All players must be aged less than 16 on August 1st of the year of the tournament, resident in the U.S., Canada or Mexico and rank in the kyus. The entire tournament is played on the Internet courtesy of IGS and there will be small prizes awarded to the winners and the runner up in each league. The US Go Congress is held every summer. Children are encouraged to attend. To encourage children's participation, children's participation at the Congress is subsidized with the Congress entrance fees paid.
Children are very welcome to attend.