The Dutch Open, organized by the Dutch Go Association with help from Go Club Groningen, will be held from the 9th until the 12th of May of 2024. The tournament will be held in Groningen, click here for more information on how to get there and the venue.
Details
- Format: 7 rounds McMahon, Fischer time: main time 1 hour, bonus time 20 seconds. Reduced handicap at the bottom of the tournament. The game clock can be paused for the removal of 3 or more captured stones. EGF tournament rules apply.
- Bonus Point Event level B confirmed.
- Tiebreaker: SOS, SOSOS, SODOS, mutual game, lottery in that order.
- Costs: All days €60, Weekend only €40, discount for youth < 20 and students 50%. Dutch players must be members of the NGoB, non-members pay a surcharge of €10, for which the will receive a membership for the rest of 2024
- Joint dinner on Saturday evening.
- Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner are not included in the price.
- Catering: Lunch vouchers for the venue
- Places to sleep: Hotel/Hostel/Camping -> Contact toernooidirecteur@gobond.nl for rooms with discount.
- Register, Pay, and Look at Registered Participants
- Prizes (at least):
1st place €500 2nd place €300 3rd place €200 4th place €150 5th place €100 Many other prizes will be available in several categories, everybody has a chance to win a prize!
- Phone number organizer: +31-624492213, or email: dutchopen@gobond.nl
Measures to combat the use of AI
- Recording your game is permitted on a digital device, as long as the screen remains visible for your opponent at all times. And your opponent has to agree with recording the game digitally. If you want to record your game digitally, this will only be allowed on applications vetted in advance by the organization of the tournament, to make sure it does not have AI functionality. Recording your game with a paper kifu is of course permitted.
- Leaving the room means leaving your digital devices on the table (phones, tablets, computers, smartwatches), or with the tournament director.
- MP3 players are allowed, as long as they don’t have WiFi functionality.
Thursday
- 12:00 – 13:00 — Final Check and Confirmation of attendees.
- 13:30 — Round 1
Friday
- 09:30 — Round 2
- 12:30 — Lunch break
- 13:30 — Round 3
- 19:30 — Pro lecture or simultaneous game
Saturday
- 09:30 — Round 4
- 12:30 — Lunch break
13:30 — Round 5 - 18:00 — Group Dinner (book in advance)
Sunday
- 09:30 — Round 6
- 12:30 — Lunch break
- 13:30 — Round 7
- 17:30 — Prize Giving
* Lunches (not included)