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Go in Gaelic

Any speakers of the language might be interested in this brief report from the Isle of Skye Go Tournament, taken from BBC Alba. The main narrator is Neil Mitchinson, former AGI president.

7th March – Irish Congress Results

A total of 41 players participated in the Irish Go Congress this year, prominent amongst which were a large party of invading Dutch. They couldn’t stop Ondrej Silt taking first place in the Open though, just ahead of local Corkonian Student Wei Wang. Sharing third on SOS were Willem-Koen PombeestPomstra and Willem Mallon. There was…

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28 Feb – Top 8 news

Colin MacSweeny and Rory Wales played their final Top 8 game for this year on KGS. Rory (w) fought hard, but was unable to prevent Colin getting his first win this year.

27 Feb -Connaught seal Interprovincial Victory

Connaught have won the first Online Interprovincial Championships with a 2-1 victory over Ulster on KGS tonight. Congratulations to them! The third place play-off is still to be completed, see tournament page.

20,22 Feb – Top 8 News

James and Michael played their Top 8 game on KGS on Saturday night. After a complicated struggled James (black) pulled clear in yose to win by 8.5 points. On Monday night James and Ian then played their game in Belfast Boat Club. Despite inventing a new joseki, James (white) won by 4.5 points. This means…

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