Friday, April 30, 2010

OGT 2010 Details

Printable details about the tournament, including directions, can be found on the flyer.
If you haven't registered yet, please do so. Some details about the tournament follows.
  • Date: Saturday, May 8 — Sunday, May 9, 2010
  • Location: UCF Student Center in the Key West room, 218AB
  • Saturday Schedule: (tentative, subject to change)
    • 9:30a — 10:00a Registration & Rules Explanation
    • 10:00a — 12:00p Round 1
    • 12:00p — 1:00p Lunch (on your own)
    • 1:00p — 3:00p Round 2
    • 3:00p — 5:00p Round 3
  • Sunday Schedule: (tentative, subject to change)
    • 11:30a — 1:30p Round 4
    • 1:30p — 2:30p Lunch (on your own)
    • 2:30p — 4:30p Round 5
    • 4:30p —5:00p Final Standings Announcement & Closing Words
  • Format:
    • AGA rules, 5 rounds
    • Accellerat handicap pairings, 7.5 komi for even games, reverse komi for small rank differences, 0.5 komi to white in handicap games
    • Four strength divisions (TBD), prizes in all divisions
    • Time: 45 minutes main time & 5/30s Japanese byo-yomi
  • Fees:
    • No tournament fee, but must be a member of the AGA (can join on-site)
    • AGA fees discussed here
  • Bring:
    • Boards & clocks (if possible)
    • AGA membership card (if possible)

Sunday, April 25, 2010

Two weeks to go

Participants so far are listed below. If you expected to see your name and did not, let me or Josh know. Otherwise, registere here.
  • Karsten Henckell, 5d AGA
  • Joshua Lee, 4d AGA
  • Joel Sanet, 3d AGA
  • Alex Feldstein, 1k KGS
  • Miki Hirama, 3k KGS
  • Efrain Divila, 3k AGA
  • Jung Yo, 4k AGA
  • Bart Lipofsky, 5k KGS
  • John Russell, 6k KGS
  • Phillip Brix, 7k AGA
  • Alan Mishlove, 7k AGA
  • Joe Valencia, 8k KGS
  • Jefferey Williams, 8k AGA
  • John Sarry, 9k AGA
  • Paul Wiegand, 9k AGA
  • Sky Choi, 9k AGA
  • Brett Lee, 11k KGS
  • Christopher Margquis, 14k IGS
  • Leanne Nelson, ?
There are currently 19 registered players: 9 from Orlando, 5 from Miami, 2 from Sarasota, 2 from Tampa, 1 from the Space Coast Area.

Sunday, April 18, 2010

OGT Registrants so far ...

As of this post, fourteen people have registered for the 2010 OGT. If you don't see your name and you think you should, contact Josh or Paul. If you haven't registered yet but you plan to do so, go do it now, here.
  • Karsten Henckell, 5d
  • Joshua Lee, 4d
  • Joel Sanet, 3d
  • Alex Feldstein, 1k
  • Miki Hirama, 3k
  • Phillip Brix, 7k
  • Alan Mishlove, 7k
  • Joe Valencia, 8k
  • Jefferey Williams, 8k
  • John Sarry, 9k
  • Paul Wiegand, 9k
  • Sky Choi, 9k
  • Brett Lee, 11k
  • Leanne Nelson, ?
For the curious: There are so far 7 from Orlando, 5 from Miami, 1 from Sarasota, and 1 from Tampa.