2026 New York Monthly Series - January

Jan 10, 2026

424 W 49th St, 1F, New York, NY 10019

🏆 NYIG’s 2026 New York Monthly Series kicks off on Jan 10, 2026 at 424 W 49th St, 1F, New York, NY 10019. Following December’s AGA-rated Prologue Open warm-up, the official circuit runs January through November and culminates in the Grand Finals on the second Saturday of December 2026, with Youth (U18) and Adult (18+) tracks.

📅 2026 Dates (all Saturdays): Jan 10, Feb 7, Mar 7, May 2, Jun 6, Jul 11, Sep 12, Oct 3, Nov 7.

🏆 Players earn placement points at each monthly event; leaderboards are based on each player’s Best-5 results, and the Top-4 in each division qualify for the Grand Finals. Grand Finals prizes are $800+, scaled by sponsorship. Select finals livestreamed with professional commentary. Monthly prizes are awarded in both circuits.

Tournament details

Type	Details
Website	Leaderboard and Rules
Date	Saturday, January 10, 2026
Location	NYIG Manhattan: 424 W 49th St, 1F, New York, NY 10019
Rules	AGA rules; McMahon pairing; prizes in each division; Wins > SOS > SOSOS > Head to Head
Handicap	Open even; others handicap-1, cap 9; Komi 0.5
Time Control	Youth: 25 min + 10s increment, Adult: 40 min + 10s increment
Prizes	Awards in all divisions
Eligibility	Everyone

Adult Circuit Schedule

Event	Time
Check in	8:30 AM - 9:15 AM
Round 1	9:30 AM - 11:40 AM
Round 2	11:45 AM - 1:55 PM
Lunch break	1:55 PM - 2:30 PM
Round 3	2:30 PM - 4:40 PM
Prizes and awards	5:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Youth Circuit Schedule

Event	Time
Check in	8:30 AM - 9:15 AM
Round 1	9:30 AM - 11:10 AM
Round 2	11:10 AM - 12:50 PM
Lunch break	12:50 PM - 1:20 PM
Round 3	1:20 PM - 3:00 PM
Round 4	3:00 PM - 4:40 PM
Prizes and awards	5:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Who Is Coming

39 registered

Yuxiao W·5d

Wilson Q·7K

Akiva S·7k

Regina K·4k

Lucas B·4d

Peter L·10k

Jack Z·10 kyu

Dennis K·18

BINGHUI C·1D

Taylor S·3k

Ben O·18k

Hirotada K·3d

Andy Z·20k

Xilin W·4k

Jerry J·3d

Benjamin A·5k

Andrew M·1k

Benjamin G·1d

Winston Z·8.26

Tiffany W·12

Jason L·17k

Madeleine H·15k

Joel K·5d

Noah S·8k

Kai Z·15k

James M·9K

Sebastian B·16k

Yu Heng W·4d

Di L·2d

Mingyuan S·4d

Justin Z·20k

William A·12k

Joshua W·2k

Noah C·6k

Lei X·2d

+4 anonymous players