The U.S. Go Congress is the largest annual
Go event in the
United States
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, first held in 1985 and now into its 35th consecutive year. It is organized by the
American Go Association
The American Go Association (AGA) was founded in 1935, to promote the board game of Go in the United States.
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in conjunction with one or more local clubs, and is a week-long tournament and learning opportunity for Go players. Several hundred people generally attend, including a number of
professional
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players. A few major tournaments are incorporated into the week, including the
U.S. Open and the
North American Masters (NAMT) tournament.
U.S. Go Congresses and Winners
U.S. Open
The U.S. Open is a six-round
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-McMahon Go tournament with the longest time limits of any North American tournament. The Open is the largest Go tournament in North America. In 2006 and 2007, the tournament's top prize was $2,000.
Players are grouped by
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into different sections. These range from beginners (33kyu - 30kyu) to the advanced open section (7 dan and above).
Until 2014, High dan players (4 dan and above) received a base time of 120 minutes with 5 - 30 second
byo-yomi periods. All other players received a base time of 90 minutes with 5 - 30 second byo-yomi periods. Starting from 2014, all players in the U.S. Open received the same time of 90 minutes base time with 5 - 30 second byo-yomi periods.
Additionally, beginning in 2014, the open section of the U.S. Open (7 dan and above) was combined with the North American Ing Masters into a 9-round tournament with a top prize of $5,000. Players who were not 7 dan but had accumulated a sufficient number of qualifier points were also eligible to play in this section. Players who were 7 dan or above who did not wish to play in the North American Masters Tournament were allowed to play in the top section of the U.S. Open, which now combined 6 dan and 7 dan players, albeit with a lower amount of prize money at stake.
North American Ing Masters
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See also
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Go at the 2010 Asian Games
A Weiqi tournament was held at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou for the first time at an Asiad. The three events in the competition - men's team, women's team and mixed doubles — were held between 20 and 26 November 2010 at the Guangzhou Che ...
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Go competitions
This is a list of professional go (game), Go tournaments, for competitors in the board game of ''Go''. The tradition, initiated by the Honinbo, Honinbo Tournament in Japan, is for an event to be run annually, leading up to a title match and the a ...
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International Go Federation
The International Go Federation (IGF) is an international organization that connects the various national Go federations around the world.
Role
The role of the IGF is to promote the sport of Go throughout the world, promote amicable relations ...
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List of Go organizations
List of Go organizations:
International
* International Go Federation (IGF) (1982)
Continental
In 2021:
* European Go Federation (2010) (EGF), for Europe
* Asian Go Federation (2015), for Asia
* Ibero-American Go Federation ( Federación ...
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List of professional Go tournaments
This is a list of professional go (game), Go tournaments, for competitors in the board game of ''Go''. The tradition, initiated by the Honinbo, Honinbo Tournament in Japan, is for an event to be run annually, leading up to a title match and the a ...
External links
This year's US Go Congress webpageUS Open history
References
Go (game)
Go competitions in North America
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