BGA Newsletter 324 March 2025

FROM THE EDITOR

This issue, and previous newsletters, are available in the Newsletter Archive in the Members' Area. This is the most reliable way to view the Newsletters, as some email clients can corrupt the formatting of the pictures.

Contributions are always welcome, both from our members and others. We ask that they be Go-related and "newsy". The place for debate and general discussion is the BGA open mailing list Gotalk. However, an introduction to a new topic is fine in the Newsletter. A brief introduction to Gotalk, with a link for joining, is on the BGA page Go on the Internet.

Instructions for Contributors: Please use plain text not file-attachments. Keep it fairly brief, and give web-links and contact details. It's good to include pictures. If they are on the internet, send me the URL, otherwise attach the picture files to your email. Send your contribution to newsletter@britgo.org to arrive by the first day of the month.

Jil Segerman

NEWS

Pandanet Go European Team Championship

The sixth match of the B-League season, on 25th February, was against Belgium. Three games were played the day before at Belgium's request, with wins for Scott Cobbold and Bruno Poltronieri, but a loss for Jake Game. On the Tuesday Michael Cheung could not clinch the win and so the match was drawn. It left the team in fifth place. Round 7 will be on 18th March against Serbia.

European Youth Go team Competition

Toby Manning reports that the UK youth Go team won against Italy in the second round. Our players in this round were: Audrey Fung, Blake Shamoon, Adam Siqi Chen and Lukasz Kudla. Details here. The Ukraine and us are now the only unbeaten teams in the competition, so it is almost certain we will play Ukraine next round on 15th March.

BGA Tournament Winners

Full results here
Cheshire - Quan Wan
MSO GP - Zhan Shi

Introducing ExploreBaduk – A New Online Go Platform

We received the following from the ExploreBaduk team. BGA President Colin Williams notes that apparently it has been set up by a Bulgarian company.

"Dear British Go Association

We hope you're doing well! We are reaching out from ExploreBaduk, a newly launched, modern platform where Go players can play, learn, and connect with the global Go community.

ExploreBaduk is designed to provide a high-quality playing experience alongside in-depth game analysis tools, making it an exciting new hub for Go enthusiasts of all levels. In addition to playing and reviewing games, the platform offers:

Achievements to track progress and milestones,
Puzzles for training and skill improvement,
News and community features to keep players engaged,
A free Teachers section, allowing Go instructors to list themselves and connect with students at no cost,
And much more!
As we’ve just launched, we’re eager to introduce ExploreBaduk to more players and would love your help in spreading the word. If you're open to it, we’d greatly appreciate a mention on your website, whether as an article, a short post, or any format that fits your content style.

We are happy to provide any additional information, screenshots, or insights to make this easier for you. Here’s a short video introducing ExploreBaduk.

Please let us know if this is something you'd be interested in. We’d love to collaborate in any way that helps the Go community grow!"

ADMIN

EVENTS COMING SOON

This Month: Cambridge Trigantius, Ulster Open
April British Go Congress (Edinburgh), Online group lessons with Eunkyo Do 1p and Tik Wai Cheung 4d
May Candidates (British Championship) and Aspirants (Leicester), Skye, Not the London Open
June Durham, Pair Go (provisional), Tonbridge, UK Go Challenge Finals, Welsh Open (Barmouth)
July European Go Congress (Warsaw, Poland)
August Youth Go Camp (Caythorpe, Lincolnshire), Mind Sports Olympiad (London), Newcastle (provisional)