2021 Strategy Day Notes
— Stephen TweedieThe notes from the Council's Strategy Day in September 2021 have been published at https://www.britgo.org/files/council/2021StrategyDay/BGA_strategy_day_2021.pdf
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British Championship Title Match - Games 1 and 2
— Colin WilliamsGames 1 and 2 in the best of 3 title match between Gaoge Wang and Bruno Poltronieri will be at the London Go Centre on the 20th and 21st of August starting at 12:00 each day.
Thanks to the efforts of the LGC the match will be streamed live on the London Go Centre YouTube Channel, and we are pleased to have a commentary by Matthew Macfadyen. The streaming will allow you to ask questions and discuss the match whilst it is in progress.
We plan to publish full analyses of the games a little while after the event, both in the BGJ and on the BGA YouTube Channel.
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BGJ 200 Now Available in Members' Area
— Tony AtkinsThe Summer 2022 edition of the BGJ is now available for members to read in the Members' Area, with printed copies being sent out around the middle of August.
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Much Go Demoing at JSNW Liverpool Japan Day Festival
— Martin Harvey
For Saturday 2nd July the friendly Japan Society North West (JSNW) asked the BGA team if we'd like to return, to run stalls at their Japanese festival.
We signed up for 3 stalls, unsurprisingly - we've featured at many JSNW Japan Days or Doki Doki festivals over the years, as Calendar and News-followers will know.
Some events have also been held in Manchester (see below).
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28th Welsh Open Won by Peikai Xue
— Tony AtkinsThe Welsh Open returned for its 28th edition on the 25th and 26th June. The venue was once more the Min Y Mor Hotel in Barmouth, which gives the chance to stay on site, to socialise over the Saturday evening dinner or to quickly pop to the beach and enjoy the weather. A total of 22 players came to play including a number from South Wales, North West and South West England and further away.
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Welcome Return of Durham Tournament's BBQ
— Tony AtkinsWe held the first physical tournament in Durham since 2019 on 11-12th June. Nearly 30 people came with a whole range of ranks from some strong dan players to DDKs. While several players were from the North East, the majority had travelled from all corners of England and Scotland to attend. It was good to see so many familiar faces after an interval of two years for Covid.
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2022 AGM Minutes
— Colin WilliamsThe minutes of the 2022 AGM have now been published at https://www.britgo.org/history/accounts.
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Gaoge Wang Wins Candidates'
— Tony AtkinsCongratulations to Gaoge Wang, from London , who got an unbeaten 6/6 to win the 2022 Candidates'. Also congratulations go to Bruno Poltronieri from Cambridge who was runner up with 5/6. The tournament was played over three days of the Jubilee holiday at the Letchworth Settlement in Letchworth Garden City. 16 players took part, notably including four juniors. One of these, Scott Cobbold, won four games, as did Tim Hunt. Gaoge and Bruno will now play a best-of-three match for the British Championship. Results
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First Sheffield University Tournament Held
— Tony AtkinsThe Sheffield University Go Tournament was held on Saturday 14th May. This was the very first Go tournament held in Sheffield since the University Go Society was revived earlier this academic year. It was a great start for the society, with 22 attendees. It was held in a room rented out from the University, and the many windows allowed for some lovely sunshine for the players to compete in.
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