The San Diego Go Club is hosting two tournaments on Sunday, March 24, 2019 at the San Diego Chess Club in Balboa Park.
Register here: https://www.goclubs.org
Details below from the San Diego Go Club Newsletter:
1) The 8th annual San Diego Go Championship: Open and Handicap Sections.
4-rounds. 30-minute basic time per player. All entry fees in this tournament will be put in the prize pool with a minimum first prize to the 2019 San Diego Go Champion (Open winner) of $300. Last year there were 10 players in the Open including two 7-dans and five 6-dans and 34 players in the Handicap Section. Cash prizes will be given also in the dan, kyu, and double-digit sections.
Sunday, March 24, 2019
Check-in: 8:30-9:00 am
Rounds at 9:00 & 10:30 am, 1 & 3 pm
Awards ceremony: 5 pm
2012 San Diego Champion: Jacky J Chong 3.0-dan (Handicapped Tournament)
2013 San Diego Champion: Kevin Chou 1.3-dan (Handicapped Tournament)
2014 San Diego Champion: Ari Saito 7.5-dan
2015 San Diego Champion: Leran Zou 7.1-dan
2016 San Diego Champion: Mark Lee 9.9-dan 2017 San Diego Champion: Chengjie Huang 7.2-dan 2018 San Diego Champion: Yi Wang 6.4-dan
2) The 1st annual San Diego Youth 13×13 Championship:
Hosted by the San Diego Go Club and run by Hai Li, 5P Chinese Go Pro.
Games will be rated by the California Go Association; Hai Li, will do the ratings.
Total time per game is a half-an-hour. Longer games than that will be adjudicated so that rounds can start close to “on time.”
34 players competed in the 2018 California State Youth 13×13 Championship in November.
Players must register by 11:59 pm Friday, March 22, 2019 to play in first round. On-site registration for rounds 2-5 allowed.
Players must have AGA membership.
Sunday, March 24, 2019
Check-in: 12:00-12:30.
Rounds at 12:45 1:15, 1:45, 2:15, 3:00 p.m.
Awards ceremony: 4 pm