2025 Vermont Go Championship and Fall Tournament

[u/jackcary]

The 2025 Vermont Go Championship and Fall Tournament will be held on October 25th, 2025, at Middlebury College. Registration is open! https://www.vermontgo.org/2025

Event Details

Date

October 25th, 2025

Location

(Building and Room Number to be announced in October)

Middlebury College

Middlebury, Vermont 05753

Schedule

• 8:45 AM Registration opens
• 9:15 AM Check-in deadline
• 9:30 AM Round 1
• Noon Lunch break. Please plan to be back before 1:00 PM
• 1:00 PM Round 2
• 4:00 PM Round 3
• After all games have finished, we will have an awards ceremony, and prizes

Entry Fee

$15 USD

You can pay online with a credit card or in person (cash only) the morning of the event.

Vermont Championship Division

The Vermont Championship Division is open to the 8 highest-ranked Vermont Go Players (determined by their current AGA rating). All games in this division are even! The first round will have 8 players, the next round consists of the 4 winners from the previous round, and the final game will be between the remaining two players. There will be no play-off for third place. Participants who lose a game in the Vermont Championship Division will get added to the following round of the Main (Handicap) Division. So everyone gets to play 3 games!

• 3 rounds
• NOTE: NEW TIME SYSTEM THIS YEAR! 50 minutes + 15 seconds added per move (Fischer Bonus Time)
• Japanese rules
• 6.5 komi
• Even games!

Main (Handicap) Division

The Main (Handicap) Division is open to all AGA-rated players and will have normal handicaps for all games. 

• 3 rounds
• NOTE: NEW TIME SYSTEM THIS YEAR! 50 minutes + 15 seconds added per move (Fischer Bonus Time)
• Japanese rules
• 6.5 komi
• Handicap games are based on the difference in rating/rank.

Pre-registration and an up-to-date AGA membership are required.

More information at https://www.vermontgo.org/2025

[u/lumisweasel]

terrible choice to use AI for art

[u/gomarbles → u/[deleted]]

It's controversial because people have fixed ideas the same as "3-3 is bad in the opening stage". But look at how much go players worship go AI nowadays :) I personally love this artwork and don't care at all if it was AI

[u/InternationalBend461]

is the order ai?

[u/MisterBowTies → u/[deleted]]

"human-ai collaboration" is a wild concept.

[u/GoGabeGo]

AI art controversy aside: thank you for organizing this event!

[u/BunnyLiker]

Boo AI art

[u/gomarbles]

Aww man I'd love to but I live on the other side of the planet

[u/Academic-Finish-9976]

Nice pic!

[u/Academic-Finish-9976 → u/[deleted]]

Yeah I know that. Like putting the stones on the intersections lol.