Brisbane Christmas Pair Go Tournament
(October 19, 2009 at 10:15 pm by aguido in Announcements, Tournaments)
| December 19, 2009 |
…and barbeque (alright, mostly a BBQ) at our president Mark Bell’s house (55 White Street, Wavell Heights), on the northside of Brisbane, on Saturday the nineteenth of December. We will be playing rengo (teams of two) on 13×13 boards, in order to fit sufficient rounds into one day. BYO pairs (also your own alcoholic drinks and desserts) and RSVP to your nearest Brisbane Go Club member, mentioning if you are a vegetarian or similar. Any go player within range is cordially invited to turn up and join in. Please pass the word to anyone unlikely to read it here.
Play starts at nine o’clock. A BBQ lunch will happen around noon, and there will be tea and coffee and soft drinks laid on. We anticipate finishing around three o’clock, but our mileage will vary.
The draw will use the Gray & Mackay algorithm pioneered last year, and any leftover unpaired entrants will be paired quasi-randomly, or left free to play side games. The event does not attract AGA representative points, however if we get any traditional mixed pairs playing better than average, this will be noted for future use in selecting Australian pair go teams. :)
Surprisingly i went to the linked page before i realised what was meant by the ‘Gray & Mackay algorithm’. :)
This outing will be absolute fun. Unfortunately, I will be working during the weekend. (I thought it was going to be Sunday until I saw here that it will be a Saturday)…
Remember: I will be there in spirit. Holding a Go fan — pointing to an empty space that seems like tesuji, but isn’t.
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Sounds like this would have been fun. Wish I could have made it along.