Go, Baduk or Weiqi, as this strategy game is called in in Japan, Korea respectively China, is considered to be the worlds oldes board game. The rules are easy, but there is nearly unlimited number of ways to play. You can become hooked on Go easily. Go is very appreciated in these three countries. A number of companies hire Go teaches for their employees to improve their strategic excellence, power of concentration and social competence.

To attract more attention to this game in Germany and Europe Dr. Martin Sattelkau started to develop the new annual tournament "Go to Innovation" in 2003. Supported by Alexander Eckert who developed the necessary software, the first tournament was held in November 2004. Since that time the tournament takes place regularly. The venue is the "Manfred von Ardenne - Gewerbezentrum" in the Innovationspark Wuhlheide

„Go to Innovation" is supported by the Go-Verband Berlin and the fm-one Managment Services GmbH. But, without the generous sponsorship of our partners the tournament would not be feasible. So special thanks goes to our sponsors, in particular to our main sponsor, Innovationspark Wuhlheide Managmentgesellschaft mbH.

Organizer 
Dr. Martin Sattelkau (Schmöckwitzer Damm 18, 12527 Berlin) supported by Go-Verband Berlin e.V.

Venue 
Innovationspark Wuhlheide
Gewerbezentrum (business centre) „Manfred von Ardenne"
Köpenicker Straⓒ￢e 325 (house 40), 12555 Berlin
How to reach us: www.ipw-berlin.de
(The venue is near the S-Bahn station Wuhlheide, free parking and a cafeteria are available.)

Start 
Friday, registration at the venue is possible from 4.00 pm

End 
Sunday, approx. 5.00 pm

Rounds 
8 rounds (Friday: 2 rounds; Saturday: 4 rounds; Sunday: 2 rounds)
Rounds start: Friday at 6:00 pm, Saturday at 10.00 am, Sunday at 10:00 am
Attention! In the last round on Sunday the first board starts 60 min. later.

Thinking time 
Friday: 60 minutes, Saturday: 60 minutes, Sunday: 75 minutes
Byoyomi (progressive): 20 stones/5 min., 25 stones/5 min., 30 stones/5 min. etc.

Komi 
6,5 Komi for white in games without handicap, 0,5 Komi for white

Handicap 
reduced by 0 stones (according total score)

System 
Hahn-System
Single Point Score, skipping a round: 25 pts, a bye: 100 pts

Ranking and Results
Ranking (min.) will be according to the EGF-rating list with weight 0,5 (Startscore=GoR*0,5); Top-Bar: no; The results will be send to EGF.

Prizes 
1st prize: 1.000 ￠æ, 2nd prize: 500 ￠æ, 3rd prize: 250 ￠æ, 4th prize: 150 ￠æ, 5th prize: 100 ￠æ, 6th-10th prize: 75 ￠æ, 11th-20th prize: 50 ￠æ, 21st-30th prize: Go-book, 3 consolation prizes: Go-book
Jackpot: 400 ￠æ for 8 wins
(to receive prizes you need to play at least 6 regular rounds and you need to attend the prizegiving ceremony)

Entry fee 
25 ￠æ for payments until 10.11.2012 (early bird rebate), otherwise 35 ￠æ, youths before their 16th will pay 10 ￠æ.


For more information, please visit:
http://inno.spiel-go.de/index.en.html