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BGA Publications

The British Go Association regularly publishes a newsletter and the British Go Journal, both of which are sent to members. It also publishes leaflets and booklets about Go.

British Go Journal The history of the British Go Journal goes back to the late 1960s and it is produced three or four times a year by the Editor and his assistants. Any BGJ member can submit articles for consideration according to the guidelines. Articles are both technical and non-technical, including reports of tournaments and other events, problems, game analysis, reviews and so on. The game diagrams of recent editions are available in sgf format on this web site. Articles from some old issues of the British Go Journal are available on this site and collectors can buy backnumbers (orginals or reprints). The is also available a BGJ Index. An online archive of PDFs of old journals is being created.
Newsletter The history of the newsletter goes back to 1982, since when the newsletter has been produced every two months and sent to members on paper and more recently electronically. Included are flyers or web links for forthcoming tournaments. In addition news is posted on this website for online browsing. From time to time the BGA has also published a Youth Newsletter, but mostly youth news is found on the Junior Go pages. In addition, the American Go Association allows BGA members to receive the full members’ version of its weekly American Go E-Journal, which includes excellent teaching material, in addition to Go news from around the world. Members who wish to receive this should use the sign-up form.
Other Publications The BGA publishes leaflets and booklets to help promote Go. These are made available to the public at Go outreach events and to clubs for help in their Go promotion. There is also a handbook (available online) for Go organisers. In addition some books have been produced by BGA members, such as one on Proverbs, a puzzle book and the BGA Song Book.
Journal and Newsletter Links Back issues of the British Go Journal - full articles available SGF files from recent issues (for play-through with a computer) Backnumbers of the British Go Journal for sale History of the British Go Journal Guidelines for contributions to the British Go Journal BGJ Index History of the BGA Newsletter Online news pages Junior Go news Promotional Material Organisers’ Handbook Job Descriptions for the Publications Committee

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