Tournament
Takapotku is a five-round McMahon go tournament held in Helsinki during the weekend of 7th and 8th February 2009. Takapotku is the largest annual tournament in northern Europe, reaching around a hundred participants each year. We aim to provide a pleasant tournament experience for players of all levels, from beginners to high dans.
The tournament is part of the Pandanet Go European Cup tournament series.
Rules
- Five-round McMahon tournament
- All games are even games, no handicap stones
- Japanese rules & EGF tournament rules
- The only tiebreaker is SOS
- Class A EGF tournament
- Main time 60 minutes
- Canadian overtime 15 stones in five minutes
- Komi 7 points (draws are possible)

