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2025 California Auxiliary 13x13 Beginners Tournament
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Location
San Diego Chess Club in Balboa Park
2225 6th Ave
San Diego, CA 92101
USA
Registration Info
Registration is required
About this event
This Auxillary 13x13 Beginners tournament is hosted by the San Diego Go Club. This 4-round tournament is intended for beginners 20 kyu to 30 kyu, and is FREE* ENTRY, so they can get the experience of playing in a tournament go with no time limits. Note*: AGA Membership is required to participate in AGA affiliated tournaments. The Beginner Section is Limited to 10 seats this year.
More experienced players should register in the 2025 California State Go Championship, for either the Open or Handicap Section, which has a separate listing at GoClubs.org.
Players must register by 11:59 pm Monday November 24th, 2025 to play in first round. The first 25 attendees to register overall will receive a blue ticket for priority line up for lunch on the day of the event! (10/5/25 Update: A total of nine players have registered! Only 16 Blue Tickets left for early registrants!)
Lunch will be provided to all registered players, and complimentary breakfast will also be available in the morning.
Both adults and youth can play in this tournament.
Click "Join the AGA" by visiting the AGA website: https://www.usgo.org
The AGA membership fee is $10 for Youth (22 years & under)
Adult Membership is normally $30/ year, but if its your first time signing up as an AGA Member you can get 50% OFF your first year with our local Go Club's Promo Code: NEWSDGC
The AGA Code of Conduct applies to all AGA affiliated tournaments, which participants agreed to have acknowledged and read: https://usgo.org/content.aspxpage_id=22&club_id=454497&module_id=721062
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to the Tournament Director at: enrique.jrgarcia711@gmail.com
Prizes All Beginners that Participate in this event have access to the complimentary Breakfast in the morning, and will be Provided Lunch for registering for the Beginner's Tournament. Additionally, each participant will recieve a (Chocolate, Strawberry, or Cookies n Creme) Pocky after completeing their first Round!