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The COVID-19 edition<\/strong><\/p>\n

I hope this month finds everyone well and adapting to the new remote-working paradigm that has been hastily rolled out.<\/p>\n

Physicality is Overrated<\/em>
\nAll local meetups are on hiatus given the current situation. With the IGA encouraging people to play online<\/a>, some clubs are ramping up their virtual presence in response:
\nGalway have set up a club on OGS<\/a>
\nDublin will be meeting in the Irish room on KGS at their normal time (Weds 19:00)<\/p>\n

Looking forward… April<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Corona Cup<\/em>
\nJIGS<\/a> is sponsoring an online open tournament<\/a> on KGS. Registration closed with over 350 signups. Rounds continue weekly through the end of April. Progress can be tracked here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Correspondence Championship<\/em>
\n21 players across 4 divisions. Keep tabs through the OGS Ireland group<\/a><\/p>\n

2020 Top 8 (Irish Championship)<\/em>
\nThe championship<\/a> match between James and Matei has been postponed. Updates to follow.<\/p>\n

Weekly Meetings<\/strong><\/p>\n

Galway<\/a> – Tuesday 19:30 in Mc Swiggans<\/del>
\nCork<\/a> – every other Tuesday* 20:30 in St Fin Barre’s Cathedral Hall<\/del>
\nDublin<\/a> – Wednesday 19:00 in Toners<\/del> the Irish room on KGS
\nOnline<\/a> \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Thursday 20:00-22:00
\nStillorgan<\/a> – Sunday 14:00-18:00 at PingZone, St Benildus College<\/del><\/p>\n

\"Pandanet
\n10th PGETC<\/em>
\nThe first board of round 6<\/a> against Greece was brought forward a few days and won by Karl. Two of the remaining three boards were also wins for the team. This will apparently put Ireland back in second place once the leaderboard<\/a> is updated.
\nIreland faces Norway in the 7th and final round<\/a> on 2020-05-05. A win there could mean a chance at promotion (possibly depending on other match outcomes) by challenging the second-last team in B League (currently the Netherlands).<\/p>\n

Looking back… March<\/strong><\/p>\n

IGA website overhaul<\/em>
\nThe new incarnation<\/a> is now live!<\/p>\n

Irish Go Congress<\/em>
\nLucas Ye won both the Rapid and the Open<\/a>, continuing to rack up wins after his victory in the Cork tournament at the end of last year. The BGA gave the occasion a brief mention<\/a>.<\/p>\n

2020 AGM<\/em>
\nThe minutes from this year’s AGM are now available<\/a><\/p>\n

On the continent…<\/strong><\/p>\n

European Pro Online Go League<\/em>
\nArtem has posted an article<\/a> introducing this new professional league. Due to the cancellation of the Pro Championship, the League is now already underway. Progress can be tracked here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

European Youth Championship<\/em>
\nRussia’s winning streak (all 5 previous tournaments!) has finally been broken<\/a> by Germany.<\/p>\n

\"1st
\n1st China vs Europe Online Go Tournament<\/em>
\nAn introduction to this new tournament<\/a> is available over on the EGF site, again by Artem.<\/p>\n

\"European
\nEGC 2020 Update<\/em>
\nThe 2020 European Go Congress<\/a> will take place in Ukraine from July 25th to August 9th<\/p>\n

Go Retreat at Ask Island<\/em>
\nThe IGA has received an invitation<\/a> from Antti T\u00c3\u00b6rm\u00c3\u00a4nen 1p to a unique Go retreat in Bergen<\/a>, Norway, this August<\/p>\n

polgote promotion<\/em>
\nEGF pro Mateusz Surma is running a promotion<\/a> “Stay at home. Study Go online. Don’t spread the virus.” This brings the hourly price for individual lessons to under \u00e2\u201a\u00ac30<\/p>\n

Tenuki<\/strong><\/p>\n

2020 Cross-Server\/Federation Rank Survey<\/em>
\n2 years since the 2018 survey<\/a> – time for a redo<\/a> – kindly share and repost!<\/p>\n

\"AlphaGo
\nAlphaGo to Zero<\/em>
\nRedmond and Garlock have released<\/a> Volume 1 of AlphaGo to Zero<\/em>, the first of a 4-volume EPUB series. More info in this AGA article<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Coronavirus Impacts Tournaments<\/em><\/p>\n