The unexpected Gutenberg update edition
WordPress has updated; the cogs and gears look different. Not sure how this will pan out on the site’s front end.
Looking forward… February
2019 Online Interprovincials
Teams are assembling for the renewed Online Interprovincials.
Further ahead… March
2019 Irish Go Congress
The Open & Rapid will take place over the weekend of March 22nd-24th
Weekly Meetings
Galway – Tuesday 19:30 in Mc Swiggans
Dublin – Wednesday 20:30 in Toners
Online – Thursday 20:00-22:00 on OGS
Stillorgan – Sunday 14:00-18:00 at PingZone, St Benildus College
West Cork
A new player in the Bantry area, Terry, is looking for other players in that region. If you are interested in getting in touch, email corkgo@gmail.com and I will pass along contact details.
9th PGETC
Ireland took 3 of the 4 games against Belarus in Round 5.
On the 26th, Round 6 sees Ireland facing Iceland, currently the top of the table.
Looking back… January
2019 Irish Correspondence Tournament
This is now well underway
On the continent…
European Grand Prix
The EGF has posted an article explaining the structure of the Grand Prix, along with details of the recent 2018 Finale.
The winner, Ilya Shikshin, was promoted to become the first EGF-bestowed 3p
Saijo European Youth GO Tour
SEYGO is a new, long-term project, focusing on Go events for youth across Europe
Tenuki
Explore Baduk
A new website for our favourite game. Home to Go Studies: A History of Adventure which the author, Sinan Djepov, describes as “an adventure into the deepness of Go in my three months of study in the Ge Yuhong Go Academy as part of the CEGO Academic Programme in China, Beijing”.
Leela dev steps back
Developer Gian-Carlo Pascutto (gcp) has passed the torch on to the community
Transatlantic Professional Go Team Championship
Billed as a “formal setting for a healthy rivalry between the growing fields of EGF and AGA certified pros”, the 2019 TPGTC will be co-hosted by the EGF and AGA