Nadare Go League

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"to create an artificial atmosphere of tension and competitive spirit in order to encourage lazy players to work hard to improve"


Welcome to the Nadare Go League page on Sensei's. This page is currently under major construction.


Conditions For Entrance:

Nadare is open to all players with a solid KGS rank of at least 10 kyu, and no more than 5 dan. Players meeting this requirement may apply for a position within the league, though number of spots will be limited in order to maintain tension and competition between competitors. The Nadare Go League is a private room on KGS. You cannot join the room or view the games with being granted permission to do so. New entrants may also be nominated by existing competitors and selected by the Nadare Revision Committee. The committee reserves all rights to further screen applicants to clear up any uncertainty surrounding such things as rank, and so on.


Overview

With the exception of special league events, league games are played round-robin style, that is, every player will have to play every other player in their class at least once per Judgement Period. The results of each game, among other things, are stored in a competitor's record. Ultimately, this record is what determines a player's Promotion Rank, however, there are other ways to alter your record other than just winning or losing games.

All League games are played even, regardless of rank, with the exception of awarded handicaps and those purchased with handi points.


Structure

The league is divided into 3 classes. Class 3 is the lowest, Class 1 is the highest. Initially, there will be a placement period in which the first candidates are sorted into classes. Ranks become irrelevant at this point and candidates are given a "Promotion Rank" along with the class they are sorted into. At the end of each "Judgement Period", the two highest competitors in class 3 and class 2 are moved up a class, while the two lowest in rank from class 2 and class 1 are moved down a class.

Each Class has different restrictions and expectations, with class 3 being the most relaxed, and class 1 being the strictest. Different rules can apply, and counting takes a much more important role.


Definitions

Judgement Period

A Judgement Period is the duration of time within which a competitor's stats are stored in his or her record. At the end of every Judgement Period, records are compared and new promotion ranks are awarded. A Judgement Period ends once all round-robin games have been played - you will normally be given a time period in which to complete these. At the beginning of any new Judgement Period, all records from the previous round are cleared. Some stats from the previous Judgement Period, however, such as Promotion Rank, will have an effect on the current one. A competitor may even be able to carry over 'points' to the next Judgement Period. More on this later.

Featured Joseki

Every Judgement Period, a joseki or a particular variation is announced and the stone sequence will be given. A bonus is awarded to each player for every instance of this joseki in one of their games. Using it may be difficult, since, in many positions it may be disfavorable to do so (and perhaps even favorable for your opponent).


Stats

Promotion Rank

Promotion Rank gives a competitor's placing within a given class based on his record. A Promotion Rank of 1 is the highest attainable, while a Promotion Rank equal to the number of competitors within a class is the lowest attainable.

League Rank

League Rank gives a competitor's overall placing within the league. It is determined by taking his or her Promotion Rank and adding it the number of competitors in a class above his or her own.

Number of Stones Killed

A running tally of the of the total number of enemy stones killed within the Judgement Period. This includes dead stones that remain on the board until the end of the game.

Seki Made

A running tally of the total number of seki made within a Judgement Period.

Star Points Taken

A running tally of the total number of star points controlled by the end of each match within a Judgement Period. A star point is considered controlled if either a player has a stone on it, and that stone belongs to a living group or if a star point rests inside of the territory controlled by a player.

Handicap Points

Handi points are accumulated by various means and can be spent on increasing your handicap in a League game against another player. This allows players to even the playing field against competitors they are weak against. More on this later.

Undos

Undos are gained by fulfilling various criteria and can be requested in a running match if a player has any saved up. Up to three undos can be stored up, but a player may only undo once per match. A player may, however, at the time the undo is used, move back up to a number of moves equal the amount of undos they have saved up spending that many undos in the process. For instance, a player with 3 undos, may undo only once each match, but may spend all undos and go back three moves from the spot they wish to undo, leaving them with 0 undos left in storage.


Special Rules

Resignation Rule

If a competitor loses a game by an amount more than a certain a certain decided value, without resigning, a penalty is incurred. It is important to resign if you think you're going to lose by more than this value. Currently this value holds at 25 points for class 2, 15 points for class 2 and 7 points for class 1.


Explosion Game

During each judgement period, one game for each player will be selected at random and dubbed an Explosion Game. Explosion matches are worth twice as much as normal games, so it is best to watch out for them so you can plan ahead.

Reversal Game

Reversal games are determined at the beginning of each judgement period and are kept secret until after handicaps and all other game-affecting advantages have been settled for a match to be played. In a reversal game, both players switch stone colors and take on any handicaps that come with it. If black buy three handicap stones, he would now have to play as white with three stones to his disadvantage.

Consecutive Wins

The more games you win consecutively, the larger the payoff of Style points, Handicap points and Victory points. There are other benefits as well. more on this later?


How to Earn Handi Points

Handicap Points can be earned by meeting certain conditions during the course of a normal game. However, only the player with lowest Promotion Rank in each match will accumulate any handi points during that match. This is to make it more difficult for stronger players to remain on top.

The stronger player in each match may not use his or her handi points to buy stones, however, they may put them towards increasing their komi.

Winning

If a lower ranked player wins a match against a higher ranked one, he or she is awarded handi points. If he or she has purchased a handicap for the match, only half the points are awarded.

Featured Joseki

Handi Points are awarded each time a lower ranked player uses the current Featured Joseki in a game. Sometimes a bonus joseki will be decreed by the committee and those players who have played it will also get Handi points awarded to them

Betting

To add an element of risk and make handi games more interesting for stronger players, for each handicap stone their opponent places, they can bet up to the value of that stone in handicap stones, so if 1 stone is placed, they can bet up to x points, and get a possible return of double that if they win.


Game Postings

check the link for your upcoming games


Game Results

check the link for results


Player Rankings

check the link for a breakdown of every competitor's ranking


how does one join the Nadare Go League? Where does one apply given that one is between 10k and 5d on KGS?

Hey there! We're still in the process of getting a solid set of the rules completed on this page. That should be done within the next week or so. We weren't planning on starting league applications until then, but if you'd like to join beforehand, you can talk to either Kappakun or Drimgere on KGS about it, or email me at r_pentne@alcor.concordia.ca

 --Ryan

This is a copy of the living page "Nadare Go League" at Sensei's Library.
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