Iwamoto Tournament

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Tournament created in honor of Iwamoto Kaoru, sponsored by the [ext] Chile National Go Association and the [ext] Argentina Go Association.

It is played on KGS on 19x19 Boards, with no handicap and 6.5 point komi.

The players are divided into categories by their rank, and will play 8 Swiss rounds with the others in their category.

After the end of the tournament, the champion in the highest-ranked category will play a simultaneous game with the champions of the other categories.

The 1st edition had over 150 participants from various countries around the world.

The 2nd edition had over 300 participants. In this edition a prize by country was introduced. The winner was Finland, followed by France and Germany. The winners of the individual categories were: Category 1: Fernando Aguilar (Argentina); Category 2: Per Kannengießer (Germany); Category 3: Kivanç Doganay (Turkey); Category 4: Steve Fung (Canada); Category 5: Toni Nisumaa (Finland); Category 6: Manuel Rodríguez Diez (Spain).

The [ext] 3d edition is now accepting registrations.


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