Here are two of Noel’s games from Matsue. The first game, against Hungary’s Pal Balogh, is particularly interesting, demonstrating the intense pressure Pal likes to exert on his opponents. [sgf](;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2] RU[Japanese]SZ[19]KM[6.50] PW[N Mitchell]PB[P Balogh]C[ 40th WAGC Game 1. No professional analysis received. ] ;B[dp] ;W[pp] ;B[dd] ;W[pd] ;B[qn] ;W[qk] ;B[nq] ;W[np] ;B[mp] ;W[no] ;B[oq] ;W[pq]…
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Castle Games at WAGC
Noel Mitchell reports on his experiences at the 40th World Amateur Go Championship, in Matsue. I was delighted to attend the 40th World Amateur Go Championship in Matsue, Japan as the Irish representative this year. It is actually the 30th time that Ireland has been eligible to participate (our first year was 1990 at the…
Registration Opens for Confucius Cup 2019
Registration is now open for the 2019 Confucius Cup Go and Chinese Chess tournaments. Please see the tournament page for full details, and registration links. The 2019 Confucius Cup will take place on the 28th and 29th of September in the new venue, the Confucius Institute on the Belfield Campus of University College, Dublin….
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Noel Mitchell represented Ireland at the World Amateur Championship. This year it took place in Japan again, and Noel put in a sprint finish to end on 4 wins out of 8, which earned him 36th place.
The Galway Tournament was won by Philippe Renaut, with Matei Garcia finishing in second place….
Ireland Top the Table in PGETC
With a 3–1 victory over Portugal last night, Ireland guaranteed a top place finish in League D of the Pandanet Go European Team Championships. This marks the first time that the Irish team has achieved promotion, and they will compete in League C in the 10th Championship, starting later this year. Second-placed Iceland will…