Cary Go Club
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An official Chapter of 
2010 Carolina Spring Go Tournament
(2010北卡之春围棋锦标赛)
- An American Go Association Rated
Event
Organized by:
Chinese American Friendship Association of
North Carolina
and
Cary Go Club
The Carolina Spring Go Tournament, organized by the Chinese American Friendship Association of North Carolina (CAFA) and the Cary Go Club, will be held on Sunday, March 28, 2010. This is an annual American Go Association (AGA) rated tournament in its 7th year. This tournament is open to everyone. Players of all levels are welcome – we will group players into different sections based on their strength. Players will play four rounds of games against players within each section. Top 2 players finish in each section will receive a cash prize and an award certificate.
- What: 2010 Carolina Spring Go Tournament - An AGA Rated Event
- When: Sunday, March 28, 2010, 9:00am--5:30pm
- Where: Room 3118, Talley Student Center
2610 Cates Avenue
NC State University
Raleigh, NC 27695- Please register for the tournament: http://www.cafanc.org/go/register
Format: 4 rounds, 30 minutes and five 30-second byo-yomi periods per player. One hour break for lunch after the second round.
Entry Fee: The tournament will collect tournament entry fees in order to provide foods and drinks for each participant, and cash prizes for players who finish in the top two of each section.
- $20 for AGA members
- $20 for non-AGA members plus $10 fee collected by AGA
- $10 for college students plus $10 AGA fee
- free tournament fee for kids - only need to pay $10 for an AGA one-year youth membership
AGA Membership: An AGA membership is recommended but not required. A Full AGA membership is available for $30/year and a Youth membership (under 23 years of age) is available for $10/year. A full or youth AGA membership can be applied online at AGA's website. A Promotional AGA membership is also available for $15/year, which is only available for application through an AGA chapter. If you would like to get a Promotional AGA membership, you can apply one on-site during the tournament.
Prizes: There will be 5 or more sections. Each section will have at least one cash prize winner and the divisions with stronger players will have larger prizes. The exact prizes will depend on the tournament turn-out.
Lunch: We will provide pizzas, snacks and drinks on-site.
Map and Direction: Click here for a Google map to Talley Student Center.
Registration: Seats are limited. A registration is required to participate the tournament. Please register below:
Online Registration: http://www.cafanc.org/go/register
Click here to see the players who have registered.
Past Go Tournaments:
2009 Carolina Spring Go Tournament
Date: March 21st, 2009
Location: North Carolina State University campus, Raleigh, NC 27695
Organized by: Cary Go Club
The Spring Fuseki 2008 Go Tournament
Date: March 15th, 2008
Time: 8:30am-5:00pm
Location: North Carolina State University campus, Raleigh, NC 27695
Organized by: Cary Go Club and NCSU Wolf Go Club
The 7th Annual Joe Shoenfield Memorial Marathon Go Tournament
Date: Saturday, September 29 & 30, 2007
Location: Umstead State Park, Cary, NC
Organized by: Paul Celmer and The Triangle Go Group
Directed by: Owen Chen
Date: 7/28-8/5, 2007
Location: Lancaster, PA
Organized by: the American Go Association
Brad Jones and Owen Chen from the Cary Go Club attended the 23rd Go Congress. Brad won the 3Dan section in the US Open. Congratulations!!!
The 6th Annual Joe Shoenfield Memorial Marathon Go Tournament
Date: Saturday, September 23th, 2006
Location: Umstead State Park, Cary, NC
Organized by: The Triangle Go Group
Date: August 12-20, 2006
Location: Black Mountain, NC
Organized by: the American Go Association and the Triangle Go Group
The Spring Fuseki 2007 Go Tournament
Date: March 24th, 2006
Time: 8:30am-5:00pm
Location: North Carolina State University campus, Raleigh, NC 27695
Organized by: Cary Go Club and NCSU Wolf Go Club
The 5th Annual Joe Shoenfield Memorial Marathon Go Tournament
Date: Saturday, September 17th, 2005
Location: Umstead State Park, Cary, NC
Organized by: The Triangle Go Group
First Season: January 1st, 2005, June 30th, 2005
Congratulations to the Cary Go Club team, represented by Brad Jones, Feng Ye and Owen Chen, winning the national champion of the AGA Chapter Team League in first season. Congratulations to Feng Ye, winning the second place as an individual player in the team league.
The Spring Fuseki 2005 Go Tournament
Date: March 19th, 2005
Time: 9:00am-7:00pm
Location: North Carolina State University campus, Raleigh, NC 27695
Organized by: Cary Go Club and NCSU Wolf Go Club
What is Go?
Go is the oldest board game in the world. The rules are very simple, and you can learn them in a few minutes. It takes simple elements -- line and circle, black and white, stone and wood, but leads to a countless number of intriguing patterns and clever maneuvers.
Go is a game of strategy. Two players compete in acquiring territory by placing stones on a wooden board with a simple grid drawn on it, usually 19 by 19 lines. Each player places a new stone on the board alternately, seeking to enclose territory with the placed stones. Further, each player may capture the opponent's stones. The objective of the game is to enclose the most territory, a simple goal that leads to the elegant and fascinating complexities of Go.
Go originated in China about 4000 years ago. It is known as Weiqi in China, Baduk in Korea and Igo in Japan and Westerners shortened the Japanese term Igo to Go for obvious reasons. Today there are millions of Go enthusiasts in Asia and throughout the world. Top players participate in professional leagues, and championship matches draw large television audiences. Its popularity in the United States continues to grow, more than fifty years after the founding of the American Go Association (www.usgo.org). With the creation of the internet, amateurs from all over the world can now meet each other for games while in their own homes and watch professional players compete.
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