US Go Congress

All Things Chess
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The US Go Congress is being held in Black Mountain, NC, from August 4-12. From the website, gocongress.org: “There are 449 people registered, including 191 kyu-level players, 149 dan-level players, 16 pros, and 93 people with no rating. The average person has been to 4.4 congresses. The youngest attendee is over 1 year old and the oldest is over 85 years old. The average age is 38. There are 337 men and 112 women.”

Armchair Warrior

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Mike, thanks for the summary. I am finally getting into go nearly two decades after you introduced me to it at Atlanta’s House of Pain.

The structure of the Congress and its numerous tournaments interests me. If there were a way to hold the self-paired tournament in chess without running afoul of the USCF’s match rules, I’d try organizing it in a heartbeat.

–Brennan