Youth Go News 43 - October 2025

Editor, Toby Manning.

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NEWS

Youth Camp

The eighth annual youth camp was attended by six boys 5k to 20k and aged 8 to 14, three from Cambridge and three from the Oxford area. As usual the PGL centre at Caythorpe Court in Lincolnshire was the venue and as well as Go lessons and playing, the youngsters were able to enjoy giant swing, high wires, orienteering, paddle boarding, aeroball and zip wire. The Go-teachers this year were again Helen Harvey and Tony Atkins.

Winner of the camp handicap tournament was Jed Lau, winners of the Pair Go (Doubles) were Jed Lau and Jin Cheng and the 13x13 winner was also Jed Lau, joint with Jin Cheng.

Pictures of the Go and physical activities can be seen in the Gallery.

World Youth Go Championships (WYGC2025)

Following his good result at the 2025 European Youth Go Championships, Lukasz Kudla (5 kyu, Edinburgh) qualified to represent Europe in the Under-12 section of this tournament held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in August. He really enjoyed it; his result (1 win out of 5) was expected given the strength of the competition.

TOURNAMENTS

British Youth Go Championships - Saturday 8 November

Lady Bay Church Hall, Pierrepoint Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham NG2 5BP. Registration 09:30 to 10:00. Prize giving by 17:00. Youth titles at U8, U10, U12, U14, U16 and U18 will be contested, on 19x19 boards, in addition to the title of overall British Youth Champion. Modified McMahon system will be used, 5 or 6 rounds, time limit 20 minutes + 5 secs Fischer time. Beginners and those new to the game will be made particularly welcome, and can select to play most of their games on 13x13 boards. Non-British residents also welcome, but some may not be eligible for titles. Closing date for entries: 5 November. Contact bygc AT britgo.org More info / Entry Form

NA-UK Youth Go Tournament

The American Go Honor Society (AGHS) is organising the first NA-UK Youth Tournament, open to players under the age of 18 and residing in North America or the United Kingdom.

Time limits will be 45 minutes of main time followed by five periods of 30-second byo-yomi.

Players will be placed into teams of 4, aiming to have all teams with the same range of strengths, who will then play a 4 round tournament. Players are expected to play in at least 3 rounds, preferably 4; the games will take place on KGS, at 4pm BST and 7pm BST with 2 rounds on each of Sunday 12 October and 19 October.

If you have not already registered, and wish to take part, please Register here by 9 October. Email aghsregister AT gmail DOT com with any questions.

TEACHING/TRAINING

Our next Double-Digit Kyu teaching event will be on Sunday 12 October at 14:30. If your Go strength is 10 kyu or weaker you will be welcome to attend this online teaching event. Please email ynews AT britgo.org before 11 October, if you wish to attend, and we will send you details of how to join.

FUTURE EVENTS

12 October - DDK Teaching session 8 November - British Youth - Nottingham
7 February 2026 - London Youth
25-28 March 2026 - European Youth Championships - Croatia (to be confirmed)

ONLINE MEETINGS

None planned

USEFUL RESOURCES

Here are some useful resources/links:

BGA Website: Junior Pages
BGA Youth Go X ("Twitter") account @britishyouthgo, kept fairly active (379 followers)
Instagram - account is uk_youth_go, now with regular updates - 280 followers
BGA Youth Go OGS (closed group, 156 members including adult organisers). If you are a new member, please complete this form.
BGA Youth Go Discord Channel

PROBLEMS

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