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| We beat Denmark 3-1 in our final game |
We won our final match of the season against Denmark 3-1, meaning we will finish in 4th or 5th place, depending on the results of the other games in the final round; better than last year when we finished 7th. Watch http://pandanet-igs.com/communities/euroteamchamps/ for final details. In round 9 Chong Han won on board 1 against Kasper Hornbæk, getting the better side of the deal in a fighting game of many trades and... |
21 May 2012 | 21 May 2012 | Foreign Tournament Report |
| Andrew Kay adds Ninth Title |
Andrew Kay, 4d South London, added a ninth title to his current collection by winning the Bracknell Tournament. Only one other player won all three games and that was Daniel Peace, 12k Oxford. Jil Segerman won the 13x13 with 2/2 and Jim Clare won the problem competition as the only entry. The Black Rabbits won the team prize and Paul Barnard won the caption competition. 26 players took part. |
20 May 2012 | 20 May 2012 | UK Tournament Report |
| World Amateur Result |
The 33rd World Amateur has ended in Guangzhou in China. The UK's last minute player, Sam Aitken, won 4 of his 8, beating Mexico, Norway, Belgium and Spain. He lost to Finland, USA, Russia and Canada. Colin MacSweeny for Ireland won 3 beating South Africa, Brazil and the reserve player from China. His games can be seen here: |
17 May 2012 | 20 May 2012 | Foreign Tournament Report |
| Florian Borchers won Bar-Low on tie-break |
Central London's Florian Borchers (3k) won the Cambridge Bar-Low on tie-break from Roger Daniel (5k Central London) and Juan Leonardo Martinez-Hurtado (5k Cambidge), all on 3 out of 4. The Junior prize went to Melchior Chui (12k) from Cambridge. 11 players took part. |
13 May 2012 | 13 May 2012 | UK Tournament Report |
| New Trifold Leaflet |
A draft update to our Trifold flyer has been produced and we'd like your comments on it, before its printed later this year. The major changes are:
It's available here. |
10 May 2012 | 10 May 2012 | BGA Council News |
| Candidates Decided |
The Candidates' was held over the May Bank Holiday weekend at ISH in London. 22 players took part. The best players were Andrew Kay (6 wins), Felix Wang (5 wins), Desmond Cann, Andrew Simons, David Ward, Alex Selby, Nick Krempel, Chong Han and Francis Roads (4 wins). Most of these will hopefully be playing the Challengers' League on the bank holiday weekend in June since there are eight places available as Matthew Macfadyen is not defending his title. |
07 May 2012 | 07 May 2012 | UK Tournament Report |