Promoting Go in the UK and beyond
Future Go Events in the UK
Last change to calendar on: 2010-08-28.
The BGA Tournament Calendar is maintained as one of the activities of the Tournaments Committee. Note that events are played under AGA-style rules unless otherwise specified.
This calendar contains all official events in the UK and Ireland, and any other events suitable for inclusion. Events listed without a firm date beside them are provisional. Once a date is given you can assume that the event is definitely going ahead. Where a precise date is not given the month may also be unreliable. The information provided is correct to the best of our knowledge, however the BGA does not accept liability for any errors or alterations.
For foreign events see the European Tournament Calendar and the USA Tournament calendar.
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2010
August 2010
MSO Open
Sunday 29th August. Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, London W1D 3NE. 10:30 to 18:15. 4-round McMahon. 40 mins + 30 in 5 overtime. Entry fee £15 (Juniors £13.50). B More Info
September 2010
Northern Tournament
Sunday 5th 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. Prize giving 18:00. Contact Chris Kirkham 0161 9039023 chris at cs.man.ac.uk B BOOKS More Info
Cornwall Tournaments and Teaching
Saturday 11th September and Sunday 12th September 2010. The Queens Hotel, The Promenade, Penzance, TR18 4HG, tel. 01736 362371. Handicap Tournament takes place on Saturday afternoon. Registration by 13:30. Open Tournament takes place Sunday. 3-round McMahon. Registration by 09:45. Buffet lunch. Prize giving by 18:45. BGA Teaching Event Saturday morning, 10:00 to 12:30. Contact John Culmer 01326 573167 johnculmer at btinternet.com A BOOKS More Info
Swindon Tournament
Sunday 19th September. Even Swindon Community Centre, Old School, Jennings Street, Swindon, SN2 BG. 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
British Championship Match
Sunday 19th September. Game 1 in this year’s Title Match between Matthew Macfadyen and Vanessa Wong played at Concord School, Shrewsbury, (with live relay on KGS). More Info
Belfast Tournament
Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th September. 5-round McMahon Tournament. Belfast Boat Club, Lockview Road, Stranmillis, Belfast BT9 5FH. Contact Ian Davis 07597070201 sivadnai at gmail.com B More Info
British Championship Match
Sunday 26th September. Game 2 in this year’s Title Match between Matthew Macfadyen and Vanessa Wong played in Cambridge (with live relay on KGS). More Info
October 2010
Shrewsbury Tournament
Saturday 2nd October. The Gateway Centre, Chester Street, Shrewsbury, SY1 1NB. 3-round McMahon tournament. 65 minutes per round plus ‘inflated’ overtime: 20/5, then staying at 40/5. Registration by 10:25; 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 A BOOKS More Info
British Championship Match
Sunday 3rd October. Game 3 in this year’s Title Match between Matthew Macfadyen and Vanessa Wong played at Barford, Warwickshire (with live relay on KGS). More Info
International Teams Autumn Match
Sunday 17th October. Nippon Club, Samuel House, 6 St Albans Street, London, SW1Y 4SQ (near Piccadilly Circus). 10:00 to 18:00. 3 or 4 rounds (45 or 30 mins) depending on number of teams. Entry fee includes lunch. Contact Jonathan Turner JE_Turner at hotmail.com
British Championship Match
Sunday 10th or 24th October. Game 4 in this year’s Title Match between Matthew Macfadyen and Vanessa Wong played, if required, in Oxford or Cambridge (with live relay on KGS). More InfoWessex Tournament
Sunday 31st 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 09:45 GMT; prize giving about 18:00. Contact David King 01225 336369 davidking68 at yahoo.com B BOOKS more info
British Championship Match
Sunday 31st October. Game 5 in this year’s Title Match between Matthew Macfadyen and Vanessa Wong played, if required, in Cambridge (with live relay on KGS). More Info
November 2010
Coventry Tournament
Saturday 6th November. B2.07 Science Concourse, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL. 3 round McMahon tournament. Registration by 10:30. Prize-giving by 19:00. Contact Wissen Lau wissen.lau at gmail.com A More Info
Three Peaks Tournament
Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th November. Commodore Inn, Main Street, Grange-over-Sands, LA11 6DY Tel 015395 32381 5-round McMahon tournament. Early entries welcome (£10 + concessions). Registration by 12.45 Saturday. Contact Bob Bagot lesbag at tiscali.co.uk B BOOKS More Info
East Midlands
Saturday 27th 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 emgo2010 at gmail.com B BOOKS More Info
EGM
Saturday 27th November. The National Space Centre, Exploration Drive, Leicester, LE4 5NS. There will be an Extraordinary General Meeting of the BGA at 13:30. The agenda consists of one item: Consideration and approval of the 2009 Accounts. Copies of this will be made available at the meeting and in advance, following approval by Council, by contacting the BGA Secretary.
December 2010
Edinburgh Christmas Open
Saturday 4th December.
West Surrey Handicap
Saturday 4th December. Burpham Village Hall, Burpham Lane, Guildford, GU4 7LP. 4-round Handicap tournament. Registration by 10:15. Prizegiving 18:55. Contact Pauline Bailey 01483 561027 pab27 at stocton.org.
London Open
Tuesday 28th–Friday 31st December. International Students House, Great Portland Street, London. McMahon tournament with 7 rounds, 90 minutes time limit, and 20 moves in 5 minutes overtime. A Pandanet Major in the Pandanet Go European Cup. Sponsored by Winton Capital Management. Contact Geoff Kaniuk. A MOB More Info
2011
January
Maidenhead–Furze Platt
January 2011 (provisional).
February 2011
Oxford
Saturday 12th February 2011 (provisional).
Cheshire
Saturday 12th February 2011. Frodsham Community Centre, Fluin Lane, Frodsham, Cheshire, WA6 7QN. 3-round open (top 8 players) and 5-round handicap.
Nottingham
April 2011
British Go Congress
8th - 10th April 2011. The Town Hall, Malmesbury, Wiltshire.
Thames Valley Team Tournament
Monday 25th April 2011.
London International Teams
May 2011
Candidates’ Tournament
Saturday 30th April - Monday 2nd May 2011. BC A
Bar-Low
Sunday 1st May 2011 (provisional).
Bracknell
Sunday 15th May 2011 (provisional).
Challengers’ League
Friday 27th–Monday 30th May 2011 (provisional). BC A
Scottish Open
Saturday 28th May - Sunday 29th May 2011 (provisional).
June 2011
British Pair Go Championships
Durham
Welsh Open
Saturday 25th–Sunday 26th June 2011. 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 01925 730583 tony at towbarsdirect.co.uk. B
July 2011
Later
British Go Congress
March or April 2012. Durham.
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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). 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.
You are encouraged to join the bga-policy mailing list as the BGA will discuss any potential changes that might affect tournament organisers on this mailing list.
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:
2010, 2009,
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.