Objective
To encourage improvement in interested members. If you are insterested, you should be serious about improving and be available to play serious games on a regular basis.
Overview
There will be separate groups each consisting of players of about the same strength level in order to provide suitable even games.
Based on the relative clustering of strengths, the most effective league strength breakdown at the moment seems to be the following:
~1 dan
~6 kyu
Every round, members of each group will play each other in a round-robbin format. Games should be scheduled informally by the players individually based on their convenience. Each round will last one or two weeks, depending on the size of each group. Groups do not have to have their rounds synchronized. This interval is subject to change.
Reviews
Each game in the league will be given at least a short review by either Gus or Greg to cover the important points and make sure you actually know what went wrong.
The Prize
The winner of each round will get to play a handicap game with review with Gus and myself. This winner should choose an appropriate handicap to facilitate actually learning something from each game. If a game is too easy or too difficult you will probably not learn as much. Do not ask for even games unless you really have improved to the point where it is warranted.
Rules
- All even games
- No time limit (to encourage thinking; do NOT abuse this)
- AGA Rules (7.5 komi)
Absence
If you no longer have time to participate, that's fine. Please just let Greg know ASAP so that we can take this into account. Hunting people down to get them to finish their games is incredibly annoying, and Greg will be really pissed off if you make Greg do this. You can rejoin later when you have more time.
Disputes
There had better not be any. This is a league amongst friends.