Author: Chris Whittington
Date: 07:02:36 10/27/97
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On October 27, 1997 at 09:24:42, Graham Laight wrote: > >On October 27, 1997 at 08:11:25, Chris Whittington wrote: > >> >>On October 26, 1997 at 13:20:31, Fernando Villegas wrote: >> >>>Hi all: >>>If am not wrong it seems that Bert Seifrit, from gambitsoft, is in Paris >>>specially for looking at the tournament and he will give some info in >>>his site, Gambitsoft.com. Don't know the speed oof it, but better than >>>nothing... >> >>Then he may find it difficult to get into the tournament. The Paris >>Bourse is like Fort Knox. Totally surrounded by locked iron fence. You >>need a special pass and a security guard to get in or out. >> >>This tournament was not made with the public or even interested >>spectators in mind. >> >>Chrid Whittington > >I am planning to visit as a spectator on Friday. If I cannot get in, I >need to know URGENTLY so that I can change my travel arrangements. > >Please mail me on Graham.Laight@largotim.co.uk This is hardly my responsibility. All I can do is report the situation that I found. On the Saturday I turned up for the setting up. I walked twice around the Bourse, and saw no way in, and no way of finding anyway or anybody. Just the my mobile phone rang. It was Thorsten. He wondered where I was, I said outside the Bourse, he looked out of an upper window, and saw me. At this point, entry was easy. But not before. This of course is only my experience, others got in beforehand. But it seems you need a security pass. And these appear to be available from inside. But you have to get inside first. Catch 22. Also outside the Bourse is a sign which states that visitor parties are allowed in by pre-arrangement. In other words, it doesn't appear to be a place you can just walk in and out of as a spectator. Chris > >I will also check this site for updates frequently this afternoon. > >I'll also see if there is any info on the ICCA site.
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