{"id":938,"date":"2017-05-04T00:00:37","date_gmt":"2017-05-03T23:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.corkgo.org\/?p=938"},"modified":"2017-05-04T00:00:37","modified_gmt":"2017-05-03T23:00:37","slug":"may-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.corkgo.org\/?p=938","title":{"rendered":"May"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the nearest thing you’re going to get to breaking news here, the American Go Foundation (not to be mistaken for the American Go Association) has assumed stewardship of the ailing KGS – http:\/\/www.gokgs.com\/ownership_announcement.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Looking forward… May<\/strong><\/p>\n

Galway 2017<\/em>
\nThe Galway Tournament will take place on May 6th-7th at the Galway Bridge Club, St Mary\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Road – http:\/\/www.irish-go.org\/galway-main-tournament-2017\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Pair Go<\/em>
\nA one-day Pair Go event is being organised on Sunday May 14th in the Japanese Embassy in Nutley Centre – http:\/\/www.irish-go.org\/2017-irish-pair-go-championship\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Future of Go Summit<\/em>
\nAlpha Go is at it again, this time setting sights on Ke Jie, May 23-27 – https:\/\/deepmind.com\/blog\/exploring-mysteries-alphago\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Thursdays<\/em>
\nThe online group is no longer regularly meeting on Thursday nights. However, players can still be found logged in at random times – http:\/\/www.irish-go.org\/clubs-tournaments\/online\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Weekly Meetings<\/em>
\nBelfast – Monday nights at the Brewbot Pub on Ormeau Road – https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BelfastGoClub\/?fref=ts<\/a>
\nGalway – 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
\nDublin – Wednesdays 20:30 in Toners – http:\/\/www.irish-go.org\/clubs-tournaments\/dublin\/<\/a>
\nCobh – Thursday 20:30 in Whitepoint – http:\/\/www.corkgo.org\/?page_id=9<\/a>
\nStillorgan – Sunday afternoons 14:00-18:00 at PingZone, St Benildus College – https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/213994972070977\/permalink\/917134471757020\/<\/a>
\nCork – Sunday nights 20:00 in Mr Bradley’s on Barrack Street – https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/191875150950<\/a><\/p>\n

Looking further ahead… July<\/strong><\/p>\n

Belfast Open 2017<\/em>
\nThe Belfast Open will take place on the 22nd and 23rd July – http:\/\/www.irish-go.org\/belfast-open-2017\/<\/a><\/p>\n

EGF AGM 2017<\/em>
\nTuesday 25th July in Oberhof, Germany – https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/16aANAUFf0PnihyNRkngOCHP3NTZm-tsWNTrGEFi7Q6o\/edit#<\/a><\/p>\n

Looking back… April<\/strong><\/p>\n

PGETC<\/em>
\nIreland finished 3rd in League D after drawing 2-2 against Belarus in the final round – http:\/\/pandanet-igs.com\/communities\/euroteamchamps\/draw\/59<\/a>
\nCian would like to thank those involved – http:\/\/pandanet-igs.com\/communities\/euroteamchamps\/teams\/11\/IRL<\/a> – and asks that anyone interested in participating next year get in touch<\/p>\n

Training League<\/em>
\nIan proposed a Training Collective for the IGA – https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/213994972070977\/permalink\/933140213489779\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Irish Correspondence Tournament 2017<\/em>
\nProgress can be tracked at http:\/\/senseis.xmp.net\/?IrishCorrespondence<\/a><\/p>\n

Upcoming Releases<\/em>
\nTwo upcoming movies had their first screenings:
\nAlphaGo, a documentary about the 2016 AlphaGo-Lee Sedol match – http:\/\/www.usgo.org\/news\/2017\/04\/alphago-film-finds-the-humanity-in-the-code\/<\/a>
\nThe Surrounding Game, under development for several years – http:\/\/surroundinggamemovie.com\/en\/schedule\/<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Alphago<\/p>\n

Looking further back…<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hello China<\/em>
\nRory and John were interviewed about Go and Chinese Chess – http:\/\/www.irish-go.org\/2017\/03\/27\/hello-china-podcast-interview-rory-john-about-go-chinese-chess\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Irish Elect Stray Cat as President<\/em>
\nA satirical take on European Go – https:\/\/medium.com\/@EuroGoHebdo\/irish-elect-stray-cat-as-president-e1ebb5f37dcd<\/a><\/p>\n

Thanks as always to those who provide updates from around the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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