Promoting Go in the UK and beyond
Future Go Events in the UK
Last change to calendar on: 2009-06-29.
The BGA Tournament Calendar is maintained as one of the activities of the Tournaments Committee.
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 see the European Tournament Calendar, with a link to the USA Tournament calendar.
There is another page giving the results of British Go tournaments.
There is a section explaining the significance of Pair Go.
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2009
July 2009
Dans’ Training Weekend
Saturday 4th - Sunday 5th July. Cambridge. Training Days with Guo Juan. Limited to 12 strongest applicants by rating. Applicants should register interest by 15th May. Toby Manning council-manning at britgo.org
August 2009
Mind Sports Olympiad
Saturday 22nd – Monday 29th August. London. Provisional events: Rapid 22nd August, National Small Board 30th August, Open 31st August.
September 2009
Northern Tournament
Sunday 6th 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 B BOOKS
Cornwall Tournaments
Saturday 12th September and Sunday 13th 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
Swindon Tournament
Sunday 20th 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
Belfast Tournament
Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th September. 4- or 5-round McMahon Tournament. Belfast Boat Club, Lockview Road, Stranmillis, Belfast BT9 5FH. Contact Ian Davis sivadnai at gmail.com B BOOKS More Info
October 2009
Shrewsbury Tournament
Saturday 3rd 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
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International Teams Autumn Match
Sunday 18th October. 10:00 to 18:00. London. 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
Wessex Tournament
Sunday 25th 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
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Milton Keynes Tournament
Saturday 31st October. The OU Library, The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA. 3-round McMahon tournament. 60 minutes time limit with 30 moves in 5 minutes overtime. Registration by 10:15. Prizing giving 19:00. B
November 2009
Three Peaks Tournament
Saturday 7th November and Sunday 8th 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 More Info
East Midlands
Saturday 21st 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 B BOOKS
December 2009
West Surrey Teach-in
Saturday 5th December. Burpham Village Hall, Burpham Lane, Guildford, GU4 7LP. 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. Registration by 10:30. End 16:45. Contact Pauline Bailey, pab27@stocton.org, tel. 01483 561027.
West Surrey Handicap
Sunday 6th December. Burpham Village Hall, Burpham Lane, Guildford, GU4 7LP. 4-round Handicap tournament. Registration by 10:15. Prizegiving 18:55. Contact Pauline Bailey, pab27@stocton.org, tel. 01483 561027.
Scottish Barlow
London Open
Monday 28th–Thursday 31st December. 7-round McMahon tournament. 90 minutes time limit with 20 moves in 5 minutes overtime. Contact Geoff Kaniuk. BOOKS A
2010
January 2010
Maidenhead–Furze Platt
Saturday 23rd January (provisional).
Wanstead Tournament
Saturday 30th January. Wanstead House, 21 The Green, Wanstead, London E11 2NT. Contact Ken Kneller B
February 2010
Oxford
Cheshire
Saturday 13th February. Frodsham Community Centre, Fluin Lane, Frodsham, Cheshire, WA6 7QN.
Nottingham
Saturday 20th February (provisional).
March 2010
Cambridge Trigantius & Novices
Irish Open
British Youth Championships
Arundel
April 2010
Easter Sunday
Sunday 4th April. This affects the dates of events like the British Open.
Thames Valley Team Tournament
Monday 5th April.
British Go Congress
Friday 9th to Sunday 11th April. Edinburgh.
May 2010
Candidates’ Tournament
Barlow
Bracknell (provisional)
Scottish Open
June 2010
Pair Go
Durham
Welsh Open
Saturday 26th–Sunday 27th 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. B BOOKS
Challengers’ League
UK GO Challenge Finals
Later 2010
Isle Of Man Go Week
Sunday 22nd - Friday 27th August. Cherry Orchard, Port Erin. 10th edition - many events planned.
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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.
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: 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.