US Go Congress

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The US Go Congress is the largest Go tournament in the United States. It happens once a year and spans one week.

[ext] http://www.usgo.org/congress

Events

  • US Open - the largest annual Go tournament in the US
  • The North American Ing Masters Tournament - 16 of the strongest amateur and professional players in North America
  • The US Masters has been combined with the former Ing Tournament to become the North American Ing Masters Tournament
  • The Redmond Cup selects for World Youth Go Championship
  • Pro lectures, simuls
  • Vendor area

Congresses

                Location                    Sponsoring Club
 2010   26th    Colorado Springs, CO        [ext] Springs Go Club
 2009   [ext] 25th  Washington DC               [ext] NOVA Go Club
 2008   [ext] 24th  Portland, OR                Portland Go Club
 2007   [ext] 23rd  Lancaster, PA               Penn Go Society
 2006   [ext] 22nd  Asheville, NC             [ext] Triangle Go Group
 2005	[ext] 21st  Tacoma, WA                [ext] Tacoma, WA Go Club and [ext] Seattle Go Center
 2004	20th	Rochester, NY               Empty Sky Go Club
 2003	[ext] 19th	Houston, TX                 Houston Go Club
 2002	18th	Chicago, IL
 2001	17th	York, PA                    Baltimore Go Club
 2000	16th	Denver, CO
 1999	15th	San Francisco, CA
 1998	14th	Santa Fe, NM
 1997	13th	Lancaster, PA
 1996	12th	Cleveland, OH
 1995	11th	Seattle, WA
 1994	10th	Washington, D.C. (RGG)
 1993	9th	South Hadley, MA (RGG)      [ext] Western MA Go Club
 1992	8th	Salem, OR (RGG)
 1991	7th	Rochester, NY (RGG)         Empty Sky Go Club
 1990	6th	Lorreto Heights, CO (RGG)
 1989	5th	New Brunswick, NJ
 1988	4th	Berkeley, CA
 1987	3rd	South Hadley, MA            [ext] Western MA Go Club
 1986	2nd	Seattle, WA
 1985	1st	Westminster, MD

(RGG) indicates that the reference was found by searching rec.games.go

Kerwin's Congress Prep Guide

James Kerwin's 9-part series in 2006 AGA E-Journal

  1. [ext] Get Started Now!
  2. [ext] Stamina Counts
  3. [ext] Positional Judgment
  4. [ext] Putting Time on Your Side
  5. [ext] The High Value of Game Commentaries
  6. [ext] Time Management & The Kids Are Alright
  7. [ext] 3-Week Countdown
  8. [ext] The First-Timers Handbook
  9. [ext] Just Play

Phelan: Great stuff! Even if this is mostly US Congress specific, I think it could also be used for other congresses and large tournaments. :)


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