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2009 West Surrey Handicap Go Tournament And Teach-in

The 2009 event will be held over the weekend of December 5^th and 6^th at Burpham Village Hall in Guildford.

Timetable

• Saturday Dec 5^th (Teach-in) With sponsorship from the BGA.
  • 10:00-10:30 Registration
  • 10:45-11:45 Session 1
  • 12:00-13:00 Session 2
  • 13:00-14:30 Lunch + Pits + Informal Go
  • 14:30-15:30 Session 3
  • 15:45-16:45 Session 4
• Sunday Dec 6^th (Tournament)
  • 09:45-10:15 Registration
  • 10:35 Round 1
  • 12:20 Lunch
  • 13:20 Round 2
  • 15:15 Round 3
  • 17:10 Round 4
  • 18:55 Prizegiving
  • 19:00 Close

Mobile on the day: 07807-165564. The BGA phone may not be present, so please use the new number.

Teach-in

This will be given by several dan players, and will be suitable for any level of player from total beginner to 1 kyu. All welcome.

Small groups of similar kyu level players will be grouped for each session which will have a theme such as: Openings, Counting, Endgame, Fuseki, Invasion, Tesuji, Life and Death etc.

Generally the teach-in is an enjoyable way of learning some go. It is informal and the groups are small enough that the teacher can comfortably cope with individuals' questions on the material being presented. Typically there are four groups, decided on the day, but perhaps 30-20kyu, 19-12kyu, 11-6kyu, and 5-1kyu. Techniques are presented, problems posed and answers discussed, professional games presented and discussed, kyu games played and analysed, etc etc.

Tournament

A Swiss tournament, where opposing players normally have the same number of wins. The draw will aim for 4-stone handicap games. Prizes will be awarded to all players with 3 or 4 wins (~10 prizes with 32 entrants). The cup and £25 cash prize will be awarded to the strongest player on 4/4, SOS etc being used as tie break. This tournament can (and has) been won by kyu players. Total beginners are welcome, indeed encouraged, to enter the tournament if they attend Saturday's teach in.

The registration queue will be closed at 10:15 in order to register those already queuing and still complete the draw by 10:35. Any late arrivals will get byes or play shortened extra-handicap games as is convenient, arranged after the main draw for round 1 has been done.

Games

AGA rules will apply except that in an x stone game, the time allowance is 50+2x minutes for black and 50-2x minutes for white. No overtime – sudden death. Komi is given in addition to handicap stones. In any disputes, the organiser's decision is final.

The rules are as last year which produced 50%/50% Black and White wins. See the end of this page for details.

Large handicap games (eg 20 stones) may occasionally be required, they are played as 9 stones plus an extra 10 komi per handicap above 9.

A subsidiary small board tournament will be run on the Sunday.

There will be other side events.

Entry

Entry form without payment should be sent to P.A.Bailey, 27 Dagley Farm, Shalford, Guildford, Surrey, GU4 8DE. Phone contact: 01483-561027. E-mail: pab27@stocton.org

Raised prices as last year would still be in effect. However we have managed to obtain sponsorship for the teach-in from the BGA - Thank you BGA.

Entry fees (Pounds):           Sat only    Sun only    Both days
Adult (including students >18) 8.00 4.00   10.00       14.00 12.00
<18, >65, Unemployed           4.00 2.00    5.00        7.00  6.00
Supplements:   Non BGA member  1.00         2.00        1.50
Entries after Dec 3            2.00         4.00        3.00
A 50% discount is offered to any individual attending their
first GO tournament.

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Club: ____________________    Phone: __________________

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Address: _______________________________________________________

Total cost: £______________   Please tick appropriate entry fees.