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 Board 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.
Children and young people are welcome to participate in Go tournaments, but the tournament organisers are not able to supervise children attending the event. Young people under the age of 16 should be accompanied by a parent, carer or someone acting in loco parentis.
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Recurring
The events in this section run multiple times during the year. Click on pictures for more information and registration.
July
British Championship Title Match
Saturday 11th & Saturday 18th July. Sunday 19th July if needed. London Go Centre, Dalling Road, Hammersmith W6 0JD. Best-of-3 title match to decide the 2026 British Go Champion between Becky Li and Zeyu Qiu. Games begin 11:00; Fischer time 100 minutes + 45 seconds. The games will be broadcast on OGS and live commentary will be provided by the 2023 British Go Champion Ho-Yeung Woo 6d starting around 12:00; see links below:
- Game 1: OGS link – BGA YouTube commentary
- Game 2: Links TBA
Thanks to a generous sponsor, the prize fund has been upgraded to £1000 for the winner and £300 for the runner-up.
European Go Congress, Turkey
Saturday 25th July–Saturday 8th August.
Ankara Hacettepe University Beytepe Campus.
Flagship event of the European Go Federation. Open events include the European Open Championship (a 10-round Class A tournament spanning two weeks), a 5-round Class A weekend tournament, and a 8-round Class C rapid tournament. Numerous side events, including rated events for youth, women and seniors, with many professional players in attendance.
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August
Manchester
Saturday 15th–Sunday 16th August.
Luther King House, Brighton Grove, Manchester
M14 5JP.
5-round McMahon with Fischer time 45 minutes + 15 seconds. Accommodation available on-site and optional social drinks/dinner on Friday and Saturday nights.
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Entry Form
Entries List
Contact Yangran (Eric) Zhang: yrzhang AT hotmail.co.uk
Mind Sports Olympiad (MSO)
Saturday 22nd–Sunday 30th August. Go provisionally on Saturday 29th August. Mercure London Earls Court, 47 Lillie Road, London, SW6 1UD. 30th edition.
September
Nottingham
Saturday 12th September.
Lady Bay Church Hall, Pierrepoint Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham NG2 5BP.
3-round McMahon with Fischer time 30 minutes + 10 seconds.
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Contact: nottinghamgoclub AT gmail.com
Swindon
Confucius Cup (Dublin)
Cambridge Youth/UK Go Challenge Finals
Saturday 26th September 13:00–17:00. Milton Community Centre, Coles Rd, Milton, Cambridge CB24 6BL.
October
European Women's Championship
Saturday 3rd–Sunday 4th October.
London Go Centre, Dalling Road, London W6 0JD.
5 rounds, for females of European nationalities only.
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Sheffield
Sunday 18th October.
Greenhill Library, 160 Hemper Lane, Sheffield S8 7FE.
3-round McMahon with Fischer time 30 minutes + 10 seconds. Numbers limited to first 42.
Approximate schedule:
Registration 9:30–10:00
Round 1 10:15
Round 2 13:30
Round 3 15:30
Prize-giving 17:30
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Contact David Wildgoose: dbwildgoose AT gmail.com
Wessex
Sunday 25th October.
Three Peaks
Saturday 31st October–Sunday 1st November.
Mealbank Hall, Oddies Lane, Ingleton LA6 3ER.
5-round McMahon with Fischer time 40 minutes + 10 seconds.
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Contact Adrian Abrahams: adrian7k AT live.co.uk
November
British Youth
Saturday 7th November 10:00–17:00.
Lady Bay Church Hall, Pierrepoint Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham NG2 5BP.
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Bar Low
Northern
Saturday 28th November. Late entries from 24th September.
Cheadle Hulme School, Claremont Road,
SK8 6EG (just South of Manchester).
3-round McMahon with Fischer time 30 minutes + 10 seconds.
Registration from 9:00 to 09:45.
Prizegiving approximately 17:45.
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More info
Entry Form
Entries List
Contact harveymartin939 AT gmail.com
December
Edinburgh Christmas
Saturday 5th December.
The New Melville Bridge Club, 1 Pinkhill, Edinburgh EH12 7BA.
3-round McMahon with Fischer time 40 minutes + 10 seconds.
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Contact edinburghgoclub AT gmail.com
London Open
2027
January
London Youth
February
Trigantius
Saturday 20th February.
Mill Road Community Centre, 6 Hazell Street, Cambridge CB1 2GN.
3-round McMahon with Fischer time 45 minutes + 15 seconds.
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March
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Welsh Open
Saturday 3rd–Sunday 4th July.
Dragon Theatre, Jubilee Road, Barmouth LL42 1EF.
6-round McMahon with Fischer time 30 minutes + 10 seconds. Entries welcomed for single days or both days and players are welcome to miss any round(s).
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