Summer Go Camp 2021
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Summer Go Camp
July 3rd – 6th, 2021
at the “Ilona’s homestead”, Saladiškės, Molėtai district, Lithuania
This year, the Summer Go Camp will take place on July 3-6 in the same place as last year – at the “Ilona’s homestead” in Saladiškės, Molėtai district, on the shore of Ilgynas lake. We believe that, as last year, we will have a lot of fun playing go, having other activities, and just spending time together.
Please register as soon as possible, preferably by June 21.
Camp Program
- 10:00-12:00 Arrival, registration, and check-in
- 12:00-12:30 Camp opening
- 12:30-18:00 Lightning tournament
- 12:30 Registration
- 13:00 Round 1
- 13:50 Round 2
- 14:40 Round 3
- 15:30 Round 4
- 16:20 Round 5 (if needed)
- 9:30-19:00 Rengo tournament
- 9:30 Registration
- 10:00 Round 1
- 12:00 Round 2
- 14:00 Lunch time break
- 15:00 Round 3
- 17:00 Round 4
- 19:00-21:00 Annual meeting of the Lithuanian Go Association
- 9:30-19:00 Main tournament “Summer GO Cup”, day one
- 9:30 Registration
- 10:00 Round 1
- 12:30 Lunch time break
- 14:00 Round 2
- 16:30 Round 3
- 10:00-16:00 Main tournament “Summer GO Cup”, day two
- 10:00 Round 4
- 12:30 Lunch time break
- 13:30 Round 5
- 16:30-17:00 Awards and camp closing
Camp Program in More Detail
Arrival, Registration, and Check-in
All participants must check in with camp organizers upon arrival.
Arrival on the eve of the camp is not possible this year.
Camp Opening
It’s rather a meeting, not a ceremony. We will greet the camp participants, provide the most important information about the camp, provide information about last-minute changes (if any), answer your questions.
Lightning Tournament
Tournament director: Tomas Sabirovas
Tournament referee: Tomas Sabirovas
Registration for the tournament will take place on-site right before the tournament.
Tournament fee: none.
Tournament schedule:
- 12:30 Registration
- 13:00 Round 1
- 13:50 Round 2
- 14:40 Round 3
- 15:30 Round 4
- 16:20 Round 5 (if needed)
Playing system and rules:
- Handicap tournament, straight handicap, no top group, all games will be played with a handicap up to a maximum of 9 stones. For a rank difference of 0 or 1, color 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.
Rengo Tournament
Tournament director: Albertas Petrauskas
Tournament referee: Albertas Petrauskas
Registration for the tournament will take place 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 a handicap up to a maximum of 9 stones. For a rank difference of 0 or 1, color 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 weakest player of the team 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.
- The average strength of a team: add all dan grades and subtract all kyu grades, then divide the result by 2. The maximum average rank is 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 three 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.
Main Tournament “Summer GO Cup”
Tournament director: Simonas Šatkus
Tournament referee: Simonas Šatkus
Registration for the tournament will take place on-site right before the tournament.
Tournament fee: adults – €5; full-time students – €3; children and pupils – free!
Tournament schedule:
July 5th:
- 9:30 Registration
- 10:00 Round 1
- 12:30 Lunch time break
- 14:00 Round 2
- 16:30 Round 3
July 6th:
- 10:00 Round 4
- 12:30 Lunch time break
- 13:30 Round 5
Playing system and rules:
- Even games, komi: 6.5.
- 5 rounds McMahon.
- Playing time: 60 minutes basic time, 3 periods of 30 seconds byo-yomi (Japanese). Japanese rules.
- 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
- Any disputes and problems will be settled by the referee.
- Tournament organizers reserve the right to change 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 the 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.
Prizes:
- The tournament winner will be awarded the cup and diploma.
- The players who finished in the 2nd and 3rd places will be awarded diplomas.
Awards and Camp Closing
Camp photo, prize giving, and camp closing.
Other Activities
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
- Other board games
- Friendly football match
- Friendly badminton tournament
- Friendly volleyball match
- Night hike
- Not far away, at about 2.5 km from the camp, there is the Lithuanian Museum of Ethnocosmology and Moletai Astronomical Observatory. The observatory organizes day and night tours. The night tours take place only in clear weather and include stargazing with an observatory telescope. The Lithuanian Museum of Ethnocosmology holds tours, lectures, educational programs, night observation of the stars. You can also visit an observation tower with the observation site, situated at the height of 32 meters. From this deck, you can observe both the stars and the surroundings.
- And many more fun activities 🙂
Some of these activities depend on weather conditions. More detailed information will be available during the camp.
Camp participants will be accommodated in the houses of the homestead. Each house has a kitchen, shower, and WC.
There is also the possibility of camping in a tent.
| Duration | Price of adults, € per person | Price for children and pupils, € per person |
| 3 nights | 45 | 15 |
| 2 nights | 35 | 10 |
| 1 night | 20 | 5 |
Note: Prices for camping in a tent and for accommodation in a house are the same.
Note: Accommodation is free for children until the age of 3 years, inclusive.
The houses have rooms of different sizes (for 2, 3, 4, etc persons) with beds of different sizes (single beds, double beds, sofa beds). You can find out more details here.
We will contact those who have booked accommodation in a house and book the most suitable room for you. If you are registering separately with someone but would like to stay in the same room, please let us know by writing it in the comments field on the registration form or contact the camp organizers. As the number of places and accommodation options in the homestead houses are limited and there are no single rooms there, you can be accommodated together with other camp participants in the same room.
Self-catering. The participants will have to take care of their own meals by themselves – provide and prepare their own food. There are conditions for this in the homestead – the kitchens there are equipped with stoves, kettles, fridges, kitchen utensils.
You can also order meals from various cafes and restaurants of Molėtai via Molėtaiveža.lt food delivery service.
Joint catering. The joint catering option for lunch, the so-called “joint cauldron” (Lithuanian: “bendras katilas”) started several years ago and has already become a tradition of the camp. The meal is prepared by one of the camp participants with a little help from some others and then expenses are shared among those who joined this option.
Please let us know in advance if you want to join this option, preferably at the time of registration to the camp.
The “Ilona’s homestead” is located in a remote area in Saladiškės, Molėtai district, on the shore of Ilgynas lake. It is only 4 km from the homestead to the A14 highway Vilnius-Utena. The camp participants have a great opportunity to visit the Lithuanian Museum of Ethnocosmology and the Molėtai Astronomical Observatory, which is only about 2.5 km from the homestead.
For more information about the homestead please visit their Facebook page or this website.
Please see “Camp Program” section for more information.
| Duration | Price of adults, € per person | Price for children and pupils, € per person |
| 3 nights | 45 | 15 |
| 2 nights | 35 | 10 |
| 1 night | 20 | 5 |
Note: Accommodation is free for children until the age of 3 years, inclusive.
Please see “Accommodation” section for more information.
Please fill out this registration form carefully and correctly. Please note that all fields marked with an asterisk (*) are required.
If you want to register a family (or a group), you can fill in this form for each family or group member separately or register only one person (e. g. yourself) and fill in the additional section of this form where you can register the remaining family or group members. If you are registering separately with someone but would like to stay in the same room, please let us know by writing it in the comments field on this form or contact the camp organizers.
The Summer Go Camp is a public event. Tournament results – including name, rank, city, country of the participants (players) – will be published.
All other person-related information collected on the registration form will not be made public and will only be available to the organizers for the purpose of the proper camp organization and will be destroyed within a week of the end of the event.
In case of any questions please contact the camp organizers.
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Getting There
If you have questions about arrival please, contact the camp organizers.
Drive on A14 highway Vilnius-Utena. At 72 km from Vilnius, you will see road signs MOLĖTŲ OBSERVATORIJA 5 and ETNOKOSMOLOGIJOS MUZIEJUS 4. Turn in the direction of the signs (to the right) onto the road Adiečiai-Kulionys (2817) and drive it for 2.8 km. Then turn right onto the first road behind the sign “Kulionys” and drive along the lake Ilgynas for another 1.1 km until you reach the camp.
Summer Go Camp coordinates:
55°17’59.7″N 25°32’49.5″E
55.299917, 25.547083
Routs in GPX format:
A14 highway Vilnius-Utena – Summer Go Camp
Map of the Camp
We are constantly monitoring the situation regarding the coronavirus pandemic and will respond appropriately depending on the evolving situation. While the situation is improving rapidly and there is a light at the end of the tunnel, unfortunately, we cannot guarantee anything at this time. We will inform you about any changes concerning the camp as soon as possible.
The quarantine will end on June 30 and, as of July 1, 2021, Lithuania is entering a state of national emergency. However, most restrictions will remain in place. Some of the requirements may turn into recommendations, however, we do not have more information on that so far. In any case, camp participants will be required to follow the regulations and guidelines in effect during the camp, including those applicable to events, and take other precautions. For up-to-date and more detailed information, please visit Corona STOP.
We strongly urge those who feel unwell, ill, or have been in close contact with someone who has COVID-19 in the last 2 weeks before the start of the Summer Go Camp not to go to the Camp. We are very sorry, but such people will simply not be allowed to the Camp.
Let’s be responsible and do what we can to protect each other’s health.
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We are looking forward to seeing you at Summer Go Camp!
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