December Blitz KGS+ Tournament, American/European daytime Open division (Winner: ben0)

19×19, blitz, single elimination! The rounds are spaced 30 minutes apart, all rounds the same day, the time settings are very short! The open divisions are even, the kyu one is an handicap division.

50 non-KGS Plus members per open division will be allowed.

The 3k and weaker players division is limited to regular rated games players on KGS:

• they must enter with their strongest account which must be 3k or weaker,
• they must have played fair rated games for at least 6 weeks,
• they must have in their user information at least 30 rated games played before November 30th (for instance: having played the 30 games in the last week won't be accepted).
• Also, people who have been previously disqualified from a KGS tourney are not allowed.

People who do not fullfill those conditions but register anyway may be disqualified anytime (before the tournament starts, during a game, during a round, or even once all the rounds are over). A disqualified player will have no prize and won't be allowed to enter upcoming tourneys.

IMPORTANT: you are allowed to attend only one division (out of the 3 ones). Moreover, in a fast tournament like this, you must be aware of the mouse anti-slip system! For your move to be accepted, you must hover for ¼ seconds before making your move. You only have 8 seconds per move on average, so knowing exactly when to click is very important!

Please respect your opponents, and don't ask a bye when there are 8 or less than 8 players around.

Divisions list:

• Asian daytime open division
• European/American daytime open division
• European/American daytime 3k and weaker division

Sponsor

Sponsored by KGS, Kiseido, AyGoSchool and the Korean-style insei league .

Rules

Single Elimination, Simultaneous Schedule.

Prizes

1. The winner of the European/American daytime 3k and weaker division gets one free korean-style insei league place for a month.
2. The winner of the Asian daytime open division gets a $36 gift certificate from Kiseido, and a 50% entry free discount for one month in the korean-style insei league.
3. The winner of the European/American daytime open division gets a teaching game with a teacher from the AyGoSchool.
4. The runner-up of the European/American daytime 3k and weaker division gets a teaching game with a teacher from the AyGoSchool.
5. The runner-up of each open division gets a $18 gift certificate from Kiseido.
6. The above players (points 1 to 5) will also get 1 free month of KGS Plus.
7. Each round but the finale one, 1 week of free KGS Plus will be awarded at random.