Toronto Go Club Fall Tournament 23

Saturday, September 23, 2023 - 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM

The 519 Community Centre, 2nd floor Ballroom, 519 Church Street, Toronto (north of Church & Wellesley)

Registration fee: $20

Cash prizes will be awarded to 1st ($100), 2nd ($50) & 3rd ($25) place

Limited to 50 participants

Masks are recommended

Tea and cookies will be served

Rank discrepancies can be dealt with at the tournament

Check Green P for parking in the area

NOTE: Please pre-register online by Friday (morning), September 22, 9:00 AM EST. You can pay on the day of the tournament. Pre-registration will make registration on tournament day quicker and we will know how much equipment to prepare. We will bring enough equipment for all pre-registrants but we cannot guarantee that there will be extra equipment for late registrants. It will be done as a first come - first serve basis.

Schedule

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM  Registration

9:30 AM - 11:30 AM  ROUND 1

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM  Tea

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM  ROUND 2

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM  ROUND 3

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM  Closing

30 minutes per player then 30 stones every 10 minutes thereafter. (Games should not last longer than 2 hours.)

The top division will be using Byo-yomi timers for 30 minutes per player then 30 seconds byo-yomi for 3 periods.

Komi is 7.5 points (AGA scoring rules). Komi for handicap games is 0.5 points. There is no handicap for dan games.

In order to ensure that the tournament ends on time, we may need to shorten the first round to 90 minutes.

Photos of tournaments (past and present) can be viewed on Flickr.