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The John Groesch Memorial tournament 
The Annual Spring tournament of the University of Maryland Go Club

The 2008 tournament will be a one-day event held on Sunday, March 30.

(printable flier in PDF format)

The date was selected so that out-of-town go players can play in the NOVA Cherry Blossom on Saturday and then in the John Groesch Memorial on Sunday. We do this every year.

Date:   Sunday March 30, 2008

Prizes:
  • $250 guaranteed cash prizes, including
  • The John Groesch Memorial Prize for the best performance by a player under the age of 20 who is new to tournament go (defined by less than two years of tournament play). This year, the prize will be a $50.

    Schedule: 
    11:00 -- Registration, with play beginning as soon thereafter as possible.
    The Union opens at 11:00. Please be there when they open the doors, find the  

    Place: 
    Prince Georges room of the Stamp Student Union 
    University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland. Maps of the Union are available online and at the information desk.

    Format: 
    4 rounds;
    45 minutes each with 5 byo-yomi periods of 20 seconds each

    Entry Fee:
    $20 -- regular entry fee.
    $10 -- youth entry fee (15 or younger)
    free -- Univ. Maryland College Park students with a valid ID card.

    AGA membership is required for all, including U.M. students. AGA membership is $30.00, but many are eligible for youth membership (22 y.o. and younger, see AGA membership).

    Spectators are welcome. Children are welcome.

    There is no fee for membership in the University of Maryland Go Club.

    Registration. Advance registration is required:

    Please send an email to go@outfoxing.com to let us know that you're coming (or if you've changed your mind). Do this as soon as you know you're coming and/or as soon as you change your mind. If possible, mail us a check beforehand or bring one with you. It will be difficult if not impossible for us to accept cash or credit cards. Since the building opens immediately prior to the first round we want to have all of the player information entered so that we can make pairings as quickly as possible. The information we need is:

  • name (as AGA knows it)
  • AGA number
  • rank at which you plan to enter

    • Directions and parking:

    There is no major sporting event on campus this weekend!

    Directions to the University of Maryland:

  • official directions from the University web site.
  • Google maps

    • Metro: We are on the green line (College Park station) and MARC. The university's Shuttle-UM buses pick up university-bound passengers on the EAST side of the metrorail station.

    Food at and near the University of Maryland

  • Housing: Various groups on campus have created web pages listing local hotels or providing other useful information for visitors. Some of the best are here:  
    International Visitors Guide 
    Center for Scientific Computation and Mathematical Modeling  
    Astronomy  (with clickable map, but don't be confused; our tournament is in the student union on campus Drive!)

    Parking:
    The tournament is being held in the Stamp Student Union. There is paid parking directly across the street (Union Lane). To get to this from Campus Dr. (coming from Rt. 1), turn right on Union Lane, just after the Student Union, and then left into parking. There is also free parking in Lot 1 (continue west of the Student Union along campus drive, past Cole Field House). There are other options; please read the signs to determine whether you can park where you choose to park. You may want to consult addtional information from the University of Maryland Visitor Services on parking.


    This tournament is sponsored by the University of Maryland Go Club.

    page by Steve Mount