The popular 13×13 tournament is played in two stages, a round robin group stage on the first day and a knock-out stage at the second day (for those who have qualified). The games will be played with a slight handicap, so that everybody can enjoy the games. (‘Steininger handicap’ is used, which will be published at the notice board. The thinking time will be also announced on-site.)

The tournament is sponsored by DAKO.

Zhang Tao won the tournament. Ohashi Hirofumi came in second.

Eunjin Cho won the game on place three.

Tournament Rules

The popular small board tournament is played in two stages, a round robin group stage and a knock-out stage. The games will be played with a ‚Steininger‘ handicap, so that everybody can enjoy the games. The details of the handicap will be published at the notice board before the tournament.

Thinking Times

13 minutes plus 5×10 seconds byoyomi