The 8^th Istanbul International Go Tournament

All Go players are invited to participate in the Istanbul International Go Tournament which will be marking its 8^th anniversary this year on the 11^th and 12^th of October. The 8^th Istanbul International Go Tournament is sponsored by Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts, Şişli Municipality and Kaya Ozalit and registered as a Pandanet European Go Cup Super Tournament. We are looking forward to a broader participation from home and abroad.

This years tournament will be hosting Korean Professional 5 Dan Yun Yeong-seon, 4 time Women's Guksu title holder and 1st Haojue Cup winner.

More information pertaining to Yun Yeong-seon (5Dan) and the planned activities can be found here.

The preregistration period has ended. Thank you for your support and interest. The 8^th Istanbul International Go Tournament is open to participation from all go players. All parties interested in participating that have not had the chance to preregister may register on the 11^th of October 2008 at 09:00 local time at the tournament venue.

The on-line correction and inquiry form for the 8^th Istanbul International Go Tournament can be found here and the updated list of participants is here, please check back often as the list is updated regularly.

Venue

This year's venue sponsor Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts has generously granted us access to their campus at Fındıklı, allocating the renovated and expanded canteen and Mimar Sinan Hall to our service. A partial map of Istanbul showing the location of Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts Fındıklı Campus from google can be found here. Public transportation details and directions to and from the venue can be accessed via İ.E.T.T.'s site which is Istanbul's main public transportation provider and coordinator.

You can get information on Istanbul including hotels, weather, maps and tips from the web sites below:

• http://english.istanbul.com/
• http://www.istanbulcityguide.com/
• Istanbul Municipality Pages

Transportation

Airplane

You can check the checkfelix web site for flights to Istanbul.

Train

There are trains from Sofia, Belgrade, Bucharest and Budapest(connections from Munich and Vienna) to Sirkeci Station in Istanbul. Main services are:

• Bosphorus Express: from Bucharest, daily
• TransBalkan Express: from Budapest via Bucharest, daily
• Prietenia Express: from Kischinev, daily
• Balkan Express: from Belgrade via Sofia, daily
• 1C 90/9 I: from Pythion via Thessalonica, daily (connection from Athens)
• Istanbul Express: from Munich via Slovenia, Croatia, Yugoslavia and Bulgaria

There are two main stations in Istanbul: Sirkeci Station on the European and Haydarpaşa Station on the Asian side. These historic station buildings are nostalgic gateways to the city. Both stations are well equipped with restaurants, newspaper kiosks, waiting rooms and ATMs.

Transfer from Airport to City Center

There are shuttles from airport to city center (Taksim Square) every half hour between 04.00 am and 01.00 am. The cost of the shuttle is €5. If you take a cab, it costs about €20, please note taxi fare depends on the traffic condition and a price range of €20-€30 is common. If you come by car, bus or train let us know your likely arrival time. We will inform you about the route to the city center.

Visa

Most European countries do not need visa to enter Turkey up to 90 days or they can obtain visa at the border. Please check the link below to see your country's status. If a visa is required please inquire your local Turkish embassy about the documents, fee and procedure. An invitation letter for visa application can be sent as required. If you require an invitation letter please include a note in travel details in the form below or contact us later.

Expected weather conditions

Will be available 5 days in advance.

For updates and further information please check http://www.meteoroloji.gov.tr/.

Accommodation & Catering

There will be many options around the tournamet venue. Approximately €20 will be enough for standart meals throughout the day. Naturally, there are more luxurious therefore more expensive choices if you prefer.

We recommend participants to choose accommodation options around Fındıklı as it would be easier to get to the tournament site. Namely Beşiktaş, Sultanahmet and Taksim are in the vicinity. Hostels, which accommodate students and non-students alike, can be found and reserved through www.hostelworld.com or www.hostels.com. Higher class hotels like The Marmara, The Ritz-Carlton, Ceylan Intercontinental, Divan and The Hilton are situated near and around Taksim, which is 2.5 minutes away from the tournament site by funicular. More on hotels and reservation options can be found at www.istanbulshotels.com and www.booking.com

Tournament Rules

• Head referree: Mehmet Emin Barsbey
• Pairing system: McMahon
• Game rules: Japanese rule set, no handicap
• Time: 60 min. + 15 moves / 5 min. byo-yomi
• Komi: 6.5

As an EGF Super Tournament the 8^th Istanbul International Go Tournament is bound by the following rules and regulations:

1. EGF General Tournament Rules
2. EGF Tournament System Rules
3. Pandanet European Go Cup Rules

Tournament Schedule

October 11 (Saturday)
09:00 - 09:30 : Finalization of registration
09:45 - 10:00 : Opening ceremony and announcement of pairings
10:00 - 12:30 : Round 1
12:30 - 13:30 : Lunch break
13:30 - 16:00 : Round 2
16:00 - 16:15 : Interim
16:15 - 18:45 : Round 3

October 12 (Sunday)
10:00 - 12:30 : Round 4
12:30 - 13:30 : Lunch break
13:30 - 16:00 : Round 5
16:00 - 16:15 : Interim
16:15 - 18:45 : Round 6
18:45 - 19:00 : Award ceremony and Finale

Prize

The tournament results will be submitted to the EGF as required by the EGF for European Go Cup Super Tournaments; thus all participants' results will effect their European Ranking. Points for the European Go Cup will also be granted to the respective winners. Please refer to the Pandanet Go European Cup Prizes & Points page for further details. All participants will receive a certificate of participation. The first five and players showing exceptional performance will also be awarded.

Registration

Preregistration is urged and recommended due to organizational conveniences and smooth proceeding of the tournament schedule. Preregistration deadline is October 5^th 2008. Registration must be finalized on arrival or at least until 09:30 local time on the 11^th of October.

Attention: Preregistration is not equivalent to registering. It is required that preliminary registrants finalize their registration strictly before mentioned deadline.

Since otherwise the proceeding of the tournament schedule will be compromised, participants that do not show up on time on the first day of the tournament without prior notice will be dropped from the tournament.

Entry Fee

The fee for the tournament has been set at €15 for preliminary registrants and €20 for on site registration. Fees for extra activities are not included in the pricing. Please see the extra activities pages for pricing. The IBAN number of The Turkish Go Players' Association for european currency (€) is:
TR62 0006 4000 0024 2130 8164 62
Please include your name, surname and the notice: "8th Istanbul Go Open Entrance Fee".

Preregistration

Participants are urged and expected to register beforehand via below form. Preregistration deadline is October 5^th 2008.

Disclaimer: The entire responsibility for valid member status and correctness of the entry form rests solely on the entrant. The organization committee or its subsidiaries can not be held liable for loss, damages or failures of contact and correspondence rising from failure to fill in the form completely or correctly.

Contact Information

Name & Surname

E - mail

Tel:

Player Information

Birthdate

Rank NR 9 Dan Pro 8 Dan Pro 7 Dan Pro 6 Dan Pro 5 Dan Pro 4 Dan Pro 3 Dan Pro 2 Dan Pro 1 Dan Pro 7 Dan 6 Dan 5 Dan 4 Dan 3 Dan 2 Dan 1 Dan 1 Kyu 2 Kyu 3 Kyu 4 Kyu 5 Kyu 6 Kyu 7 Kyu 8 Kyu 9 Kyu 10 Kyu 11 Kyu 12 Kyu 13 Kyu 14 Kyu 15 Kyu 16 Kyu 17 Kyu 18 Kyu 19 Kyu 20 Kyu 21 Kyu 22 Kyu 23 Kyu 24 Kyu 25 Kyu 26 Kyu 27 Kyu 28 Kyu 29 Kyu 30 Kyu

Club

City

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Travel and Accomodation

Accomodation guidance required.

Accomodation guidance not required.

Date of Arrival

Date of Departure

Journey details
(vehicle type, vehicle number etc.)

Message and notes

Subject Inquiry Correction Other

Notes

I want to participate in tournament lectures by Yun Yeong-seon (Saturday and Sunday)

I want to participate in all lectures by Yun Yeong-seon (Friday, Saturday and Sunday)

I'm interested in other extra activities

Participants

Will be announced as registries are confirmed.

#	Name	Surname	Rank	City	Country	Status*
All information pertaining to the entrants are based on their personal input. The entire responsibility for validity of the above information rests solely on the entrant.
All pre-registrants are denoted with Pre.
Participants of the lessons on Saturday and Sunday are denoted with SS.
Participants of all lessons from Friday thru Sunday are denoted with A.
1	Seul-Ki	Hong	7d	Ber	DE	Pre
2	Dejan	Krstic	4d	Beo	RS	Pre/A
3	Zoran	Jankovic	4d	Kra	RS	Pre
4	Misa	Alimpic	3d	Kra	RS	Pre
5	Fatih	Sulak	2d	Ank	TR	Pre/A
6	Kerem	Karaerkek	2d	Nev	TR	Pre/A
7	Adem	Kayatepe	1d	Ist	TR	Pre/SS
8	Atilla	Aktuna	1d	Ist	TR	Pre/A
9	Deniz	Kutluay	1d	Ank	TR	Pre/A
10	Eren	Kurter	1d	Ank	TR	Pre/A
11	Ertuğ	Akkol	1d	Ist	TR	Pre/A
12	Hüsrev	Aksüt	1d	Ank	TR	Pre
13	Hasan Tahsin	Apakan	1d	Ank	TR	Pre/SS
14	Hayri	Kılıç	1d	Ist	TR	Pre
15	Ivan	Dubakovic	1d	Kra	RS	Pre
16	Mehmet Barış	Albayrak	1d	Ist	TR	Pre/A
17	Mehmet Erkam	Gürbüzel	1d	SZa	BG	Pre/A
18	Sercan	Oruç	1d	Ank	TR	Pre/A
19	Özgür	Değirmenci	1k	Esk	TR	Pre/A
20	Doğaç	Köse	1k	Ist	TR	Pre
21	Egemen	Akgül	1k	Bur	TR	Pre/A
22	Emre	Yalçınkaya	1k	Ist	TR	Pre/SS
23	Erkan	Karacaoğlu	1k	Ank	TR	Pre
24	Ertan	Çakıcı	1k	Koc	TR	Pre/SS
25	Milan	Jadron	1k	Bra	SK	Pre
26	Polat Fevzi	Dündar	1k	Izm	TR	Pre/A
27	Atahan	Kara	2k	Koc	TR	Pre
28	Codin	Cocioaba	2k	Buc	RO	Pre
29	Ergün	Dündar	2k	Ist	TR	Pre/SS
30	Zeynel	Sezgin	2k	-	TR	Pre
31	Şebnem	Gürbüzel	3k	SZa	BG	Pre/A
32	Barkın	Çelebican	3k	Ist	TR	Pre/A
33	Burak	Yeşilyurt	3k	Ank	TR	Pre
34	Hakan	Eryargı	3k	Ist	TR	Pre/A
35	Muammer	Şimşek	3k	Ank	TR	Pre/SS
36	Mustafa	Morca	3k	Ank	TR	Pre
37	Muzaffer	Peynirci	3k	Ist	TR	Pre/SS
38	Oktay	Uysal	3k	Esk	TR	Pre/A
39	Ozan Can	Dönertaş	3k	Ist	TR	Pre/A
40	Süleyman Selman	Kılıç	3k	Ist	TR	Pre
41	Serkan	Solmazoğlu	3k	Ist	TR	Pre/A
42	Türker	Topcu	3k	Ank	TR	Pre/SS
43	Arpad	Balazs	4k	TMu	RO	Pre
44	Batuhan	Öztürk	4k	Ank	TR	Pre
45	Dora	Üner	4k	Ist	TR	Pre/A
46	Murat	Gerenlik	4k	Ank	TR	Pre
47	Seda	Kalaç	4k	Ank	TR	Pre/SS
48	Turgay	Özgün	4k	Hat	TR	Pre/A
49	Özgün	Çokgezen	5k	Ank	TR	Pre/A
50	İrem	Erman	5k	Ist	TR	Pre/SS
51	Doğukan	Sarıkaya	5k	Esk	TR	Pre/A
52	Emre	Duman	5k	Ist	TR	A
53	Eren	Yalın	5k	Ist	TR	Pre/A
54	Gönül	Kalın	5k	Esk	TR	Pre
55	Levent	Kömürcü	5k	Esk	TR	Pre
56	Patrik	Maček	5k	Bra	SK	Pre
57	Seçkin	Boz	5k	Izm	TR	Pre/A
58	Yiğit	Akçin	5k	Ist	TR	Pre/A
59	Adem	Akgün	6k	Ist	TR	Pre/SS
60	Ali Semih	Atalay	6k	Ank	TR	Pre
61	Alper	Ülkü	6k	Ank	TR	Pre
62	Aykut	Terzi	6k	Ank	TR	Pre
63	Ercan	Sağol	6k	Esk	TR	Pre/A
64	Kerem	Özenir	6k	Ank	TR	Pre/SS
65	Neslihan	Güç	6k	Isp	TR	Pre/A
66	Rana	Açıkgöz	6k	Ist	TR	Pre
67	Volkan	Burç	6k	Ist	TR	Pre/A
68	Ali	Karadeniz	7k	Ank	TR	Pre/SS
69	Güngör	Erseymen	7k	Ank	TR	Pre/A
70	Kerem	Akyar	7k	Ist	TR	Pre/A
71	Musa Onur	Öztürkmen	7k	Ank	TR	Pre
72	Rahman	Pampal	7k	Ist	TR	Pre
73	Salih Özkan	Dursun	7k	Izm	TR	Pre/SS
74	İlkercan	Özoran	8k	Ank	TR	Pre/SS
75	Ahmet Burak	Keskin	8k	Ist	TR	Pre
76	Emine	Cengiz	8k	Esk	TR	Pre/SS
77	Erdinç Tigin	Bilen	8k	Esk	TR	Pre/A
78	Esra	Yegül	8k	Ist	TR	Pre/A
79	Mahmut	Arslan	8k	Ank	TR	Pre
80	Serap	Çoban	8k	Ist	TR	Pre/A
81	Uğur	Özkan	8k	Ist	TR	Pre/A
82	Eda	Karaerkek	9k	Nev	TR	Pre/A
83	Mehmet	Şahin	9k	Ank	TR	Pre/SS
84	Aron	Balazs	10k	TMu	RO	Pre
85	Aycan	Gülez	10k	Ist	TR	Pre/SS
86	Birand	Adal	12k	Ank	TR	Pre/SS
87	Emre	İşlek	12k	Hat	TR	Pre/A
88	Erçin	Şentürk	12k	Esk	TR	Pre/SS
89	Gözde	Karasoy	12k	Ist	TR	Pre/A
90	Kemal	Gürbüz	12k	Esk	TR	Pre
91	Cihan	Behen	13k	Ist	TR	Pre/A
92	Tolga	İskit	14k	Esk	TR	Pre/SS
93	Afşin	Hepçilingirler	15k	Ist	TR	Pre/SS
94	Mine	Çelik	15k	Ank	TR	Pre/A
95	Alper	Ekmekçioğlu	16k	Ank	TR	Pre
96	Fatih	Bıkmaz	16k	Ist	TR	Pre/SS
97	Ferhan	Yıldızlı	16k	Ank	TR	Pre
98	Sezer	İçlikan	16k	Ank	TR	Pre
99	Mustafa	Ünalan	17k	Ank	TR	Pre
100	Senem Huriye	Erşahin	18k	Ank	TR	Pre/A
101	Hürriyet Ünvan	Bıkmaz	21k	Ist	TR	Pre/SS
102	Emrah	Ekinci	25k	Izm	TR	Pre/SS
103	Nesli	Özkan	25k	Izm	TR	Pre/A
104	Mustafa	Mızrak	-	Ank	TR	Pre/SS
105	Sinan	Arslan	-	Ist	TR	Pre/SS
106	Tuana	Tayman	-	Ist	TR	Pre
107	Umut	Serter	-	Ist	TR	Pre
108	Volkan	Cirik	-	Ist	TR	Pre/A

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