The 49th Amsterdam International Go Tournament
a European Go Federation bonus points tournament (level C) - Thursday, May 21 – Sunday, May 24, 2020

Cancelled due to Covid-19 (Corona Virus)

As the Dutch government had forbidden all events until June 1st, the Amsterdam Tournament 2020 will be cancelled.
All participants who have already paid will get their money back in the coming weeks.
We hope everyone will be safe in these trying times, and we hope to see you all next year at the AIGT 2021!

The Dutch Go Association and the Amsterdam Go Club are proud to announce the 49th Amsterdam International Go Tournament. For this year, we managed to find a very nice and fresh location in the heart of Amsterdam.


With its first edition taking place in 1971, this is one of the longest running go tournaments in Europe. The tournament is held over 4 days, starting on Ascension day, with a long time setting of 90 minutes per person, per game. This year, it takes place in Amsterdam in the Cygnus Gymnasium, Vrolikstraat 8, 1091 VG Amsterdam in a lively neighbourhood with lots of restaurants and pubs, centrally located and with very good access to public transport.

Main Event

Information

7 rounds McMahon, 90 minutes + 1 x 30 seconds byo-yomi. Japanese rules, 6.5 komi. (€600 main prize)

Registration and the first round take place on Thursday. On Friday, Saturday and Sunday there are two rounds per day.

Rob van Zeijst 7d, multiple-times European champion, will be the official commentator of the tournament: during the entire event he will provide game commentaries. Feel free to approach him during the breaks of the tournament to review your game.

For further information, see Program below.

Side Events

Wednesday evening there is a Welcome Blitz at "De 2 Klaveren" (De Clercqstraat 136, Amsterdam) for those arriving Wednesday. (€125 main prize)

On Friday and Saturday evening, the DNM Rapid will be held at "Ons Genoegen" (Elandsstraat 101, Amsterdam). (€250 main prize)

Program

Wednesday, May 20
20:00 – 23:00 Blitz Tournament at De 2 Klaveren
Thursday, May 21
12:00 – 13:30 Registration
13:35 – 13:55 Opening ceremony
14:00 – 17:30 Round 1

Friday, May 22
09:30 – 13:00 Round 2
14:00 – 17:30 Round 3
18:30 – 19:30 Dinner at "Ons Genoegen"
19:30 – 22:30 DNM Rapid Qualifiers at "Ons Genoegen"

Saturday, May 23
09:30 – 13:00 Round 4
14:00 – 17:30 Round 5
18:30 – 19:30 Dinner at "Ons Genoegen"
19:30 – 22:30 DNM Rapid Finals at "Ons Genoegen"

Sunday, May 24
09:30 – 13:00 Round 6
14:00 – 17:30 Round 7 --- Live commentary of the final by Rob van Zeijst 7d
17:45 – 18:15 Prize-giving ceremony

Previous Results

AIGT 2019
AIGT 2018
AIGT 2017
AIGT 2016
AIGT 2015

Condition: You must register and pay in advance. If you register and pay cash at the door, the rate is €65 for all events, €40 for just the weekend.
Exception: Registrants from countries where it is difficult and/or expensive to transfer money to the Netherlands may pre-register online and pay cash at the door, and will pay the locked-in price that was current at their time of registration.

DISCOUNTS
- There is a discount of €5 for all players ranked as double digit kyu (10 kyu or weaker).
- There is a discount of €5 for members of the Dutch Go Association (NGoB).

These discounts add up. If you are both double digit kyu and a member of the Dutch Go Association, your total discount is €10.
Discounts apply to any base price, for the main event or for weekend only registrations.

DISCOUNTS FOR CHILDREN
We specially want to invite children till 17 year of age to come to the tournament. They wil get a extra discount of € 5 on top of the above mentioned discounts. So a double digit child who is member of the Dutch Go Association will get a total discount of € 15.

They also will get a souvenir as a reminder of the tournament, regardless of score.

Payment:
After registering, you will receive instructions on how to pay. If you have questions, please contact contact@aigt.nl

Prizes

Main Tournament	Best Women in Main	DNM Rapid	Blitz @ 2 Klaveren Wednesday
1st place: €600 2nd place: €300 3rd place: €150 4th place: €100 5th place: €75 6th place: €50	1st place: €150 2nd place: €100 3rd place: €75	1st place: €250 2nd place: €125 3rd place: €75 4th place: €50	1st place: €125 2nd place: €75 3rd place: €50

SPECIAL PRIZES

DGT (producer of digital game clocks) is sponsoring with 2 DGT 2010 and 1 DGT 1005clock.

Guo Juan’s Internet Go School (Learn ~ Remember ~Win!) is sponsoring with 8 certificates of € 50.

4 out of 7: Go and Chess shop Het Paard will sponsor everybody who scores 4 out of 7. They also donate one Minecraft game as a special prize.

About the European Grand Prix

The Amsterdam International Go Tournament has been part of the European Grand Prix cycle since its inception in 2014.
The European Grand Prix is a series of tournaments that takes place from 1st of January until the 31st of December each year.
The idea of the Grand Prix is to have a system honouring / measuring the performance of active Go players.
The EGF uses the results of the Grand Prix as the main guideline whenever the EGF has the right to nominate players for international events in the Far East
For more information on the bonus points tournaments: http://www.eurogofed.org/EuropeanGrandPrix/

Questions?

Please send us an e-mail at contact@aigt.nl
Have a look at our Facebook page for pictures and tournament updates.

We will be playing in the aula (picture on the left) of the Cygnus Gymnasium, which is located directly at the Wibautstraat Metrostation (seen in picture on right)