Place and Date

The XIII Madrid GO Tournament is open to everyone. It will be held the 15th and 16th of May 2010. It is valid to qualify for the Spanish Championship and and for the Korea Prime Minister Cup.

It will take place in the Nam-Ban Club facilities: Círculo Catalán de Madrid, Plaza de España, 6. Madrid 28008, Spain (+34915416090): see map

In collaboration with Asociación Española de Go (AEGO) - http://www.aego.biz

Format

- Mc-Mahon system, 5 rounds.
- Japanese rules (see rules)
- 60 minutes per player per round, plus Canadian byoyomi (20 stones in 5 minutes). With digital clocks, players will have 3 byoyomi periods of 20 seconds.
- 6.5 komi

The XIII Madrid GO tournament qualifies for the Spanish Championship and for the Korea Prime Minister Cup. It is open to all GO levels and to all nationalities.

Fees

All players must pay before the due date in order to get the discount. Payment can be made by bank transfer or Paypal.

Current account: # 2100 0600 87 0202142843 , bank 'La Caixa', holder 'Club de Go Nam-Ban del Círculo Catalán de Madrid', item 'TM' plus the name of the player.
Paypal account: payment@clubgomadrid.org

Schedule

Saturday, May 15th

09:30 - 10:30 h: Registration/sign-in
10:30 - 11:00 h: Pairing
11:00 - 13:30 h: First round
13:30 - 16:00 h: Lunch break
16:00 - 18:30 h: Second round
18:30 - 21:00 h: Third round

Sunday, May 16th

09:30 - 12:00 h: Fourth round
12:00 - 14:30 h: Fifth round
14:30 h: Awarding ceremony and aperitif

Prizes

- Tournament winner: 500 ￠æ
- Second best: 300 ￠æ
- Third best: 150 ￠æ
- Best Spanish player: Spanish representant for the Korea Korea Prime Minister Cup (KPMC)
- Best player under the bar: 50 ￠æ
- Books and other prizes for players with best results

Accomodation

There are plenty of options for different prices, recommending the city center (Callao, Sol, Plaza España, Argüelles, full of hostels), only 1 - 4 tube stations away (line 3). For instance check:

http://www.hostalesmadrid.net/

Albergue Juvenil Marcenado
Calle de Santa Cruz de Marcenado, 28
28015, Madrid
Tlf. (+34)915474532
Web: http://www.reaj.com/info-albergue.asp?id=114
Price: please ask.

http://www.hostaltudescos.com/tarifas.html
- Double room with bathroom and TV - 42￠æ
- Triple room with bathroom and TV - 57￠æ

http://www.hostalcondestable.com/
- Single room with bathroom - 38￠æ
- Double room with bathroom - 48￠æ
- Triple room with bathroom - 60￠æ

Hostal Santillan **
C/ Gran Vía, 64 8¨￢ Piso
Zone: City Center - Gran Vía
28013, Madrid
See prices
Tlf: (+34)91 548 23 28
Web: http://www.hostalsantillan.com/eng/

Hostal Arti **
Gran Via 76 2¨￢, Madrid
Area: City Center - Gran Vía
28008, Madrid
Price: aprox. 25￠æ
Tlf: (+34)91 547 66 00, (+34)91 548 48 75
e-mail: infoarti@arti.es

Hostal Hispano America ***
Gran Via 63 5¨￡ piso, Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid
Area: City Center - Gran Vía
Madrid
Price: aprox. 42￠æ

Hotel Sofitel Plaza De España *****
Tutor 1, Madrid, 28008
Price: aprox. 100￠æ
(+34)915419880 - (+34)915425736
e-mail: H1320@accor.com

Notice

Attendance at the tournament involves the transfer of rights of image Go Club Nam-Ban for a possible public communication by Internet of photographs taken at the event.

Contact

If you have any doubt, please contact junta.directiva@clubgomadrid.org

For more information: http://www.clubgomadrid.org/activities/torneo13_en.php