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Events Calendar
2020
NOTE Coronavirus
All over-the-board events for the end of March and in April, and some of those in May, are cancelled. Check nearer the time for status of later events.
April
Pandanet Go European Team Championship
Tuesday 7th April. The UK play Italy in the 8th round of the international team league. Watch it live on Pandanet from 20:00. More Details
British Go Congress ** Cancelled **
Friday 17th April–Sunday 19th April. Eastwood Hall Hotel, Mansfield Rd, Eastwood, near Nottingham, NG16 3SS. Friday teaching/British Lightning. Saturday and Sunday British Open (6-round McMahon). Saturday evening BGA AGM. Accommodation is available on site, at £65 single £75 double for B&B. A More Info Enter Entries
May
Kyu Players Weekend
Saturday 2nd - Sunday 3rd May. London Go Centre, 54 Goldhawk Rd, London W12 8HA. Kyu training with strong players on Saturday (11:00-19:00), Bar-Low tournament on Sunday (see below). Contact londongocentre at gmail.com More Info
Bar-Low Tournament
Sunday 3rd May. London Go Centre, 54 Goldhawk Rd, London W12 8HA. 5 round McMahon tournament for kyu players only. 30 minutes with no overtime. Registration 10:00 - 11:00. Prizes at 18:30. Contact londongocentre at gmail.com C More Info
Candidates' Tournament ** Cancelled **
Friday 8th May - Sunday 10th May. Open University, Milton Keynes. 6 round Swiss tournament for qualified players only. A BC
Nottingham Tournament ** Cancelled **
Sunday 10th May. Wightman Hall, Stratford Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham, NG2 6BA. 3-round McMahon. 40 minutes plus 10 seconds Fischer time. Free tea, coffee, biscuits, cake. Registration by 10:30. Prizes by 18:30. Contact brent.cutts63 at gmail.com B More Info/Entry
Pandanet Go European Team Championship
Tuesday 19th May. The UK play Belgium in the 9th (and final) round of the international team league. Watch it live on Pandanet from 20:00. More Details
Not the London Open
Saturday 23rd - Monday 25th May. London Go Centre, 54 Goldhawk Rd, London W12 8HA. 7 round McMahon tournament. 70 minutes plus 10 seconds Fischer Time. Also side events, including Lightning, Pairgo, lectures and analysis by a pro (Stephanie Yin of the New York Insitute of Go). Contact londongocentre at gmail.com A More Info/Entry
June
British Pair Go Championships
Saturday 6th June. Red Lion, 88 Great North Road, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL9 5EU Tournament for teams of one male and one female; play alternately; no conferring; Championship and Handicap sections. Registration by 10:15. Prize-giving 16:30. Contact Francis Roads, 61 Malmesbury Road, London E18 2NL 0208 505 4381 francis.roads at gmail.com More about PairGo
Durham
Saturday 13th – Sunday 14th June. Elvet Hill House, Millhill Lane, Durham DH1 3TH (next to the Oriental Museum) Registration by 10:30 Saturday. Prize-giving by 17:30 Sunday. 6 Round McMahon. Contact Andrew Ambrose-Thurman tournament at durhamgo.club B
Galway
Saturday 13th – Sunday 14th June.
28th Welsh Open
Saturday 20th - Sunday 21st June. Min y Mor Hotel, The Promenade, Barmouth, LL42 1HW 6-round McMahon tournament. Entries welcomed for single days or both days. Players are welcome to miss any round(s), without detriment to prize-allocation. Free coffee, tea & biscuits. An early and a later sitting for the Saturday evening meal. Contact Helen and Martin Harvey harveymartin939 AT gmail DOT com B
July
August
Scottish Open
Saturday 8th - Sunday 9th August. Masonic Hall, 7 Artillery Lane, Dundee DD1 1PE. 6 round McMahon tournament. 60 minutes Fischer time. Registration Saturday/Sunday 09:45. Prize Giving by 18:00 Sunday. Likely to be preceded by a Friday small board event (same venue). Contact Donald MacLeod donald.macleod at physics.org A
Mind Sports Olympiad
Sunday 23rd - Monday 31st August. JW3, 341-351 Finchley Road, London NW3 6ET. This is a modern Jewish Community Centre - please note food and knives etc may not be brought on site. 24th edition. No events Saturday 29th. Competition for medals; prize money in Go (and other) events - 13x13 and 19x19. More Info
Youth Training Residential
Monday 24th - Thursday 27th August. Caythorpe Court, near Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG32 3ER. Go teaching mornings, afternoons outdoor activities, Go tournament evenings. Flyer Register
September
T Mark Hall Rapid Play Tournament
Saturday 5th September 2020. London Go Centre, 54 Goldhawk Rd, London W12 8HA. Registration by 09:45. Prize giving 18:00. 5 round McMahon tournament. 40 minutes with sudden death. Contact londongocentre at gmail.com C More Info/Entry
European Women's Championship
Saturday 5th - Monday 7th September 2020. London Go Centre, 54 Goldhawk Rd, London W12 8HA. A More Info
Cornwall
Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th September.
Swindon
Sheffield
October
Northern
Wessex
Sunday 25th October. St. Mark's Community Centre, St. Mark's Road, Bath BA2 4PA. 3-round McMahon tournament. 60 minutes per round plus overtime. Registration by 10:00 GMT; prize giving about 18:00. More details later. Contact bristolgoclub at gmail.com. B
Three Peaks
Saturday 31st October - Sunday 1st November. The Wheatsheaf, 22 High Street, Ingleton, LA6 3AD. 5-round McMahon tournament. Time limits by Fischer Time (equivalent of an hour). £12 for members, £10 pounds concession (students and non-waged). Registration by 10:45 Saturday. Prize giving 15:15 Sunday. Contact Adrian Abrahams adrian7k at live.co.uk. Emergency on the day phone number: 07429228608 B
November
Doki Doki Festival, Manchester
Saturday 7th - Sunday 8th November. 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
British Youth Go Championship
December
Edinburgh Xmas
Saturday 12th December. St Columba's by the Castle Episcopal Church Hall, 14 Johnston Terrace, Edinburgh, EH1 2PW. 4-round McMahon tournament. Time Limit: 45 minutes Main Time, accelerating overtime, 30/40/50 stones in 5 minutes. Cost: £15 for BGA / £20 Non-BGA Members. Concession: £5 saving. Registration from 9:20 to 09:45. Prizegiving approximately 17:50. Contact edinburghgoclub at gmail.com. B
London Open
Monday 28th–Thursday 31st December. London Go Centre, 54 Goldhawk Rd, London W12 8HA. 7 round McMahon. Time limit 90 minutes with 20/5 overtime. Also Lightning, Pair Go and Rengo tournaments and teaching. A
January
Hitachi-Maidenhead or Maidenhead-High Wycombe