Last change to calendar on: 2008-04-13.
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, America and World Wide see the Overseas Tournament Calendar.
There is another page giving the results of British Go tournaments.
There is a section explaining the significance of Pair Go.
Sunday 18th May 2008. Woosehill Community Centre, Emmview Close, Wokingham, RG41 3DA. 3 round McMahon tournament. 60 minutes time limit with 30 moves in 5 minutes overtime. Also afternoon Novices' Tournament. Registration by 10:00. Prizegiving 18:45. Contact bracknell at kisekigo.com B BOOKS Entry Form
Saturday 24th May - Sunday 25th May 2008. Small board rapid on evening of 23rd 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 BOOKS more info
Sunday 8th 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. more info
Saturday 14th–Sunday 15th June. St John's College, Durham, DH1 3RJ. 6 Round McMahon with 45 minutes time limit and 40 stones in 5 minutes Canadian overtime. Contact Durham Go Club or Jenny Radcliffe 07789 724501. B more information/entry form
Saturday 21st–Sunday 22nd 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 BK entry form (PDF)
Friday 27th–Monday 30th June. Nippon Club Salon, 2nd floor, Samuel House, 6 St Albans Street [off Jermyn Street], London SW1Y 4SQ. League for qualifiers from the Candidates' Tournament. More info provided at that event on 3rd - 5th May. The entry fee is £25 per player. Contact the championships organiser. BC A
Sunday 6th - Saturday 12th July.
Sunday 6th July. From 11:00 to 16:00 Milton Community Centre, Coles Road, Milton, Cambridge, CB24 6BL. For schools that have entered the UK Go Challenge and children who could not play in a heat.
Sunday 13th July. 13 Stakes Road, Purbrook, Hampshire, PO7 5LU. Bring you own lunch and some Go Art. Also Go film and slide shows.
Saturday 19th July. The Ebbisham Centre, 6–7 The Derby Square, Epsom, Surrey, KT19 8AG. Generous sponsorship thanks to Stephen and Vicky Streater. Three round McMahon; 60 mins per player (no overtime). Entry by 09:30; Registration by 09:45. Prize Giving 17:35. Contact Yvonne Margetts epsom2008 at yuhong.co.uk B web site online entry entry form (PDF)
Saturday 16th – Monday 25th August 2008. Victoria, London.
Sunday 17th – Friday 22nd August 2008. Cherry Orchard Aparthotel, Bridson Street, Port Erin, Isle of Man. 5-round Open McMahon tournament. Other events: Afternoon, Rengo, Die Hard, Handicap, 13x13, Continuous Lightning Tournaments, plus Social events (Quiz, Steam Train Excursion, Music, Buffet and Prizegiving). Several accommodation options available. Supported by Isle of Man government. Contact Leo Phillips leo at iomgo.org.uk. A/B more info
Sunday 7th September. Stockport Guild Hall, 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
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 (john dot culmer at exception dot co dot uk), tel. 01326 573167. B
Sunday 21st September. Contact Paul Barnard.
Sunday 28th September. Contact Sue Paterson.
Saturday 4th October. The Gateway Centre, Chester Street, Shrewsbury, SY1 1NB. Contact Gerry Mills gerry at 27stars.co.uk
Contact Edwin Brady.
Sunday 12th October. Contact Bill Brakes bill140347 at btinternet.com
Saturday 18th October. Contact Jonathan Turner je_turner at hotmail.com
Sunday 26th October (provisional).
Saturday 8th November. Wanstead House, 21 The Green, Wanstead, London E11 2NT. 4-round McMahon tournament. 50 minutes time limit without overtime. B
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. Contact Bob Bagot lesbag at tiscali.co.uk B
Saturday 22nd November. The National Space Centre, Exploration Drive, Leicester, LE4 5NS.
Saturday 6th December 2008 (provisional).
Sunday 7th December 2008 (provisional). 4-round Handicap tournament.
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, tel. 0141 8806169. BOOKS B entry form
Sunday 28th–Wednesday 31st December 2008 (provisional). 7-round McMahon tournament. 90 minutes time limit with 20 moves in 5 minutes overtime. Contact Geoff Kaniuk. BOOKS A
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. B BOOKS
Dublin.
Cambridge.
Chester.
Sunday 12th April. This affects the dates of events like the British Open.
Monday 13th April 2009. Maidenhead area.
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 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).
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.
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.