Bar Low is won by Scott Cobbold

Bar Low
LGC
Sun, 7 Nov 2021

Scott Cobbold, a young player from East London, won the 2021 Bar Low with a perfect five out of five. This event was this second tournament to be run by the London Go Centre at its new location and the second of the weekend. Second place was tournament director Richard Wheeldon with four wins. Both players entered at 1 kyu, the maximum grade allowed for this kyu player event.

Last updated Mon Nov 08 2021.
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T Mark Hall Rapid is Another Win for Yaoling Yang

T Mark Hall Rapid
LGC
Sat, 6 Nov 2021

Yaoling Yang (5d Bristol) won his third event in a row by winning the T Mark Hall Rapid Play Tournament with five straight wins. Finishing second was Peikai Xue (3d Central London) with four wins. John Bamford (5k Oxford) was the other player to win five games, whilst four wins were achieved by Richard Wheeldon (1k South London), Michael Kyle (2k Edinburgh), Tim James (4k Brighton), Gilles Englebert (7k Oxford), Andrew Volovich (9k Cambridge) and Marco Praderio (10k Lancaster).

Last updated Mon Nov 08 2021.
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Events Start at London Go Centre's New Home

The London Go Centre has started running events at its new home. It is now based at the new London MindSports Centre in Dalling Road, Hammersmith, W6 0JD.

As well as events such as tournaments, they are running friendly Go sessions, currently on Wednesdays from 19:00, and hope soon to start other activities.

Last updated Sat Nov 06 2021.
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Wessex Tournament Returns to Bath

Wessex
Bath
Sun, 31 Oct 2021

The Wessex Tournament returned to its usual venue, St Mark's Community Centre in Bath, and its usual one day format, on the day the clocks go back. Eleven of the 25 players were from Bristol Go Club, with the Bath Go Club players making it over half local participation.
Winning all games to add Wessex to his British Open title was Yaoling Yang (5d Bristol). The only other player winning all their games was Alison Bexfield (1d Letchworth), who started below the bar. Results

Last updated Mon Nov 01 2021.
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BGJ 197 Now Available in Members' Area

The autumn 2021 edition of the BGJ is now available for members to read in the Members' Area, with printed copies being sent out later.

Last updated Fri Oct 29 2021.
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London MindSports Centre now open

In December 2020, a group of MindSports enthusiasts purchased the ex-Salvation Army citadel in Ravenscourt Park, to turn it into the London MindSports Centre, for £1.7M.

Last updated Fri Oct 29 2021.
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UK Lost to Sweden in Season Debut

Pandanet Go European Team Championship
Pandanet
Tue, 12 Oct 2021

The UK lost their first match, against Sweden, in the new season of the B-League in the Pandanet Go European Team Championship, one game to three. This left the team
eighth out of ten in the table.

League Page with game records

Last updated Wed Oct 13 2021.
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British Go Congress Launches Restart of Face-to-Face Tournaments

British Open
Leicester
Fri, 1 - Sun, 3 Oct 2021

This year’s British Go Congress, comprising the British Open and the British Lightning Championship, was held at the Novotel Leicester between the 1st and 3rd of October. This was the first face to face tournament the BGA has organised since Covid, and, despite being delayed and short notice, just over 30 players enjoyed a weekend of games.

Last updated Tue Oct 05 2021.
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Student discount for BGA Congress

Following a recent question the BGA have decided to offer a 33% discount on tournament fees for students entering the Congress this year. Youth entrants still receive the 50% discount.

Last updated Tue Sep 28 2021.
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BGA Congress - Entry form available

The entry form is now available from the Events Calendar or the Congress Site. The site has also been updated with further details on food. How to make payment will be explained once an entry is received.

Last updated Tue Sep 14 2021.
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