August 2012

Current Champion: 
Zebin Du
Start Year: 
1968
Normal Month: 
April

A 6 round McMahon tournament held on Saturday and Sunday of the British Go Congress.

[BGA AGM and tournament dinner on the Saturday evening. ]

Past Winners: 
  • 2013 Zebin Du
  • 2012 Andrew Kay
  • 2011 Chong Han
  • 2010 Andrew Kay
  • 2009 Xi Gao
  • 2008 T Mark Hall
  • 2007 Sam Aitken
  • 2006 Ben He
  • 2005 Tony Goddard
  • 2003-4 T.Mark Hall
  • 2002 Piers Shepperson
  • 2001 Matthew Macfadyen
  • 2000 T.Mark Hall
  • 1999 Seong-June Kim
  • 1998 Matthew Macfadyen
  • 1996-7 Alex Rix
  • 1995 Ulf Olsson
  • 1994 Matthew Macfadyen
  • 1993 Matthew Cocke
  • 1992 Mark Willems
  • 1991 Matthew Macfadyen
  • 1990 Edmund Shaw
  • 1989 Piers Shepperson
  • 1988 Matthew Macfadyen
  • 1987 John Rickard
  • 1985-6 Matthew Macfadyen
  • 1984 Jon Diamond
  • 1983 Matthew Macfadyen
  • 1982 Jon Diamond
  • 1981 Matthew Macfadyen
  • 1980 Terry Stacey
  • 1979 David Mitchell / Matthew Macfadyen
  • 1978 Jon Diamond
  • 1976-7 M. Nashiwa
  • 1974-5 Jon Diamond
  • 1973 Ku Dae Yeol
  • 1972 Dr. Hattori
  • 1971 Jon Diamond / Tony Goddard
  • 1970 Mr. Akiyama
  • 1969 M. McAndrew (Handicap event)
  • 1968 J. Cock (Handicap event)




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Last updated Sun Aug 26 2012. If you have any comments, please email the webmaster on web-master AT britgo DOT org.
Tournament Name: 
MSO 13x13
Tournament Date: 
25 August 2012

Held on Saturday 25th August at University of London Union, Malet Street, London.





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19th August 2012 in the Online Daily Telegraph:

It is billed as the Olympics of the mind. As the world's athletes flew home from Britain last week, competitors of a different kind were gathering just across the English Channel for an international contest of their own: the World Mind Sports Games.





Last updated Sat Aug 25 2012. If you have any comments, please email the webmaster on web-master AT britgo DOT org.

On the Saturday morning of the Cornwall extravaganza (Sep 15) there will be a teaching event run by myself and Tony Atkins, with material by Ian Marsh.

If anyone who will be attending would like their game analysed (and I would urge you to do this, it is a very useful teaching technique) please email me a SGF version of the game and we will try to have a look at it.

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Last updated Fri Aug 24 2012. If you have any comments, please email the webmaster on web-master AT britgo DOT org.

We have received the following announcement from the IGF:





Last updated Fri Aug 24 2012. If you have any comments, please email the webmaster on web-master AT britgo DOT org.

Congratulation to Vanessa Wong on her becoming No. 1 in the UK ratings, replacing Bei Ge who overtook long-time top player Matthew Macfadyen who had a bad tournament at the London Open 2011.

Just a small caution: only the Team event of the three WMSG events Vanessa took part it has so far been included in the rating list...





Last updated Thu Aug 23 2012. If you have any comments, please email the webmaster on web-master AT britgo DOT org.
Tournament Name: 
WMSG
Venue: 
Lille
Tournament Date: 
23 August 2012

On the last day of play at the World Mind Sports Games the finals and play-offs were staggered so you could watch more than one on Pandanet and EuroGoTV and so that some of the winners could catch evening flights.

The first event to end was the Pair Go.





Last updated Thu Aug 23 2012. If you have any comments, please email the webmaster on web-master AT britgo DOT org.
Tournament Name: 
WMSG
Venue: 
Lille
Tournament Date: 
22 August 2012

In the Youth, Tian Ren Chen won a third game by beating a French 3d. Henry Clay lost to a Brazilian 1d to end on 2 wins. Vanessa Wong lost to a Japanese 6d to end on 2 wins and 23rd place.

Three players form Chinese Taipei and one from Hong Kong qualified for the semi-finals.





Last updated Thu Aug 23 2012. If you have any comments, please email the webmaster on web-master AT britgo DOT org.
Youth and Pair Go Group




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