This is a new tournament open to all IGA members and played on KGS.

• The tournament will be a knockout format, beginning in April. Each round will be scheduled to last one week.
• Handicaps would be based on KGS ranks (mainly – non ranked accounts would have to play at an estimated rank)
• Handicap in games would be Difference-1
• KGS Japanese Rules
• 20 minutes maintime, with 25 stones in 5 minutes overtime

As if the glamour of a National title wasn’t enough, the winner will also get one year’s free subscription to Go4Go! 2nd through to 4th place will receive some lectures with Audiogolessons.

• Round 1 Draw
• irelandgo(winner) – gokoro . . . nigiri
• Santa – circinus(winner) . . . no komi
• robertm (winner) – irishsteve . . . nigiri
• czarny – claas (winner). . . nigiri
• rorywales – markwebb (winner). . . nigiri
• ajka(winner) – waunygroes . . . nigiri
• MrButtons (winner) – mm673 . . . MrButtons white, 2 stones
• sutex(winner) – rottenhat . . . nigiri

The next round is

• Round 2 Draw
• ajka – mrbuttons (defaulted) … 6 stones
• circinus – claas (winner)… nigiri
• robertm (winner) – noel … nigiri
• markwebb (winner) – sutex … nigiri

The next round is

• Round 3 Draw
• ajka(winner) – markwebb (excellent sportsmanship)… no komi
• robertm – claas(winner) … no komi

Final: claas (winner) – ajka … no komi