MGA Spring Handicap Tournament
Details
Preregistration is open for April's Spring Handicap Go Tournament! To get yourself entered into the competitors' lists, just message James with your name, your playing rank, and your AGA number if you know it. Preregistering helps get the paperwork portion of the tournament done earlier, so we can jump straight into matches right away on the day of the games!
Newcomers are welcome, if you have any questions about the sign up process or tournament structure, just message me and I'll talk you through it.
We're also looking for one or two people interested in becoming assistant Tournament Directors. For the small price of helping out with setup and teardown and doing some administrative work, you'll have your entry fee waived! Again, message James to enquire the details.
With the US Go Congress coming up in Boston in August, you'll want to take advantage of every last chance to practice in tournament games that you can get! Good luck and good game to all!
Here are the hard details:
When:
Sunday, April 10th! On-site registration will open at 9:45 and the first round of play is projected to begin at 10:30.
Where:
Boylston Chess Club
40 Norris St, Cambridge MA
The Boylston Chess Club rents rooms in the basement of a condo at this address. To find the entrance, follow the building's driveway along the right side of the building and go down the set of stairs you'll find. Street parking in Cambridge is free on Sundays.
Format:
Tournament consists of four AGA rated games played with handicap under the Japanese rules. Main time is 45 minutes with a Canadian overtime period of 25 moves/5minutes. Komi is 7.5 in even games, .5 in handicapped games.
As this is an AGA rated event, all players will need to have a membership with the AGA which you can sign up for at usgo.org or fill out a form for it on the day of the games.
Registration fee is $20 for MGA members and $25 for non-members with a $5 discount offered to players who pregister.
First Place Prize: $50
Second Place Prize: $30
Third Place Prize: $20
MGA Spring Handicap Tournament