It is currently Thu May 08, 2025 2:06 pm

All times are UTC - 8 hours [ DST ]




Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 9 posts ] 
Author Message
Offline
 Post subject: I've got a tournament comming up.
Post #1 Posted: Fri Oct 04, 2013 11:42 pm 
Dies in gote
User avatar

Posts: 32
Location: Pennsylvania
Liked others: 0
Was liked: 5
Rank: KGS 3 Kyu
KGS: MadHatz
Online playing schedule: between 12 PM and 12 AM eastern time.
KGS or Goshrine.
Can't wait.
:D I've Booked a room, staying in the hotel it's being held at,waking up and playing Go from 9:30 AM to 6:30 PM!
October 6th is going to be a great day.
My fighting spirit will raise my rank by :b5: ! :rambo:
*And free donuts.* ( I think. )

http://harrisburgareagoclub.org/tournament.php

_________________
You do not need much territory if your opponent has none.


This post by Chaos was liked by: xed_over
Top
 Profile  
 
Offline
 Post subject:
Post #2 Posted: Sat Oct 05, 2013 12:18 am 
Honinbo
User avatar

Posts: 8859
Location: Santa Barbara, CA
Liked others: 349
Was liked: 2076
GD Posts: 312
Have fun. How many games total ? What is the time control in each game ?

Top
 Profile  
 
Offline
 Post subject: Re:
Post #3 Posted: Sat Oct 05, 2013 7:40 am 
Dies in gote
User avatar

Posts: 32
Location: Pennsylvania
Liked others: 0
Was liked: 5
Rank: KGS 3 Kyu
KGS: MadHatz
Online playing schedule: between 12 PM and 12 AM eastern time.
KGS or Goshrine.
EdLee wrote:
Have fun. How many games total ? What is the time control in each game ?

Thanks!
Well, this one is self paired AGA rated games, so, as many matches as I can fit in, really. (though I prefer a more traditional tournament, I'm totally fine with self paired)
The time isn't mentiioned but most tournaments I've been to have a 30 or 40 minute per person so That's what I'm expecting.

_________________
You do not need much territory if your opponent has none.

Top
 Profile  
 
Offline
 Post subject: Re: Re:
Post #4 Posted: Sat Oct 05, 2013 7:56 am 
Oza

Posts: 2356
Location: Ireland
Liked others: 662
Was liked: 442
Universal go server handle: Boidhre
Chaos wrote:
EdLee wrote:
Have fun. How many games total ? What is the time control in each game ?

Thanks!
Well, this one is self paired AGA rated games, so, as many matches as I can fit in, really. (though I prefer a more traditional tournament, I'm totally fine with self paired)
The time isn't mentiioned but most tournaments I've been to have a 30 or 40 minute per person so That's what I'm expecting.


30-40 minutes in total or just main time? 45 minutes - 1 hour main times + 5 x 20 or 30 seconds are the most common formats I've seen here.

Top
 Profile  
 
Offline
 Post subject: Re: I've got a tournament comming up.
Post #5 Posted: Sat Oct 05, 2013 9:13 am 
Dies in gote
User avatar

Posts: 32
Location: Pennsylvania
Liked others: 0
Was liked: 5
Rank: KGS 3 Kyu
KGS: MadHatz
Online playing schedule: between 12 PM and 12 AM eastern time.
KGS or Goshrine.
30 or 40 minutes main time, +5 30 second byo yomi.
I don't think I've ever seen a tournament without byo yomi, though I've only been to a couple.

_________________
You do not need much territory if your opponent has none.

Top
 Profile  
 
Offline
 Post subject: Re: I've got a tournament comming up.
Post #6 Posted: Sat Oct 05, 2013 9:41 am 
Oza

Posts: 2356
Location: Ireland
Liked others: 662
Was liked: 442
Universal go server handle: Boidhre
Chaos wrote:
30 or 40 minutes main time, +5 30 second byo yomi.
I don't think I've ever seen a tournament without byo yomi, though I've only been to a couple.


You'd have byo or some kind of overtime usually. But normally you'd know how long the average game will last, so 30 + 5 x 30 will work out around 40-45 minutes thinking time per player for most people at most and maybe an hour in a few cases with a slow player who's good at playing in byo. If it was 3 x 30 or 5 x 20 you'd expect shorter games. Really it matters for tournament organisers being absolutely sure every game finishes before a round ends, so if you expect 1 hour each thinking time, you have around 2.5 hours apart minimum to account for slower players who can manage time well. 3 hours would be better but some venues can be quite problematic if you're trying to fit in five 3 hour rounds over two days. And since you normally can't start the next round before the last one has finished and some venues will kick you out boards and all at a specific time, you really want to avoid this.

Obviously this is more of an issue for smaller tournaments than larger ones which tend to have more control over their venues.

Top
 Profile  
 
Offline
 Post subject: Re: I've got a tournament comming up.
Post #7 Posted: Sat Oct 05, 2013 9:45 am 
Oza

Posts: 2264
Liked others: 1180
Was liked: 553
EdLee wrote:
Have fun. How many games total ? What is the time control in each game ?


Boidhre wrote:
Really it matters for tournament organisers being absolutely sure every game finishes before a round ends,


Did you guys not read the tournament info link?
There are no rounds. Its a self-pair tournament - plays as many games as you like and can get paired with.

Top
 Profile  
 
Offline
 Post subject: Re: I've got a tournament comming up.
Post #8 Posted: Sat Oct 05, 2013 10:31 am 
Oza

Posts: 2356
Location: Ireland
Liked others: 662
Was liked: 442
Universal go server handle: Boidhre
xed_over wrote:
EdLee wrote:
Have fun. How many games total ? What is the time control in each game ?


Boidhre wrote:
Really it matters for tournament organisers being absolutely sure every game finishes before a round ends,


Did you guys not read the tournament info link?
There are no rounds. Its a self-pair tournament - plays as many games as you like and can get paired with.


I was responding to him mentioning the time limits in his previous tournaments. 30 minutes sounded very short to me.

Top
 Profile  
 
Offline
 Post subject: Re: I've got a tournament comming up.
Post #9 Posted: Sat Oct 05, 2013 10:48 am 
Dies in gote
User avatar

Posts: 32
Location: Pennsylvania
Liked others: 0
Was liked: 5
Rank: KGS 3 Kyu
KGS: MadHatz
Online playing schedule: between 12 PM and 12 AM eastern time.
KGS or Goshrine.
u_u;;;
I feel horrible, I think I may have to stay home at this rate.

-
30 minutes seems to be standard for the most part, It's what most people seem to like to play on KGS, so I've gotten used to it. but, I really prefer 40 minutes+.
Go isn't a game I need a time limit for, though. I can play the same game for hours.

_________________
You do not need much territory if your opponent has none.

Top
 Profile  
 
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 9 posts ] 

All times are UTC - 8 hours [ DST ]


Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 1 guest


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

Search for:
Jump to:  
Powered by phpBB © 2000, 2002, 2005, 2007 phpBB Group