The items below will help your Congress experience go more smoothly and be more enjoyable.
★ Plan Your Trip ★
We have created a Plan Your Trip page with Important information about the Congress venues and travel information.
★ Mobile App ★
Download and install the Yapp app on your mobile phone or tablet. This will be your only source of up-to-date information on schedules, maps, events, and announcements during the congress. You’ll also be able to bookmark events, post messages to fellow attendees, and view crowd photos. For more information about the Yapp app and its use at the congress, see the Yapp App page.
★ Leago ★
Leago is the pairing system that will be used for the US Open. You can access it via a web browser on your phone or tablet. If you have not done so already, you should create an account on Leago before the Congress. Use the same email account as you used to register for the congress.
Assistance will be available at check in and through the congress help desk to ensure your account is set up and you are able to see the tournament pairings AND report results.
★ Prizes App ★
This year’s Congress features the largest prize pool in US Go Congress history, with hundreds of prizes from our generous Prize Sponsors. Prizes are awarded through the AGA Prizes app: you rank the prizes you’d most like to win, and a ranked-choice system matches each winner to their best available choice. Set your preferences before the tournaments begin, then check back to see what you’ve won. You will have received a login link via email on the evening of July 15, 2026. Open the Prizes app →
★ Awards Banquet ★
Celebrate the final night of the U.S. Go Congress with our traditional closing Banquet and Awards ceremony on Saturday evening in the main playing area (the Grand Ballroom).
★ Pair Go Tournament ★
Please complete this form if you are signing up for the top boards of the IAPGC QUALIFIER. Please see the Pair Go Tournament page for eligibility requirements. For everyone else, just show up 15 minutes early on Thursday before the tournament starts.
★ Costume Night ★
On Pair Go night, Thursday July 30th, it is somewhat of tradition to wear a costume or dress-up as you wish. In fact, you can wear whatever you want all day. We don’t care.
★ Discord Server ★
There is a vibrant community of Go players on Discord. Join the conversation on the US Go Congress Discord server.
★ Day-off Excursions ★
There are a variety of interesting trips available on Wednesday, July 29th. Please book in advance here.
★ Vendors ★
Stop by throughout the week to explore what our amazing Go vendors have to offer. Interested in selling products at the Congress? We’d love to have you! Please contact vendors@gocongress.org and directors@gocongress.org.
★ Song and Poetry Contest ★
The ever-popular Song and Poetry Contest is back for another round! If you’re feeling creative and would like to share your work with a panel of judges, everyone would love to see it. Submit Your Entry before 10pm EDT on Monday, July 27, and send an email to terrybenson@nyc.rr.com notifying him that a submission has occurred.
★★★ We look forward to seeing you in Boston! ★★★