2003-08-06 last update, 2000-06-08 first day, Robert Jasiek, go up to rules page

EGF International Referees

General

If you are or intend to become an International Referee of the EGF (or are otherwise a referee or tournament organizer), then you need to study the following topics in particular:

tournament organization
rights and duties of involved bodies
arbitration
tournament systems
pairing systems and making pairings
ranking and rating systems
tournament rules *
rules of play *
examples of rules application *

This page is a links page that gives also short notes about study topics for every page. You are expected to read most of the linked pages and understand the contents so that you can apply it to similar cases in future. Currently virtually only * topics are linked to in detail because the EGF Rules and Ratings Commission is still in the process of revising most of the other material. Global links are [bracketed].

Links

Core Pages

Robert Jasiek's rules page : many important links to local and global pages about rules
[EGF Rules and Ratings Commission] : documents and study material
[EGF referee training] : other study material than on this page

General Pages

rec.games.go rules FAQ : introduction
commentary on International Rules : tournament rules, many examples on all options of rules of play incl. superko, equivalence proof, area and territory scoring, various counting methods with examples
questions and answers : core issues about rules necessary for EGF referees

Tournament Rules

general page : please read all the linked pages from there!
congress information : example of preannounced tournament information in a congress information booklet (DOC 5.0)
2-stage group and knockout system : theory and practice

Tournament Forms

agreement form : example of a tournament agreement (DOC 5.0)
dropping form : example of a form for dropping a round (DOC 5.0)
result form : standard EGF form for result agreement (DOC 5.0)
sealing form : standard EGF form for sealing an adjourned move (DOC 5.0)

Rules of Play and Examples

General

definitions : terms used in rules, handicaps, suicide
basic comparison : 6 rule sets of play

Ko

introduction : general overview on ko rules
classification : general methodical classification of ko rules
comparison : simplifying
comparing examples : handling under different ko rules
superko : commentary
superko examples

Game End

introduction : general overview on game end rules
classification : general methodical classification of game end rules
examples : game end phases, scoring systems, counting methods

Nihon Kiin 1989 Rules

[original rules text] : 1989 rules and two official commentaries
commentary : advanced, detailed, correcting the original

Ing 1991 Rules

Simplified Ing Rules : since 2003 they are used in EGF tournaments said to be under Ing rules
[original rules booklet] : 1991 rules and further information
[general commentary] : incl. wrong comments on Ing-ko
fill-in counting
the Basic Ko Rules : the simplest but simplifying model for Ing-ko
examples for the Basic Ko Rules
the New Ko Rules : the best but complicated model for Ing-ko
commentary on the New Ko Rules / on Ing-ko : ignoring rare details
basic examples for the New Ko Rules / for Ing-ko
difficult examples for the New Ko Rules / for Ing-ko

Other Rule Sets

Primitive Rules : no passes, for theoretical study only
the Simple Rules : the simplest practically useful rules nowadays, close to Tromp-Taylor
commentary on the Simple Rules
International Rules : proposal of the mailing list go-rules
World Amateur Go Championship Rules : summary and commentary
Internet Go Server Rules : approximation of the consequences of IGS implementation