which would give us two reasons to make the trip.  I would definitely support a Cincinnati tournament if the date was set on a weekend I could attend.  Because of my job, I can't do anything between now and April 1st.  After April 1st, we have a number of weekends blocked already.  Having said that, I would love to see someone get something going in another city.  The USOA used to have somewhere between 5 and 15 tournaments a year.  We don't have to restrict ourselves to WOC qualifiers.  A new tournament would probably be small, but that's OK.  I think you would want to have at least 4 people who can essentially guarantee they would play and good prospects of having 6.  It wouldn't have to be held in a public place where we have to pay for a hotel.  I hope this idea moves forward.   --- On Mon, 11/16/09, Benjamin Ruhmkorff <benruhmkorff@...> wrote: From: Benjamin Ruhmkorff <benruhmkorff@...> Subject: RE: [NAOthelloTourneys] 2010 US Open in San Francisco in January? To: naothellotourneys@yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, November 16, 2009, 6:14 PM Hi Eric and Sharon, San Francisco in January would be great, although February or March would work better for me. I would be happy to organize a Cincinnati tournament sometime in the spring.  I know someone who's really into the local chess circuit who could probably help out.  I suppose it would all depend on how much interest there is.  - Ben R To: NAOthelloTourneys@yahoogroups.com From: smk1@... Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:23:46 -0500 Subject: Re: [NAOthelloTourneys] 2010 US Open in San Francisco in January?   What about a location other than where the national tournaments are held? Like Maryland, or Cincinnati, or somewhere else completely?   ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric Jacob Lindstrom" <elindstr@gmail. com> Cc: NAOthelloTourneys@ yahoogroups. com Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 1:06:16 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [NAOthelloTourneys] 2010 US Open in San Francisco in January?   We do have at least 2 potential hosts in Chicago.  But I wouldn't want to spread outselves too thinly.  Our WOC qualifying tournaments are already painfully low attended as it is...   On Nov 16, 2009, at 10:01 AM, Eric Jacob Lindstrom <elindstr@gmail. com> wrote: On Nov 16, 2009, at 7:38 AM, Sharon <smk1@embarqmail. com> wrote:   Just a thought:  If the Open in CA is going to occur in January (I know it is not definite yet), would someone like to host another tourney between Jan and July (Chicago)?   It could be an additional tourney other than the 3 national qualifiers. It just seems to be quite a stretch of time (Jan-July) between tourneys.   If anyone has any interest to put something together, feel free to speak up! :)   Sharon   ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric Jacob Lindstrom" <elindstr@gmail. com> To: NAOthelloTourneys@ yahoogroups. com Sent: Sunday, November 15, 2009 5:43:49 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [NAOthelloTourneys] 2010 US Open in San Francisco in January?   Anyone interested in coming to San Francisco in January?  If you're considering coming please contact me so we can select the most accommodating weekend. If you need encouragement, consider this:  during each of the last two years, San Francisco had heatwaves in January and I went sunbathing on the beach.  Also, the word on the street is that a certain former-world champion California resident will be attending this year. Eric Lindstrom 415.602.3085 Bing brings you maps, menus, and reviews organized in one place. Try it now.

From: David Rockwell <dlldrockwell@...>
Subject: [NAOthelloTourneys] Cincinnati
To: NAOthelloTourneys@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, November 19, 2009, 10:23 AM

My wife's family lives in Cincinnati which would give us two reasons to make the trip.  I would definitely support a Cincinnati tournament if the date was set on a weekend I could attend.  Because of my job, I can't do anything between now and April 1st.  After April 1st, we have a number of weekends blocked already.  Having said that, I would love to see someone get something going in another city.  The USOA used to have somewhere between 5 and 15 tournaments a year.  We don't have to restrict ourselves to WOC qualifiers.  A new tournament would probably be small, but that's OK.  I think you would want to have at least 4 people who can essentially guarantee they would play and good prospects of having 6.  It wouldn't have to be held in a public place where we have to pay for a hotel.  I hope this idea moves forward.   --- On Mon, 11/16/09, Benjamin Ruhmkorff <benruhmkorff@...> wrote: From: Benjamin Ruhmkorff <benruhmkorff@...> Subject: RE: [NAOthelloTourneys] 2010 US Open in San Francisco in January? To: naothellotourneys@yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, November 16, 2009, 6:14 PM Hi Eric and Sharon, San Francisco in January would be great, although February or March would work better for me. I would be happy to organize a Cincinnati tournament sometime in the spring.  I know someone who's really into the local chess circuit who could probably help out.  I suppose it would all depend on how much interest there is.  - Ben R To: NAOthelloTourneys@yahoogroups.com From: smk1@... Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:23:46 -0500 Subject: Re: [NAOthelloTourneys] 2010 US Open in San Francisco in January?   What about a location other than where the national tournaments are held? Like Maryland, or Cincinnati, or somewhere else completely?   ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric Jacob Lindstrom" <elindstr@gmail. com> Cc: NAOthelloTourneys@ yahoogroups. com Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 1:06:16 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [NAOthelloTourneys] 2010 US Open in San Francisco in January?   We do have at least 2 potential hosts in Chicago.  But I wouldn't want to spread outselves too thinly.  Our WOC qualifying tournaments are already painfully low attended as it is...   On Nov 16, 2009, at 10:01 AM, Eric Jacob Lindstrom <elindstr@gmail. com> wrote: On Nov 16, 2009, at 7:38 AM, Sharon <smk1@embarqmail. com> wrote:   Just a thought:  If the Open in CA is going to occur in January (I know it is not definite yet), would someone like to host another tourney between Jan and July (Chicago)?   It could be an additional tourney other than the 3 national qualifiers. It just seems to be quite a stretch of time (Jan-July) between tourneys.   If anyone has any interest to put something together, feel free to speak up! :)   Sharon   ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric Jacob Lindstrom" <elindstr@gmail. com> To: NAOthelloTourneys@ yahoogroups. com Sent: Sunday, November 15, 2009 5:43:49 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [NAOthelloTourneys] 2010 US Open in San Francisco in January?   Anyone interested in coming to San Francisco in January?  If you're considering coming please contact me so we can select the most accommodating weekend. If you need encouragement, consider this:  during each of the last two years, San Francisco had heatwaves in January and I went sunbathing on the beach.  Also, the word on the street is that a certain former-world champion California resident will be attending this year. Eric Lindstrom 415.602.3085 Bing brings you maps, menus, and reviews organized in one place. Try it now.

From: Randy Fang <fangr0@...>
Subject: [NAOthelloTourneys] Re: Pan-American Othello Championship
To: "lucascherem" <lucascherem@...>, "Daniel Olivares" <danbsas@...>
Cc: ismarodri_uy@..., jairlizcano@..., naothellotourneys@yahoogroups.com, tyrandt@..., jackyckfu@..., "Mexico" <skatallico@...>
Date: Tuesday, November 17, 2009, 1:45 PM

Here are my thoughts:

Easter weekend works out very well for me because that Friday is a holiday.  Most other North Americans will have this day off too and it makes it more likely that they would be able to attend.  In particular if we plan on playing Saturday all day and then have a couple of games on Sunday morning, then North Americans should be able to travel on Friday and on Sunday evening and arrive back on Monday morning.

From a travel point of view, it is much more convenient for me to fly to Buenos Aires or to Rio de Janeiro (13-14 hours total) than to Montevideo or Porto Allegre (20+ hours total).  I imagine that the situation will be the same for other North Americans.  I noticed that Brazil has a visa requirement for US citizens, while Argentina and Uruguay do not.  So that is something to take into account.

My opinion is that the best plan is to host it in Buenos Aires over Easter weekend.  I'd like to wait a few days to see if anyone else from North America is interested in going (in particular if some other date or location will work better for them) and then we can finalize everything.

Does anyone have any suggestions for what we should name the tournament?  Édison from Colombia suggested the name "Federación Americana de Othello" (at least I think that's what he suggested, my Spanish is not so good) which seems fine to me.  We could go with my original suggestion of Pan-American Othello Championship or something else.

Randy

--- On Tue, 11/17/09, Daniel Olivares <danbsas@...> wrote:

> From: Daniel Olivares <danbsas@...>
> Subject: Re: Pan-American Othello Championship
> To: fangr0@..., "lucascherem" <lucascherem@...>
> Cc: ismarodri_uy@..., jairlizcano@..., naothellotourneys@yahoogroups.com, tyrandt@..., jackyckfu@...
> Date: Tuesday, November 17, 2009, 7:50 AM
> That is a great idea!!
>  
> Of course it would be better if we could arrange a Pan
> American Grand Prix, but that is obviously more
> dificult.
>  
> In Argentina, I can guarantee at least 8 argentine
> players, without counting our friend Ismael from Uruguay,
> that have came the last 3 tournaments from Montevideo.
> I can offer too free accomodations for everyone coming
> (well, at least a few, but a few use to be enough for us,
> othello players).
>  
> On the other hand, I am happy to go to Uruguay or
> Brasil to play, but in that case I can guarantee just 4
> players. Montevideo is easier for us, of course, and I can
> help Ismael with the organization. 
>  
> In Easter week-end would be great, if we do it in
> Argentina it could fit with our Torneo 27 Aniversario!, but
> we should think if the holidays is better or worse to
> maximize the participation.
>  
> Great idea!
>  
> Daniel Olivares
>  
>  
>  
>
>
> --- El mar 17-nov-09, lucascherem
> <lucascherem@...> escribió:
>
>
> De: lucascherem <lucascherem@...>
> Asunto: Re: Pan-American Othello Championship
> Para: fangr0@...
> Cc: danbsas@..., ismarodri_uy@...,
> jairlizcano@..., naothellotourneys@yahoogroups.com,
> tyrandt@..., jackyckfu@...
> Fecha: martes, 17 de noviembre de 2009, 10:21 am
>
>
>
>  
> Randy,
>
> I loved the idea. I will join too, so, we need only more 6
> people.
>
> I can go to Buenos Aires and Montevideo, with no problems.
> And I will do my best to get, at least, one more player from
> here. USA and Canada would be really hard to me to go
> next year.
>
> I can host it easly in São Paulo. There are no expenses to
> play on the place of our tournaments and, certainly, 8
> players, at least would attend. I can also try to organize
> something at Proto Alegre, close by Argentina and Uruguay.
>
> My suggestion for the first Pan-American Othello
> Championship is Uruguay, because Brazil, Argentina, USA and
> Canada have regular tournaments. In Uruguay (I guess)
> would be the first Othello's tournament there. 
>
> For the date, I think the first semester would be
> better, because most nationals are held on the second
> semester. What do you guys think about Easter
> weekend (April 2 to
>  4)?
>
> Regards.
>
> Lucas
>
>
>
> Em 17/11/2009 00:26, Randy Fang <
> fangr0@... > escreveu:
>
> Hi all,
>
> One of my goals for this year is to try to set up some sort
> of international Othello tournament in the Americas. I could
> host it pretty easily in the USA, but I don't think that
> many of the South American players would be able come. I
> think the best bet for getting players from as many
> countries as possible is to try to host it in South America.
> So my questions to all of you are:
>
> 1. If there was an international tournament (The
> Pan-American Othello Championship is what I was thinking of
> calling it) in South America, how well attended do you think
> it would be from your federations?
> 2. Is there some location (other than your home country)
> that would be more convenient than others?
> 3. Is there a month/date that is more convenient?
>
> Assuming we think we can get 8 people, I am willing to pay
> to host the tournament (within
>  reason) . I would also attend, so that's only 7 more
> people. :)
>
> Randy
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>       
> Encontra las mejores recetas
> con Yahoo! Cocina.
>
>
> http://ar.mujer.yahoo.com/cocina/


     


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From: Benjamin Ruhmkorff <benruhmkorff@...>
Subject: RE: [NAOthelloTourneys] 2010 US Open in San Francisco in January?
To: naothellotourneys@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, November 16, 2009, 6:14 PM

Hi Eric and Sharon,

San Francisco in January would be great, although February or March would work better for me.

I would be happy to organize a Cincinnati tournament sometime in the spring.  I know someone who's really into the local chess circuit who could probably help out.  I suppose it would all depend on how much interest there is. 

- Ben R

---

To: NAOthelloTourneys@yahoogroups.com
From: smk1@...
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:23:46 -0500
Subject: Re: [NAOthelloTourneys] 2010 US Open in San Francisco in January?

 

What about a location other than where the national tournaments are held? Like Maryland, or Cincinnati, or somewhere else completely?
 

----- Original Message -----
From: "Eric Jacob Lindstrom" <elindstr@gmail. com>
Cc: NAOthelloTourneys@ yahoogroups. com
Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 1:06:16 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: Re: [NAOthelloTourneys] 2010 US Open in San Francisco in January?

 

We do have at least 2 potential hosts in Chicago.  But I wouldn't want to spread outselves too thinly.  Our WOC qualifying tournaments are already painfully low attended as it is...  

On Nov 16, 2009, at 10:01 AM, Eric Jacob Lindstrom <elindstr@gmail. com> wrote:

On Nov 16, 2009, at 7:38 AM, Sharon <smk1@embarqmail. com> wrote:

 

Just a thought: 

If the Open in CA is going to occur in January (I know it is not definite yet), would someone like to host another tourney between Jan and July (Chicago)?
 
It could be an additional tourney other than the 3 national qualifiers. It just seems to be quite a stretch of time (Jan-July) between tourneys.
 
If anyone has any interest to put something together, feel free to speak up! :)
 
Sharon
 
----- Original Message -----
From: "Eric Jacob Lindstrom" <elindstr@gmail. com>
To: NAOthelloTourneys@ yahoogroups. com
Sent: Sunday, November 15, 2009 5:43:49 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: [NAOthelloTourneys] 2010 US Open in San Francisco in January?

 

Anyone interested in coming to San Francisco in January?  If you're considering coming please contact me so we can select the most accommodating weekend.

If you need encouragement, consider this:  during each of the last two years, San Francisco had heatwaves in January and I went sunbathing on the beach.  Also, the word on the street is that a certain former-world champion California resident will be attending this year.


Eric Lindstrom
415.602.3085

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De: Randy Fang <fangr0@...>
Asunto: [NAOthelloTourneys] Re: Pan-American Othello Championship
Para: "lucascherem" <lucascherem@...>, "Daniel Olivares" <danbsas@...>
Cc: ismarodri_uy@..., jairlizcano@..., naothellotourneys@yahoogroups.com, tyrandt@..., jackyckfu@..., "Mexico" <skatallico@...>
Fecha: martes, 17 de noviembre de 2009, 5:45 pm

 

Here are my thoughts:

Easter weekend works out very well for me because that Friday is a holiday. Most other North Americans will have this day off too and it makes it more likely that they would be able to attend. In particular if we plan on playing Saturday all day and then have a couple of games on Sunday morning, then North Americans should be able to travel on Friday and on Sunday evening and arrive back on Monday morning.

From a travel point of view, it is much more convenient for me to fly to Buenos Aires or to Rio de Janeiro (13-14 hours total) than to Montevideo or Porto Allegre (20+ hours total). I imagine that the situation will be the same for other North Americans. I noticed that Brazil has a visa requirement for US citizens, while Argentina and Uruguay do not. So that is something to take into account.

My opinion is that the best plan is to host it in Buenos Aires over Easter weekend. I'd like to wait a few days to see if anyone else from North America is interested in going (in particular if some other date or location will work better for them) and then we can finalize everything.

Does anyone have any suggestions for what we should name the tournament? Édison from Colombia suggested the name "Federación Americana de Othello" (at least I think that's what he suggested, my Spanish is not so good) which seems fine to me. We could go with my original suggestion of Pan-American Othello Championship or something else.

Randy

--- On Tue, 11/17/09, Daniel Olivares <danbsas@yahoo. com.ar> wrote:

> From: Daniel Olivares <danbsas@yahoo. com.ar>
> Subject: Re: Pan-American Othello Championship
> To: fangr0@yahoo. com, "lucascherem" <lucascherem@ uol.com.br>
> Cc: ismarodri_uy@ hotmail.com, jairlizcano@ hotmail.es, naothellotourneys@ yahoogroups. com, tyrandt@hotmail. com, jackyckfu@hotmail. com
> Date: Tuesday, November 17, 2009, 7:50 AM
> That is a great idea!!
>  
> Of course it would be better if we could arrange a Pan
> American Grand Prix, but that is obviously more
> dificult.
>  
> In Argentina, I can guarantee at least 8 argentine
> players, without counting our friend Ismael from Uruguay,
> that have came the last 3 tournaments from Montevideo.
> I can offer too free accomodations for everyone coming
> (well, at least a few, but a few use to be enough for us,
> othello players).
>  
> On the other hand, I am happy to go to Uruguay or
> Brasil to play, but in that case I can guarantee just 4
> players. Montevideo is easier for us, of course, and I can
> help Ismael with the organization. 
>  
> In Easter week-end would be great, if we do it in
> Argentina it could fit with our Torneo 27 Aniversario! , but
> we should think if the holidays is better or worse to
> maximize the participation.
>  
> Great idea!
>  
> Daniel Olivares
>  
>  
>  
>
>
> --- El mar 17-nov-09, lucascherem
> <lucascherem@ uol.com.br> escribió:
>
>
> De: lucascherem <lucascherem@ uol.com.br>
> Asunto: Re: Pan-American Othello Championship
> Para: fangr0@yahoo. com
> Cc: danbsas@yahoo. com.ar, ismarodri_uy@ hotmail.com,
> jairlizcano@ hotmail.es, naothellotourneys@ yahoogroups. com,
> tyrandt@hotmail. com, jackyckfu@hotmail. com
> Fecha: martes, 17 de noviembre de 2009, 10:21 am
>
>
>
>  
> Randy,
>
> I loved the idea. I will join too, so, we need only more 6
> people.
>
> I can go to Buenos Aires and Montevideo, with no problems.
> And I will do my best to get, at least, one more player from
> here. USA and Canada would be really hard to me to go
> next year.
>
> I can host it easly in São Paulo. There are no expenses to
> play on the place of our tournaments and, certainly, 8
> players, at least would attend. I can also try to organize
> something at Proto Alegre, close by Argentina and Uruguay.
>
> My suggestion for the first Pan-American Othello
> Championship is Uruguay, because Brazil, Argentina, USA and
> Canada have regular tournaments. In Uruguay (I guess)
> would be the first Othello's tournament there. 
>
> For the date, I think the first semester would be
> better, because most nationals are held on the second
> semester. What do you guys think about Easter
> weekend (April 2 to
> 4)?
>
> Regards.
>
> Lucas
>
>
>
> Em 17/11/2009 00:26, Randy Fang <
> fangr0@yahoo. com > escreveu:
>
> Hi all,
>
> One of my goals for this year is to try to set up some sort
> of international Othello tournament in the Americas. I could
> host it pretty easily in the USA, but I don't think that
> many of the South American players would be able come. I
> think the best bet for getting players from as many
> countries as possible is to try to host it in South America.
> So my questions to all of you are:
>
> 1. If there was an international tournament (The
> Pan-American Othello Championship is what I was thinking of
> calling it) in South America, how well attended do you think
> it would be from your federations?
> 2. Is there some location (other than your home country)
> that would be more convenient than others?
> 3. Is there a month/date that is more convenient?
>
> Assuming we think we can get 8 people, I am willing to pay
> to host the tournament (within
> reason) . I would also attend, so that's only 7 more
> people. :)
>
> Randy
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Encontra las mejores recetas
> con Yahoo! Cocina.
>
>
> http://ar.mujer. yahoo.com/ cocina/

De: lucascherem <lucascherem@...>
Asunto: Re: Pan-American Othello Championship
Para: fangr0@...
Cc: danbsas@..., ismarodri_uy@..., jairlizcano@..., naothellotourneys@yahoogroups.com, tyrandt@..., jackyckfu@...
Fecha: martes, 17 de noviembre de 2009, 10:21 am

 

Randy,

I loved the idea. I will join too, so, we need only more 6 people.

I can go to Buenos Aires and Montevideo, with no problems. And I will do my best to get, at least, one more player from here. USA and Canada would be really hard to me to go next year.

I can host it easly in São Paulo. There are no expenses to play on the place of our tournaments and, certainly, 8 players, at least would attend. I can also try to organize something at Proto Alegre, close by Argentina and Uruguay.

My suggestion for the first Pan-American Othello Championship is Uruguay, because Brazil, Argentina, USA and Canada have regular tournaments. In Uruguay (I guess) would be the first Othello's tournament there. 

For the date, I think the first semester would be better, because most nationals are held on the second semester. What do you guys think about Easter weekend (April 2 to 4)?

Regards.

Lucas



Em 17/11/2009 00:26, Randy Fang < fangr0@... > escreveu:

Hi all,

One of my goals for this year is to try to set up some sort of international Othello tournament in the Americas. I could host it pretty easily in the USA, but I don't think that many of the South American players would be able come. I think the best bet for getting players from as many countries as possible is to try to host it in South America. So my questions to all of you are:

1. If there was an international tournament (The Pan-American Othello Championship is what I was thinking of calling it) in South America, how well attended do you think it would be from your federations?
2. Is there some location (other than your home country) that would be more convenient than others?
3. Is there a month/date that is more convenient?

Assuming we think we can get 8 people, I am willing to pay to host the tournament (within reason) . I would also attend, so that's only 7 more people. :)

Randy