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Future Go Events in the UK
Last change to calendar on: 2010-03-15.
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-style rules unless otherwise specified.
For events in Europe see the European Tournament Calendar, with a link to the USA Tournament calendar and to the website the European Go Congress.
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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2010
March 2010
East Midlands Teaching Day
Sunday 21st March. 10:00 to 16:00. The Fieldhead Hotel. Markfield Lane, Markfield, Leicestershire, LE67 9PS. Teaching day mainly for 2 to 10 kyu players by Matthew Macfadyen and Toby Manning. £15 (including lunch), students £12; non-members £20. Contact Toby Manning 01530 245298 teaching at britgo.org
Fife
Saturday 27th March. Age Concern Hall, Provost Wynd, Cupar, KY15 5HE. 4-round McMahon tournament with 40 minutes time limit, then 30 stones in 5 minutes overtime. Registration by 10:00. Prize giving 18:00. Contact Yohei Negi 07858187661 yohei at cs.st-andrews.ac.uk. B BOOKS More info
Arundel Tournament
Sunday 28th March. Arundel Football Club, Mill Road, Arundel, West Sussex BN18 9PA. 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 Flyer
April 2010
Easter Sunday
Sunday 4th April. This affects the dates of events like the British Open.
Thames Valley Team Tournament
Monday 5th April. Bourne End Community Centre (near Maidenhead), SL8 5SX. Registration by 09:30. Finish by 16:00 For teams of 3 from the Thames Valley area. Contact Xinyi Lu xl2503 at gmail.com
British Go Congress
Friday 9th to Sunday 11th April. Edinburgh. Events as follows:
British Lightning
Friday 9th April. Canon’s Gait, 232 Canongate, Royal Mile, Edinburgh, EH8 8DQ. Lightning Tournament, part of British Go Congress. Registration 18:30-19:15. Contact Edwin Brady 01334 470585 eb at cs.st-andrews.ac.uk More info and Entry Form
British Open
Saturday 10th - Sunday 11th April. Teviot Row House, 13 Bristo Square, Edinburgh EH8 9AJ. 6 round British Open Tournament, part of British Go Congress. 50 minutes time limit with 30 moves in 5 minutes overtime. Registration Saturday 09:15-09:45. Round 4 Sunday 09:30. Prize giving 17:45. BGA AGM on Saturday evening at 18:30. Contact Edwin Brady 01334 470585 eb at cs.st-andrews.ac.uk B BOOKS More info and Entry Form
Dans’ Training Weekend
Saturday 17th - Sunday 18th April. Barford Village Hall, Church Street, Barford, Warwickshire CV35 8EN and 22 Keytes Lane, Barford, Warwickshire CV35 8EP . Training weekend with Guo Juan, 5p, 10:00 to 17:00. Social activities Friday and Saturday evenings. Contact Kirsty Healey 01926 624445 kirsty at jklmn.demon.co.uk More info Flyer
International Teams Spring Match
Sunday 25th April. 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
May 2010
Candidates’ Tournament
Saturday 1st May - Monday 3rd May.
Diamond Room, Selwyn College,
Grange Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DQ. Note that the Diamond room is on the corner of Cranmer Road and Grange road.
For qualifiers only (all British players who are members of the BGA with rating above 1899 from a tournament in 2009/early 2010). You will be sent a letter of invitation.
6 round Swiss tournament. 90 minutes time limit with 20 moves in 5 minutes overtime.
Registration 09:15 - 10:00. Each day, rounds at 10:00 and 14:15.
Entry fee depends on the number of entrants (probably less than £15).
Contact the championships organiser
to enter before midday on 29th April.
MOB
BC
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Bar-Low
Sunday 2nd May. Whewell’s Court, Trinity College, Cambridge. 5 round McMahon tournament for kyu players only. 35 minutes time limit with no overtime. Part of MSO Cambridge. Registration by 09:30. Finish 17:30. Andrew Kay ak524 at cam.ac.uk or call 07792 165701. C More Info
Bracknell
Sunday 9th 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 Entry Form Flyer
Challengers’ League
Friday 28th–Monday 31st May. Nippon Club Salon, 2nd floor, Samuel House, 6 St Albans Street [off Jermyn Street], London SW1Y 4SQ. League for qualifiers from the Candidates’ Tournament. The time limits are 105 minutes main time, 15 moves in 5 minutes Canadian overtime. Contact the championships organiser. BC A
Scottish Open
Saturday 29th May - Sunday 30th May. Small board rapid on evening of 28th May. Mason’s Hall, 7 Artillery Lane, Dundee, DD1 1PE. 6 round McMahon. Contact Pete Clinch p.j.clinch at dundee.ac.uk 01382 665322 A more info
June 2010
British Pair Go Championships
Sunday 13th June. Foxcombe Lodge Hotel, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5DP. A tournament for teams of one male and one female who play alternately with no conferring. The top 8 pairs play for the title. Remaining pairs play in the handicap section. Contact Francis Roads.
Durham
Saturday 19th–Sunday 20th June. St John’s College, Durham, DH1 3RJ. 6 Round McMahon with 40 minutes time limit and Canadian overtime. Contact Durham Go Club go.club at durham.ac.uk B
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 01925 730583 tony at towbarsdirect.co.uk. More Info B BOOKS
UK GO Challenge Finals
July 2010
August 2010
Mind Sports Olympiad
Friday 20th – Monday 30th August. Potters Bar 14th edition - several Go events planned.
Isle Of Man Go Week
Sunday 22nd - Friday 27th August. Cherry Orchard, Port Erin, Isle of Man IM9 6AN. 10th edition - many events planned: Main Tournament mornings 22nd-24th/26th/27th, Afternoon Tournament 22nd-24th, Handicap Tournament afternoons 26th/27th, Die Hards or DayTrip 25th, Quiz, Rengo, Music, 13x13, closing dinner (evenings). Contact Leo Phillips 01624 612294 leo at manx.net A More Info Flyer
September 2010
Northern Tournament
Sunday 5th September.
Cornwall Tournaments and Teaching
Saturday 11th September and Sunday 12th September 2010. The Yacht Inn, The Promenade, Penzance, TR18 4AU, tel. 01736 362787. 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 18:30. BGA Teaching Event Saturday morning, 10:00 to 12:30. Contact John Culmer 01326 573167 johnculmer at btinternet.com B
Swindon Tournament
Sunday 19th September (provisional).
Belfast Tournament
Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th September. 5-round McMahon Tournament. Contact Ian Davis sivadnai at gmail.com A
October 2010
Shrewsbury Tournament
Saturday 2nd October. The Gateway Centre, Chester Street, Shrewsbury, SY1 1NB. 3-round McMahon tournament. 60 minutes per round plus overtime. 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
Milton Keynes
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
Wessex Tournament
Sunday 31st October (provisional). Bath .
November 2010
Three Peaks Tournament
Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th November (provisional). Grange-over-Sands.
East Midlands Tournament
Leicester.
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
Monday 28th–Thursday 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. BOOKS A MOB
2011
January
Maidenhead–Furze Platt
January 2011 (provisional).
February 2011
Oxford
Saturday 12th February 2011 (provisional).
Cheshire
Saturday 12th February 2011 (provisional). Frodsham Community Centre, Fluin Lane, Frodsham, Cheshire, WA6 7QN. 3-round open (top 8 players) and 5-round handicap.
Nottingham
Later
Trigantius
Irish Open
British Youth
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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.