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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2023
January
February
British Small Board
Sunday 12th February The Old library, Pembroke College, Cambridge. Registration 12:00-12:30, prize giving 17:30. Many rounds of 13x13 games. More information can be found HERE Entries to the mail address in the information please until an entry form is created. Note - limited spaces available so enter early
Lancaster
Saturday 18th February.
Lancaster University Campus - Management School
Registration 10:00-10:30. 3 round MacMahon. Time control of Fischer time, 40 minutes basic + 10 second per move. Prize giving by 18:00. Fees £15, -£5 for BGA members, -£5 for students. Youths pay £5.
For information contact Marco Praderio on praderiom at gmail.com
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MSO GP 19x19
Saturday 25th February (amended date). Afternoon and evening from 14:00. Online event on OGS. Get GP entry ticket then enter the event (both free) - sign up available soon. Get GP Entry Ticket Tournament Info/Sign-Up
March
Cambridge Trigantius
Saturday 11th March.
St Phillips Church Centre, 185 Mill Road, Cambridge CB1 3AN.
3 round McMahon, Fischer Time, 45 minutes basic + 15 seconds per move bonus. Registration 9:15 to 9:45, first round 10:00, prize giving 18:45.
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MSO GP 9x9
Sunday 12th March (amended date). Afternoon from 14:00. Online 9X9 event on OGS. Get GP entry ticket then enter the event (both free) - sign up available soon. Get GP Entry Ticket Tournament Info/Sign-Up
Cheshire
Saturday 18th March. Frodsham Community Centre, Fluin Lane, Frodsham, Cheshire, WA6 7QN. 3-round McMahon for all players. Fischer Time 30 mins with 10 secs per move. Registration by 10:30. Prize-giving by 18:30. Contact Tony Pitchford cheshire at kisekigo.com or 07870893153. B More Info
Joint British/Irish Go Congress
Details now confirmed !!!
Friday 31st March to Sunday 2nd April. Belfast.
A five round MacMahon for the British Open Championship, and the British Lightning Championship on the Friday Evening.
Full information on this, our annual weekend congress for 2023 can be found at More Info.
Early entries are essential. The entry form is Entry Form. A
All questions to Tournaments-Chair@britgo.org
April
Britsh Go Assocation AGM
Thursday 20th April 20:00 on Zoom.
Rip-Off Tournament, Dublin
Saturday 29th April (provisional). The Teacher’s Club, 36 Parnell Square West, Dublin 1 3 round McMahon tournament. 45 minutes with 5x30s byoyomi. Registration 10:30 - 11:00. Prizes before 18:30. Contact dublin at irish-go.org B
May
British Championship - Candidates Tournament
Saturday 29th April - Monday 1st May.
Sheffield University
Saturday 6th May.
Chorleywood ** Postponed **
Not the London Open
Saturday 27th May - Monday 29th May. London Go Centre, Dalling Rd, London W6 0JD. 6 round McMahon tournament. Also side events and analysis by Hwang In-Seong, 8p. Registration by 13:30 Saturday. Prize-giving 17:30 Monday. Lightning 18:00 Sunday. More Info A
June
Cheltenham (Tentative)
Saturday 3rd June.
British Pair Go Championships
Saturday 10th June. Frodsham Community Centre, Fluin Lane, Frodsham, Cheshire, WA6 7QN. Tournament for teams of one male and one female; play alternately; no conferring. British championship and handicap sections. Registration by 11:00. Prize-giving by 17:15. Contact Pat Ridley More about PairGo
Durham
Saturday 17th - Sunday 18th June. Elvet Hill House, next to the Oriental Museum, Millhill Lane, Durham DH1 3TH Registration by 10:30 Saturday. Prize-giving by 17:30 Sunday. 6 Round McMahon, with side events. Contact Andrew Ambrose-Thurman tournament at durhamgo.club B More Info/Entry
29th Welsh Open
Saturday 24th - Sunday 25th June. Dragon Theatre, Jubilee Road, Barmouth, LL42 1EF 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. Contact Helen and Martin Harvey harveymartin939 AT gmail DOT com B
July
European Go Congress, Leipzig, Germany
Saturday 22nd - Saturday 5th August. More Info
August
Youth Go Camp
Wednesday 9th - Saturday 12th August. Caythorpe, Lincolnshire. More Info
Mind Sports Olympiad
Sunday 20th - Monday 28th 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. No events Saturday 26th. Competition for medals. Details of Go events to be decided. More Info
September
Swindon
October
Wessex
November
Bar Low Tournament
Saturday 4th November. London Go Centre, Dalling Road, Hammersmith, W6 0JD. 5 round McMahon tournament for kyu players only (rating LE 1950). 25 minutes with 20 in 5 overtime. Lecture at 18:00. Registration 09:00 to 09:30. Prizes at 19:00. Contact londongocentre at gmail.com C More Info
T Mark Hall Rapid Play Tournament
Sunday 5th November. London Go Centre, Dalling Road, Hammersmith, W6 0JD. Registration 09:45 to 10:15. Prize giving 17:30. 5 round Swiss tournament with handicaps. 30 minutes with no overtime. Contact londongocentre at gmail.com C More Info
Three Peaks
Northern Go Tournament
Sunday 19th November (provisional). Cheadle Hulme School, just south of Manchester, SK8 6EG. 3-round McMahon tournament. Uses Fischer timing, with 30 minutes' main time plus 10 seconds added per move played. Registration from 9:45 to 10:00. Prizegiving approximately 17:45. B
December
London Open
Thursday 28th–Sunday 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. Contact londongocentre at gmail.com A More Info/Pre-register