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Subject: Re: Starttime chess960 WM and ICGA WCCC2005 in Reykjavik/Iceland

Author: Richard Pijl

Date: 16:35:40 04/22/05

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On April 22, 2005 at 07:27:43, Peter Berger wrote:

>On April 22, 2005 at 07:18:26, Daniel Mehrmannn wrote:
>
>>On April 22, 2005 at 06:04:48, Peter Berger wrote:
>>
>>>http://www.cs.unimaas.nl/icga/news/wccc/2005/
>>
>>The date for this WM, 13-21.8.05, is a very bad choice because the chess960 WM
>>will be running 11-12.8.05. The ICGA boys should known this.
>>
>>
>>no comment.
>>
>>greetings
>>Daniel
>>
>>ps: I was planing to ask to be participant, but now I can forget this.
>
>Actually, in case you planned to participate in both events, the chosen date has
>some advantages as well. Cheapest connection to Iceland from Germany is from
>Frankfurt(Hahn), that is very close to Mainz, so you can board the plane right
>after you won the trophy :).

I'm afraid that is not possible. No flights that day :-(

I checked quickly for other flights from Frankfurt, about 900 euro for a twoway
ticket economy class. And as I would like to do something like Frankfurt -
Reykjavik - Brussels, I would have to fly business class with prices
accordlingly.

Richard.
>
>And for working people it makes sense to have them one after another to reduce
>the amount of holidays needed.



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