This year there are plans to bring the long discontinued IGA newsletter back to life. It will either be an annual or bi-annual publication initially. The major element is planned to be pro reviews of games played by IGA members. As such, we would encourage you to submit any recent games from tournaments you have…
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First Top 8 Result in 2009
Newcomer Colin played against Claas last night in the first Top 8 game of the year. Claas won in aggressive style, by killing too many of Colin’s stones. You can find the results here.
UCC Tournament – Dates Finalised
Just a quick reminder that the schedule for the second UCC tournament has been finalised now. It will be a 5 round event over the weekend of the 17th and 18th of January. You can email the organisers to register your interest for this tournament. You can find full details on their club website.
News from Korea
Terence McSweeney represented Ireland at this year’s Korean Prime Minister’s Cup.
He finished in 47th place, with 3 points from 8 games, a solid result. After a good start in the competition, with wins over Switzerland and Colombia (4dan), he ran into much tougher opposition. A win in the last round over Mongolia…
News Updates
This year’s AGM was the longest in history, lasting almost 2 hours. You can find the full minutes here. The Korea Points Rules have been updated, and there is a new president and secretary. There is a flyer you can download for promoting Go. Members are reminded that the…