October

Posted on 2016-10-04 by John

Looking forward… October

2016 Correspondence Tournament Results
James won the main title, with the intermediate going to Thomas – http://www.irish-go.org/2016/09/05/correspondence-winners/

Weekly Commented Games
James and Philippe are attempting to play a game in the Ireland room on KGS every friday morning, which they will then comment and make available on the IGA site – http://www.irish-go.org/2016/09/08/james-vs-philippe-weekly-commented-games/

Weekly Meetings
Dublin – Wednesdays 20:30 in Toners – http://www.irish-go.org/clubs-tournaments/dublin/
Online – Thursdays 20:00-22:00 on OGS – http://www.irish-go.org/clubs-tournaments/online/
Cork – Sunday nights 20:00(-ish) in the Cricket Club Bar – https://www.facebook.com/groups/191875150950
Belfast – Monday nights at the Brewbot Pub on Ormeau Road – https://www.facebook.com/BelfastGoClub/?fref=ts
Galway – Tuesday at 20:00, usually at Westwood House Hotel. Anyone interested should email info [at] alexander [dot] ie or call Richard on 091 555800 to confirm
Cobh – Irregular Tuesdays 20:00. Contact us if you are interested – https://www.corkgo.org/?page_id=9

Looking back… September

Belfast Open
Results for the 2016 Belfast Open are up on the EGD – http://www.europeangodatabase.eu/EGD/Tournament_Card.php?&key=T160924D&pin=14850187
The BGA has also posted them – http://www.britgo.org/results/2016/belfast

KPMC 2016
Carol attended the 11th Korea Prime Minister Cup – http://kpmc.kbaduk.or.kr/eng/result/gameTable.asp

Thanks to everyone who provided updates for this issue!

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September

Posted on 2016-09-04 by John

This month’s bulletin has been delayed for a legion of reasons. However, there is more content that any previous issue. Enjoy!

Looking forward… September

Belfast Open
The 2016 Belfast Open will run September 24th-25th – http://www.irish-go.org/2016/07/05/belfast-open-2016/

KPMC 2016
Carol will represent Ireland at this year’s Korean Prime Minister’s Cup – http://senseis.xmp.net/?KPMC

Cork Meetings
Cork players are considering a change of meeting night – https://www.facebook.com/groups/191875150950/permalink/10153695951865951/

Weekly Meetings
Dublin – Wednesdays 20:30 in Toners – http://www.irish-go.org/clubs-tournaments/dublin/
Online – Thursdays 20:00-22:00 on OGS – http://www.irish-go.org/clubs-tournaments/online/
Cork – Sunday nights 20:00(-ish) in the Cricket Club Bar – https://www.facebook.com/groups/191875150950
Belfast – Monday nights at the Brewbot Pub on Ormeau Road – https://www.facebook.com/BelfastGoClub/?fref=ts
Galway – Tuesday at 20:00, usually at Westwood House Hotel. Anyone interested should email info [at] alexander [dot] ie or call Richard on 091 555800 to confirm
Cobh – Irregular Tuesdays 20:00. Contact us if you are interested – https://www.corkgo.org/?page_id=9

Further ahead…

Pandanet Go European Team Championship 2016
League C has been split in two. This places Ireland in League D for the upcoming 7th PGETC – http://pandanet-igs.com/communities/euroteamchamps/333

Irish Women’s Championship
Anyone with an opinion on the future of the Irish Women’s Championship should express it on the google group – https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/irish-go/6ltttO9kRJE

MIAGC
The Malaysian International Amateur Go Championship has issued an open invitation to all Go associations and clubs worldwide – https://forums.online-go.com/t/malaysia-international-amateur-go-championship/8679
Online preliminaries are in October – http://www.miagc.org

Looking back… August

corkgo.org
Cork Go is online for 10 years – https://www.corkgo.org/?p=770

EGF AGM
Although the AGM was held in July, a report was published last month – http://www.eurogofed.org/index.html?id=65

Go after Alpha
Top European players comment on the future of the game – http://www.eurogofed.org/index.html?id=67

Thanks as always to those who provide updates from around the country.

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ten years on…

Posted on 2016-09-04 by John

Cork Go launched just over ten years ago, making it one of the longest running projects I’ve been involved with. As with my own go playing, there have been occasional breaks along the way. While it has never reached any great level of activity, dashboard stats show 115 posts to date – about one a month.

The biggest recent step was definitely the start of a monthly bulletin back in February, which met with positive feedback. So far, this little experiment has been well worth the time. The monthly format strikes a reasonable balance between timely content and production effort.

If anyone has ideas for the future of the site, or would be interested in getting involved in some way, feel free to post a comment below, or get in touch with me directly (check the Contact page).

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August

Posted on 2016-08-01 by John

Looking forward… August

Belfast Open
Signups are open for the 2016 Belfast Open, which will run September 24th-25th
http://www.irish-go.org/2016/07/05/belfast-open-2016/

Weekly Meetings
Dublin – Wednesdays 20:30 in Toners – http://www.irish-go.org/clubs-tournaments/dublin/
Online – Thursdays 20:00-22:00 on OGS – http://www.irish-go.org/clubs-tournaments/online/
Cork – Sunday nights 20:00(-ish) in the Cricket Club Bar – https://www.facebook.com/groups/191875150950
Belfast – Monday nights at the Brewbot Pub on Ormeau Road – https://www.facebook.com/BelfastGoClub/?fref=ts
Galway – Tuesday at 20:00, usually at Westwood House Hotel. Anyone interested should email info [at] alexander [dot] ie or call Richard on 091 555800 to confirm
Cobh – Most Tuesdays 20:00. Contact us if you are interested – https://www.corkgo.org/?page_id=9

New Dublin Club?
Roman is looking for players interested in regular meetings on Sunday afternoons in Stillorgan – https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/irish-go/9rJ27woQyDE

Looking back… July

Cian has stepped into the role of captain for next year’s PGETC.

Thanks as always to those who provide updates from around the country.

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July

Posted on 2016-06-30 by John

Things are getting quiet for the summer months…

Looking forward… July

Weekly Meetings
Dublin – Wednesdays 20:30 in Toners – http://www.irish-go.org/clubs-tournaments/dublin/
Online – Thursdays 20:00-22:00 on OGS – http://www.irish-go.org/clubs-tournaments/online/
Cork – Sunday nights 20:00(-ish) in the Cricket Club Bar – https://www.facebook.com/groups/191875150950
Belfast – Monday nights at the Brewbot Pub on Ormeau Road – https://www.facebook.com/BelfastGoClub/?fref=ts
Galway – Tuesday at 20:00, usually at Westwood House Hotel. Anyone interested should email info [at] alexander [dot] ie or call Richard on 091 555800 to confirm
Cobh – Most Tuesdays 20:00. Contact us if you are interested – https://www.corkgo.org/?page_id=9

Looking back… June

37th World Amateur Go Championship – John finished in 49th position for Ireland – http://www.ranka.intergofed.org/?page_id=13885

DeepMind prize fund to be split between EGF, AGA, Korean Baduk Association, UNICEF UK, and Raspberry Pi/Code Club – http://www.eurogofed.org/index.html?id=55

James is looking for someone to act as captain for next year’s PGETC as he will be stepping down. Interested persons should post on https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/irish-go or one of the facebook groups.

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Ireland at WAGC 37

Posted on 2016-06-08 by John

John Gibson, representing Ireland, finished in 49th position at the 37th World Amateur Go Championship.

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DeepMind announces recipients of million dollar prize fund

Posted on 2016-06-08 by John

The fund will be split between UNICEF UK, Raspberry Pi/Code Club, the American Go Association, the European Go Federation and the Korean Baduk (Go) Association.

source

*update* The AGA later posted a breakdown

The biggest recipient, UNICEF UK, will receive $450,000 to support global education work including girls’ education and gender equality, while $100,000 will be granted to Code Club UK for the creation of more clubs around the world for children to learn to program. The go community grant is $150,000 each to European Go Federation, the Korea Baduk Association and the American go entities. The AGF will receive $60,000 and the AGA $90,000, DeepMind said.

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