🌟 National Brilliant Move Go Artistry Contest 🌟 (Chinese) 美国围棋妙手艺术评选大赛(Korean) 미국 '천재무브' 바둑대회(Japanese) アメリカ天才囲碁コンテスト 醉骑黄鹤翻天外，俯瞰棋盘似看山。 阡陌人间春色满，平生妙手掷轻闲。——Poem by Yili ✨ Overview: In the realm of sports, performance is often measured not just by technical skills but also by artistic flair. Go, a game celebrated for its strategic depth, has yet been valued much by its artistry. Now we introduce the National Brilliant Move Go Artistry Contest. The format is similar to art or gymnastic competitions. 🌟Organizer: Capital Go Chapter of the America Go Association, in collaboration with San Diego Go Club, New York Institute of Go, Evanston Go Club and BadukClub. 💡 Why Join? Showcase/share your artistic moves (and win bragging rights)Prizes: $1700 budget for Go items and gift cards (up to 50 winners)Awards Ceremony: Aspires to be the "Oscars" for Go artistry.Categories: Fighting/Tesuji, endgame, dragon killing/settling.Learn & Grow: Deep self-study on your games. Sample awards Please follow us for updates and early insider viewing of brilliant moves: FOLLOW 👥 Groups: Open, Youth (age 18 and under), Age 55+. We aim to award at least 30% of participants. 🏆 Categories: Fighting/Tesuji (战斗中的妙手/手筋)Endgame (官子妙手)Dragon-killing/Settling (屠龙/做活妙手)Brilliant Move of the Year (年度最佳妙手) Approximately 30 players can get cash awards! ⚖️ Judging and Voting: Professional Panel: Kim Yoonyoung 8P (Korea), Li Hai 5P (California), Ryan Li 4P (New York)Strong Players Panel: Albert Yen 8DKing Bi 6DMichael Zhou 6D Despite the subjectiveness of artistry, the panel tends to evaluate three aspects: Creativity.Effectiveness-- as long as the move worked in the actual game, or helped gain an advantage (Doesn't need to be as “perfect” as AI’s suggestions).Validity-- should not have obvious flaws. Voting Weight: 40% public vote via websites & social media60% vote by six judges 🔍Example of Artistry: 2022 NAGF Pro Qualification, moves 93 and 95 (Eric Yoder🇺🇸 vs Rémi Campagnie 🇨🇦): a “broken ladder”.Explore the game: here 🌍 Eligibility Players resided in the U.S. for at least 6 months in the past year.Actual games after 2020.12.31Game Types: Tournament games with SGF records, City League, online, and self-pair games.Currently, we don't require AGA membership, but we encourage players to join AGA for tournaments, ratings, and other benefits. 📝 How to participate: Submit via Google Form: HereYou may submit other players' brilliant moves.Each player may have up to 7 submissions.Discord Channel for discussions: https://discord.gg/p2VuKJuVff FAQ or email submission: agatd1@gmail.com 📅 Important Dates: From January 29 to May 15, 2024. 🏆 Awards For every category in each group: First Prize: Trophy + $75 Gift Card in BadukClub Store or $60 cash. Second Prize: Medal + $50 Gift Card in BadukClub Store or $40 cash. Third Prize: Medal + $25 Gift Card in BadukClub Store or $20 cash. BadukClub Store – badukclub Note: Cash award at an 80% equivalent of the gift card valueAdjustments may be made for groups with notably large/small player numbers.The "Brilliant Move of the Year" award will equal or exceed the first prize.Certificates will be given to outstanding players Sample awards. (Note: actual awards can be different from the pictures) 💼 Sponsor and organizing committee: We are grateful to have received $4200 from a generous individual who helped us make the contest free of registration or application fees, hoping for more players to participate. We also appreciate the following volunteers: Leshan Feng (Project Manager & Submission Form)Jeremiah Donley (Social Media)Edward Zhang & Wang Meng (Outreach)Devin Fraze (Prizes prep&distribution)King Bi (Pro & Expert Judges Panel)Liang Yu (IT & Website)Michael Zhou (Publicity & Announcement)Duan Bin (Accounting)Albert Yen, Trevor Morris, Paul Celmer (Strategic Planning) 👉 Ready to showcase your Go artistry? Fill in the Google Form Here now and be part of this extraordinary event!
