Never let it be said that the IGA doesn’t keep its membership up to date with all the latest happenings in the Go world, as well as the gossip. Firstly on the local front, as a reminder to all, the Belfast Open will be taking place mid-August – see tournament page for details. Speaking of tournaments, Claas Roever showed good form in the Amsterdam Open, scoring an impressive 5 out of 6 playing at 1 kyu. Internationally, John Gibson and Thomas Shanahan have been selected to represent Ireland at the World Amateur Go Championship, and the Korean Prime Minister’s Cup respectively. I think we can all be quietly confident that a podium finish seems in order there. John has also scanned a collection of old IGA newsletters for me, so these will be filling up the website shortly; along with some games taken from their pages.