London Open

Tournament Type:

Next Tournament Date:

28 December 2017 - 31 December 2017

Main Tournament is 7 rounds. Time limit 90 minutes with 20/5 overtime.

Web site:

London Open Go Congress

Venue:

International Students House, 229 Great Portland Street

Postcode:

W1W 5PN

Current Champion:

Seong-Jin Kim & Qiuchi Li

Major four-day McMahon tournament, held in London at the New Year.


JFK Statue at ISH	The London Open is the UK's biggest tournament. It is always held at the new year period: 28th - 31st December. ISH is near Regents Park in central London map. It first ran in 1975 and has run every year since. Usually over 100 players take part - even up to 150. Many come from continental Europe and further away too. Several top European players take part.		Recent Events 2016 Report 2016 Results 2016 Pair Go 2015 Results 2015 Report 2015 Pair Go 2014 Report
Players battle over 4 days in 7 rounds, with long time limits. The top player gets to hold the London Open Trophy with cash prizes for the top players and prizes for other good results too. Prizes are also given for the Lightning Tournament, held one evening, and Rengo on the final afternoon.		Winner 2011	Earlier Events 2013 Report 2012 Gallery/Report 2011 Gallery/Report 2010 Gallery/Report 2009 \| 2008 \| 2007 \| 2006 \| 2005 \| 2004
Another evening event is the London Pair Go. Around a dozen male-female pairs compete for the best pair title. For more details see the London Pair Go Page.	Pair Go	There is usually a professional teacher, the most frequent one being Guo Juan from the Netherlands and Catalin Taranu from Romania. They give lectures and analyse games. Other teachers have come from Japan, Korea and China.	Guo Juan
Main Hall	Most players play in the large hall at ISH. The evening events are held there too. ISH also has a bistro, a bar and reasonably priced accommodation.	Top Room	The top boards are in their own room. Adjacent to it is an analysis room. Prize-giving and the Rengo are upstairs. In all, ISH provides a superior playing environment.