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

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 - now full!

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
B Entry Form Entries list Full Info

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.
A Entry Form Entries list Full Info

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 Pat Ridley cheshire at kisekigo.com. 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. 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