24th Gothenburg Open

November 22-23, 2008

A European Cup Super Tournament

Arranged for the twenty-fourth time, Göteborg Open is a relaxed and friendly Go tournament, held in the second largest city of Sweden.

Results

Congratulations to the winner, John Karlsson [4d]. View all results here. Also available as pdf.

Tournament

A five-round standard MacMahon tournament, open to all players. Japanese Rules. Thinking time is one hour each and byo-yomi is 3x30 seconds.

Prizes

Prizes depend on the number of participants. Also see the European Cup Prize Levels.

Schedule

Free coffee is available throughout the tournament.

* Please report allergies or other special considerations to the organizers.

** Starts after the completion of the last round.

Location

The venue for the tournament is Örlogsvägen 57/Freses väg,
Nya varvet.

Venue Overview

Street Map (Eniro)

You can get to there from the city by tram no. 11, direction 'Saltholmen', stop Nya Varvet. From the tram stop it is a ten minute walk to get to the tournament building.

You can also use the västtrafik website to find your way. Enter "Örlogsvägen 57" or "Freses väg" as your destination.

Transports

There are ferries from Kiel, Amsterdam and Fredrikshavn. From Oslo you can go by bus, and of course, Göteborg is reachable by train or air.

Accommodation

Sadly, we cannot offer accommodation near the playing site. Finding a hotel is recommended. There are also Youth Hostels at reasonable rates. A (very limited) number of people can be privately accomodated. For the natives who offer private accommodation, a 50 SEK discount will be given for each person accommodated.

Entry Fee

The entry fee is 250 SEK / 25 EUR for the tournament.
Tea and coffee is included in the fee. Please pay in SEK if possible.

Registration

REGISTER

Already Registered

Please register via the link above. If you have questions or problems registering,
you can contact the organizers directly:
Henrik Rydberg;
John Karlsson.