26/27 April the Antwerp Go Club organises its first Open Tournament on the same location as the preliminaries of the Belgian Championship more information here.
The 2012 World Mind Sport Games will be held in Lille in August this year. One Belgian player (Lucas Neirynck 4d) will take part to the men's individual tournament and a team of three players (Benjamin Gigot, 3d, Bram Vandenbon, 1d, Kristof Bossee, 1d) will take part to the team tournament. Good luck to all of them!
All 2013 members of the BGF under 20 and students members under 29.
Please read details in the "general information"
Tournament format
6 rounds Swiss System without handicap
1 hour per player + 15 stones for 5 minutes
Komi: 6.5
The number of rounds might be shorter if needed (ex: if it happens to be only 6 players we can play a 5-rounds Round-Robin championship).
Place
The tournament will be played on KGS on several dates. The schedule will be announced later depending on the number of participants.
Ce championnat est réservé aux membres de la Fédération Belge de Go domiciliés en Belgique depuis au moins 1 an qui
soit ont moins de 20 ans
soit sont étudiants et ont moins de 29 ans
Ce championnat a deux objectifs
Désigner le champion de Belgique respectivement
"jeune" (moins de 20 ans) et
"étudiant"
Désigner le représentant officiel de la Belgique aux championnats d'Europe des jeunes d'une part et des étudiants d'autre part; celui-ci sera le représentant de nationalité belge le mieux classé à l'issue du championnat belge qui répondra aux conditions de participation de l'un et/ou l'autre du/des championnat(s) européen(s) au moment où ceux-ci se dérouleront).
Jeugd Belgische kampioenschap
Dit kampioenschap is voorbehouden aan de leden van de Belgische Go Federatie die minstens een jaar in Belgïe gedomiciliëerd zijn en die
minder dan 20 zijn of
student van minder dan 29 zijn
Dit heeft een dubbele doelstelling:
het toekennen van de titels van respect.
Belgische Jeugd (minder dan 20) kampioen
Belgische Student kampioen
het selecteren van de officiële Belgische vertengenwoordiger in de Europese kampioenschap van de jongeren, en in de Europese studenten kampioenschap (die zal de beste geplaatste deelnemer in het BK met Belgische nationaliteit die aan de deelnamevoorwaarden van een of ander Europese kampioenschap op de moment van de organisatie ervan beantwoordt).
IMPORTANT COVID INFORMATION (updated 28/10/2021)
The 35th Brussels tournament of 30 & 31 October 2021 is confirmed to take place. The authorities in Brussels have instated a rule that for any event taking place indoors with more than 50 participants, it is mandatory to be in possession of a valid Covid Safe Ticket. While there are not yet 50 registered players at the moment, we will still require a valid Covid Safe Ticket, given that the safe distance of 1,5m can not be guaranteed during a game of Go. Also, in all indoor places where the Covid Safe Ticket is not used, it is mandatory to wear a mask. So while it will not be necessary to wear a mask in the tournament hall, you will need to wear it outside of the tournament hall, and in the bar downstairs. For this reason, please do not forget to bring a mouth mask with you.
For internationals: We will be using an app from the Belgian government to scan the QR codes of the Covid Safe Tickets. For participants from other European countries, an equivalent QR code issued by your country's government will also be accepted.
Tournament format
Five rounds MacMahon without handicap
Timing: 1 hour per player + byo-yomi: 15 stones for 5 minutes
Komi: 6.5
You can pay the fee by transfer on our bank account (IBAN: BE24 7755 9621 2238) (BIC: GKCC BE BB) with the communication : "Brussels" + your name + your rank. For international transfers, further information about the bank account of the Belgian Go Federation can be found at the bottom of this page.
Please note that you only qualify for the early registration fee if the the payment arrives before 21/10/2021. It is your responsibility to take into account the possible delay of your bank in transferring money. When your payment arrives after 21/10/2021 (included), you risk to have to pay the late registration fee on site, after which your original payment will be refunded minus administration costs.
Players from outside the Euro zone facing high bank transfer costs, qualify for the early registration fee if they register online before 21/10/2021.
If you pre-register and can not make it for the first round, you are expected to notify the organization by sending an email to board@gofed.bebefore the start of the round. In addition to any consequences as specified in EGF rules, not showing up for the first round without warning the organization will forfeit the tournament.
Once your registration fee has been received, you will be paired for the first round. You only have to confirm your presence if there are mistakes in your name or rating on our wall-list. You can cancel your registration by warning us. Before 21/10/2021, 12€ will be refunded, after 21/10/2021 only 7.5€.
Prizes are guaranteed for all the players with 4 or 5 wins.
Prizes for top places are determined by the MMS score and SOS. Prizes are divided equally if both MMS and SOS are equal.
Schedule
Saturday (GMT +2)
10:00 - Opening of registration
10:40 - Deadline of registration
11:00 - First Round
14:00 - Second Round
16:30 - Third Round
