A player racks up three points for each win, and players with the 16 top point totals advance to the championship round and a chance at a share of the prize money.
比賽方式以勝一場得三分，積分最高的前十六名才有爭奪棋王與分享獎金的機會，因此棋手們不敢輕忽每場賽程。