In something of a surprise, Cian Synnott took an early lead in the Top 8 this weekend. The event took place at the Clayton Hotel, Ballsbridge, with Noel working his usual magic in arranging the venue. Cian scored 4 wins over 3 former champions: Noel, James, and Stephen, and against newcomer John Courtney. Finishing on…
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Mid-table finish for Ireland in PGETC
Ireland finished off their PGETC season with a draw against Belarus. That left us in 6th place in League D. With some additional manpower we our prospects for finishing higher up the table, and even for promotion, should be brighter. The team for this year was: James Hutchinson, John Gibson, Tiberiu Gociu, Eoghan Barry,…
39th World Amateur Go Championships
The competition in the 39th World Amateur Go Championships started today. You can follow the action via Ranka, which is providing excellent coverage this year. Game reviews, player interviews, and round reports are all available. If you wake up very early in the morning, you can also follow a Live Stream of play….
Emma blasts Confucius Cup
For the ordinary player, the Confucius Cup is normally the highlight of the year’s competition calendar. Unfortunately this year we were the target of the disruptive storm Emma. The early forecasts suggested that we would be able to carry on as normal, but by Thursday all the airports had shut down, roads and railways became…
Irish Rapid Cancelled
Due to ongoing extreme weather conditions the decision has been taken to cancel the Irish Rapid on Friday night.
Travel, even in Dublin itself, is very difficult. A RED weather warning remains in place today. Regarding Saturday and Sunday. The Confucius Cup will no longer be an EGF Grand Prix event, it will still…