The best players of the popular television projects "What? Where? When?" and "Own Game" from post-Soviet countries will gather in Vitebsk at the end of summer.
On August 4-5, 2012, the Vitebsk Ice Sports Palace will host the IV International Tournament of Intellectual Games "Slavyanka", which has been granted preliminary status of a World Cup stage for the 2011-2012 season by the International Association of Clubs.
The tournament, which has become traditional and beloved by many, will feature 33 teams from Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, Latvia, Moldova, and other countries. Participants include leaders of the International Association of Clubs world ranking and national champions. The participation of "What? Where? When?" game masters Maksim Potashov and Alexander Druz, as well as other famous players such as Anatoly Wasserman, Ilya Novikov, Sergey Vivatenko, and Alexander Liber, is planned.
The tournament is organized by the intellectual club "Center of Culture "Vitebsk" and the Department for Youth Affairs of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee.
The organizing committee cordially invites intellectuals to participate in the tournament and to visit the beautiful ancient city on the Dvina River, a city that, despite its long history, becomes younger and more beautiful every year.
Applications for participation and additional information about the tournament are available on the official website: http://slavyanka.us