Tournament info

We will hold the Championship via internet, under name “World Renju and Gomoku Youth Cup”

Communication site – zoom (most probably)
Playing site – for both, renju and gomoku is vint.ee

Players need to gather to their club in their country to be together with responsible coach. Please check more info below on this page.

Approximate schedule:
Aug. 3.  13:00 Opening ceremony (by Estonian and Moscow time, UTC+3)
Aug. 4.-6. – Renju tournaments, every day rounds are 8:30, 10:30, 13:00 (by Estonian and Moscow time, UTC+3)
Aug. 7.-9. – gomoku tournaments, every day rounds are 9:30, 11:30, 14:00 (by Estonian and Moscow time, UTC+3)  Aug. 9. 16:00 – Closing ceremony
NB! As we have time difference 7 hours ( between Poland/Czech/Slovakia/Hungary/Sweden and Japan/Korea) we don’t have long period per day for playing.

To participate, you need to have username in  vint.ee. It’s good, if you have username – your real name+surname for that competition. Also its good to study the site before, so that there would be no problems during the tournament.

Renju opening rules – Taraguchi-10, time control 30 min +15 sec
Gomoku – swap-2, time control 30min+15 sec

Registered players list, Preliminary! (NB! China hasnt confirmed their list. Also, some countries are making lists and will send ASAP):
Renju (133)
Gr. A (11):
Zoltán László (HUN), Daiki Suenaga (Japan), İbrahim Kaan Aslan (TUR), Roman Kriuchok, Oleg Semenov, Denis Fedotov, Maxim Lavrik-Karmazin (RUS), Kristofer Lõhmus, Argo Lillemaa, Kuno Kolk (EST), Georg-Romet Topkin (havent finally decided to play in gr. A or B, EST)

Gr. B (22):
Arseni Pestov (Greece), Maxim Orlov, Danila Gromov,Vsevolod Troitsky, Vladislav Arzybov
Mikhail Savvateev, Ivan Danilin, Danila Yusupmurzin
Maksim Metreveli, Nikita Diachkov, Kirill Stoianov, Egor Naumov, Ruslan Shabanov, Nikita Kinelovski, Peter Burtsev (RUS), Mehmet Emir Eryılmaz (TUR), Erko Olumets, Kris Holtsman, Karl-Mattias Moor, Sander Piik, Mark Heidmets, Ardi Raag (EST)

Gr. C (29):
  JIAO ZHENGRUI, LI JIAJUN, ZHANG XIUQI, ZHANG JUNYU, KANG TINGRUI (CHN), Nikolaos Georgiakakis (GRE)
Evgeny Sinjavsky, Matvey Mikhalitsyn, Nickolai Burtsev, Anton Chernyi, Georgi Puzanov, Artem Gershman, Vasili Kochanov,  Daniil Gorbachev, Roman Roginski, Ilya Kondakov, Arseni Berdi Viacheslav Kuvaev, Mikhail Sidorov, Egor Stoianov, Egor Fokichev, Andrey Prokopiev, (RUS), Shoma Kawamoto (Japan) Oskar Pukk, Martin Pukk, Markus Ikla, Mairon Moisto, Rauno Lääne, Kristjan Lääne (all EST)

Gr. D (21):
FU XUANQI, ZHOU YING, ZHANG ZHIHAO, WANG ZIFEI, CHEN YUHAO, HU JINRUI (CHN), Alp Ali Kırkan (TUR) Georgy Eliseev, Alexandr Pinski, Random Barinov, Fedor Danilin, Maksim Startsev, Pavel Noskov, Konstantin Kazantsev, Sergei Mikriukov, Lev Strakulia, Vladislav Vislovich  (RUS),Sergo Saard, Dmitri Kuzmin, Paul Johann Mere, Oliver Ilu (EST)

Gr. E (7):
There will play Ladies, who were born 1995-1999
LIU XUN, CAO XUEYU, HUANG XIANGNING (CHN), Alla Makhina, Daria Stulova (RUS), Mari Kolk, Hanna-Kai Reimand (EST)


Gr. F (9):
Taisia Sadova, Sofia Tolstoguzova
Kristina Stulova, Daria Novikova, Ksenia Matushkina, Veronika Stulova, Aleksandra Shangina, Anastasia Linich (RUS), Pelin Zencir (TUR)

Gr. G (14): ZHANG XINYI, WANG XINGYU, ZHU JIAYI, ZHANG YUNSHU, WANG KEMIAO (CHN) Daria Tolstoguzova, Maria Karavaeva,
Daria Yusupmurzina,  Ekaterina Porokhina,  Anna Fokicheva, Daria Buslakova, Iuliia Vostriakova , Diliara Roshtchina, (RUS), Melissa Nitov (EST)

Gr. H (20):
LIAO YUNTONG, QIN SHAOYA, ZHANG MUYI, XU YIXIN, LIU MINYI (CHN), Angeliki Aligizaki, Iulia Fazaki, Nikoletta Komvisiu (GRE), Polina Belova, Anastasia Kolchurina, Sofia Litvak, Vladislava Sonina, Maria Petrova, Daria Churikova , Maria Popova, Alisa Stulova,  Anastasia Simanovskaia, Anastasia Buslakova, Polina Yudina,  Natalia Zvezdina (RUS),
Gomoku (112):
Gr. A (7):
XU JIAQI (CHN),Lukáš Souček (Czech Republic), Zoltán László, Zoltán Sonkoly (HUN), İbrahim Kaan Aslan (TUR), Kristofer Lõhmus (EST),
Georg-Romet Topkin (havent finally decided to play in gr. A or B, EST)


Gr. B (24):
Arseni Pestov (Greece), Matěj Holub, Jakub Horák, Semir Arabo (Czech Republic), Mikhail Savvateev, Ivan Danilin, Danila Yusupmurzin, Denis Fedotov
Maksim Metreveli, Nikita Diachkov, Kirill Stoianov, Egor Naumov, Ruslan Shabanov (RUS) Tibor Horcsin (SVK), Mehmet Emir, Eryılmaz (TUR), ), Ronald Antsaar, Raigo Rei, Tormi Koppel, Erko Olumets, Karl-Mattias Moor, Kris Holtsman, Mark Heidmets, Karl-Ustav Kõlar, Ardi Raag (EST)

Gr. C (29):
ZHOU ZIJIAN, YIN HAOXUAN  (CHN),  Mano Sandor Gyenei (HUN) , Nickolai Burtsev, Georgi Puzanov, Artem Gershman, Vasili Kochanov, Daniil Gorbachev, Roman Roginski, Ilya Kondakov, Arseni Berdii, Viacheslav Kuvaev, Mikhail Sidorov, Egor Stoianov, Egor Fokichev, Andrey Prokopiev, (RUS), Lukáš Tabery, Robin Novotný, František Svoboda (Czech Republic), Nikolaos Georgiakakis (GRE)
Oskar Pukk, Martin Pukk, Markus Ikla, Mart Kõlli, Oliver Valk, Oskar Link, Oskar Henrik Kundla, Rauno Lääne, Kristjan Lääne (EST),
Gr. D: (19)
WANG PENGHAO, WU YOU, LIAN HEQI (CHN) Alp Ali Kırkan (TUR), Alexandr Pinski, Random Barinov, Fedor Danilin, Maksim Startsev, Pavel Noskov, Konstantin Kazantsev, Sergei Mikriukov, Lev Strakulia, Vladislav Vislovich (RUS), Andras Csaba Hörömpöly (HUN), Sergo Saard, Mihkel Normak, Paul Johann Mere, Jakop Vähk, Karl Johann Meikop, Dmitri Kuzmin? (EST),

Gr. E (2):
Alla Makhina, Daria Stulova (RUS)

Gr. F (7):
GUO XINLU (CHN), Pelin Zencir (TUR), Kristina Stulova, Daria Novikova, Ksenia Matushkina, Veronika Stulova, Aleksandra Shangina (RUS)


Gr. G (10):
Daria Yusupmurzina,  Ekaterina Porokhina,  Anna Fokicheva, Daria Buslakova, Iuliia Vostriakova , Diliara Roshtchina, (RUS) Olivia Valk, Marta Link, Mia Maria Maripuu, Melissa Nitov (EST):

Gr. H (14):
GONG YIXUAN (CHN), Angeliki Aligizaki, Iulia Fazaki, Nikoletta Komvisiu (GRE), Maria Petrova, Daria Churikova, Vladislava Sonina , Maria Popova, Alisa Stulova,  Anastasia Simanovskaia, Anastasia Buslakova, Polina Yudina,  Natalia Zvezdina (RUS), Laura Pukk, (EST)

* Players who achieved place in top 3 in each group have personal place in next YWC, if they have still have right to play in YWC  by age.
* Group A: Juniors, who are at least 21 years old or will become 21 years old during the same year when the competition is held and not more than 25 years old. If player becomes 26 years old during the same year when the competition is held, he cannot participate.
* Group B: Boys, who are at least 16 years old or will become 16 years old during the same year when the competition is held and not more than 20 years old. If player becomes 21 years old during the same year as when the competition is held he can only participate in group A.
* Group C: Boys, who are at least 12 years old or will become 12 years old during the same year when the competition is held and not more than 15 years old. If player becomes 16 years old during the same year as when the competition is held he can only participate in group B.
* Group D: Boys, who are younger than 12 years old. If player become 12 years old during the same year when the competition is held, he can only participate in group C.
* Group E: Ladies, who are at least 21 years old or will become 21 years old during the same year when the competition is held and not more than 25 years old. If player becomes 26 years old during the same year when the competition is held, she cannot participate.
* Group F: Girls, who are at least 16 years old or will become 16 years old during the same year when the competition is held and not more than 20 years old. If player becomes 21 years old during the same year as when the competition is held she can only participate in group E
* Group G: Girls, who are at least 12 years old or will become 12 years old during the same year when the competition is held and not more than 15 years old. If player becomes 16 years old during the same year as when the competition is held she can only participate in group F.
* Group H: Girls, who are younger than 12 years old. If player becomes 12 years old during the same year when the competition is held, she can only participate in group G.

Tournament system:
Most probably we will have enough players in each group, to have 9 rounds Swiss in each of them

In case of small number of players The Judges Council may connect groups, decrease the number of rounds or to change the playing system.

Tie-break criteria:
In case of same number of points, the following criteria will be used:
1) Full Truncated Buchholz

If all criteria are same, then players will share place, except top three places. If players will share top three places, extra game(s) will be used. The time for extra game(s) will be decided by The Judges Council.

Main referee: Ando Meritee?

3 best of each group will get medals.

Organisers contact:
Ants Soosorv – asoosyrv@hotmail.com, +372 56 69 73 82

Some important technical info:

The players of the tournament will gather in predefined locations in their country.
– Each location has to have 1 responsible non-participating individual (“coach”) who will ensure that the tournament rules are followed.
– The “coaches” can be approved/assigned by the renju federation of that country.
– The “coach’s” responsibility is to notify the organizing committee of the championship about the details of the location no later than July 28, 2020. That includes the list of players who will be using that location and the number of video cameras that will be monitoring the location during the event (more details below), the name of the “coach”, and the email address of the “coach”.
– Each playing location should have as many computers with the Internet connection as there are players for the purpose of conducting the tournament games.
– Each playing location should have one or more devices (phones, tables, other) with the sole purpose of using it for showing the live video of the location. It is mandatory during the active games, and optional during the break time.
– The video devices have to be installed (for example placed on tripods) so that all the players of that location are clearly visible during the active games. One camera view can cover multiple players.
– In parallel with the games platform (vint.ee) we will be using Zoom (zoom.us) as the platform for connecting all the video sources together.
– The purpose of connecting the video streams from all the locations together is to create a good friendship connection and atmosphere for the tournament, and also to allow referees have full overview of all the players.
– After July 28, 2020, the organizing committee will send out the detailed description of the use of the video conferencing under Zoom. It is not required to register an account for Zoom. When being invited, the devices with the video camera can simply connect to the event. While joining the video conference, the user will be asked to provide a name for their video channel. Please use the name that contains both the name of the location as well the position of the camera, or sequence number if the position cannot be described well. For example “Tallinn, Main View” or “Macau #1”.
– You can send your questions about video related topics to Ando Meritee (ameritee@gmail.com) in advance, including, if you would like to test the Zoom meetings in advance.
– It is recommended to keep the video channels muted normally, to avoid echo and unnecessary noise, and only unmute when making speeches or conversations with the other locations.
– The main hosting computer of the video conferencing will be located in Estonia, at the tournament location (Laagri school). If you happen to disconnect at any time, you can simply re-connect again as soon as possible.
– You can relocate the cameras or change their quantity during the event any time you like, as long as the minimum conditions are met (all active games are visible).
– Beware of the bandwidth conditions of your location. Make sure that you have enough upload and download bandwidth to have successful multi-way video conferencing.
– In addition to the dedicated video devices, each location may also consider adding a PC/laptop with the large monitor or connected projector, which will also connect to the video conference and show the matrix of all video users on the larger view for everyone at the premises to see. The tournament organizing location at Laagri, Estonia, will be using a very large wall screen with the help of the projector to give the participants a great feeling of being connected with each other visually.
– The players in each location have to follow the same rules as in case of the live face to face tournaments. The players and observers should not talk in the live games room, also, any kind of game assistance (human and computer) is prohibited. The players are allowed to stand up and walk around the tournament room (within the view of the camera) during the games. The players may look at the other players screens, as in real life tournaments, but not communicate and disturb anything. Leaving the game room during the live game is not allowed in the isolated locations, such as homes. It is only allowed in the official club locations, with the approval of the referee and when accompanied by the “coach”.

About using a real board together with computer. For the main goal is to avoid staring at the monitor and have an opportunity to look at the board instead. Of course, camera coverage must include this board. Player, using a real board MUST make move first in vint.ee and later copy same move on board. Of course, NOT any analysing can be made on board.