Promoting Go in the UK and beyond
Future Go Events in the UK
Last change to calendar on: 2008-08-22.
This calendar contains all official events in the UK and Ireland, and any other events suitable for inclusion. Events listed on this page without a firm date beside them are provisional. Once a date is given you can assume that the event is definitely going ahead unless otherwise stated. Where a precise date is not given the month may also be unreliable. The information provided on this page is correct to the best of our knowledge, however the BGA does not accept liability for any errors or alterations.
Note that events are played under AGA rules unless otherwise specified.
For events in Europe, America and World Wide see the Overseas Tournament Calendar.
There is another page giving the results of British Go tournaments.
There is a section about Tournaments and Events.
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2008
September
Northern Tournament
Sunday 7th September. Stockport Masonic Guildhall, 169 Wellington Road South, Stockport, SK1 3UA. Large car park at rear, near to public transport links. 3-round McMahon. Registration 09:45 to 10:00. Contact Chris Kirkham chris at cs.man.ac.uk or register by phoning 0161 9039023 between 19:00 and 21:00 weekdays after 25th August or between 14:00 and 21:00 on 6th September. B BOOKS
Cornwall Tournaments
Saturday 13th September and Sunday 14th September. The Yacht Inn, The Promenade, Penzance, TR18 4AU, tel. 01736 362787. Handicap Tournament takes place on Saturday. Registration by 13:30. Open Tournament takes place Sunday. 3-round McMahon. Registration by 09:45. Buffet lunch. Prize giving 18:30. Contact John Culmer 01326 573167 johnculmer at btinternet.com B more info
Swindon Tournament
Sunday 21st September. Even Swindon Community Centre, Old School, Jennings Street, Swindon, SN2 2BG. 3-round McMahon Tournament. 60 minutes time limit + overtime. Registration by 10:15. Prize giving 18:15. Preferably by email or mail to Paul Barnard (for email see club page) 16 Braemar Close, Swindon, SN3 1HY, but phone entries will also be accepted on 01793 692408 evenings before 21:30. B BOOKS more info
Arundel Tournament
Sunday 28th September. Norfolk Arms Hotel, High Street, Arundel, West Sussex BN18 9AB. 3-round McMahon Tournament. 60 minutes time limit sudden death. Registration by 10:15. Prize giving by 18:30. Contact Sue Paterson 01903 889825 suepat812 at btinternet.com B more info
October
Shrewsbury Tournament
Saturday 4th October. The Gateway Centre, Chester Street, Shrewsbury, SY1 1NB. 3-round McMahon tournament. 60 minutes per round plus overtime. Registration by 10:45; prize giving by 19:00. All entries will be acknowledged with details of Shrewsbury's hotels and attractions. Contact Gerry Mills 01938 556484 gerry at 27stars.co.uk B BOOKS more info
Milton Keynes Tournament
Sunday 12th October. The Old Lecture Theatre, The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA. 3-round McMahon tournament. 60 minutes time limit with 30 moves in 5 minutes overtime. Note: No lunch provided Registration by 10:15. Prizing giving 19:00. Contact Bill Brakes 01933 223525 bill140347 at btinternet.com B BOOKS entry form
International Teams Autumn Match
Sunday 19th October. Nippon Club, London. Contact Jonathan Turner je_turner at hotmail.com
Wessex Tournament
Sunday 26th October. St. Mark's Community Centre, St. Mark's Road, Bath BA2 4PA. 3-round McMahon tournament. 60 minutes per round plus overtime. Registration by 9:45 GMT; prize giving about 18:00. Contact Paul Christie 01225 428995 p.christie at bath.ac.uk B more info
November
Wanstead Tournament
Saturday 8th November. Wanstead House, 21 The Green, Wanstead, London E11 2NT. 4-round McMahon tournament. 50 minutes time limit without overtime. Registration by 9:30; prize giving 18:00. Contact Ken Kneller wanstead2008 at mac.com B more info
Three Peaks Tournament
Saturday 8th November and Sunday 9th November. The Marton Arms, Thornton in Lonsdale, near Ingleton, Yorkshire LA6 3PB. 5-round McMahon tournament. Early entries welcome (£10 + concessions). Registration by 13:00 Saturday. On the day entries not accepted. Contact Bob Bagot 015395 32678 lesbag at tiscali.co.uk B
East Midlands
Saturday 22nd November. The National Space Centre, Exploration Drive, Leicester, LE4 5NS. 3-round McMahon Tournament. 60 minutes time limit with overtime. Registration by 09:45. Prize giving by 18:15. Contact Peter Fisher 0116 2871362 2008emgo at tiscali.co.uk B BOOKS more info
December
West Surrey Teach-in
Saturday 6th December 2008. Small groups of high or low kyu players get personal training from Dan players. Come along and get stronger instantly! Then test yourself at the tournament the next day. more info
West Surrey Handicap
Sunday 7th December 2008. 4-round Handicap tournament. BOOKS more info
Scottish Barlow
Saturday 13th December. Quaker Meeting House, 7 Victoria Terrace, Edinburgh, EH1 2JL. 4-round McMahon tournament, kyu players and shodans only. 45 minutes time limit with 30 moves in 5 minutes overtime. Includes qualifying for Scottish Championship. Registration by 09:45. Prizegiving 18:00. Contact Donald MacLeod 0141 8806169 donald.macleod at virgin.net BOOKS B entry form
London Open
Sunday 28th–Wednesday 31st December 2008. International Student House (ISH), 229 Great Portland Street, London, W1W 5HD. 7-round McMahon tournament. 90 minutes time limit with 20 moves in 5 minutes overtime. A Pandanet Major in the Pandanet Go European Cup. Sponsored by Winton Capital Management. Contact Geoff Kaniuk. BOOKS A more info
2009
January
Maidenhead–Furze Platt
Saturday 17th January. Hitachi Europe Head Office at Whitebrook Park, Lower Cookham Road, Maidenhead, SL6 8YA. 3-round McMahon tournament. Time limit 60 minutes plus overtime of 30 stones in 5 minutes. Flexible komi with players bidding to play black. Registration by 10:00. Supported by Hitachi Europe Ltd. Contact Eddie Best edwin.best at homecall.co.uk B BOOKS
February
Oxford
March
Trigantius
Cambridge.
British Youth Championships
Irish Open
Dublin. Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd March.
April
British Lightning
Friday 3rd April. The Olde Custom House, Chester. Part of the British Go Congress.
British Open
Saturday 4th - Sunday 5th April. Westminster Hotel, Chester. 6-round McMahon tournament. Part of the British Go Congress. BGA AGM on Saturday evening.
Easter Sunday
Sunday 12th April. This affects the dates of events like the British Open.
Thames Valley Team Tournament
Monday 13th April 2009. Maidenhead area.
Coventry
Online Students
May
Bar-low
Candidates
Bracknell
Scottish Open
June
Pair Go
Durham
Welsh Open
Saturday 20th–Sunday 21st June. Min-Y-Mor Hotel, The Promenade, Barmouth, LL42 1HW Registration by 12:30 Saturday. Prize-giving 15:30 Sunday. 5-round McMahon tournament. 50 minutes time limit with overtime of 20 stones in 5 minutes. Contact Tony Pitchford tony at towbarsdirect.co.uk B BOOKS
Challengers' League
June
UK Go Challenge Finals
For Schools
August
Mind Sports Olympiad
Saturday 22nd – Monday 31st August 2009.
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Key to the symbols
BC One of the events that comprise the British Go Championship.
BOOKS The BGA book-seller will be in attendance.
BK A limited selection of items from the BGA book-seller will be available.
SHOP Go books/equipment will be available at the tournament from a source other than the BGA book-seller.
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.
MOB Tournament will have the BGA mobile phone.
Some events are described as “by invitation only”. This is not meant to be unfriendly or clannish but is to do with the nature of these events. 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. Events like the international teams matches at the Nippon Club require entries by teams rather than individuals, normally within certain range of grade. So most go clubs within easy reach of London are invited to raise a team if possible.
The BGA mobile phone
The BGA has a mobile phone for people to contact tournament organisers (for example if their car breaks down on the way there.) From July 2007 the number of this phone is 07506 555366. Please remember that organising a tournament is a lot of work and quite stressful. Please do not bother the organiser with trivialities. Also note that not all tournaments make use of this phone (check for the symbol).
Notes for tournament organisers
If you have any information about a forthcoming British Go Tournament that is not listed above then please inform the BGA tournament coordinator who maintains this page. He will also pass the information on to the newsletter.
You are encouraged to read our advice about publicising tournaments, which explains how to get your tournament mentioned in the BGA newsletter, and how you can get a web site made for your tournament. It also tells you what you need to do with the results afterwards. You may also want to to check the Tournament Organisers’ FAQ.
The BGA feel that it is important to provide recognition to people who sponsor Go tournaments. If your tournament is receiving sponsorship then please inform us so that it can be mentioned on this page.
If you want to see what events have been hosted previously see the archived calendars for: 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002-2000.
Hosting a national event
Some of the events on this list, for example the British Go Congress, the UK 13×13 championship and the British Youth Go Championships are the responsibility of the BGA council. In any particular year they arrange for a particular club or person to host each of these events. If you are interested in running one of these events then you are encouraged to approach a member of the council. The BGA would like these events, in particular the British Go Congress which includes the AGM, to visit as many different parts of the country as possible.