Tournament and Other Go Events Calendar

Saturday 7th December. Quaker Meeting House, 60 Park Lane, Croydon, CR0 1JE Teaching in the morning and 3-round rapid play (30 mins sd) kyu players' tournament if the afternoon. Registration by 10:15 to about 17:30. Contact David Cantrell david at cantrell.org.uk - Entry now closed. C more info

Edinburgh Christmas

Saturday 7th December. Old St Paul’s Episcopal Church Hall, Jeffrey Street, Edinburgh EH1 1DH. 4-round McMahon tournament. Time limit 45 minutes with 30/5 overtime. Registration by 09:45. Prizegiving 18:00. Contact Donald MacLeod donald.macleod284 at virgin.net 0141 8806169. B SC More Info / Entry Form

UCC Cork

Saturday 7th December–Sunday 8th December. Western Gateway Building, UCC, Cork, Ireland. 5-round Swiss Tournament (handicap minus one). Time limit 50 minutes with byoyomi. Registration by 10:00 Saturday. Prize-giving by 16:30 Sunday. Contact go at uccclubs.ie B More Info

London Open

Saturday 28th–Tuesday 31st December. International Student House (ISH), 229 Great Portland Street, London, W1W 5PN. McMahon tournament with 7 rounds. Time limit 90 minutes with 20/5 overtime. Also Lightning, Pair Go and Rengo tournaments. A More Info

2014

January 2014

Maidenhead-Hitachi

Saturday 18th January. Hitachi Europe Head Office at Whitebrook Park, Lower Cookham Road, Maidenhead, SL6 8YA. 3-round McMahon tournament. Time limit 60 minutes with increasing overtime (10/5, 20/5 etc). Flexible komi with players bidding to play black. Buffet lunch available. Registration by 9:45. Prize giving by 19:00. Supported by Hitachi Europe Ltd. Contact Iain Atwell 01628 676792 wintergarden at talktalk.net A Flyer

February 2014

Cheshire

Saturday 8th February. Frodsham Community Centre, Fluin Lane, Frodsham, Cheshire, WA6 7QN. 3-round open (top 8 players) and 5-round handicap. Time limits 60 mins and 30 mins, with 40/5 overtime. Registration by 10:30. Prize-giving by 18:30. Contact Tony Atkins 0118-9268143 cheshire at kisekigo.com. B / C More Info

Irish Go Congress

Friday 14th February to Sunday 16th February 2014. Teachers Club, 36 Parnell Square, Dublin 1, Ireland. Friday evening: Irish Rapid Play. Saturday and Sunday: 5 round McMahon tournament. Time limit 60 minutes with 15/5 overtime. 25th Anniversary of Irish Go. Contact Rory Wales rorywales at yahoo.com A

Oxford

Saturday 15th February (provisional).

European Youth Go Championship

Friday 28th February - Monday 3rd March 2014 ** Date changed *** Butlin's, Bognor Regis, West Sussex. Opening Friday evening. Two rounds on each of Saturday, Sunday and Monday. More Info

British Go Congress

Friday 28th February - Sunday 2nd March 2014 ** Date changed *** Butlin's, Bognor Regis, West Sussex. Friday evening the British Lightning. Saturday and Sunday the British Open. BGA AGM Saturday evening. Possible training session Monday 3rd March. More Info

March 2014

Trigantius

Cambridge

Isle of Skye Tournament

Saturday 15th March–Sunday 16th March 2014 *** Note Change ***. Tongadale Hotel, Wentworth Street, Portree, Isle of Skye IV51 9EJ. 6 round McMahon. (Small board event Friday evening.) Contact John MacDonald 01478 611207 or Carel Goodheir 01478 611763 carelgoodheir at gmail.com B SC More Info

April 2014

Birmingham

Welwyn Garden City

Saturday 26th April. Red Lion, 88 Great North Road, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL9 5EU Registration by 09:30. Prize giving 18:30. 3-round McMahon tournament. Time limit 60 minutes with 20/5 overtime. Buffet lunch available. Contact John Collins jmc at toad.me.uk A More Info

May 2014

Candidates' Tournament

Bar-Low

Bracknell

Sunday 11th May. Woosehill Community Centre, Emmview Close, Wokingham, RG41 3DA. 3 round McMahon tournament. 60 minutes time limit with 30 moves in 5 minutes overtime. Registration by 10:00. Prizegiving 18:45. Contact Ian Marsh 01344 422296 bracknell at kisekigo.com B

Challengers' League

Scottish Open

June 2014

British Pair Go Championships

Durham

Welsh Open

Saturday 21st June - Sunday 22nd June. Barmouth

July 2014

Milton Keynes

UK Go Challenge Finals

August 2014

Mind Sports Olympiad

Saturday 16th – Sunday 23rd August. University of London Union, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HY. 17th edition.

September 2014

Northern

Cornwall

Shropshire

Swindon

October 2014

East Midlands

Wessex

November 2014

Cardiff

Sunday 9th November (provisional).

Three Peaks

Coventry

Later

London Open

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This calendar contains all official and other suitable events in the UK and Ireland. Events listed without a firm date are provisional and the month may also be unreliable. Once a date is given you can assume that the event is definitely going ahead. The information provided is correct to the best of our knowledge, however the BGA does not accept liability for any errors or alterations.

For recent Go events see the 2013 archive.

For foreign events see the EGF's European Calendars and the AGA's US Calendar.

Key to the symbols

BC One of the events that comprise the British Go Championship.

SC One of the events that is a qualifying event for the Scottish Go Championship.

A B C Results from these tournaments will be sent to the European Rating List. The different categories are given slightly different weights in the ratings as explained here.

BK A range of sets and books will be on sale from the BGA at this event. Requests for particular items should be sent in advance to the bookseller.

SHOP A supplier will be selling Go books/equipment at the tournament.

Note that events are played under the BGA's AGA-style rules unless otherwise specified.

Some events are described as “by invitation only”. For example the events in the British Go Championship require some form of qualification. All players who meet the qualification criteria in a particular year should automatically be invited by the Championships’ Organiser. Some events, like the international teams matches in London, require entries by teams rather than individuals, normally within certain range of grade and from a nearby area.

Notes for Organisers

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