Controversata cupă Corona iată-se ajunsă la ediția a treia.

N-am fost atent cînd a fost ediția a doua, dar cine a fost interesat cu siguranță a aflat.

Această ediție se va desfășura între 8Martie și  – 20Aprilie 2021, evident tot online, pe KGS și surprinzător va fi și catalogată drept categorie B.

Era să zic că iată o ocazie de a intra gratis în EGD, dar citind mai atent văd că este și o taxă de zece euro. Acum îmi aduc aminte de ce nu m-a interesat nici prima ediție. Oricum, dacă pentru mine e neinteresant, e nu că taxa ar fi mare, ci că depășește nivelul interesului meu. Am jucat destul.

Vor exista șase runde, 60 minute timp de gîndire,  byoyomi
3×30 seconde pe mutare, komi 6.5 puncte, reguli Japoneze.

Criterii de departajare: MM, SOS, SOSOS, victorie directă

Mai jos aveți anunțul oficial.

sponsored by Jena International Go School and Nordic Go Dojo
supported by Czech Go Association and European Go Federation

The Corona Cup is an online Go tournament during times of emergency.
The tournament is part of European Grand Prix 2021 series as Bonus Point C and is
open to all players regardless of age, rank or nationality.

Playing site: KGS Go Server – room Corona Cup

Tournament system:
6 rounds, McMahon system, even games, 60 minutes basic time, Japanese byoyomi
3×30 seconds per move, komi 6.5 points, Japanese rules.

Criteria for placement: MM, SOS, SOSOS, winner of mutual game

Tournament results will be counted in EGF rating as category B (75% value).

The pairing will be done according to EGD ratings. KGS ranks don’t matter.
Unranked and underrated players should contact the organisers first. Beginners can
newly register with ranks down to 30-kyu.

Top group for pairing: 16-24 players, all the players with rating higher than 2550 will
surely be included.
Lowest group for pairing: players weaker than 20-kyu.

Schedule:
Opening ceremony: 8
th
March
1
st
round: 9
th
March – 14
th
March
2
nd
round: 16
th
March – 21
st
March
3
rd
round: 23
rd
March – 28
th
March
4
th
round: 30
th
March – 4
th
April
5
th
round: 6
th
April – 11
th
April
6
th
round: 13
th
April – 18
th
April
Closing ceremony: 20
th
April

After a round’s pairing is published, the players will arrange their games by email
independently from the organisers. The games must be played between the exact
dates and the results reported to the organisers. If the game doesn’t happen on time,
both players lose by forfeit (including a loss of rating points).
In case a player wants to drop a round, it’s necessary to report this to the organisers
before the pairing of the round. The player included in a top-group is obliged to play
all the tournament rounds.

Main organiser: Lukáš Podpěra („Lukan“)

Other organizers: Adriana Tomšů, Petr Kouba, František Čáha

International referee: Aleš Cieplý

Anti-cheating committee: Antti Törmänen, Su Yang („Jeff“)

Appeals committee: Artem Kachanovskyi (Ukraine), Viktor Lin (Austria), Lucas
Neirynck (Belgium), Petr Kouba (Czechia), Manja Marz (Germany)

Entry fee: 250 CZK / 10 €
Discounts: children under 15, pensioners – 150 CZK / 6 €

Please send the entry fee to one of these bank accounts:
CZK – 1662916012 / 3030

Revolut account:
IBAN: LT90 3250 0915 0564 0641, BIC: REVOLT21
bank account’s owner: Lukas Podpera
The payment is possible to make in these currencies: EUR, GBP, RUB, PLN, HUF,
RON, USD, CHF, HRK, ILS, NOK, SEK, DKK
EUR is a preferred currency. In case of payment in a different currency than EUR,
please send the equivalent amount.

It’s not possible to pay by PayPal!

Prizes: most of the collected entry-fee will be used for the prize pool, so the exact
prizes will be known just before the start of the tournament
– for at least the top 5 players: money prizes (sent by bank transfer) and Bonus
Points to European Grand Prix series
(1

st
place: 300 €)
– for the best 3 players in categories U12, U16, U20: JIGS vouchers of up to 300 €
– for all undefeated players: money prize + JIGS voucher 2-days-for-free
– for all the players with 1 loss: money prize + JIGS voucher 1-day-for-free

It’s necessary to play all the rounds to receive the prizes.
The prizes are not cumulative.

Fair play:
Fair play is a necessary part of the tournament. It’s not allowed to use any joseki
dictionaries, AI or outside help. An impartial team of arbiters will check played games
for signs of cheating using state-of-the-art anti-cheating tools. If the arbiters find it
clear that a player has cheated, all of the player‘s games will be forfeited and the
player disqualified immediately. These rules will be enforced very strictly.

All dan players are obliged to use webcameras during their games at least for offline
recording, and to have the records ready if asked by the organisers. One
recommended way is to have a video call with your opponent and save the video call
in a file with Skype. The video should be taken from the side, so that the computer’s
screen, player’s mouse hand, and the player’s face are all visible.
For other players this is optional, but highly recommended. If you are suspected of
using an AI, video records are the best way to show your innocence.

Registration: until 7

th
March 2021 (23:59)
Please fill all the columns in the link below. The information has to be valid for the
whole tournament. Unfortunately the registration unfortunately can’t note ranks lower
than 20-kyu. Therefore, the weaker players should mention in the registration form, if
they want to play with lower rank.
http://www.goverband.at/registration/index.php?turnier=Coronacup3

You can also follow the actual list of registered players behind this link.
http://www.goverband.at/registration/reg_spielerliste.php?turnier=Coronacup3

Contact:
lukan.go@gmail.com
+420 739 451 720

The organiser of the tournament reserves the right to make any changes.

Sponsors: