Open Tournament and Workshop Calendar

Korean American Baduk Association (KABA) welcomes AGA members to the Open House 10/13 and 10/20, Saturdays, starting 11am. The go center has 15 tables and can accomodate 30 players (photo attached). There are regular kyu and dan players. Most players range 5kyu to 4 dan, but sometime 7-dan players come play as well. The location is in center of Annandale VA, convenient, and only minutes after exiting #52 from Hwy 495. A lot of restaurants nearby are in walking distance. Address: 7202 Poplar St, Suite A, Annandale VA 22003 KABA proudly announce that it became an AGA chapter club and joined the AGA family. There will be free coffee and Korean snacks/deserts. Regular KABA day-pass is $15 but discounted to $10 for AGA members. Only need to pay if playing, and no charge to watch or hang out. Welcome!

The Vermont Go Championship will be a single elimination three-round AGA rated no handicap tournament consisting of the top eight players in Vermont. There will be a Vermont Fall Tournament (with handicaps) held simultaneously for all other players so that everyone gets to play three rounds. Must pre-register with Peter Schumer at schumer@middlebury.edu. Make sure to renew AGA memberships ahead of time. The tournament will be held on campus at Middlebury College.

This is a great way to play some intense face-to-face Go! Three rounds, Japanese rules. You do not have play all 3 rounds (just inform the Tournament Director of your plans). The tournament is free of charge, though the Go Center membership policies apply: younger than 18 free, first 10 visits free; otherwise, $5 for one-day membership (see http://www.seattlego.org/membership/ for other options). And you need to be a current AGA member -- https://www.usgo.org/members/login to join or renew. You can join / renew in person at the Go Center, but please come early to do that. Registration is from 10:00 - 10:45 sharp, and the first round starts at 11:00. If you come before 12:30 and register, you will probably be able to play in the second round, which starts by 1:30 (but may start sooner).

4 rounds, AGA rated. Cash prizes in all sections. Open section for strong Dans. $30 entrance fee. Check in 9:00 first round starts at 9:30 sharp! WHERE Hostelling International New York 891 Amsterdam Ave (btw 103rd & 104th) We’re nice - full refunds if you have to cancel! AGA membership required.

Welcome to 2018 New York Youth Open! Players of all strengths are welcome! Please register at www.ny-go.org. The deadline for registration is Sunday, November 11, 2018. AGA membership is required. Tournament Rules: Where: New York Institute of Go: 255-05 Northern Blvd. 2F, Little Neck, NY 11362 Rule Set: AGA, Swiss-style, 19 x 19 board Time Limit: Open sections: 30 minutes main time and 3 periods of 20 second Byo-yomi Kyu sections: 30 minute absolute time Komi (Open sections): All games are even, 7.5 points komi Handicaps (Kyu sections): AGA rules: 9 stones handicap maximum, regardless of further rank difference. 1 rank difference = 1 stone, 2 ranks difference = 2 stones, … and so forth. Tournament Schedule: The tournament will be held on Saturday November 17, 2018. Here is the preliminary schedule: Announcement: 9:00 AM Round 1: 9:15-10:15 AM Round 2: 10:30-11:30AM Lunch Break: 11:30-12:15 PM Round 3: 12:15-13:15 PM Round 4: 13:30-14:30 PM Award Ceremony: 14:45 PM Brackets: will be divided by rank, all players must play all rounds. Open section: above 3 dan Open section: 2 dan - 7 kyu Kyu section: 8 kyu -17 kyu Kyu section: 18 kyu - 26 kyu (player who has no rank will be registered as 26 kyu) Prizes: trophies will be awarded in each bracket. 1st to 3rd place in elementary or younger group 1st to 3rd place in middle/high school group (all groups will compete together) Cash prize and trophies will be awarded to Open sections. Contact: info@ny-go.org

The first annual California State Go Championship is sponsored by the San Diego Go Club. It is a 5-round, 2-day AGA-rated competition that has both Open and Handicapped Sections. The winner of the Open will be crowned the 2018 California State Go Champion and will be the first to have her/his name inscribed on a permanent trophy and will also receive a personal trophy. There will be $500 in prize money and trophies for the Handicapped band champions. Entry is FREE but players must pre-register by 11:59 p.m. Thanksgiving evening, November 22 to play in the first round. Players are allowed to play only one of the days. Everyone can play but only California residents can become Champion. The event will be held at the San Diego Chess Club in Balboa Park. The park is home to the World Famous San Diego Zoo, the Japanese Friendship Garden and nine museums, so non-players can have their choice of things to do.

This is a great way to play some intense face-to-face Go! Three rounds, Japanese rules, 45 minutes per player plus byo-yomi. You do not have play all 3 rounds (just inform the Tournament Director of your plans). There's no tournament entry fee, though the Go Center membership policies apply: younger than 18 free, first 10 visits free; otherwise, $5 for one-day membership (see http://www.seattlego.org/membership/ for other options). And you need to be a current AGA member -- visit https://www.usgo.org/members/login to join or renew. You can join / renew in person at the Go Center, but please come early to do that. Registration is from 10:00 - 10:45 sharp, and the first round starts at 11:00. If you come before 12:30 and register, you will probably be able to play in the second round, which starts by 1:30 (but may start sooner).