* TOURNAMENT OUTLINE *
Presente by:Japan Pair Go Association
Special Cooperation with:Nihon Kiin
Cooperated with:Kansai Kiin,Shuukan GO,The Daily Yomiuri
Sponsored by:Ricoh Co.Ltd.
With a support of:Yomiuri Shimbun
**
A champion pair will be decided at the 5th game of tournament out of
16 pairs of male and female professional Go players who represent
Japanese Go circle. A part of the championship prize money will be donated
to purchase Go boards and Go stones etc.to present to preliminary
schools,junior highschools and senior highschools all over Japan,First and
second games will be played by 16 pairs with Swiss system as open to
the public games.From the third games,it will be played with tournament
system also as open games. Final game will accompany a commentary
using a large board,and will be followed by a commendation ceremony.
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Total Championship prize shall be 5,000,000yen. 2,000,000
yen of which shall be donated as a fund to present such Go supplles as
Go boards and Go stones to schools all over Japan.

To a champion pair, a title of "Champion of Professional
Pair Go Players" will be given from the presenter of the tourrnament,and
a trophy and prize money will be given from Ricoh,the sponsor.
For the donation of Go supplies,requests will be invited from preliminary
schools,junior highschools and senior high schools all over Japan, and
will be presented to them.
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All even games with 5 and a half stones handicap of Black.
The all games shall be played with 30 seconds per move,and 15 times
of 1 minute thinking time shall be given to each pair.
"Japan Igo Kiyaku(Rules)" and "Japan Pair Igo kiyaku(Rules)" shall be
appled.
* SCHEDULE *
- Day's Program Number of pairs Venue Time Schedule
1st games
1997.12.6
(sat)
16 pairs
Tepia Hall
2-8-44 Kita-Aoyama,
Minato-ku,
Tokyo,japan
11:30 Open
12:00 Ceremony
12:30- 1st games
14:30- 2nd games
2nd games
1997.12.6
(sat)
16 pairs
3rd games
1997.12.20
(sat)
8 pairs
Tepia Hall
2-8-44 Kita-Aoyama,
Minato-ku,
Tokyo,japan
11:30 Open
12:00 Ceremony
12:30- 3rd games
15:00- Semifinal
semifinal
1997.12.20
(sat)
4 pairs
Final
1998.1.25
(sun)
2 pairs
New-Pia Hall
1-11-1 kaigan,
Minato-ku,
Tokyo,japan
13:00 Open
13:15 Ceremony
13:30- Final game
16:00 Award
Ceremony