Start Time: 10am (check-in at 9:30)
Location: Hopefully Denver, we're checking a venue.
Entry Fee: Most likely free again!
IMPORTANT: It is never ever ever too soon to let me know you plan to play in the next tournament! Having a clue of how many pairs there will be is direly important. Right now you can email me, Jasmine Sailing, to inform me of your intent to play (please include the names of both pair members, alternately any female players can inform me that they are coming but are still deciding who they want to play with). Pre-registration will open in September or October, and at that point I will contact all of you to make sure you are still coming (if we aren't already keeping in touch about it anyway). It's possible that I will make pre-registration mandatory this year.
Please visit the Te wo Tsunaide archives. Lots of photos and commentary can be found
there.
Te wo Tsunaide '07 archive (Being assembled!)
Te wo Tsunaide '06 archive
Te wo Tsunaide '05 archive
What is Pair Go? Pair Go has enjoyed immense popularity in Japan, but has yet to spread as well in other countries. This is unfortunate in that it is such a mind-bending variation. In normal Go you may be accustomed to thinking in terms of "this works as long as my opponent doesn't do this before I do that". In Pair Go, there will be 3 moves before you can "do that". Pairs are teams of two people, one female and one male, who alternate moves during the game. (Please refer to the rules link below.) Which might seem easy enough until you take into account the other major factor: no communication between partners is allowed, not even body language. You need to try to connect with your partner, to understand how they are playing, and work well together.
Multiple prizes will be awarded during a ceremony at the end of the tournament. Enjoy the full day if you can, either by playing all 3-4 rounds or by playing and then watching games. All non-disruptive spectators are welcome (as is catching solo games on the side when you need a break from spectating)! Note that the official number of rounds can vary from 3-4, but unofficial rounds will be played anyway (pairs have chosen to play up to 5 rounds in a day).
Te wo Tsunaide staff (more will be added as '08 staff is determined):
Organizer: Jasmine Sailing,
jsailing@netonecom.net
Director: Bruce Young,
toxbs@yahoo.com
This web site is designed and maintained by Jasmine Sailing.