{"id":1391,"date":"2019-12-01T23:42:20","date_gmt":"2019-12-01T23:42:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.corkgo.org\/?p=1391"},"modified":"2019-12-01T23:42:20","modified_gmt":"2019-12-01T23:42:20","slug":"december-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.corkgo.org\/?p=1391","title":{"rendered":"December"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Looking forward&#8230; December<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Top 8 (Irish Championship)<\/em><br \/>\nJames and Matei stand at one win each, with the deciding game <a href=\"http:\/\/www.irish-go.org\/2019\/11\/30\/matei-levels-the-series\/\">provisionally scheduled<\/a> for the 14th.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Further ahead&#8230; 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Correspondence Championship<\/em><br \/>\nNext year sees this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.irish-go.org\/2019\/10\/28\/2020-correspondence-championship\/\">tournament<\/a> moving to <a href=\"https:\/\/online-go.com\/\">OGS<\/a>. Registration closes December 15th.<\/p>\n<p><em>Top 8 (Irish Championship)<\/em><br \/>\nRegistration is now open for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.irish-go.org\/2019\/10\/28\/2020-irish-national-go-championship\/\">next year&#8217;s Top 8<\/a>. Deadline for entry is December 15th.<\/p>\n<p><em>Irish Go Congress<\/em><br \/>\nThe Rapid and the Irish Open <a href=\"http:\/\/www.irish-go.org\/2020-irish-go-congress\/\">will take place<\/a> in Dublin over the weekend of the 28th February &#8211; 1st March<\/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; every other 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<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/corkgoclub\">Cork<\/a> &#8211; every other Sunday* 20:30 at Mr Bradleys, Barrack St<\/p>\n<p>* The rebel county, being awkward as ever, has decided to alternate weekly between two venues on two different nights. Best to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/corkgoclub\">check in advance<\/a> if planning to attend.<\/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=\"486\" height=\"173\"><br \/>\n<em>10th PGETC<\/em><br \/>\nIreland returned another 3-1 result in <a href=\"https:\/\/pandanet-igs.com\/communities\/euroteamchamps\/rounds\/601#3\">round 2<\/a> against Croatia. They will face Slovakia <a href=\"https:\/\/pandanet-igs.com\/communities\/euroteamchamps\/rounds\/602#3\">on the 3rd<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Looking back&#8230; November<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Cork Go Tournament<\/em><br \/>\nThis year ended up being a cosy affair, without the traditional disaster. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.europeangodatabase.eu\/EGD\/Tournament_Card.php?&#038;key=T191123C\">Results<\/a> via EGD. Some photos have also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/corkgoclub\/posts\/2456041437997642?__xts__[0]=68.ARAg0fKZ1g-F0D5nGNyzuhPVFKkAEA6ff-xKjGNlyzyGbKBXZ4xC69gN943E67zfH6sdGbe9LV5o51pQbr0xC1Yiw6DZX6GiJlbftZ95KOTZYsgqdE-4wgLjRSQ3e9UcqfV4qWgEn-TTHbbidWiOhRC8tIDN8u5YMEtd7z0XiYDYCdOyTfX8Urs8KB2fZRL4UvrY_EV5ofagaMs-ZGsfoi8-VeYLAENWAm79FrO6vLh10NtJkrAGieL9hUIadl_1yQr-WCPyr3b7c_ukvnvnGyTKs4NYdQfvZIUTpJ_FHSqk6nBu5f1vSJekwNf0_UGZWR_B6RD7iby9js6XymOA1stPJhty&#038;__tn__=-R\">been posted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Irish Womens Championship<\/em><br \/>\nThe Irish Womens Championship is underway. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.irish-go.org\/irish-women-go-championship\">Results so far<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>On the continent&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>European Youth Go Championships<\/em><br \/>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/eygc2020.hgos.hr\">25th EYGC<\/a> will take place on 11-14th March 2020. More info <a href=\"https:\/\/lifein19x19.com\/viewtopic.php?f=47&#038;t=17101&#038;sid=0eadff6f85fbe587340c15bb2d587fa8\">on L19<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Silk Road Tournament<\/em><br \/>\nTony Claasen has written <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogofed.org\/index.html?id=280\">an article<\/a> covering the 6th Silk Road Tournament, which took place in Vienna at the start of November.<\/p>\n<p><em>V\u00c3\u00a4ster\u00c3\u00a5s Open 2020<\/em><br \/>\nA <a href=\"http:\/\/goforbundet.se\/web\/vo2020\">two-day tournament<\/a> in Sweden on 8th-9th Feb next year. (The TD has tenuous links to the IGA.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tenuki<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Invincible &#8211; The Games of Skynet<\/em><br \/>\nLee Sedol <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/technology-50573071\">has resigned<\/a> from professional play, citing the rise of AI opponents that cannot be defeated.<\/p>\n<p><em>Yutopian Enterprises<\/em><br \/>\nThe US retailer is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usgo.org\/news\/2019\/11\/yutopian-to-close-offering-discounts-and-seeking-potential-successor\/\">offering a retirement discount<\/a>, and looking for someone who might be interested in carrying on the business.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking forward&#8230; December Top 8 (Irish Championship) James and Matei stand at one win each, with the deciding game provisionally scheduled for the 14th. Further ahead&#8230; 2020 Correspondence Championship Next year sees this tournament moving to OGS. 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