Events Schedule

A group stage and knockout stage tournament with short games on 13x13 boards. The knockout stage will be the day after the group stage.

Registration: until Saturday 27th July 7.30pm

Starting times: 8pm for both the group stage and the knockout stage.

Rooms: tbd

Prizegiving: Sunday 4th August 5pm.

Pairing: Round robin system for the group stage and regular tournament tree for the knockout stage.

The size of each group and the number of qualified player per group will depend on the number of registrations and will be anounced after the closing of registration.

Rules: Japanese rules

• Board: 13x13
• Komi for even games: 6.5
• Time Setting: Fischer time 10 minutes + 10 secondes per move
• Handicap: see the following table for group stage and even games for knockout stage

A group stage and knockout stage tournament with short games on 9x9 boards. The knockout stage will be the day after the group stage.

Registration: until Thrusdaty 8th August 6pm

Starting times: 8pm for both the group stage and the knockout stage.

Rooms: tbd

Prizegiving: Saturday 10th August 5pm.

Pairing: Round robin system for the group stage and regular tournament tree for the knockout stage.

The size of each group and the number of qualified player per group will depend on the number of registrations and will be anounced after the closing of registration.

Rules: Japanese rules

• Board: 9x9
• Komi for even games: 6.5
• Time Setting: Fischer time 3 minutes + 10 secondes per move
• Handicap: see the following table for group stage and even games for knockout stage

A friendly tournament at the bar where you can play blitz games and have a drink at the same time.

A group stage and knockout stage tournament with really fast games (10 minutes sudden death). The knockout stage will be the day after the group stage.

Registration: until Sunday 4th August 6pm

Starting times: 8pm for both the group stage and the knockout stage.

Rooms: tbd

Prizegiving: Saturday 10th August 5pm.

Pairing: Round robin system for the group stage and regular tournament tree for the knockout stage.

The size of each group and the number of qualified player per group will depend on the number of registrations and will be anounced after the closing of registration.

Rules: Japanese rules

• Board: 19x19
• Komi: 6.5
• Time Setting: 10 minutes sudden death (no byo yomi)
• Handicap: rank difference for group stage and even games for knockout stage

Lakhdar Hanou, a Toulouse musician and Franco-Algerian artist, will take us on a journey with his trio from the East to the Maghreb via Spain.

PAAMATH www.paamath.com has shared the world stage with a lot of artists (Claude Nougaro, Youssou N’dour, Thomas Fersen, Salif Keita, Michel Jonasz and many others…).

With the string trio (guitar, violin, cello) that will perform at the Enac, he offers a magnificent fusion of sounds from Africa, tinged with classical and oriental vibrations.

Amphitheater Boucher at Couzinet building

The European Championship is the most prestigious event of the EGC. Only the best 32 European players can participate, using the European Championship System, to decide the best Go player for 2024. In 2023, Andrii Kravets (1p, Ukraine) won the Championship in Leipzig. For all information on the player selection process and past winners, go to the homepage of the European Go Federation. Don’t forget to confirm your participation at the infodesk upon your arrival. Most games will be broadcast, and live commentary on Twitch is planned, too.

Managers : Alain CANO and Jean-Yves PAPAZOGLOU.

Come and play all types of board games: atmosphere, strategy, cooperative, competitive, … alone or in a group, it’s open to everyone. The games are accessible to everyone: from beginner to expert and especially multilingual! The games will be self-service with volunteers to guide and explain the rules.

Animation proposed by La Voie du Thalos, a games association in Castanet-Tolosan.

This workshop aims to discuss the aspects of inclusion and diversity in the Go community. We will discuss the importance of diversity and inclusion in Go and why it’s still a necessary topic and what could be easily done by a Go club or a Go federation to make these spaces more inclusive.

A five-round tournament for all people older than 50 years old (included).

Registration: until Tuesday 30th July 4pm

Starting times: 10am; 11:30am; 3pm, 4:30pm; 6pm.

Rooms: tbd

Prizegiving: Sunday 4th August 5pm.

Pairing: MacMahon system for all players older than 50 years old (included).

The MacMahon bar will be based upon the number and level of registered players and will be anounced after the closing of registration.

Rules: Japanese rules

• Board: 19x19
• Komi: 6.5
• Time Setting: Fischer Time 10min + 15 sec (40 min adjusted time)
• Handicap: reduced MacMahon Score -2 handicap outside the top group

Learn from the best !

Most lectures happen from 2PM to 3PM and from 4PM to 5PM.

New lectures will be added and the titles will be updated with the theme chosen by the lecturer as soon as it is known.

A five-round tournament for all people younger than 18 years old (included).

Categories: The tournament will be divided in 2 category with prizes for each category, under 12 and under 18years old.

Registration: until Tuesday 30th July 4pm

Starting times: 10am; 11:30am; 3pm, 4:30pm; 6pm.

Rooms: tbd

Prizegiving: Sunday 4th August 5pm.

Pairing: MacMahon system for all players younger than 18 years old (included).

The MacMahon bar will be based upon the number and level of registered players and will be anounced after the closing of registration.

Rules: Japanese rules

• Board: 19x19
• Komi: 6.5
• Time Setting: Fischer Time 10min + 15 sec (40 min adjusted time)
• Handicap: reduced MacMahon Score -2 handicap outside the top group

The Open European Championship is the largest tournament of the European Go Congress. Everybody can participate, including players from outside Europe. You just have to register for it. Don’t forget to confirm your participation at the infodesk upon your arrival. There will be one game per day, starting in the morning. The participants of the European Championship join this tournament at the latest in the second week. All games of the European Championship, besides the semifinals and finals, also count for the Open Championship. The tournament is EGF-ranked and there are nice prizes to win, not only for the top players, but for anybody with a good tournament performance.

Managers : Alain CANO and Ralf WURZINGER.

A ING clock or a mechanical clock with canadian byo-yomi can be used if necessary.

The system: best 8 European teams play a three-round knockout (quarterfinal, semi final, finals + small finals).

All other teams play the open section, while the 4 European teams that lost in the first round join the other teams.

The idea is to have the best European team(s), but also award the winner of the “open” section (the team with all wins).

Rules:

• Teams are national teams.
• Each team play on 5 boards (reserves are fine)
• Each team must include at least a woman player and a junior player (U18)

Access via Zoom will be available for those who are not on-site

The Pair Go tournament is another highlight of the European Go Congress. This tournament is open to mixed-gender pairs, with an average rank lower or equal to 5.5 dan (in this respect, professionals count as 8-dan). There will be independant level group, based on the average rank of the pair, and the winners in each group will be rewarded.

Registrations

• Maximum 128 pairs can register
• Maximum average rank is 5.5 dan (in this respect, professionals count as 8-dan)
• Registrations end on Thursday 01/08 at 12 pm
• Players must have an EGD rank, or play in the main tournament, to register
• All pairs MUST confirm their participations on Thursday between 15 pm and 16:15 pm

Rules International Pair Go rules by default

• Time Setting: Fischer Time 25 min + 10 sec
• No handicap
• Komi: 6.5
• Women play first
• No speaking except for : warn of the remaining time, ask whose turn it is, ask if partner wants to resign
• If an unintentional error on the order of moves occurs, and the error is spotted before an other move is played, a three points penalty is given
• If the error is intentional, the referee can decide to forfeit the game

Tournament

There will be groups of 16 pairs, based on the average rank of the pair, except for the lowest group, which can contain 16 to 31 pairs. In each group there will be a qualification stage on Thursday, and a knockout stage on Friday. The podium of each group will be rewarded during the prize giving ceremony on Sunday.

Qualification stage

For the groups with 16 pairs, all the pairs with 2 wins will qualify to the knockout stage. The pairs with 2 wins or 2 loses don’t play the third round. There will be 8 pairs qualified in each group. For the lowest group (if it has more than 16 pairs) there will be a Swiss tournament in 3 rounds. The 8 best pairs will be qualified for the knockout stage. Criteria to sort the pairs are : NbW, SOS, DC, Rank.

Knockout stage

Classic knockout stage with quarter finals, semi finals, and final. There will be no match for the 3rd place, both teams who lose in the semi final finish at 3rd place.

Prizes

Prizes will be given during the prize giving ceremony on Sunday.

Rooms

To be defined

Finals of the European Pandanet Team Championship with 4 qualified national teams:

https://pandanet-igs.com/communities/euroteamchamps

This tournament is played on a 19x19 board, with reduced thinking time of 30 minutes per player. There are 8 rounds of MacMahon, beginning shortly after the main tournaments. You don’t have to play all rounds. Don’t forget to confirm your participation at the infodesk upon your arrival.

Managers : Alain CANO .

As soon as you arrive at the congress site, you must go to the infodesk to confirm your presence and validate your registration for the tournaments.

The second SEYGO tournament of Season Six of Saijo European Youth Go Tour project will be played in Toulouse, France, on July 26-27 (Friday and Saturday), parallel to Pandanet Teams Finals, finishing just before the opening of the 66th European Go Congress.

It will be a five rounds tournament for players aged 18 or younger. Players born in 2006 and later shall play as U18, and players born in 2012 and later shall play as U12. The tournament begins as a regular Open tournament (both U12 and U18 players playing in the same tournament) with Knock-Out phases, separate for U12 and for U18, starting in the most appropriate round. At the end, we will have clear winners, runner-up and the third place for each age group. The winners will be awarded with medals and vouchers.

Schedule: 3 rounds on Friday, July 26, 2024, 2 rounds on Saturday, July 27, 2024 Time Setting: basic time: 45 minutes + 20 seconds increment per move (Fischer time)

All players who registered for the European go congress are not paying the SEYGO participation fee. All players who play “SEYGO tournament only” shall pay the fee before the start of the tournament: 20 EUR for players with EGD rating = 2000 or higher, 15 EUR for players with EGD rating between 1000 and 1999, 10 EUR for players with EGD rating lower than 1000. Players who do not register by Monday, July 22, 2024 pay 5 EUR more.

Therefore, even if you are registered for EGC, please fill this form: https://www.goverband.at/registration/index.php?turnier=SEYGO_Toulouse

A five-round tournament for all people identifying as female or gender-diverse.

Registration: until Tuesday 6th August 4pm

Starting times: 10am; 11:30am; 3pm, 4:30pm; 6pm.

Rooms: tbd

Prizegiving: Saturday 10th August 5pm.

Pairing: MacMahon system for all female or gender-diverse players.

The MacMahon bar will be based upon the number and level of registered players and will be anounced after the closing of registration.

Rules: Japanese rules

• Board: 19x19
• Komi: 6.5
• Time Setting: Fischer Time 10min + 15 sec (40 min adjusted time)
• Handicap: reduced MacMahon Score -2 handicap outside the top group

The list of all players registered for the main open tournament will be posted on a wall and displayed on the website. All players who want to play the main open tournament are invited to check that their name appear in the list, and that their information is correct. In case of any missing player or error, please contact the infodesk during this verification time.

Registration is not possible during the verification phase.

Traditionally, the weekend between the two Congress weeks is the time for a separate five-round McMahon tournament. Everybody who has registered can participate, including players from outside Europe ! The tournament is EGF-ranked and there are nice prizes to win, for the top players, but also for anybody with a good tournament performance. Don’t forget to confirm your participation at the infodesk upon your arrival.

Managers : Alain CANO, and Ralf WURZINGER.