Summer Go Camp 2019

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Summer Go Camp

July 4th – 7th, 2019

at the campsite “Apple Island”, Žalvariai, Lithuania

This year the Summer Go Camp will take place from Thursday 4th July through to 7th July and will be held at the campsite “Apple Island” where we already have had great summer camps in the last few years. At the Summer Go Camp, we spend most of the time playing Go, of course! We also have a lot of fun and make lots of new friends! Go is the main thing at the Camp, however there will also be tons of other activities in the camp as well as at the campsite “Apple Island”. “Apple Island” offers various facilities such as a beach, boat & bicycle rentals, sports fields, tennis courts and a sauna. There is also a restaurant and a bar. There are various accommodation options for camp participants to suit all budgets.

Programme

Programme:

Thursday, July 4th from 10:00: Arrival, registration and check-in

All participants must check in with camp organizers upon arrival.

Arrival is also possible on the eve of the camp (Wednesday, July 3th). Please inform the organizers beforehand.

Important

The participants who are staying in the campsite only during a day must pay a recreation fee – €3 (or €1.5 for children up to 12 years old) per day per person (for camping, toilet, parking etc).

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Thursday, July 4th 13:30: Camp opening

(Not a ceremony, rather a meeting)

Thursday, July 4th 13:30: Lightning tournament

Tournament director: Tomas Sabirovas

Tournament referee: Tomas Sabirovas

Tournament registration will be done on-site right before the tournament.

Tournament fee: none.

Tournament schedule:

13:30 Registration
14:00 Round 1
14:50 Round 2
15:40 Round 3
16:30 Round 4
17:20 Round 5 (if needed)
18:10 Round 6 (if needed)

Playing system and rules:

Handicap tournament, straight handicap, no top group, all games will be played with handicap up to a maximum of 9 stones. For a rank difference of 0 or 1, colour is decided by nigiri.
4 to 6 rounds, depending on the number of participants. Playing time: 20 minutes basic time, no byo-yomi. Japanese rules.
Komi: 6.5 for even games, 0.5 for handicap games.
Criteria used for final ranking:
- McMahon score
- SOS (Sum of Opponents’ Scores)
- SOSOS (Sum of Opponents SOS)
- direct comparison.
Any disputes and problems will be settled by the referee.

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Friday, July 5th: Rengo tournament

Tournament director: Albertas Petrauskas

Tournament referee: Albertas Petrauskas

Tournament registration will be done on-site right before the tournament.

Tournament fee: none.

Tournament schedule:

9:30 Registration
10:00 Round 1
12:00 Round 2
14:00 Lunch time break
15:00 Round 3
17:00 Round 4

Playing system and rules:

Handicap tournament, straight handicap, no top group, all games will be played with handicap up to maximum of 9 stones. For a rank difference of 0 or 1, colour is decided by nigiri.
4 rounds. Playing time per team: 30 minutes basic time, 2 periods of 30 seconds byo-yomi (Japanese). Japanese rules.
Komi: 6.5 for even games, 0.5 for handicap games.
A team must consist of two players, of any gender. The rank of the second player cannot be higher than 4 kyu. The game is played between two teams on one go board. Two players of a team sit beside each other, facing an opposing team across the go board.
Average strength of a team: add all dan grades and subtract all kyu grades, then divide the result by 2. Maximum average rank 5.5 dan (professionals counting as 8 dan).
During the game, players of the team must not communicate, give advice, or exchange other information by speech, gestures, mannerisms, or any other means except playing moves. Speaking is permitted, however, to confirm whose turn it is to play, or confer about resigning. Conferring about resigning is limited to the following: the player to move may ask for his/her teammate’s consent to resign; the teammate may agree or not agree to resign.
Resignation is announced by the player whose turn it is to move. The player’s teammate cannot retract the resignation.
If the wrong player plays, causing a departure from normal rotation, this is called a rotation error. A rotation error can be claimed only when the move just played was out of rotation. If the claimed rotation error was intentional, the game is forfeited immediately. If the claimed rotation error was unintentional, the next step is to verify which player played the preceding move. If the preceding move was played in normal rotation, the game continues with a three-point penalty for the claimed rotation error by giving two own stones to the opposing team. If the preceding move was not played in normal rotation, the game continues without any penalty for the claimed rotation error. In either case, no moves are taken back and replayed. The last move played is regarded as having been played by the correct player. The next move must be played in normal rotation with the last move played. Whenever a rotation error is detected, the next player must return to normal rotation. Failure to do so is regarded as a new rotation error.
Criteria used for final ranking:
- McMahon score
- SOS (Sum of Opponents’ Scores)
- SOSOS (Sum of Opponents SOS)
- direct comparison.
Any disputes and problems will be settled by the referee.

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Saturday, July 6th – Sunday, July 7th: Main tournament

Tournament director: Andrius Petrauskas

Tournament referee: Tomas Sabirovas

Tournament registration will be done on-site right before the tournament.

Tournament fee: adults – 5 €; students – 3 €; children and pupils – free!

Tournament schedule:

July 6th:

9:30 Registration
10:00 Round 1
12:30 Lunch time break
14:00 Round 2
16:30 Round 3

July 7th:

10:00 Round 4
12:30 Lunch time break
13:30 Round 5

Playing system and rules:

- 5 rounds McMahon.
- Playing time: 60 minutes basic time, 3 periods of 30 seconds byo-yomi (Japanese).
- Japanese rules.
- Even games, komi: 6.5.
- This is an official tournament of the Lithuanian Go Association (LGA) and the Regulations of LGA Tournament shall apply to it.

Criteria used for final ranking:
- McMahon score
- SOS (Sum of Opponents’ Scores)
- SOSOS (Sum of Opponents SOS)
- direct comparison
- coin toss

Prizes:

The tournament winner will be awarded a cup and diploma.
The players finished in the 2nd and 3rd places will be awarded diplomas.

Disputes:

Any disputes and problems will be settled by the referee.

Note: Tournament organizers reserve the right to change a tournament regulations, but no later than the start of the first round of the tournament.

Player ranking:

The rank declared by a player is used. If the player is not able to determine her/his rank, it is determined by a referee of a tournament.
If the referee occurs that a player is clearly stronger than the rank assigned to him, he can change his rank for the remaining matches.

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Sunday, July 7th 16:30: Awards and camp closing

Camp photo, prize giving and closing.

The camp includes other go-related activities, as well as more traditional summer camp activities to make for a balanced and fun summer camp experience:

Game commentary
Simultaneous games
Fun variations on go
Friendly football match
Friendly badminton tournament
Friendly volleyball match
And many more fun activities

More detailed information will be available during the camp.

Accommodation

Accommodation at the campsite:

You may choose between cozy two-bed family huts and four-bed huts with common bathrooms. The camping site is equipped with campers’ lots installed with power and water supply and a possibility to connect to the sewer system. Number of places in bungalows is limited so please register ASAP!! (www.appleisland.lt/en) Participants are expected to take care of booking bungalows by themselves. Nevertheless, if you need help just let us know.

Prices of bungalows, place for caravan/motorhome and other services of “Apple Island” can be found in their website.

There is also a possibility of camping in a tent in an area specifically designated to the participants of the Summer Go Camp.

Prices for camping in a tent:

Service	Price
1 person camping in a tent, including shower ^{1) 2)}	€5 per night
1 child (till 12 years old) camping in a tent, including shower ^{1) 2)}	€3 per night
1 child (till 3 years old) camping in a tent, including shower ^{1) 2)}	€0 per night

Note: These are special prices valid only for go camp participants.

Notes:

¹⁾The accommodation includes shower. Tokens are required for the showers with hot water. One token per day is included in the accommodation price. However, if you need, you can buy additional tokens.

²⁾ For accommodation in tents, camp participants pay the camp organizers during registration. For accommodation in bungalows and caravans participants pay “Apple Island” administration.

Important: The participants who are staying in the campsite only during a day must pay a recreation fee – €3 (or €1.5 for children up to 12 years old) per day per person (for camping, toilet, parking, etc).

Catering

Catering:

There is no special package including catering as it was a few years ago. Like last year, this year meals will not be arranged by the organizers. There will be the only option – self-catering. Participants will have to take care of their own meals by themselves – provide and prepare their own food or have their meal at the local restaurant of the “Apple Island”.

Venue

Venue:

The campsite “Apple island ” is not only a modern four stars camping site but a recreational site in the island of the Lake Grabuostas as well. One will find a place for recreation in a surrounding of exclusive nature here, as well as opportunity to have a wonderful leisure time.

You are going to find a variety of entertainment in “Apple island”, such tennis, mini-golf court, pétanque.

You can rent a bike and try the bicycle route “Kamastos žiedas” (Kamasta Ring), 20 km or 40 km, which includes travelling through the beautiful landscape of Ambraziskiai – through the hills, valleys and forests of Lithuania.

For more information on “Apple Island” please visit http://www.appleisland.lt/en.

Prices

Prices:

Camp entry fee (per person):

Adults – €5, children and pupils – free.

Main tournament fee (per person):

Adults – €5, students – €3, children and pupils – free.

Please see “Programme” section for more information.

Prices for camping in a tent (pppn):

Adults– €5, children – €3 (for children up to 3 years old – free).

Recreation fee:

Prices of bungalows, place for caravan/motorhome and other services of the campsite “Apple Island” can be found in their website.

Please see “Accommodation” section for more information.

Payment

Payment:

All camp fees are to be paid in cash upon arrival.

Registration

Registration:

You can register online (see also the registration form at the bottom of the page) or by email vidas.sadauskas@gmail.com or info@lga.lt or by phone +370 652 23456.

You must register each participant regardless if she/he is playing in the tournaments or not. In the second case please write “-” for the rank.

Please provide the following information when registering:

Name, surname
Age (optional)
Rank
City
Country
Number of days you are participating in the camp
Accommodation option
Phone number or other contact information (email address, Skype address, etc) in case we will need to contact you to provide some important information or clarify some questions. (optional)

The Summer Go Camp is a public event. The results – including name, rank, city, country of the participants (players) – will be published.

Further person-related information collected on the registration form and needed for the organization of the camp and for the delivery of services to the participants will be stored and processed in accordance with Lithuanian data protection laws.

Participants are expected to take care of booking bungalows by themselves. Nevertheless, if you need help just let us know.

Getting there

Getting there:

Arrival is also possible on the eve of the camp (Wednesday, July 3th). Please inform the organizers beforehand.

Please follow the camping site “Obuolių sala” (“Apple Island”) road signs when driving!

Driving from Vilnius

If You take the road Vilnius-Utena (A14), please turn to the left on the 60th km, choosing the way to Luokesa. After 1 km, on the crossing with the road Giedraičiai-Molėtai, turn to Ambraziškiai, and, after passing Žalvariai village and driving several hundred meters further, you will see a signboard of the camping site “Obuolių sala” (“Apple Island”) on the left of the road.

Take the left turn and the bridge will lead You to the island.

Driving from Vilnius

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Driving from Ukmergė

If You take the road Ukmergė–Molėtai (115), near Molėtai, please turn to the right on the 41th km, choosing the way to Ignalina. After 1 km, in the roundabout, take the first exit towards Giedraičiai. After 1.3 km, on the crossing, turn to Ambraziškiai, and, after passing Žalvariai village and driving several hundred meters further, you will see a signboard of the camping site “Obuolių sala” (“Apple Island”) on the left of the road.

Take the left turn and the bridge will lead You to the island.

Driving from Ukmergė

If you need to be picked up at the airport or at the station in Vilnius or Molėtai, please contact the organizers.

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Finding us in “Apple Island”

A – parking place for your cars.

B – area where to place your tents.

C – open space for more traditional summer camp activities like football, volleyball etc.

D – we will put a big tent there. This is where you will be able to find camp organizers and where games take place (especially in case of bad weather).

E – reception of the campsite “Apple Island”.

F – restaurant.

G – showers, WC, water.

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Contact details

Contact details:

Email: info@lga.lt | vidas.sadauskas@gmail.com

Tel.: +370 652 23456

Other

Important notice:

Camp participants must follow rules of the campsite “Apple Island”: do not litter, do not make noise, etc. The rules can be found at: http://www.appleisland.lt/en/main/about/instruction.

We are looking forward to seeing you at Summer Go Camp!

🙂 🙂 🙂

Lietuvos GO asociacija

Summer Go Camp 2019

Summer Go Camp

Programme:

Thursday, July 4th from 10:00: Arrival, registration and check-in

Thursday, July 4th 13:30: Camp opening

Thursday, July 4th 13:30: Lightning tournament

Friday, July 5th: Rengo tournament

Saturday, July 6th – Sunday, July 7th: Main tournament

Sunday, July 7th 16:30: Awards and camp closing

Accommodation at the campsite:

Catering:

Venue:

Prices:

Payment:

Registration:

Getting there:

Driving from Vilnius

Driving from Ukmergė

Finding us in “Apple Island”

Contact details:

Important notice:

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