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Join Here → WSC 2026

This is our 5th year running this event! Like in previous years, the goal is to play 100 rated games in a month! This event is designed to encourage more activity on the server and to help players get over any rank anxiety they may have. Don’t worry about de-ranking, losing, or performing badly. Simply play and have fun!

Games will take place on OGS and no where else. My reason for doing this is due to me being able to access the API for everyone’s games. I counted games manually one year and I never want to do that again! lol

I will be encouraging the three main board sizes, 9x9, 13x13, and 19x19. My feelings on this are, we don’t always have time for a full 19x19 game but we still want to play a game of Go. Small boards are great for quick matches. Many players use Go Quest and Baduk Pop for these same reasons. The 100 games will be size specific, but I will have a Grand Slam category for those who play 100 games on each size.

In conclusion, I truly wish for everyone to have a great experience and remember that Go is a game to be played and enjoyed. It doesn’t need to be serious 100% of the time. I wish you all the most fun and exciting games for the month!

Shawn Ray

Clossius

Rules

* Only games played in March will count.
* Must be a ranked.
* Must be on OGS.
* Must be on the same account. (Makes it easier to track)
* Must not use AI. I will be having people check.
* Bot games will not count.
* Do NOT resign games too early just to quickly move on. This defeats the spirit of the event.
* Do not violate OGS’s TOS.
* Do not play the same person over and over.
* Do not find flaws with the rules that defeat the spirit of the challenge.

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We will be encouraging the use of OGS Automatch features. Please use those rules and time settings.

Japanese Rules (Required)
Handicap (Encouraged but optional)
Ranked (Required)

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Time Settings

9x9
Byo-yomi 30s+5x10s | 2m + 5x30s | 5m + 5x30s
Fischer 30s +5s | 2m +7s | 3m +10s

13x13
Byo-yomi 30s +5x10s | 3m + 5x30s | 10m + 5x30s
Fischer 30s +5s | 3m + 7s | 5m + 10s

19x19
Byo-yomi 30s + 5x10s | 5m + 5x30s | 20m + 5x30s
Fischer 30s +5s | 5m +7s | 10m +10s

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Grand Slam
100 Games in all three categories.

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Why wouldn’t you call it a Triple Crown instead of a Grand Slam?

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Very excited! Will there be prizes this year?

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The leaderboards seem to be displaying last year’s data, at least for some players. I certainly haven’t played 296 games today lol.

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I tried adding my OGS username, but it won’t let me hit the search button. I’ve matched the formatting on the info button ( ncl23 ) but it doesn’t seem to work

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Whoops, yea it is counting last years. I’ll fix it after work tomorrow.

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Are you doing the id number or the username? You need the id number.

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got it! not sure what was wrong before

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Is there a special tournament area to find matches with other players who have also joined WSC 2026? Or do all games played on OGS after we join count for the challenge?

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That sounds like a great idea! Let’s see if I can reach 100. Your advice not to be afraid of “deranking” is very helpful, because the extreme transparency of the calculation on your own profile makes me very cautious…

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If it helps there’s also a setting to hide ranks in the OGS settings.

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That might help some people just play more and not worry as much whether they’re winning or losing too much rating etc.

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Ant match that fits the time settings counts.

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Had no idea this was a thing, thanks for sharing!

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Where do I find my user id number?

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If you click on your profile, it is the number at the end of the URL of the page.

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Got it, thanks!

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Will games only be counted after registration? How long does it take for games to appear in the leaderboard?

This is so § 242 BGB :smiley:

Thanks man!

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It checks by the date filter not registration filter so all games this month count.

It runs every 30 minutes.

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Registered, played two games in accordance with the rules, but it still shows 0.

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It doesn’t refresh immediately, but it will.