Open Tournament and Workshop Calendar

You are invited to the 41st Canadian Go Open! The main tournament will be from Saturday September 1st to Monday September 3rd 2018. There will be a Pair Go and a Start of Tournament event on Friday August 31st at Senthé, Montréal's Go Center. A hot lunch is included in the tournament fees, and we will have 2 attending professionnals for game reviews and simultaneous games. 1st Place Winner : 1 000,00$. Other group winners : TBD according to registrations. The more players, the more prices!

Hello! The North Carolina State Go Champion will be determined in a day long tournament on September 22, 2018, at Umstead State Park in north Raleigh. Competitors from across the state will vie for the title, with prizes and trophies awarded in multiple divisions. The State Go Champion wins a cash prize along with 2 trophies. One of the trophies will be permanently awarded; the other is a traveling trophy awarded to successive state champions. All AGA members are eligible to play. However, to be awarded the title of “North Carolina State Champion” you must be an amateur go player who resides in North Carolina at least 50% of the year. Students are eligible. The location of the Tournament is Umstead State Park. Shelter #2 is at the Reedy Creek entrance to the park. To get to the Reedy Creek entrance coming from Durham, take I-40 to exit 287 (Cary/Harrison Ave) and turn left onto N. Harrison Ave, crossing the I-40 overpass. The Reedy Creek entrance is less than 1/4 mile. To get to the Reedy Creek entrance coming from Raleigh, take I-40 to exit 287 (Cary/Harrison Ave) and turn right onto N. Harrison Ave. The Reedy Creek entrance is less than 1/8 mile. After you enter the parking area, continue straight into the area to the far right corner (see image at left). The shelter is located about 20 yards south of the parking lot. We will have signs posted to help you locate the site. PREREGISTRATION IS REQUIRED for first round pairing and an early start. To participate in the first round you must register before 8:00 PM Friday, September 21st. The location is on the Cary side of Umstead Park and is accessible via I-40 to Harrison Avenue. Do not use the Umstead entrance on US Hwy 70. There is no connection to Reedy Creek entrance from US Hwy 70. Jeff Kuang will be serving as the Tournament Director. The tournament will consist of 4 rounds of play. Time settings will be 45 minutes main time, with 5 byo-yomi periods of 30 seconds each. This is an AGA rated tournament. You must be an AGA member to play. Please be sure you have a membership or renew via the web at USGO.org before the tournament begins. Please see the registration form at http://www.trianglegoclub.org/regist_state_2018.htm for more information. Hope to see you there!

The Davis/Sacramento Go Club will hold their Fall Quarterly Rating Tournament at the Rancho Cordova library, 9845 Folsom Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95827 on Saturday, September 29, 2018. Set-up and registration at 9 am. First round begins at 10 am. There will 4 rounds.