BGA Newsletter 342 September 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 the URL, otherwise attach the picture files to your email. Send your contribution to newsletter-editor@britgo.org to arrive by the first day of the month.

Sak Wathanasin

NEWS

BGA Online League

The next round of the BGA Online Leagues will be starting soon. This is an EGD class D rated tournament which will require you to play an average of a game once every two weeks, scheduled whenever is convenient for you (please be aware that your email address will be shared with other participants to allow for organisation). The games will be played on OGS with time settings of 30mins+10s/move and handicap. If you would like to enter please email leagues@britgo.org by Friday 11th September with your OGS username and the rank you would like to enter at.

European Women's Go Championship

A reminder that this prestigious event is being held this year at the London Go Centre on Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th October. It is open to any female player of European nationality of any level. More Info/Enter

iOS version of Eurgo released

Matt Marsh has released the iOS version of Eurgo; you can get it from the Apple app store.
The app allows you to
- track your rating from the European Go Database
- see your rating progress
- view your tournament history and results
- get notified whenever your rating changes
- track the ratings of others & see their ratings, tournament histories and results
- get notified when their ratings change
- find Go events in Europe
- view details of major European tournaments and events
- get notified of new upcoming tournaments

Global News

European Go Congress

The 2026 European Go Congress took place in Turkey. The main tournament was won by Ahn Yongho (7D, Korea), with Li Yuanzhen (7D, UCL) coming 2nd, Bao Yifan (7D, Warwick Uni) in 5th place and Jason Qian (5D, UCL) in 9th place. The weekend yournament was won by Li Yuanzhen, with Bao Yifan coming 4th.
Full results and standings can be found here.

US Go Congress 2026

Jake Game 5D (Swindon) won the Dan Lightning Championship, beating Kevin Jin (4D).
[Photo courtesy of Keith Arnold/American Go E-Journal.]

Samsung Cup 2026 Preliminary

This took place from the 26th to 30th August 2026. Damen Woo 7D (Nottingham) was one of four to represent Europe in the World Division. It was won by Xu Xiaofan (Singapore) who will advance to the main tournament.

BGA Tournament Winners

Full results here.
Manchester Open - Deng Yunfang
Mind Sports Olympiad - Li Yuanzhen

EVENTS COMING SOON

This Month: Cambridge Youth (UK Go Challenge), Nottingham, Swindon
October European Women's Championship (London), Confucius Cup (Dublin), Sheffield, Wessex (Bath), Three Peaks (Ingleton)
November British Youth (Nottingham), Bar Low*, Northern Go Tournament (Cheadle Hulme School)
December Edinburgh Christmas, T Mark Hall Rapid (London), London Open