Here, we present a report of the 1998 Irish Open, held oÂn March 14th and 15th in Dublin. This was a European Grand Prix event at the time. This tournament was a five round McMahon, with 60 minutes per player plus Canadian overtime of 15 stones in 5 minutes. The bar was set at 2…
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45th European Go Congress, Dublin 2001
Continuing our series of historical articles on Go in Ireland, we present John Gibson’s diary of the of the 2001 European Go Congress, which was held in Dublin. John was the Tournament Director for the congress. Friday 20th We start setting up at the venue. Some curious go players drop by and some even help….
2004 Irish Go Congress
2004 Irish Go Congress 5th – 7th March, 2004 Teachers Club, 36 Parnell Square, Dublin 1 Click read more (below) for full details.
European Oza Tournament
As many of you probably�know, the 2004 European Oza tournament is being held at the European Go Centre in Amsterdam from February 5 – 8. Stephen Flinter (1d) (your editor) will be representing Ireland at this event. I hope to be able to post a number of articles during and after the tournament…
The Game of Go
The game of Go is probably the oldest board game in existence. It originated in China over 4000 years ago. The first mention of it in literature is by Confucius ( 500 B.C.). The game reached Japan in the 8th century and is now considered the national game of the country and played by approximately…