אליפות ישראל הפתוחה בגו 2021

The 2021 Open Israeli Go (Weiqi) Championship is here!

After a long time which the Covid-19 prevented us from meeting physically, we are very excited to host this event this year in the UIBE-ISRAEL University in Petah-Tikva and we are thanking them for this cooperation!

The Israeli Go Championship is not all about competing but also about having a fun weekend with our go community through playing go and hanging out.

Hope to see you all!

General information:

The championship will be held on 23-25.12.2021 in the UIBE-ISRAEL University In Petah-Tikva, Hamagshimim 14th, Petah-Tikwa. (waze link)

The event will be held according to the Green Pass Restriction and the participants should present a valid vaccination/recovery certificate or a negative test result from the last 72 hours.

The Tournament will be played using McMahon system which is very common in the European Go Federation countries members.

for more information: https://senseis.xmp.net/?McMahonPairing

We thank our sponsor AI Sensei.

You can check their website here: AI Sensei

Schedule:

Thursday – 23.12.2021

17:00-18:00 – Gathering and registration

18:00-18:30 – A Lecture by Professor Gong Jiong: Strategy & Tactics – Between East and West

18:30-21:30 – First Round

Friday – 24.12.21

09:00-12:00 – Second round

12:00-13:00 – Lunch break

13:00-16:00 – Third round

Israeli Go Community hangs out – 16:00 onwards

Saturday – 25.12.2021

09:30-12:30 – Fourth round

12:30-13:30 – Lunch break

13:30-16:30 – Fifth round

16:30-17:30 – General meeting of the Israeli Go Association

17:30-20:30 – Sixth round

20:30-21:00 – Closing ceremony and prize giving

21:00-21:30 – Lecture

Details about the lecture By Gong Jiong:

 Professor Gong Jiong (John) – Vice President for Research & Strategy of UIBE-Israel and a professor of economics both in UIBE-Israel and in UIBE (The University of International Business and Economics in Beijing.
At UIBE-Israel, Prof. Gong teaches and researches in areas of finance, industrial organization, antitrust and competition policies.
Prof. Gong is a prolific researcher and writer with a list of publications in leading international academic journals. He is also a renowned op-ed columnist for several leading English newspapers and medias in Asia, including the South China Morning Post, China Daily, Global Times and CGTN (China Global Television Network), writing extensively on economic and political issues.

Strategy & Tactics – Between East and West
The lecture will provides a short history overview of the development of the ancient GO game in the orient, and explores some philosophical elements embedded in its common strategies, extending them to the modern day personal and business worlds as in areas of relevance. GO could be an interesting venue to bridge the east and the west as it is becoming increasingly

Registration:

Basic price: 80 ils
Students\Army\National service price: 60 ils
Association member price: 50 ils
Students\Army\National service price + Association member price: 30 ils
Details about membership can be found in the following link:

Association Membership

For information about partial participation contact us on

 israeli.go.association@gmail.com

 or on facebook: Israeli go association

Registration in the following link :

Registration Form

Tournament Rules:

Main time of 60 Minutes and 3×30 byo-yomi extra time.

Japanese game rules

White gets 6.5 komi

Rewards:

Trophies for the first 3 players 

Trophy for the first woman

Many prizes from our sponsor AI Sensei:

Every participant will receive AI Sensei Dan for a week to review his games from the event!

First place – 3 month of AI Sensei Pro

Second Place – 2 month of AI Sensei Pro

Third Place – 1 month of AI Sensei Pro

Highest ranked woman – 1 month of AI Sensei Pro

Highest ranked kyu player – 1 month of AI Sensei Pro

Players with 4 wins or more – 1 month of AI Sensei Dan

Highest ranked youth player (younger than 18 years old) – 1 month of AI Sensei Dan

If you need any help please contact:

israel.go.association@gmail.com