San Diego Go Club Tournaments – Registration Open!

The San Diego Go Club is hosting two tournaments on Sunday, March 24, 2019 at the San Diego Chess Club in Balboa Park.

Register here: https://www.goclubs.org

Details below from the San Diego Go Club Newsletter:


1) The 8th annual San Diego Go Championship: Open and Handicap Sections. 

4-rounds. 30-minute basic time per player. All entry fees in this tournament will be put in the prize pool with a minimum first prize to the 2019 San Diego Go Champion (Open winner) of $300. Last year there were 10 players in the Open including two 7-dans and five 6-dans and 34 players in the Handicap Section. Cash prizes will be given also in the dan, kyu, and double-digit sections. 

Sunday, March 24, 2019

Check-in: 8:30-9:00 am 
Rounds at 9:00 & 10:30 am, 1 & 3 pm 
Awards ceremony: 5 pm

     2012 San Diego Champion: Jacky J Chong 3.0-dan (Handicapped Tournament)
      2013 San Diego Champion: Kevin Chou 1.3-dan (Handicapped Tournament)
      2014 San Diego Champion: Ari Saito 7.5-dan
      2015 San Diego Champion: Leran Zou 7.1-dan
      2016 San Diego Champion: Mark Lee 9.9-dan      2017 San Diego Champion: Chengjie Huang 7.2-dan      2018 San Diego Champion: Yi Wang 6.4-dan

2) The 1st annual San Diego Youth 13×13 Championship:

Hosted by the San Diego Go Club and run by Hai Li, 5P Chinese Go Pro.
Games will be rated by the California Go Association; Hai Li, will do the ratings.
Total time per game is a half-an-hour. Longer games than that will be adjudicated so that  rounds can start close to “on time.”
34 players competed in the 2018 California State Youth 13×13 Championship in November.

Players must register by 11:59 pm Friday, March 22, 2019 to play in first round. On-site registration for rounds 2-5 allowed.
Players must have AGA membership.
Sunday, March 24, 2019
Check-in: 12:00-12:30. 
Rounds at 12:45 1:15, 1:45, 2:15, 3:00 p.m.
Awards ceremony: 4 pm