San Diego Go Club News 20160920
1) 2017 US Go Congress
2) Sunday, October 9: Fall Go Soiree
3) Sat-Sun, October 22-23: Cotsen Tournament in Los Angeles
4) SDGC This week.
Ted Terpstra
President, San Diego Go Club
619/384-3454
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1) 2017 US Go Congress in San Diego is ON
American Go Association president Andy Okun came to San Diego yesterday and signed the contract with the Town and Country Resort for the 2017 U.S Go Congress to be here August 5-12, 2017. The 2016 Congress was held in Boston in August with 650 registering. The San Diego Go Club will be hosting the event. This is an all volunteer happening (except for the professional go players flying in from Japan, China, Korea and Europe to teach and analyze games), so we will need lots of help. Les Lanphear and I will be the co-directors of the Congress.
To read about past go congresses (and where our Congress will have registration when the web site is developed), check out
http://www.gocongress.org/
The Town and Country Resort is centrally located in San Diego in Mission Valley, near the intersection of Interstate 8 and 5. When registration begins (not for a while) people will be able to choose between the newly remodeled tower rooms or the the less expensive garden rooms. All rooms are virtually right next to the ballroom, where the US Go Open will be played, and the classroom space, where the pros will give lectures.
Town and Country Resort is a ten-minute drive from most of San Diego's major attractions:
The Beaches
Old Town State Park
Seaworld
The San Diego World Famous Zoo
Balboa Park with its nine museums
Downtown
Petco Park (think baseball)
Qualcomm Stadium (think football)
The airport
T&C has a trolley stop on site which runs through downtown all the way to Mexico. There is also a public bus stop next to the hotel, which runs to Balboa Park and the zoo.
Just beyond the trolley station is Fashion Valley Mall with its upscale stores and food court.
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2) Sunday, October 9: Fall Go Soiree
The fall gathering at my home of anyone who would like to play or watch go is scheduled for noon-5 p.m. on Sunday, October 5.
This is an informal event where players and spectators drop in and out
as desired and play self-paired games on the good kaya boards and slate and shell
stones that are not kept at the club. Attendees can peruse the 200+ book go library and borrow
(or return) books.
As usual, pizza will be served at 5 p.m. for those who want to hang around and
socialize. Beverages will be served throughout the afternoon. This is a fun
day, where one can play an AGA rated game or just challenge someone
for a fun game. Up to 40 players have shown up in the past from the club,
UCSD, SDSU, UCLA and even L.A.
All players from 8-dan and pros as well as beginners are welcome.
And everything is FREE. Come for the whole afternoon or just a part.
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3) Sat-Sun, October 22-23: Cotsen Tournament in Los Angeles
The registration page for the Cotsen go tournament is now up:
http://www.cotsenopen.com/new-reg-form.php
The Cotsen Open is an annual go tournament, sponsored by go-lover Eric Cotsen,
held in Los Angeles, CA. This year's tournament will be held on October 22-23, 2016
at the Korean Cultural Center Los Angeles, located at 5505 Wilshire Blvd. The Cotsen
Open features thousands of dollars in prizes, an extremely competitive Open Division,
live KGS commentary on top board games, masseuses to massage players during their
games, free food truck lunches to all those who pre-register on both Saturday and Sunday
of the tournament, and a demonstration game between Yilun Yang 7p and another top pro
player. And, as always, everyone who pre-registers and plays in all 5 of their matches has
their full entry fee refunded. This tournament is not to be missed!
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As in the past, I am asking San Diego players to register under the Orange County
Go Club. We have helped them win the $1,000 prize for the best club record in the
past. This money is then recycled into the Southern California Go Championship
later in the year. Help Kevin Chao have the best club.
Note: I will NOT be driving to the Cotsen this year as I will be in Tokyo attending
a workshop on teaching go in schools. Thank you Nihon Ki-in.
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4) As in the last couple of weeks, tonight, Tuesday, will be a high level dan player attending
the San Diego Go Club at Twigg's. Stop by to play him or watch someone else take him on.
1) 2017 US Go Congress
2) Sunday, October 9: Fall Go Soiree
3) Sat-Sun, October 22-23: Cotsen Tournament in Los Angeles
4) SDGC This week.
Ted Terpstra
President, San Diego Go Club
619/384-3454
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1) 2017 US Go Congress in San Diego is ON
American Go Association president Andy Okun came to San Diego yesterday and signed the contract with the Town and Country Resort for the 2017 U.S Go Congress to be here August 5-12, 2017. The 2016 Congress was held in Boston in August with 650 registering. The San Diego Go Club will be hosting the event. This is an all volunteer happening (except for the professional go players flying in from Japan, China, Korea and Europe to teach and analyze games), so we will need lots of help. Les Lanphear and I will be the co-directors of the Congress.
To read about past go congresses (and where our Congress will have registration when the web site is developed), check out
http://www.gocongress.org/
The Town and Country Resort is centrally located in San Diego in Mission Valley, near the intersection of Interstate 8 and 5. When registration begins (not for a while) people will be able to choose between the newly remodeled tower rooms or the the less expensive garden rooms. All rooms are virtually right next to the ballroom, where the US Go Open will be played, and the classroom space, where the pros will give lectures.
Town and Country Resort is a ten-minute drive from most of San Diego's major attractions:
The Beaches
Old Town State Park
Seaworld
The San Diego World Famous Zoo
Balboa Park with its nine museums
Downtown
Petco Park (think baseball)
Qualcomm Stadium (think football)
The airport
T&C has a trolley stop on site which runs through downtown all the way to Mexico. There is also a public bus stop next to the hotel, which runs to Balboa Park and the zoo.
Just beyond the trolley station is Fashion Valley Mall with its upscale stores and food court.
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2) Sunday, October 9: Fall Go Soiree
The fall gathering at my home of anyone who would like to play or watch go is scheduled for noon-5 p.m. on Sunday, October 5.
This is an informal event where players and spectators drop in and out
as desired and play self-paired games on the good kaya boards and slate and shell
stones that are not kept at the club. Attendees can peruse the 200+ book go library and borrow
(or return) books.
As usual, pizza will be served at 5 p.m. for those who want to hang around and
socialize. Beverages will be served throughout the afternoon. This is a fun
day, where one can play an AGA rated game or just challenge someone
for a fun game. Up to 40 players have shown up in the past from the club,
UCSD, SDSU, UCLA and even L.A.
All players from 8-dan and pros as well as beginners are welcome.
And everything is FREE. Come for the whole afternoon or just a part.
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3) Sat-Sun, October 22-23: Cotsen Tournament in Los Angeles
The registration page for the Cotsen go tournament is now up:
http://www.cotsenopen.com/new-reg-form.php
The Cotsen Open is an annual go tournament, sponsored by go-lover Eric Cotsen,
held in Los Angeles, CA. This year's tournament will be held on October 22-23, 2016
at the Korean Cultural Center Los Angeles, located at 5505 Wilshire Blvd. The Cotsen
Open features thousands of dollars in prizes, an extremely competitive Open Division,
live KGS commentary on top board games, masseuses to massage players during their
games, free food truck lunches to all those who pre-register on both Saturday and Sunday
of the tournament, and a demonstration game between Yilun Yang 7p and another top pro
player. And, as always, everyone who pre-registers and plays in all 5 of their matches has
their full entry fee refunded. This tournament is not to be missed!
------------------------------------------
As in the past, I am asking San Diego players to register under the Orange County
Go Club. We have helped them win the $1,000 prize for the best club record in the
past. This money is then recycled into the Southern California Go Championship
later in the year. Help Kevin Chao have the best club.
Note: I will NOT be driving to the Cotsen this year as I will be in Tokyo attending
a workshop on teaching go in schools. Thank you Nihon Ki-in.
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4) As in the last couple of weeks, tonight, Tuesday, will be a high level dan player attending
the San Diego Go Club at Twigg's. Stop by to play him or watch someone else take him on.