2018 Confucius Cup
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| Go (Weiqi) | Chinese Chess (Xiangqi) |
| Go & Chinese Chess Congress March 2nd-4th 2018Location The Gresham Hotel 23 Upper O’Connell Street Dublin 1 |
 The Gresham Hotel |
The Irish Go Association, and the Irish Chinese Chess Association in association with The UCD Confucius Institute for Ireland are pleased to present the 2018 Irish Confucius Cup. The Congress will take place again at The Gresham Hotel right in the heart of Dublin’s city centre
Severe Weather Updates
Due to the terrible severity of the weather conditions there has been no choice but to severely alter the planned events. The circumstances are beyond the organisers control. We can only offer our apologies for everyone who hoped to enjoy the event.
Owing to severe weather conditions the Irish Rapid tournament on Friday is now cancelled.
There will be no Chinese Chess (Xiangi) Championship – but play can still take place at the venue.
The Go tournament will no longer be an EGF Grand Prix event. Due to the extension of the weather Red Alert it will now not begin on Saturday until 12:00.
When further updates are available we will post details on the website.
The Confucius Cup Go & Chinese Chess Tournament Rules
The Go tournament will be a European Grand Prix Level B event and consist of 5 rounds: 3 on Saturday and 2 on Sunday. For Go, any handicap games will be played at the MMS difference -1, whilst for the final standings the tiebreakers will be SOS, then SOSOS. The Chinese Chess tournament will consist of 7 rounds, 4 on Saturday and 3 on Sunday.
| Go | Chinese Chess | |
|---|---|---|
| Number Of Games | 5 | 7 |
| Rules | EGF with 6.5 komi | Asian Xiangqi (Chinese Chess) |
| Time Settings | 60 minutes plus overtime of 5 periods of 30 seconds byo-yomi | Fischer Time 45 minutes basic plus 10 seconds increment per move |
| Pairing System | McMahon | Swiss |
Visiting Professional Players and Dignitaries
- Shizhen Liu, 7-pro, Vice Director, Shanghai Qiyuan
- Tianhui Chen, 6-dan, Executive Officer, Shanghai GO Association
- Xubin Dong, National Chess Master
- Qilin Ouyang, Vice Director, Shanghai Qiyuan
- Guo Juan, 5-pro, InternetGoSchool
Prizes
The following cash amounts will be awarded to the top finishers of the Go and Chinese Chess tournaments:
| Go | Chinese Chess | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st place | €1,000 | €1,000 |
| 2nd place | €800 | €400 |
| 3rd place | €700 | €300 |
| 4th place | €600 | €200 |
| 5th place | €500 | €100 |
| 6th place | €400 | — |
| 7th place | €300 | — |
Provisional Weekend Schedule
| Date | Time | Go | Chinese Chess |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 2nd March | 19:00 | ||
| Sat 3rd March | 09:00 | Registration | |
| 10:00 | Opening Ceremony | ||
| 10:15 | Go Round 1 | Chinese Chess Round 1 | |
| 12:30 | Chinese Chess Round 2 | ||
| 14:00 | Go Round 2 | ||
| 14:45 | Chinese Chess Round 3 | ||
| 17:00 | Go Round 3 | Chinese Chess Round 4 | |
| 18:00 | Simultaneous Games Against Professionals | ||
| 19:30 | Dinner | ||
| Sun 4th March | 09:00 | Chinese Chess Round 5 | |
| 09:30 | Go Round 4 | ||
| 11:20 | Chinese Chess Round 6 | ||
| 12:30 | Go Round 5 | ||
| 13:30 | Chinese Chess Round 7 | ||
| 15:15 | Professional Reviews of Top Go & Chinese Chess Boards | ||
| 16:30 | Prizegiving | ||
| 19:00 | Dinner | ||
Tournament Directors
The tournament directors for the Go competition will be Tony Atkins, whilst Li Chen will be in charge of the Chinese Chess competition.
Internet Broadcasting
We expect to broadcast the top board from the tournament, details to be announced later.
The Rapid Go Tournament
The Rapid, to be held on the Friday evening, will follow a Handicap Swiss format with time allowances reducing each round.
Registration
Go Players:
You can register for the Confucius Cup using this form.
There is also a list of registered players.
Chinese Chess Players:
You can register for the Confucius Cup using this form.
There is also a list of registered players.
The list of registered players is updated every few days. For queries on registration, you can try email to Ian, who will pass on your query to the organisers.
Registration Fee
For the Confucius Cup Go and Chinese Chess tournaments, the entry fee will be free for the Chinese Chess tournament and €25 for Go tournament. Students and the unemployed can avail of the concession rate of €10 for the Go tournament. Entry fee for the Friday night Rapid Go tournament will be €10
Please watch this space for further details and updated information.
A report on the 2017 event can be viewed here
Accommodation
Several accommodation options are listed on this Google Map. The Gresham Hotel itself of course offers accommodation and there are several other hotels and guesthouses nearby, for instance the Charles Stewart. One hostel we have had players use in the past is Dublin City Bunkhouse. A few players have also opted to rent an apartment with airbnb.com and staydublin.com.
Travel
International visitors may want to consult Dublin Airport’s website , especially the To and from section.
Organising Committee
In coordination with the UCD Confucius Institute, the organising committee are:
John Gibson, Arthur Cater, Carol Doyle, and Ian Davis.
Irish Go Association AGM
Irish Players should note that the AGM will take place on Saturday, as detailed here.