{"id":1299,"date":"2019-07-02T01:46:09","date_gmt":"2019-07-02T00:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.corkgo.org\/?p=1299"},"modified":"2020-02-29T21:35:34","modified_gmt":"2020-02-29T21:35:34","slug":"july-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.corkgo.org\/?p=1299","title":{"rendered":"July"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Quite a bit to get through this month, especially if you are the sort who likes to follow all the links.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Looking forward&#8230; July<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>EGC 2019<\/em><br \/>\nStarting late in the month, the <a href=\"http:\/\/egc2019.eu\">European Go Congress<\/a> will run from July 20th to August 4th in Brussels<\/p>\n<p><em>Online Interprovincials<\/em><br \/>\nThe final round is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.irish-go.org\/online-interprovincials\/online-interprovincials-2019\/\">currently underway<\/a>. Results from round 2 were:<br \/>\nMunster v Ulster: 1-2<br \/>\nConnaught v Leinster: 3-0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Further ahead&#8230; September<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Belfast Go Tournament<\/em><br \/>\nThere will be a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.irish-go.org\/2019\/03\/29\/2019-belfast-go-tournament\/\">one day tournament<\/a> in Belfast on Saturday September 14th<\/p>\n<p><strong>Weekly Meetings<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/galwaygoclub\">Galway<\/a> &#8211; Tuesday 19:30 in Mc Swiggans<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/corkgoclub\">Cork<\/a> &#8211; Tuesday 20:30 in St Fin Barre&#8217;s Cathedral Hall<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.irish-go.org\/clubs-tournaments\/dublin\/\">Dublin<\/a> &#8211; Wednesday 19:00 in Toners<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.irish-go.org\/clubs-tournaments\/online\/\">Online<\/a> \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Thursday 20:00-22:00<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/213994972070977\/permalink\/917134471757020\/\">Stillorgan<\/a> &#8211; Sunday 14:00-18:00 at PingZone, St Benildus College<\/p>\n<p>UPDATE: Cork meetings will resume Tuesday 9th in St. Fin Barre&#8217;s Cathedral Hall, Dean Street on a trial basis.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eurogofed.org\/pics\/pandanet_logo_with_text.png\" alt=\"Pandanet Go European Team Championship\" width=\"243\" height=\"86\"><br \/>\n<em>9th-and-a-half PGETC<\/em><br \/>\nWhile the main tournament has wrapped up, there is a <a href=\"https:\/\/lifein19x19.com\/viewtopic.php?f=47&#038;t=16039&#038;start=33\">special 2019 Qualifier<\/a> which will involve face-to-face games.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.corkgo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/TPGTC-300x120.png\" alt=\"Transatlantic Pro Go Team Championship\" width=\"300\" height=\"120\"><br \/>\nAfter staying on long enough to pull the AGA back up to 3 &#8211; 3, Eric Lui lost to Artem in the 7th round. While the result has not yet made it onto <a href=\"https:\/\/transatlanticgo.org\">the TPGTP site<\/a>, the game is <a href=\"https:\/\/online-go.com\/game\/18494065\">available on OGS<\/a>. (Actually, they have a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/transatlanticteamgo\/\">facebook page<\/a> too, if you are that way inclined.) The next two rounds will be on the 7th and 14th.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Looking back&#8230; June<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>World Amateur Go Championship<\/em><br \/>\nNoel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nihonkiin.or.jp\/event\/amakisen\/worldama\/40\/result.html\">placed 36th<\/a> representing Ireland at the 40th <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nihonkiin.or.jp\/event\/amakisen\/worldama\/40\/index.html\">WAGC<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Irish Correspondence Tournament<\/em><br \/>\nPlay <a href=\"https:\/\/senseis.xmp.net\/?IrishCorrespondence\">continues<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>On the continent&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>EGCC Closure<\/em><br \/>\nIn an unfortunate turn of events, the European Go Cultural Centre will <a href=\"https:\/\/lifein19x19.com\/viewtopic.php?f=47&#038;t=16684&#038;sid=c75442b258cae6f07a0de2e1a66065aa\">shut down<\/a> later this year<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tenuki<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em> Argentina Walks Towards Gender Equity in Go <\/em><br \/>\n<em>&#8220;Argentina&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intergofed.org\/igf-news-feed\/argentina-walks-towards-gender-equity-in-go.html?fbclid=IwAR1u93mvz6B3YbVFCGtts2RaorG8c3ttyEUZQUpOrM0iIwYkmKLi3Q-sOG4\">Gender Commission<\/a> was founded with the purpose of achieving more gender equity and inclusion. There are more males than females playing Go, despite there being no gendered differences in intellectual ability.<\/em> [There are already some <a href=\"https:\/\/forums.online-go.com\/t\/choi-jeong-breaks-into-the-world-s-top-50-go-players\/21924\">quite strong<\/a> female players.] <em>An increasing number of clubs are trying to address the causes behind this disparity.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>UK 1k<\/em><br \/>\nThe London Go Centre is <a href=\"https:\/\/forums.online-go.com\/t\/youtube-channel-of-the-london-go-centre-needs-subscribers\/21901\">aiming for 1000 subscribers<\/a> on its youtube channel to level up the account&#8217;s streaming privileges<\/p>\n<p><em>ZBaduk<\/em><br \/>\nA new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zbaduk.com\/tools\">LeelaZero site<\/a>, with options to play against the bot or review an uploaded game<\/p>\n<p><em>OGS Joseki Dictionary<\/em><br \/>\nAnother month, another promising <a href=\"https:\/\/forums.online-go.com\/t\/ogs-joseki-dictionary-is-in-beta\/21946\">feature<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quite a bit to get through this month, especially if you are the sort who likes to follow all the links. 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