For as long as the COVID-19 crisis lasts, the club will hold only Virtual Meetings. We will always have our Tuesday evening meetings, as usual 6.30-11.00 pm [UK time] (i.e. 18.30-23.00 GMT/UTC in the winter, and BST -- 17.30-22.00 GMT/UTC -- in the summer).
We expect to have additional Virtual Meetings:
Please check the Meetings Schedule on our web-page, our mailing list, and/or the Club's "room" on OGS [less reliably!], for updated meeting times.
We hold our meetings on the On-Line Go Server (OGS), where we have our own Club Room. To join us, you will need an account on the OGS, which is free. We have instructions for setting-up/ using your OGS account. When we play there, we like to use a free Video-conferening program/app called Zoom. Here are some instructions for installing, and using Zoom. To help you know whom you are playing against, we have details of some of our members on OGS.
If you need further help/advice, then please send an email to harryfearnley@gmail.comZZZ (please remove "ZZZ").
Please check venue details in the table below before every visit!.
Please feel free to check the details with Harry Fearnley by telephone, or email (see below). Please note: The best way to get up-to-date information about availability is to join the oxgo email list.
Our provisional meeting schedule is currently as follows (but may change!)
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April 2021 |
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*** Saturday *** | 3rd | 10.00am-1.30 pm (i.e. 09.00-12.30 GMT/UTC) |
V I R T U A L M E E T I N G – check the oxgo email list, or
send an email to harryfearnley@gmail.comZZZ
(sorry - remove "ZZZ" from email address) |
Tuesday | 6th | 6.30-11.00 pm (i.e. 17.30-22.00 GMT/UTC) |
V I R T U A L M E E T I N G – check the oxgo email list, or
send an email to harryfearnley@gmail.comZZZ
(sorry - remove "ZZZ" from email address) |
*** Saturday *** | 10th | 10.00am-1.30 pm (i.e. 09.00-12.30 GMT/UTC) |
V I R T U A L M E E T I N G – check the oxgo email list, or
send an email to harryfearnley@gmail.comZZZ
(sorry - remove "ZZZ" from email address) |
Tuesday | 13th | 6.30-11.00 pm (i.e. 17.30-22.00 GMT/UTC) |
V I R T U A L M E E T I N G – check the oxgo email list, or
send an email to harryfearnley@gmail.comZZZ
(sorry - remove "ZZZ" from email address) |
*** Saturday *** | 17th | 10.00am-1.30 pm (i.e. 09.00-12.30 GMT/UTC) |
V I R T U A L M E E T I N G – check the oxgo email list, or
send an email to harryfearnley@gmail.comZZZ
(sorry - remove "ZZZ" from email address) |
Tuesday | 20th | 6.30-11.00 pm (i.e. 17.30-22.00 GMT/UTC) |
V I R T U A L M E E T I N G – check the oxgo email list, or
send an email to harryfearnley@gmail.comZZZ
(sorry - remove "ZZZ" from email address) |
*** Saturday *** | 24th | 10.00am-1.30 pm (i.e. 09.00-12.30 GMT/UTC) |
V I R T U A L M E E T I N G – check the oxgo email list, or
send an email to harryfearnley@gmail.comZZZ
(sorry - remove "ZZZ" from email address) |
Tuesday | 27th | 6.30-11.00 pm (i.e. 17.30-22.00 GMT/UTC) |
V I R T U A L M E E T I N G – check the oxgo email list, or
send an email to harryfearnley@gmail.comZZZ
(sorry - remove "ZZZ" from email address) |
May 2021 |
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*** Saturday *** | 1st | 10.00am-1.30 pm (i.e. 09.00-12.30 GMT/UTC) |
V I R T U A L M E E T I N G – check the oxgo email list, or
send an email to harryfearnley@gmail.comZZZ
(sorry - remove "ZZZ" from email address) |
Tuesday | 4th | 6.30-11.00 pm (i.e. 17.30-22.00 GMT/UTC) |
V I R T U A L M E E T I N G – check the oxgo email list, or
send an email to harryfearnley@gmail.comZZZ
(sorry - remove "ZZZ" from email address) |
*** Saturday *** | 8th | 10.00am-1.30 pm (i.e. 09.00-12.30 GMT/UTC) |
V I R T U A L M E E T I N G – check the oxgo email list, or
send an email to harryfearnley@gmail.comZZZ
(sorry - remove "ZZZ" from email address) |
Tuesday | 11th | 6.30-11.00 pm (i.e. 17.30-22.00 GMT/UTC) |
V I R T U A L M E E T I N G – check the oxgo email list, or
send an email to harryfearnley@gmail.comZZZ
(sorry - remove "ZZZ" from email address) |
*** Saturday *** | 15th | 10.00am-1.30 pm (i.e. 09.00-12.30 GMT/UTC) |
V I R T U A L M E E T I N G – check the oxgo email list, or
send an email to harryfearnley@gmail.comZZZ
(sorry - remove "ZZZ" from email address) |
Tuesday | 18th | 6.30-11.00 pm (i.e. 17.30-22.00 GMT/UTC) |
V I R T U A L M E E T I N G – check the oxgo email list, or
send an email to harryfearnley@gmail.comZZZ
(sorry - remove "ZZZ" from email address) |
*** Saturday *** | 22nd | 10.00am-1.30 pm (i.e. 09.00-12.30 GMT/UTC) |
V I R T U A L M E E T I N G – check the oxgo email list, or
send an email to harryfearnley@gmail.comZZZ
(sorry - remove "ZZZ" from email address) |
Tuesday | 25th | 6.30-11.00 pm (i.e. 17.30-22.00 GMT/UTC) |
V I R T U A L M E E T I N G – check the oxgo email list, or
send an email to harryfearnley@gmail.comZZZ
(sorry - remove "ZZZ" from email address) |
*** Saturday *** | 29th | 10.00am-1.30 pm (i.e. 09.00-12.30 GMT/UTC) |
V I R T U A L M E E T I N G – check the oxgo email list, or
send an email to harryfearnley@gmail.comZZZ
(sorry - remove "ZZZ" from email address) |
June 2021 |
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Tuesday | 1st | 6.30-11.00 pm (i.e. 17.30-22.00 GMT/UTC) |
V I R T U A L M E E T I N G – check the oxgo email list, or
send an email to harryfearnley@gmail.comZZZ
(sorry - remove "ZZZ" from email address) |
*** Saturday *** | 5th | 10.00am-1.30 pm (i.e. 09.00-12.30 GMT/UTC) |
V I R T U A L M E E T I N G – check the oxgo email list, or
send an email to harryfearnley@gmail.comZZZ
(sorry - remove "ZZZ" from email address) |
Tuesday | 8th | 6.30-11.00 pm (i.e. 17.30-22.00 GMT/UTC) |
V I R T U A L M E E T I N G – check the oxgo email list, or
send an email to harryfearnley@gmail.comZZZ
(sorry - remove "ZZZ" from email address) |
*** Saturday *** | 12th | 10.00am-1.30 pm (i.e. 09.00-12.30 GMT/UTC) |
V I R T U A L M E E T I N G – check the oxgo email list, or
send an email to harryfearnley@gmail.comZZZ
(sorry - remove "ZZZ" from email address) |
Tuesday | 15th | 6.30-11.00 pm (i.e. 17.30-22.00 GMT/UTC) |
V I R T U A L M E E T I N G – check the oxgo email list, or
send an email to harryfearnley@gmail.comZZZ
(sorry - remove "ZZZ" from email address) |
*** Saturday *** | 19th | 10.00am-1.30 pm (i.e. 09.00-12.30 GMT/UTC) |
V I R T U A L M E E T I N G – check the oxgo email list, or
send an email to harryfearnley@gmail.comZZZ
(sorry - remove "ZZZ" from email address) |
Tuesday | 22nd | 6.30-11.00 pm (i.e. 17.30-22.00 GMT/UTC) |
V I R T U A L M E E T I N G – check the oxgo email list, or
send an email to harryfearnley@gmail.comZZZ
(sorry - remove "ZZZ" from email address) |
*** Saturday *** | 26th | 10.00am-1.30 pm (i.e. 09.00-12.30 GMT/UTC) |
V I R T U A L M E E T I N G – check the oxgo email list, or
send an email to harryfearnley@gmail.comZZZ
(sorry - remove "ZZZ" from email address) |
Tuesday | 29th | 6.30-11.00 pm (i.e. 17.30-22.00 GMT/UTC) |
V I R T U A L M E E T I N G – check the oxgo email list, or
send an email to harryfearnley@gmail.comZZZ
(sorry - remove "ZZZ" from email address) |
When we meet there are usually about five to ten players. The regular players range in strength from 2 dan to 20+ kyu, but we often have beginners, and occasionally players as strong as 6 dan, or even professionals.
Visitors, of all strengths, are very welcome, as are spectators. Complete beginners who have never played, are very welcome – we will provide free teaching.
The club secretary is:
Harry Fearnley:
Email:
harryfearnley@gmail.comZZZ
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Address:
38 Henley Street
Oxford
OX4 1ES
location: http://w3w.co/punk.cats.gifts
Tel: +44 1865 248775
Home Page: bestiaries -
studies on seki, etc.
We have recorded some review/teaching material using Zoom. After much work, Gerry Gavigan (LGC), has then turned these into polished products, and put them onto the London Go Centre (LGC) YouTube channel.
The scroll in the title sequence, reads 牛津 围棋 = niújīn (literally "ox ford") wéiqí ("surrounding game" - i.e. Go)
Here is the Oxford Go Clubs' first video – from a Zoom recording of a review of a teaching game (5 dan vs 1 kyu).The game had lots of fighting.
Ondřej Kruml (5 dan, based in Czechia – email him for lessons) plays against Harry Fearnley (1 kyu, Oxford). Here, we show what follows – mainly a discussion between the two players, backed up by analyses from KataGo, and with questions/ kibbitzes from the other club members. 48-minute video. :-)
There is an SGF game record, and an SGF with OGS's KataGo AI, dan-level, review.
With apologies for the quality of the audio. We will try to improve the audio for next time.
If you like this video, then do check out the London Go Centre (LGC) YouTube channel who host this, and many other Go videos. We thank the LGC, particularly Gerry Gavigan, whose idea it was, and who did all the hard work of editing it.
If you like this video, or others on the LGC channel, then please SUBSCRIBE to the LGC YouTube channel. :-)
A 12-miinute video: LI Zonglun (3 dan) lloks at the direction of play in a game by two kyu players (9 kyu/ 10kyu). We also thank the Gerry Gavigan (LGC), whose idea it was, and who did all the editing.
Like this video? Then check out the London Go Centre (LGC) YouTube channel who have many other Go videos. Why not SUBSCRIBE?
The oxgo email list is used mainly to send out late-breaking information about club meetings, as well as other club news/info. Any subscriber to the list can post to the list – no-one else can post to the list.
To join the oxgo mailing list, please send an email to harryfearnley@gmail.comZZZ (sorry - remove "ZZZ" from email address). You will be sent an invitation, and further information
The club is affiliated to the British Go Association (BGA). We have no attendance charge. However, if you become a regular member, and/or want to borrow books/equipment, you will be expected to join the BGA, which has a relatively cheap subscription – 2018 annual subscriptions: Full: £24; Concessions: £15; Student (online only): £10.
Friday, 26th October 2018: Go demo at the Library, Westgate, Oxford. This was a 3-hour, lunchtime, Language Café board game special to – find out more about the game, its history, Go-related art, and Go-playing computers vs humans, etc.; watch it being played, learn how to play it, and then give it a go! :-)
Players from both the City Go Club, and the Student Go Society, aged 9 to 84, playing and demonstrating to the visitors to the exhibition.
22nd, 23rd, and 26th October 2018 – also in the City Library – three 2-hour, slots where we played Go, answered questions, and taught some visitors. Several people are now in contact with the club – some with previous experience.
23rd May 2016: Kobayashi Chizu (5p) (小林 千寿) played several demonstration games against local players. These included a game against Junnan Jiang, who had recently won all 6 of his games at the Candidates' Tournament.
(L to R): Junnan Jiang (back to camera), HF (standing) Kobayashi Chizu, Richard Ngo, and John Pusey. In the background is the Poster Display
This was the highlight of the third, and final, lunchtime demonstration to be held in May, at the Radcliffe Science Library, Oxford. The demonstrations included playing Go, while fielding Go-related questions (including about AIs playing Go) from visitors/passers-by. There were several unusual Go books in English, Japanese, and Chinese, as well as a laptop to show the AlphaGo v Lee Sedol games.
AlphaGo display at RSL
The Radcliffe Science Library (RSL) had a 6-week-long display, inspired by the AlphaGo phenomenon. This included a Go-board, for passers-by to take turns playing on, and was accompanied by a concise set of rules, and a copy of the Feb 2016 Nature paper (by the Google Deepmind team -- https://deepmind.com/) about AlphaGo, and its games against Fan Hui (4p) in October 2015, ... as well as copies of two British-published Go books. There was also a "poster display" outlining the game, its history, and the AlphaGo program.
The Match consisted of two rounds, 50 mins each, with 30/5 Canadian overtime, and 7.5 komi for even games.
All games were played using handicaps - one less than the normal correct handicap, so giving the advantage to the stronger player/team. 14 of the 21 games were played even.
There were 11 players on each side. Cambridge had the strongest player (Li Shen), and Oxford the weakest. The playing strengths ranged from 5 dan to 12 kyu, with a majority of the players being dan level, and an average of about 1 kyu. On average, Oxford was 1/2 a stone stronger than Cambridge. Cambridge did better among both the weakest, and the strongest players, while Oxford were more successful in the middle of the range.
After round 1, the score was Oxford 4 - 6 Cambridge, but the 7 - 4 result in round 2 led to the final result of a narrow win over all for Oxford, 11 - 10.
Cambridge won the University Match fairly convincingly (7/13 vs 4/10, and direct games 5 - 2), while Oxford won the Gown Match convincingly (7/11 vs 3/8, and direct games 3 - 1).
16 February 2013: The 2013 Oxford Go Tournament was a great success – in size, second only to the London Open (Grand Prix), and with the largest number of UK-based players in any tournament for several years. There were 92 players from all over the UK, and of all strengths from 5 dan to 40 kyu, including
the British Champion, Andrew Kay. There were competitors of all ages from 7 to 70, with 12 being aged less than 18. There is a brief
report and photograph in the Oxford Mail (the local daily newspaper) on Wednesday 20th February.
The detailed results are provided by the BGA.
Li Shen (5d), now a student at Cambridge, returned to tournament Go at Oxford and won the event for the third time (previous wins were in 2003 and 2005). He was top of a list of 92 players which included a lot of fellow Cambridge students for the varsity match arranged for the following day, and a large number of novices who could also battle for their own prizes at the bottom end of the draw. Prize vouchers were again supplied by Hoyles who had a bookshop there as usual, and also there were software vouchers from SmartGo (software for iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch and Windows PCs), and GoGoD (Database & Encyclopaedia) . Others winning all three games were Paul Smith (1d Cambridge), Jonathan Reece (2k Oxford), Philip Smith (5k), Andrew Russell (6k Birmingham) and Daniel Peace (11k Oxford).
The Free Entry Draw was won by Peter Harold-Barry who wisely registered early - on 9th December 2012!
There were five teams, and the team prize was won by the Smiths (Paul, Roella, Edmund, Andrea, and Kelda) with 10/15.
In the Novices' Tournament, first prize was won by Isabelle Margetts, who played 12 games in this tournament alone! The prize for second place was shared by Anthony Ghica and Rebecca Margetts.
The youth prizes, and certificates, were awarded as follows: Under 18: First to Siu Fung Cheung; Second to Melchior Chui; Under 15: First to Roella Smith; Second to Oscar Selby; Under 12: First to Edmund Smith; Second to Kelda Smith; Under 9: First to Hilary Bexfield; Second to Isabelle Margetts; The other Under-18 players received certificates only.
After the event a large group of players went off to the Simon Eve Memorial Dinner at Sojo's restaurant.
The Go Club had a stall at the event, where we played /demonstrated Go, and taught anyone who wanted to learn. We also sold some books, and booklets, as well as cheap Go boards, donating all the proceeds (£76.00) to the fund. Most of the money raised at the week-end – about £10,000 for the whole event – was raised by selling admission tickets.
There are other Go clubs nearby. See the British Go Association's map.
For further information, phone/email Harry Fearnley.
Please send any comments or suggestions by e-mail to the maintainer of this page at
harryfearnley@gmail.comZZZ
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