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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2024

May

BGA EGM/AGM

Thursday 23rd May 20:00 on Zoom.

Not the London Open

Saturday 25th - Monday 27th May
London Go Centre, 21 Dalling Rd, W6 0JD 6 round MacMahon with the professional in residence being Stanislaw Frejlak. Side events of Lightning Go and lectures will be available. A Full Info/Entry Details

June

Durham

Saturday 1st - Sunday 2nd June Elvet Hill House, Durham (beside the Oriental Museum) 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 refreshments. Small board and lightning side events. Contact Andrew Ambrose-Thurman tournament AT durhamgo DOT club B More details Entry Form

Pair Go

Saturday 8th June. Leicester County Bridge Club, St. Oswalds Road, Leicester, LE 3 6RJ. 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 Info/Entry More about PairGo

Tonbridge

Sunday 23rd June. Barton Science Centre at Tonbridge School, Kent. Directions and map: Map Details A new tournament targeted mainly at kyu level players, but all are welcome. 4 round MacMahon, 35 minutes main time, 30 stones in 5 minutes Canadian overtime. Registration 9:30 - 10:15. Prize giving around 17:30. Entry fee: £10 before June 1st (£5 concessions), £15 after June 1st (£7 concessions). No fee if it is your first rated tournament. £2.50 surcharge if not a BGA member. Contact John Shafer through ' jds at tonbridge-school.org ' B Entry Form Entries

30th Welsh Open

Saturday 29th - Sunday 30th 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 More Details Entry Form Entries list

July

European Go Congress, Toulouse, France

Friday 26th July - Saturday 10th August. More Info

August

Youth Camp

Wednesday 14th - Saturday 17th August . Caythorpe, Lincolnshire. More Info Entry Form

Mind Sports Olympiad

Sunday 18th - Monday 26th 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 TBA. More Info

September

Nottingham

Saturday 7th September.

Edinburgh

Saturday 14th September. St Columba's by the Castle Episcopal Church Hall, 14 Johnston Terrace, Edinburgh, EH1 2PW. 3-round McMahon Tournament. Fischer time 40 mins + 10 sec. Cost: £15 for BGA / £20 Non-BGA Members. Concession: £5 saving. Registration from 9:30 to 09:45. Prizegiving approximately 17:30. Contact edinburghgoclub at gmail.com B More Info Entry Form

Swindon

Saturday 28th September. Swindon Conservative Club, 20 Bath Road, Swindon, SN1 4BA 3-round McMahon Tournament. 45 minutes + 15 seconds Fischer time. Cost: £10 -£2 concession +£5 non-BGA. Registration by 10:15. Prize giving 18:15. A More Info Entry Form Entries to Date

October

Sheffield (Greenhill Library)

Sunday 13th October. Greenhill Library, 160 Hemper Lane, Sheffield S8 7FE. 3-round McMahon tournament. Contact David Wildgoose dbwildgoose at gmail.com. B

British Small Board / UK Go Challenge Finals

Sunday 20th October. Storey's Field Centre, Eddington Avenue, Cambridge CB3 1AA. Format: 13x13 tournament open to all. Stronger players compete for the British Small Board title by double elimination. All juniors will be competing for age-band titles for boys and for girls in the 2024 UK Go Challenge Finals.

Wessex

Sunday 27th October

November

Three Peaks

Saturday 2nd - Sunday 3rd November.

British Youth Go Championship

Saturday 9th November. Leicester County Bridge Club, 67 St. Oswald Road, Leicester LE3 6RJ

Northern Go Tournament

Sunday 17th 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. Contact Chris Kirkham cckirkham AT btinternet DOT com B

December

London Open

Saturday 28th–Tuesday 31st December (provisional). London Go Centre, Dalling Rd, London W6 0JD.