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Events Calendar
2018
December
Edinburgh Christmas
Saturday 15th December. Edinburgh. St Columba's by the Castle Episcopal Church Hall, 14 Johnston Terrace, Edinburgh, EH1 2PW. 4-round McMahon tournament. Time limit 45 minutes with 30/5 and 'accelerated' overtime. Registration by 09:45. Prizegiving 17:50. Contact edinburghgoclub at gmail.com B SC More Info/Register
London Open
Friday 28th–Monday 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. Note entry is limited and the pre-registration list is now full as of 22nd November.
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Saturday 19th January.
Hitachi Europe Head Office at Whitebrook Park, Lower Cookham Road, Maidenhead,
SL6 8YA.
3-round McMahon tournament. Time limit 60 minutes with 'accelerated' overtime (10/5, 20/5 etc).
Flexible komi with players bidding to play black. Buffet lunch available.
Registration by 9:45. Prize giving by 19:00.
Supported by Hitachi Europe Ltd.
Contact Iain Atwell 01628 676792 wintergarden at talktalk.net
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Saturday 2nd February.
Frodsham Community Centre, Fluin Lane, Frodsham, Cheshire,
WA6 7QN.
3-round McMahon for all players.
Time limits 60 mins with 'accelerated' overtime.
Registration by 10:30. Prize-giving by 18:30.
Contact Tony Atkins 0118-9268143 cheshire at kisekigo.com.
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Saturday 9th March.
Cambridge University Social
Club, Mill Lane, Cambridge CB2 1RX.
3 Round McMahon tournament. Time limit 60 minutes, with 'accelerated' overtime.
Registration by 10:40. Prize-giving 19:00.
Saturday 23rd March.
Welwyn Garden City Bridge Club room, Gosling Stadium, Welwyn Garden City AL8 6XE.
Registration by 09:45. Prize giving by 19:00.
3-round McMahon tournament. Time limit 60 minutes with 20/5 overtime.
Contact John Collins jmc at toad.me.uk
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Friday 5th - Sunday 7th April.
Venue: MacDonald Hotel, Manchester.
Address: London Road, Manchester M1 2PG. Short walk from Piccadilly Station. Hotel tel. 0344 879 9088.
Google map.
More info. will appear here soon.
Saturday 4th - Monday 6th May.
Location TBA.
6-round tournament. British championship rules. Closed event, i.e. by qualification only;
you can check online if you may qualify.
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Sunday 5th May.
London Go Centre, 54 Goldhawk Rd, London W12 8HA.
5 round McMahon tournament for kyu players only. 25 minutes with 20 in 5 overtime. Other events such as lectures and self-paired event over the bank holiday weekend.
Registration 10:00 - 11:00. Prizes at 18:30.
Contact admin at west.londongo.club
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Monday 6th May.
London Go Centre, 54 Goldhawk Rd, London W12 8HA.
Self-paired tournament.
Saturday 25th - Tuesday 28th May.
London Go Centre.
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Saturday 25th - Monday 27th May.
London Go Centre, 54 Goldhawk Rd, London W12 8HA.
6 round McMahon tournament. 60 minutes with accelerated overtime. Also side events.
Contact admin at west.londongo.club
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Saturday 8th June.
Red Lion, 88 Great North Road, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL9 5EU
Tournament for teams of one male and one female; play alternately; no conferring.
The top 8 "British" pairs play for the title. Remaining pairs play in the handicap section.
Registration by 10:15. Prize-giving by 16:30.
Contact Francis Roads, 61 Malmesbury Road, London E18 2NL 0208 505 4381 francis.roads at gmail.com
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Saturday 15th – Sunday 16th June.
Elvet Hill House, Millhill Lane, Durham DH1 3TH
(next to Oriental Museum who will be giving free entry to entrants)
Registration by 10:30 Saturday. Prize-giving by 17:00 Sunday.
6 Round McMahon.
Contact Andrew Ambrose-Thurman go.club at dur.ac.uk
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Saturday 22nd - Sunday 23rd 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.
There'll be an Entry button here, nearer the month.
In the meantime, contact Helen and Martin Harvey jm.harvey at ntlworld.com.
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Sunday 11th - Friday 16th August.
St Catherines Church Hall, Church Road, Port Erin, Isle of Man IM9 6AE.
The 14th Go Festival run in memory of Leo Phillips, has two main events with generous time limits, and a number of side events, all taking place over a period of 6 days. One day is free for island walk-about followed by a popular quiz in the evening. It is a very family friendly Go festival, and full details are available in the link below. You will find an entry form in the IOM web pages as well as a list of currently entered players. Finally, it is most important that you arrange your accommodation as soon as possible as the IOM gets very busy with the Motorcycle Grand Prix taking place soon after the tournament.
Sunday 18th - Monday 26th August (provisional).
Sunday 27th October (provisional).
Special 50th Wessex Tournament, with possible extra events on the Saturday.
Venue: for one year only, probably a hotel in Bristol.
Format: 3-round McMahon tournament.
Saturday 2nd November - Sunday 3rd November.
The Wheatsheaf,
22 High Street, Ingleton, LA6 3AD.
5-round McMahon tournament.
Time limits 50 minutes with increasing overtime (20/5, 30/5, 40/5, etc).
Registration by 10:45 Saturday. Prize giving 15:15 Sunday.
Contact Adrian Abrahams.
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2019
January 2019
Maidenhead-Hitachi
February 2019
Cheshire
March 2019
Trigantius
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Irish Go Congress
Welwyn Garden City
April 2019
British Go Congress
Nottingham Kyu
May 2019
Candidates' Tournament
Bar-Low Tournament/Kyu Players Weekend
Oxford
LGC Self-Paired Tournament
Challengers' League
Not the London Open
June 2019
British Pair Go Championships
Durham
Scottish Open
27th Welsh Open
July 2019
UK Go Challenge Finals
August 2019
Leo Phillips Isle Of Man Go Festival
Contact Francis Roads, francis dot roads at gmail dot com
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Mind Sports Olympiad
Youth Training Residential
Wednesday 28th - Saturday 31st August (provisional).
September
Cornwall
Sheffield
Swindon
October
Northern
Wessex
November
Three Peaks
Coventry
Later
British Youth Go Championship
London Open