BGA Newsletter 335 February 2026

FROM THE EDITOR

This issue, and previous newsletters, will be found in the Newsletter Archive in the Members' Area. In Newsletters after August 2025 the images have clickable links for viewing them full size. Full-size images from earlier Newsletters may be found via the BGA All News pages.

Contributions are always welcome, both from our members and others. We ask that they be Go-related and "newsy". The place for debate and general discussion is the BGA open mailing list Gotalk. However, an introduction to a new topic is fine in the Newsletter. A brief introduction to Gotalk, with a link for joining, is on the BGA page Go on the Internet.

Instructions for Contributors: Please use plain text not file-attachments. Keep it fairly brief, and give web-links and contact details. It's good to include pictures. If they are on the internet, send me the URL, otherwise attach the picture files to your email. Send your contribution to newsletter@britgo.org to arrive by the first day of the month.

Jil Segerman

NEWS

Pandanet - Austria /Belgium

In the fourth match of the 2025–2026 B-League season the UK team beat Austria 4-0. Congrats to Michael, Bruno, Jake and Edmund, The fifth match saw the UK beating Belgium, with wins for Michael, Bruno and Jake. Mark Elliot, in his first game for the team, lost a close game, This moved the team up to a creditable third place behind Croatia and Netherlands. Further information here.

Youth Team Loses to Romania

The youth team lost 5-0 in the first round of the Pandanet Youth Teams. Further information here.

European Youth: Eligibility Change

The European Youth Go Championships (EYGC) will now be used to select the European Representative for the Globis Cup, to be held in Japan in June. Accordingly the EYGC eligibility will be extended and those born in 2005 are now eligible.

BGA Tournament Winners

Full results here.
Lancaster - Yifan Bao

European Go Federation Commissions

In line with her election manifesto Manja Marz, the new EGF President, has implemented a number of Commissions that have been given delegated powers. Those which contain a BGA member are as follows:

• Gerry Gavigan - Professionals
• Neil Mitchison – EU Funding
• Alex Rix - EGC Guidance
• Richard Wheeldon – Finances
• Colin Williams – EGD / Ratings
• Yangran Zhang – Top level sports

We also have John Collins appointed as one of the two Auditors for the EGF, and Toby Manning was appointed to the Appeals Commission at the EGF AGM.

ADMIN

British Go Congress, Friday 10th–Sunday 12th April

This year's Congress is to be held in Cambridge. To include the British Lightning Championship and the British Open Championship, a 6-round McMahon. Follow the Events page for forthcoming further details.

EVENTS COMING SOON

This Month: London Youth, MSO GP 19x19, Coventry, Leinster Open (Dublin) NEW, Online Lesson 2, Cheshire
March Cambridge Trigantius, MSO GP 13x13, Online Lesson 3, European Youth (Croatia)
April British Go Congress (Cambridge), Online Lesson 4
May Candidates (British Championship) and Aspirants, Not the London Open, Online Lesson 5, Welsh Open (Barmouth)
June Durham, Cambridge Youth, Online Lesson 6
July European Go Congress (Turkey)