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Events Calendar
The BGA is keen to promote Go and so publicises tournaments and other relevant events, in order to raise awareness of them. Such publicising does not imply oversight by the BGA except where expressly stated. The only inference to be drawn is that the BGA Council is confident that, for a rated tournament, the games are refereed to a standard that renders the outcome suitable for inclusion in the EGF database (or similar). The wider organisational issues remain the responsibility of the tournament organiser.
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2021
July
August
Mind Sports Olympiad
Weekends and most evenings from 13th August to 5th September. Online events in 2021. 25th edition. Competition for medals. Free entry. More Info
Youth Training Residential
Monday 16th - Thursday 19th August (bookings closed). Caythorpe Court, near Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG32 3ER. Go teaching mornings, afternoons outdoor activities, Go tournament evenings. Flyer More Info
Mind Sports Olympiad: Go 19x19
Sunday 22nd August (afternoon and evening from 15:30). Online on OGS in group Mind Sports Olympiad. 4-round McMahon. 30 mins + 10 secs Fischer time (max acrued 30 mins). Play-off if tie for first on 4 wins.
Mind Sports Olympiad: Go 9x9
Wednesday 25th August (evening from 19:30). Online on OGS in group Mind Sports Olympiad. 5-round Swiss. 9x9 games. 15 mins. Play-off if tie for first on 5 wins.
Mind Sports Olympiad: Go 13x13
Friday 27th August (evening from 19:30). Online on OGS in group Mind Sports Olympiad. 5-round Swiss. 13x13 games. 20 mins. Play-off if tie for first on 5 wins.
September
European Women's Go Championship
Saturday 4th - Monday 6th September 2021. London MindSports Centre, 21-23 Dalling Road, London W6 0JD. More Details here. All entrants must be female and hold a passport issued by a country which is a member of the EGF (this is essentially all countries in Europe, including Turkey, Russia and Kazakhstan, and Israel). If you have any interest in taking part, please let the organisers know by 25th July, so a decision on the event can be made.
Youth Squad Event
Sunday 12th September. OGS.
October
Youth Monthly October
Sunday 3rd October. OGS.
Wessex
Sunday 31st October St Marks Community Centre, Bath BA2 4PA 3-round McMahon. Barring unforeseen circumstances Bristol Go Club will host this event, please put the date in your diary. Full details will be announced as they become available.
November
British Youth Championships
Saturday 20th November (to be confirmed) Please note change of date Leicester County Bridge Club, 67 St Oswald Road, Leicester LE3 6RJ.
December
London Open
Tuesday 28th–Friday 31st December. London Go Centre, Dalling Rd, London W6 0JD. 7 round McMahon. Time limit 50 minutes with 20s/move Fischer time. Also Lightning, Pair Go and Rengo tournaments. Teaching by Mateusz Surma 2p. A More Info/Pre-register Contact londongocentre at gmail.com2022
January
February
March
April
May
June
28th Welsh Open
Saturday 25th - Sunday 26th June 2022.
Later
Doki Doki Festival, Manchester
Saturday 27th - Sunday 28th August 2022. Sugden Sports Centre, 114 Grosvenor Street, Manchester M1 7HL (as in 2019). BGA members are as ever manning 4 stalls both days. Free demos of Go will be given to many members of the public. In 2019, of the 4,000 attendees, we demo-ed to 200, or 5%. Festival site. If you could spare time to join the BGA team - on one day or both - please contact Martin Harvey, harveymartin939 AT gmail DOT com