The 37th Allshare Amsterdam Go Tournament

Major tournament of the Pandanet Go European Cup series 2008-2009

Thursday May 1 - Sunday May 4, 2008

Our sponsor Allshare is looking for IT personnel

Main Tournament
Kunwa Children's Tournament
2 Rapid Tournaments for one-day visitors
Lightning tournament
Separate no-smoking game room for playing catan, othello, reversi, poker etc.
Go bookstand of "Het Paard"
Computer available to kibitz at the game on board one on IGS Pandanet
Professional commentary on the most interesting games
Possibility to ask for commentary on your own games
Several activities in Amsterdam city center

Time Schedule
Entry Fee
Preregistration
(Discount for those who preregister online before April 24)
List of registered players (real-time)
List of registered players sorted by rank (as of April 24)

Main Tournament

Registration: Thursday May 1, 11.30 - 13.30 hrs.
Tournament System: 6 rounds, McMahon, European Tour regulations apply
Time limit: 1½ hrs., Canadian byo-yomi, 10 stones in 5 min.
Rules: Japanese
Komi: 6½ points
* The prize money for the top 5 places is donated by our sponsors Pandanet and Allshare
Players with 5 or 6 wins will be rewarded with money prizes
Players with four wins will be rewarded with a go book
NEW: four electronic go clocks will be awarded as "special prizes" for the best youth player, etc. The extremely versatile clocks were donated by the importer "Het Paard"

Prize money*
1st place	€ 500
2nd place	€ 400
3rd place	€ 300
4th place	€ 200
5th place	€ 100

Kunwa Children's Tournament (Sunday 13.30 - 16.00)

Tournament System: Handicap on 13x13 and 19x19 boards
Entry fee to be paid on the spot: 2 €
There will be many prizes
Dutch/Nederlands: Kunwa Jeugdtoernooi

Two one-day Rapid Tournaments on Saturday and Sunday

Especially for visitors that can't play in the main tournament
there will be two one-day Rapid Tournaments over 5 rounds each on
Saturday from 11.30 till 17.00 hrs. and on
Sunday from 10.30 till 16.00 hrs.
Time limit: 30 min., no byo-yomi
Japanese handicap
Entry fee to be paid on the spot: 5 €
* The organization and prize money of the Rapid Tournaments is sponsored by DNM. DNM is looking for IT personnel. You can ask go player Dave de Vos for information.

Prize money*
1st place	€ 75
2nd place	€ 50
3rd place	€ 25

Expert commentary by professional go players!

There will be two professional players available for commentary on the most interesting games.
Kang Seung-Hee (2p) will be present every day, Guo Juan (5p) will be present part of the time.
You will also have the possibility to ask them for commentary on your own games.
Maybe some time will be left for simultaneous games.

Schedule

Thursday, May 1
11.30 - 13.30	Registration at EGCC (after 13.30 only for the 2nd round)
14.30	Opening ceremony
14.45	First round
Friday, May 2
10.30	Second round
15.00	Third round
Until 19.00	Registration for the Lightning Tournament
20.00	Lightning preliminaries
Saturday, May 3
10.30	Fourth round
11.15 - 11.30	Registration for the Saturday Rapid Tournament
11.30 - 17.00	Saturday Rapid Tournament for one-day visitors
15.00	Fifth round
18.00	Buffet
20.00	Lightning finals
Sunday, May 4
11.00	Sixth round
10.15 - 10.30	Registration for the Sunday Rapid Tournament
10.30 - 16.00	Sunday Rapid Tournament for one-day visitors
13.30 - 16.00	Kunwa Children's Tournament
16.00	Prize giving and closing ceremony

Venue: European Go Centre

Address:
European Go Cultural Centre
Schokland 14
1181 HV Amstelveen
Map: location A (please enable JavaScript)
How to get there with public transport:
From Amsterdam Central Station take tram 5 or 51, get out at tram stop Kronenburg, or take bus 170 or 172, get out at bus stop Graaf Florislaan.
From Amsterdam Amstelstation take tram 51, get out at tram stop Kronenburg.
From Amsterdam WTC (World Trade Centre) take tram 5 or 51, get out at tram stop Kronenburg.
From Amsterdam Schiphol Airport take a train to station World Trade Centre (WTC) (not Central Station, CS), take tram 5 or 51 there, get out at tram stop Kronenburg.
From Utrecht Central Station or Haarlem NS Station take bus 125, get out at bus stop Graaf Florislaan.
How to get there by car:
From motorway A10 exit Amstelveen: at the end of the exit (traffic lights) turn left, direction Amstelveen. The street you are on (Amstelveenseweg) changes its name to Amsterdamseweg as soon as you enter the city of Amstelveen. At the first traffic lights in Amstelveen (at the corner you see furniture shop Artihome) turn left into the Graaf Florislaan. After crossing the little bridge turn right. After the next crossing you will see the Go Centre.
From motorway A9 exit 5 (Amstelveen): at the end of the exit turn north, direction Amsterdam, into Keizer Karelweg. After a number of traffic lights the street becomes the Amsterdamseweg. At the first traffic lights in Amstelveen (at the corner you see furniture shop Artihome) turn right into the Graaf Florislaan. After crossing the little bridge turn right. After the next crossing you will see the Go Centre.
There is enough free and safe parking space available right next to the EGCC.
Parking for disabled people only in the courtyard of the EGCC.

Preregistration

Preregister for the main tournament by, preferably, filling out the form, or by sending us an e-mail with your name, playing strength and nationality
*The discount for preregistering before April 24 will be given ONLY in case you use the online registration form
List of registered players (real-time)

Entry Fee	Before April 24*	Starting April 24
10 kyu and stronger	€ 24*	€ 36
below 10 kyu / under 18 years	€ 12*	€ 18

Accommodation

It's recommended to arrange your accommodation in Amsterdam as early as possible. Amsterdam is a very touristic city and whatever kind of place you are planning to stay at will be overbooked during the period of the tournament. For touristic or hotel information on the internet take a look at our links.
Our recommendation for cheap facilities, Camping "Het Amsterdamse Bos":
This camping is not far from the tournament site. 24 places have been reserved in 6-person cabins at € 10 p.p.p.n. In case you are interested, please contact Judith van Dam: +31-641221477 or judith (AT) goinamsterdam (ANTISPAM) nl.
The camping also offers standard camping facilities. Prices are around € 5,00 p.p.p.n. plus € 3,00 p.n. per tent and € 3,50 p.n. per car.
How to get there with public transport: from the Go Centre walk to bus stop Graaf Florislaan (7 min.), take bus 172 (13 min.) and get out at "het Schinkeldijkje", or just walk the whole way...
Another possibility would be Camping Zeeburg, tel.: +31-20-6944430.
Youth Hostels:
The Flying Pig, Vossiusstraat 46 (Vondelpark), tel. +31-20-4004187 or Nieuwendijk 100, tel. +31-20-4206822. Starting at € 13,30.
Stayokay, Zandpad 5 (Vondelpark), tel. +31-20-5898996. Starting at € 27.00.
The Globe, Oudezijds Voorburgwal 3, tel. +31-20-4217424. Starting at € 17.00.
Private accommodation:
There is a limited number of private accommodations, so please ask us in advance (Judith, see above).
You can also have a look at www.couchsurfing.com.
Hotels near the tournament site:
Prices range from € 45 to € 115 p.p.p.n. We can recommend the Abina Hotel, Amsterdamseweg 193, Amstelveen, tel. +31-20-6401101. Single rooms: € 45 to € 90.
Hotels in Amsterdam city centre:
Prices in the city centre range from € 45 to € 115 p.p.p.n.
Hotel Kap, Den Texstraat 5b, tel. +31-20-6245908. Single rooms: € 50 to € 65.
Hotel Asterisk, Den Texstraat 16, tel. +31-20-6262396. Twin rooms with shower and toilet: € 139.
Budget Hotel Euphemia, Fokke Simonszstraat 1-9, tel. +31-20-6229045. Have a look at the site.
For further information you can call the Amsterdam Tourist Board at +31-20-5512525 or have a look at our links.

Further Information

For further questions don't hesitate to contact us!
We prefer questions by e-mail: tournament2008 (AT) goinamsterdam (ANTISPAM) nl
In urgent cases you can call the EGCC: +31-20-6455555