We are glad to announce our upcoming 29th Anniversary Tournament October 20th.

We will have both open (all even games) and handicap tournaments.  The open tournament is for the 8 strongest players and will have a cash prize of $150 for the player winning 3 games.  Our handicap tournament will also have cash prizes for those who win 3 games (or divided over those who win 2 games if no one wins 3).  There is our usual kids prize of $25 for the person under 18 years old who wins the most games (playing with higher ranks break ties).  

Tournament Info

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Registration: 9:00am – 9:45am sharp

3 Rounds — First Game: 10:00 am. Second Game: 1pm.  Third Game: 3pm.

Entry Fee: $20 for non-voting members, $10 for voting members. Free if under 18 years old (due to AGF grant).

Time Controls:  45 minutes, 5 periods 30 second byomi

Rule set: Japanese counting, AGA guidelines (just like the monthly ratings tournament)

Please make sure you have a current AGA membership so that we can submit results for ratings (https://www.usgo.org/content.aspx?page_id=60&club_id=454497 ).  We will not pair you if you are not an AGA member.

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We hope to see a lot of people join us for our traditional Anniversary Tournament.

We are opening registration for Michael Redmond Sensei’s workshop, 14-15 SEP, Sat and Sun.  He is the only westerner to achieve 9 dan status in Japan.  He has not won any major titles, so given the non-linear scale to get to 9 dan, he has won many many games in his career.  He achieved 9 dan when he was 33 yrs old.  He was voted best commentator for NHK and has many videos on his Youtube channel.  He also has a series of reviews on all the AlphaGo Masters games, as well as some other AlphaGo reviews.

This event is PRE-REGISTRATION ONLY.  Please send an email to me or manager@seattlego.org to register.  

For Saturday, we will limit the class to the first 20 people to send mail.  We will form a waiting list.  We will take payment online (https://www.seattlego.org/paid-instruction/) or at SGC by 24 AUG.  If you have not paid by then, we will start pulling people from the wait list to replace you.  Anyone attending Saturday is welcome to attend Sunday to watch the strong players class.  The price for Saturday is $30 for non-voting members and $20 for voting members.  Class will likely be 10am-5pm-ish.  More details to come later in AUG.

For Sunday, we will limit the class to the strongest 12 peopleto send email.  There will be two rounds of 6 people playing simuls, and Redmond Sensei will review the games at the front of the room (you may need to help remember your games in the beginning).  The price for Sunday is $30 for each game for non-voting members ($20 for voting members), but because I expect at least 12 people, I expect everyone will just pay $30 or $20.  Registrants should wait to pay until 17 AUG when I confirm the 12 highest ranked.  You need to pay by 24 AUG online (https://www.seattlego.org/paid-instruction/) or at SGC, or I will start taking people off the waiting list.  The first round simuls will start at 9am to allow one hour and 45 min per game (total time, no clocks).  Redmond Sensei plays quickly, but he wants to give students time to think.

Please respond to me or send mail to manager@seattlego.org to register for the class.

This year’s Japan Fair, we were able to teach over 250 people the game of Go. This was only possible due to our volunteers, the staff at the Japan Fair, and the support of you, the SGC Community. So to all of you, thanks for your hard work and support.