This is the round 1 game between Stephen Flinter (1d, black) from Ireland and Kivanc Doganay (2d, white) from Turkey. This full game record is available with comments from a Japanese pro.

The 2006 World Amateur Go Championship was held in Huis Ten Bosch, Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture.  Steve Flinter was the Irish representative on this occasion.  He was disappointed to only finish with 2 wins out of a possible 8, meaning he finished in 60th position out of a record 68 participants.  Check out the Read More

Noel and Ian played in the Pembroke on Monday night. After some interesting fighting, Noel (b) won by 5.5 points. The game was notable for Ian entering Overtime. This result has been reflected in the 2006 Championship table.

Steve and Chris played their Top 8 game last night. Steve (w) beat Chris by 18.5 (after 6.5 komi) in what was a close run game most of the way. Steve lost a large group in the middle game, but recovered in the end game as Chris struggled under time pressure. This result has been…

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A number of top 8 games have been played over the past few weeks. Most recently, Steve (w) beat Claas (b) by 1.5 points in a nail-biting finish last Wednesday. In something of an upset, Claas had previously beaten Noel. Brian has also played two games, losing to both Noel and Chris. These results have…

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