Director: Yun Sun
Location: KGS Server
Registration Closes: Sunday, August 02, 2020
2020 Summer Calgary Junior Go Rating Tournament
The Calgary Junior Go Club is dedicated to the promotion of junior Go in Calgary area. The club is open to every junior Go player from Kyu to Dan. Our goal is to help kids to improve their Go skills. We use a system of group online or offline classes and tournaments.
In December 2019, Calgary Junior Go Club hosted the first rating tournament for juniors in Calgary, and it was greatly successful.
In summer 2020, the second rating tournament will be hosting online at KGS Server.
This rating tournament is for kids under age 18. We will set up a qualifying rating tournament according to the rating system of Canadian Go Association.
1. Date: August 3rd-31st, 2020; Every Monday 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
2. Location: KGS Server
3. Registration
Fees:
E-transfer Only, The payments need to be prepaid before Monday, August 3rd, 2020. E-transfer to [email protected]
$30/player
4. Certificates
All the certificates are issued by CGA (Canadian Go Association). If grading is successful, an additional fee will be charged for certificate processing. If the children don't earn a certificate they don't need to pay the fee to the CGA (they should still pay the fee for the tournament).
Promotion Level | fees |
25k – 6k | $10 |
5k – 1k | $15 |
1d – 4d | $20 |
5. Exam Tournament Schedule
Time | Schedule |
August 3rd, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm | Round 1 |
August 10th, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm | Round 2 |
August 17th, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm | Round 3 |
August 24th, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm | Round 4 |
August 31st, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm | Round 5 |
6. Tournament Rule
· 5 rounds - McMahon Method
· AGA Rule, 19x19 board, Komi 7.5; If play with handicap, komi 0.5.
· Each Game will approximately take 30 to 45 minutes. a countdown clock of KGS will be setup for the game.
· Rating tournament system: http://info.go-canada.org/youth-rating-tournament/
7. Single Tournament
A single tournament will be created for all players. Every participant in the tournament will be assigned a "McMahon score" by the computer. When the computer pairs players it tries to
· Ensure the players have not played before
· Ensure players with "as close a score as possible" are paired.
Promotion table: http://info.go-canada.org/promotion-tables/
· If you are unsure about your child’s rank, please contact Calgary Junior Go Club. If you already have CGA Go Rank Certificate, please register based on that.
· If the handicap of pair is not on the handicap table of CGA, the Tournament/ Exam Organizer will arrange the pairing manually and post it during the matches.
· If the participants level differs from each other greatly; a handicap will be decided by the Canadian Go Association and the organizer for the match to be effective. The following chart shows the handicaps will apply for each level.
Handicap Table: http://info.go-canada.org/handicap-tables/
8. Basic Tournament Rules
· The participant needs to pay the exam fee in full before the exam starts.
· The absent participant will be recorded as lost at the absent round.
· The Player should not get AI or someone’s help in the tournament. If organizer finds the player has any cheating behavior, the round will be recorded as lost.
· Players should not comment on other games during the match.
9. Contact
Name: Yun Sun
Phone #: 403-919-8166
Email: [email protected]
Name | Rank | Certificate | City | Date Registered |
---|---|---|---|---|
Yang Wang | 2d | Surrey | Jul 05, 2020 | |
Jiahao Liu | 8k | 3k | Regina | Jul 23, 2020 |
Richard Feng | 20k | 4k | Calgary | Jul 14, 2020 |
Minghao Liu | 23k | 8k | Calgary | Jul 12, 2020 |
Tony Yuan | 25k | 10k | Calgary | Jul 07, 2020 |
Max Zhao | 25k | 3k | Calgary | Jul 08, 2020 |
DeAnne Zhu | 25k | 16k | Calgary | Jul 08, 2020 |
Felix Kaining Zhang | 25k | 23k | Calgary | Jul 08, 2020 |
Leon Chen | 25k | 8k | Calgary | Jul 10, 2020 |
Eric Suen | 25k | 9k | Calgary | Jul 27, 2020 |
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