<div dir="ltr"><p style="margin:0.6em 0px 1.2em;padding:0px;color:rgb(18,18,18);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><img src="http://www.britgo.org/files/bgalogos/screen_banner.jpg" width="100%" style="border: none; max-width: 100%;"><br><br></p><p style="margin:0.6em 0px 1.2em;padding:0px;color:rgb(18,18,18);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><img src="http://www.britgo.org/files/people/segermanj.jpg" class="gmail-fl20" style="border: none; max-width: 100%; float: left; margin: 0px 1em 1em; min-width: 160px; width: 191.634px;"><strong>Contributions for the Newsletter</strong> are always welcome, both from our members and others. We ask that they be Go-related and “newsy". The place for debate and general discussion is currently <a href="http://www.britgo.org/gopcres/info.html#gotalk" style="color:rgb(102,34,0)">Gotalk</a>; however, an introduction to a new topic is fine in the Newsletter. <strong>Instructions:</strong> Please use plain text not file-attachments. Keep it brief, and give web-links and contact details. It's good to include pictures. If they are on the internet, send me the URL. If not, attach the picture files to your email. Send your contribution to <a href="mailto:newsletter@britgo.org" style="color:rgb(102,34,0)">newsletter@britgo.org</a> to arrive by the first day of the month.</p><p style="margin:0.6em 0px 1.2em;padding:0px;color:rgb(18,18,18);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px">Contributions to the <strong>British Go Journal</strong> are also welcome from players of all grades, see <a href="http://www.britgo.org/bgj/guidelines.html" style="color:rgb(102,34,0)">British Go Journal Article Guidelines</a> and contact <a href="mailto:journal@britgo.org" style="color:rgb(102,34,0)">journal@britgo.org</a> The next Journal copy-date is not yet announced.</p><p style="margin:0.6em 0px 1.2em;padding:0px;color:rgb(18,18,18);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px">Jil Segerman, Newsletter Editor</p><h4 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;clear:both;font-size:15.6px;line-height:23.4px;color:rgb(18,18,18)">NEWS</h4><p style="margin:0.6em 0px 1.2em;padding:0px;color:rgb(18,18,18);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px">The full set of recent news items, including further details of some of the items shown here, are on <a href="http://www.britgo.org/news" style="color:rgb(102,34,0)">our News Pages</a>, and on <a href="http://www.britgo.org/views/news" style="color:rgb(102,34,0)">News Headlines</a>.</p><h4 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;clear:both;font-size:15.6px;line-height:23.4px;color:rgb(18,18,18)">Junnan Jiang Becomes British Champion</h4><p style="margin:0.6em 0px 1.2em;padding:0px;color:rgb(18,18,18);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><img src="http://www.britgo.org/files/people/junnans.jpg" class="gmail-fl20" title="Junnan Jiang" style="border: none; max-width: 100%; float: left; margin: 0px 1em 1em; min-width: 160px; width: 191.634px;">The 2016 British Championship was decided on 19th February 2017 when the third game in the match between Junnan Jiang and Charles Hibbert was played at the Young Chelsea Bridge Club in West London. Junnan won the game to take the match two games to one.</p><h4 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;clear:both;font-size:15.6px;line-height:23.4px;color:rgb(18,18,18)">Youth Team Does Well at the European Youth Go Championships in Grenoble</h4><p style="margin:0.6em 0px 1.2em;padding:0px;color:rgb(18,18,18);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><img src="http://www.britgo.org/files/2017/eygc17as.jpg" class="gmail-fl50" title="Youth Team 2017" style="border: none; max-width: 100%; float: left; margin: 0px 1em 1em; min-width: 160px; width: 479.091px;">The UK team of 10 was co-ordinated by the British Go Association (BGA), accompanied throughout by the designated UK Team Leader, Martin Harvey from Manchester, and ably assisted by parents of 6 of the children.</p><p style="margin:0.6em 0px 1.2em;padding:0px;color:rgb(18,18,18);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px">Kindly sponsored by DeepMind (whose logo looked great on the smart, team hoodies they provided, as in the picture), the UK team faced players from 17 European countries, from as far away as Ukraine and Russia. <a href="http://www.britgo.org/node/5771" style="color:rgb(102,34,0)">Full report</a></p><h4 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;clear:both;font-size:15.6px;line-height:23.4px;color:rgb(18,18,18)">British Go Congress</h4><p style="margin:0.6em 0px 1.2em;padding:0px;color:rgb(18,18,18);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><img src="http://www.britgo.org/bgalogos/gohead12.gif" class="gmail-fl20" style="border: none; max-width: 100%; float: left; margin: 0px 1em 1em; min-width: 160px; width: 191.634px;">The <a href="http://www.britgo.org/bgc2017/" style="color:rgb(102,34,0)">British Go Congress</a> will be held in Cambridge between 7th and 9th April, with teaching and the British Lightning on Friday and the British Open on Saturday and Sunday.</p><h4 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;clear:both;font-size:15.6px;line-height:23.4px;color:rgb(18,18,18)">European Go Congress 2017</h4><p style="margin:0.6em 0px 1.2em;padding:0px;color:rgb(18,18,18);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><img src="http://www.britgo.org/files/2017/egc2017logo.png" class="gmail-fl20" style="border: none; max-width: 100%; float: left; margin: 0px 1em 1em; min-width: 160px; width: 191.634px;"><a href="http://www.egc2017.eu/" style="color:rgb(102,34,0)">22 July to 6 August in Oberhof, Germany</a><br>Two new items: the <a href="http://www.egc2017.eu/2017/01/15/the-many-faces-of-egc-2017-oberhof-in-a-5-minute-video/" style="color:rgb(102,34,0)">Congress Welcome video</a> and the <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3VwDFMLw9SdNi1yNHhtVGw2aWc/view?usp=sharing" style="color:rgb(102,34,0)">trailer for the forthcoming movie 'The Surrounding Game'</a> which is to be presented in Oberhof.</p><h4 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;clear:both;font-size:15.6px;line-height:23.4px;color:rgb(18,18,18)">AGA launches Master review series</h4><p style="margin:0.6em 0px 1.2em;padding:0px;color:rgb(18,18,18);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px">The American Go Association has launched a new series of video commentaries on the recent games between AlphaGo and top professionals. Some two dozen videos are in production and will be released regularly on the <a href="http://usgo.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bc8dd13391088ff007261ae07&id=53cf2235a1&e=33ae91455b" style="color:rgb(102,34,0)">AGA's YouTube channel</a>.</p><h4 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;clear:both;font-size:15.6px;line-height:23.4px;color:rgb(18,18,18)">To : Teachers and Go promoters</h4><p style="margin:0.6em 0px 1.2em;padding:0px;color:rgb(18,18,18);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px">The BGA has purchased several demonstration boards which could be used in teaching sessions or exhibitions. Anyone who would make good use of these should contact <a href="mailto:president@britgo.org">president@britgo.org</a></p><h4 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;clear:both;font-size:15.6px;line-height:23.4px;color:rgb(18,18,18)">ADMIN</h4><h4 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;clear:both;font-size:15.6px;line-height:23.4px;color:rgb(18,18,18)">AGMs of the British Go Association and the T Mark Hall Foundation</h4><p style="margin:0.6em 0px 1.2em;padding:0px;color:rgb(18,18,18);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px">The BGA AGM will be held during the <a href="http://www.britgo.org/bgc2017/" style="color:rgb(102,34,0)">British Go Congress</a> at 7 pm on the Saturday, 8th April. The agenda is:</p><pre style="color:rgb(18,18,18);font-size:12px"><code style="margin:0.5em 0px">  1. Election of tellers
  2. Minutes of 2016 AGM
  3. Matters arising
  4. Officers, Membership Secretary and Auditor's reports
  5. 2016 accounts
  6. Election of Officers and Auditor
  7. Election of Ordinary Council Members
  8. Proposals from Members
  9. Annual Awards Presentation
  10. Any Other Business
</code></pre><p style="margin:0.6em 0px 1.2em;padding:0px;color:rgb(18,18,18);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px">This will be preceded by the AGM of the T Mark Hall Foundation, members of which will be sent a copy of the Agenda and the Annual Report separately.</p><h4 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;clear:both;font-size:15.6px;line-height:23.4px;color:rgb(18,18,18)">Candidates' Tournament</h4><p style="margin:0.6em 0px 1.2em;padding:0px;color:rgb(18,18,18);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px">This the first stage in the 2017 British Championship, and wiil be held 29th April - 1st May in West London. It is a closed event, by qualification only. Qualifiers will be sent invitations shortly and any enquiries can be sent to the organiser, Matt Marsh (<a href="mailto:matt@crazedbytes.net">matt@crazedbytes.net</a>).</p><h4 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;clear:both;font-size:15.6px;line-height:23.4px;color:rgb(18,18,18)">Youth Go Boot Camp</h4><p style="margin:0.6em 0px 1.2em;padding:0px;color:rgb(18,18,18);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><img src="http://britgo.org/files/2017/hikaru-sai.jpg" class="gmail-fl40" style="border: none; max-width: 100%; float: left; margin: 0px 1em 1em; min-width: 160px; width: 383.267px;">With <a href="https://deepmind.com/" style="color:rgb(102,34,0)">DeepMind</a> now sponsoring BGA youth Go, we plan on using some of the funds to hold a residential study event for ambitious under 18 players at any level. We aim for 2-3 days in mid-August to include lectures and serious study time, leavened with afternoon outdoor activity. Nothing is definite as yet, but check the <a href="http://www.britgo.org/tournaments" style="color:rgb(102,34,0)">BGA Events Calendar</a>, and next month's Newsletter.</p><h4 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;clear:both;font-size:15.6px;line-height:23.4px;color:rgb(18,18,18)">Annual Awards</h4><p style="margin:0.6em 0px 1.2em;padding:0px;color:rgb(18,18,18);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px">Some votes are in, but it would be good to have a fuller democratic view. Voting closes 29th March so let’s see your opinions. The web page is in the <a href="http://www.britgo.org/awards/2017" style="color:rgb(102,34,0)">Members Area</a>, for which you need to be logged in.</p><h4 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;clear:both;font-size:15.6px;line-height:23.4px;color:rgb(18,18,18)">Membership Secretary</h4><p style="margin:0.6em 0px 1.2em;padding:0px;color:rgb(18,18,18);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><img src="http://www.britgo.org/files/people/kirkhamc.jpg" class="gmail-fl20" style="border: none; max-width: 100%; float: left; margin: 0px 1em 1em; min-width: 160px; width: 191.634px;">Following Paul Barnard’s retirement and Barry Chandler deciding he could not take on the role, we are pleased to announce that Chris Kirkham takes over as Membership Secretary with immediate effect. The email for membership enquiries is still <a href="mailto:mem@britgo.org">mem@britgo.org</a>.</p><h4 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;clear:both;font-size:15.6px;line-height:23.4px;color:rgb(18,18,18)">FUTURE EVENTS</h4><ul style="margin:0.5em 0px 1em;padding:0px;color:rgb(18,18,18);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><li style="margin:0.4em 0px 0.4em 0.5em;padding:0px 0px 0.2em 1.5em;list-style-type:none;background-image:url("/sites/all/themes/garlandbga/images/menu-leaf.gif");background-position:1px 0.35em;background-size:initial;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent">South Manchester, Sunday 19th March, Cheadle Hulme</li><li style="margin:0.4em 0px 0.4em 0.5em;padding:0px 0px 0.2em 1.5em;list-style-type:none;background-image:url("/sites/all/themes/garlandbga/images/menu-leaf.gif");background-position:1px 0.35em;background-size:initial;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent">Welwyn Garden City, Saturday 25th March</li><li style="margin:0.4em 0px 0.4em 0.5em;padding:0px 0px 0.2em 1.5em;list-style-type:none;background-image:url("/sites/all/themes/garlandbga/images/menu-leaf.gif");background-position:1px 0.35em;background-size:initial;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent">British Go Congress, Friday 7th - Sunday 9th April, Cambridge</li><li style="margin:0.4em 0px 0.4em 0.5em;padding:0px 0px 0.2em 1.5em;list-style-type:none;background-image:url("/sites/all/themes/garlandbga/images/menu-leaf.gif");background-position:1px 0.35em;background-size:initial;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent">International Teams Spring Match, Saturday 22nd April, London</li><li style="margin:0.4em 0px 0.4em 0.5em;padding:0px 0px 0.2em 1.5em;list-style-type:none;background-image:url("/sites/all/themes/garlandbga/images/menu-leaf.gif");background-position:1px 0.35em;background-size:initial;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent">Candidates' Tournament, Saturday 29th April - Monday 1st May, London</li><li style="margin:0.4em 0px 0.4em 0.5em;padding:0px 0px 0.2em 1.5em;list-style-type:none;background-image:url("/sites/all/themes/garlandbga/images/menu-leaf.gif");background-position:1px 0.35em;background-size:initial;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent">Bar Low, Sunday 30th April, London</li><li style="margin:0.4em 0px 0.4em 0.5em;padding:0px 0px 0.2em 1.5em;list-style-type:none;background-image:url("/sites/all/themes/garlandbga/images/menu-leaf.gif");background-position:1px 0.35em;background-size:initial;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent">Galway, Saturday 6th May - Sunday 7th May</li><li style="margin:0.4em 0px 0.4em 0.5em;padding:0px 0px 0.2em 1.5em;list-style-type:none;background-image:url("/sites/all/themes/garlandbga/images/menu-leaf.gif");background-position:1px 0.35em;background-size:initial;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent">Bracknell, Sunday 14th May, Wokingham</li><li style="margin:0.4em 0px 0.4em 0.5em;padding:0px 0px 0.2em 1.5em;list-style-type:none;background-image:url("/sites/all/themes/garlandbga/images/menu-leaf.gif");background-position:1px 0.35em;background-size:initial;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent">Scottish Open, Saturday 27th - Sunday 28th May, Edinburgh</li><li style="margin:0.4em 0px 0.4em 0.5em;padding:0px 0px 0.2em 1.5em;list-style-type:none;background-image:url("/sites/all/themes/garlandbga/images/menu-leaf.gif");background-position:1px 0.35em;background-size:initial;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent">British Pair Go Championships, Saturday 3rd June, Hatfield</li><li style="margin:0.4em 0px 0.4em 0.5em;padding:0px 0px 0.2em 1.5em;list-style-type:none;background-image:url("/sites/all/themes/garlandbga/images/menu-leaf.gif");background-position:1px 0.35em;background-size:initial;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent">Durham, Saturday 10th – Sunday 11th June</li><li style="margin:0.4em 0px 0.4em 0.5em;padding:0px 0px 0.2em 1.5em;list-style-type:none;background-image:url("/sites/all/themes/garlandbga/images/menu-leaf.gif");background-position:1px 0.35em;background-size:initial;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent">Welsh Open, Saturday 24th - Sunday 25th June, Barmouth</li><li style="margin:0.4em 0px 0.4em 0.5em;padding:0px 0px 0.2em 1.5em;list-style-type:none;background-image:url("/sites/all/themes/garlandbga/images/menu-leaf.gif");background-position:1px 0.35em;background-size:initial;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent">European Go Congress, Saturday 22nd July - Sunday 6th August, Oberhof, Germany</li><li style="margin:0.4em 0px 0.4em 0.5em;padding:0px 0px 0.2em 1.5em;list-style-type:none;background-image:url("/sites/all/themes/garlandbga/images/menu-leaf.gif");background-position:1px 0.35em;background-size:initial;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent">Isle Of Man Go Festival, Sunday 30th July - Friday 4th August</li><li style="margin:0.4em 0px 0.4em 0.5em;padding:0px 0px 0.2em 1.5em;list-style-type:none;background-image:url("/sites/all/themes/garlandbga/images/menu-leaf.gif");background-position:1px 0.35em;background-size:initial;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent">Arundel, Sunday 13th August</li><li style="margin:0.4em 0px 0.4em 0.5em;padding:0px 0px 0.2em 1.5em;list-style-type:none;background-image:url("/sites/all/themes/garlandbga/images/menu-leaf.gif");background-position:1px 0.35em;background-size:initial;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent">Youth Boot Camp, provisional, a weekend in August.</li><li style="margin:0.4em 0px 0.4em 0.5em;padding:0px 0px 0.2em 1.5em;list-style-type:none;background-image:url("/sites/all/themes/garlandbga/images/menu-leaf.gif");background-position:1px 0.35em;background-size:initial;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent">Mind Sports Olympiad, Sunday 20th – Monday 28th August, London</li></ul><h4 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;clear:both;font-size:15.6px;line-height:23.4px;color:rgb(18,18,18)">Later</h4><ul style="margin:0.5em 0px 1em;padding:0px;color:rgb(18,18,18);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><li style="margin:0.4em 0px 0.4em 0.5em;padding:0px 0px 0.2em 1.5em;list-style-type:none;background-image:url("/sites/all/themes/garlandbga/images/menu-leaf.gif");background-position:1px 0.35em;background-size:initial;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent">Three Peaks, Saturday 4th November - Sunday 5th November, Ingleton</li><li style="margin:0.4em 0px 0.4em 0.5em;padding:0px 0px 0.2em 1.5em;list-style-type:none;background-image:url("/sites/all/themes/garlandbga/images/menu-leaf.gif");background-position:1px 0.35em;background-size:initial;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent">London Open, Thursday 28th – Sunday 31st December</li></ul></div>