<div dir="ltr"><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></span></div><div><p style="margin:0.6em 0px 1.2em;padding:0px;color:rgb(18,18,18);font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><img src="http://www.britgo.org/files/bgalogos/screen_banner.jpg" width="100%" style="border: none; max-width: 100%;"><br><br></span></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: 202px;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><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#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.</span></p><p style="margin:0.6em 0px 1.2em;padding:0px;color:rgb(18,18,18);font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">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" 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 decided.</span></p><p style="margin:0.6em 0px 1.2em;padding:0px;color:rgb(18,18,18);font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Jil Segerman, Newsletter Editor</span></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)"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">NEWS</span></h4><p style="margin:0.6em 0px 1.2em;padding:0px;color:rgb(18,18,18);font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">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>.</span></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)"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">UK Go Challenge Finals</span></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/ukgoc17-s.jpg" class="gmail-fl20" style="border: none; max-width: 100%; float: left; margin: 0px 1em 1em; min-width: 160px; width: 202px;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">After a gap in 2016, the UK Go Challenge Finals were back. This time the event was sponsored by <a href="https://www.mindsportsacademy.com/" style="color:rgb(102,34,0)">Mindsports Academy (MSA)</a> as part of their youth championship event. The venue was the very pleasant function rooms of Stoke City's stadium.</span></p><p style="margin:0.6em 0px 1.2em;padding:0px;color:rgb(18,18,18);font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Overall winner was George Han, (pictured here). A full report is <a href="http://www.britgo.org/node/5853" style="color:rgb(102,34,0)">here</a>.</span></p><p style="margin:0.6em 0px 1.2em;padding:0px;color:rgb(18,18,18);font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">For more about the Challenge, and tips for setting up a junior Go club, visit the <a href="http://www.ukgochallenge.com/about.html" style="color:rgb(102,34,0)">UK Go Challenge</a> page.</span></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)"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Mind Sports Olympiad</span></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.msoworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/cropped-BannerMSO_2017.jpg" class="gmail-fl50" style="border: none; max-width: 100%; float: left; margin: 0px 1em 1em; min-width: 160px; width: 505px;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Besides Go, there are competitions for many other games and mind sports, and there is a free learn to play room throughout the event. See the full range on the <a href="http://www.msoworld.com/events/" style="color:rgb(102,34,0)">MSO Events page</a>.<br>Sponsors include <a href="http://deepmind.com/" style="color:rgb(102,34,0)">DeepMind</a> whose website has news about AlphaGo's next move.<br>There are generous cash prizes, as well as medals, for 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the three Go competitions. First prize in the Open is £200.</span></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)"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">British Go Journal</span></h4><p style="margin:0.6em 0px 1.2em;padding:0px;color:rgb(18,18,18);font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">The Summer 2017 edition of the BGJ, Issue 180, is available in the members' area for members to read.</span></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)"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">ADMIN</span></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)"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Online League – New season</span></h4><p style="margin:0.6em 0px 1.2em;padding:0px;color:rgb(18,18,18);font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Co-ordinator Michael Kyle writes:<br>"The online league is a team competition where matches can be played from anywhere with an internet connection! In a typical season players will get the chance to play a broad range of players in an organised competitive tournament format and have records of all the games for review.<br>If you attend a club: why not ask around and try to get a team together for the league.<br>If you don’t attend a club: entries of teams made up of non-club players are encouraged. Please get in touch and we can try to match you up with some suitable team mates.<br>Matches between teams require three players each, so teams must contain at least three people, but more is advisable to ensure availability. To enter a team, express your interest or ask a question please email <a href="mailto:online-league@britgo.org">online-league@britgo.org</a>"</span></p><p style="margin:0.6em 0px 1.2em;padding:0px;color:rgb(18,18,18);font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Further information is on our <a href="http://www.britgo.org/bgaleague.html" style="color:rgb(102,34,0)">Online Leagues page</a>.</span></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)"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">FUTURE EVENTS</span></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"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">British Championship Match Game 1, Saturday 19th August, private venue, live online relay</span></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"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Mind Sports Olympiad, Go 19x19 Sunday 20th August, London</span></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"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Mind Sports Olympiad, Go 9x9 and 13x13 Monday 21st August, London</span></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"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Central London Monthly 13x13 Tournament, Saturday 9th September</span></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"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Penzance (Cornwall), Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th September</span></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"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Strong Players' Training Weekend, Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th September, Letchworth</span></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"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Sheffield, Sunday 24th September</span></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"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Swindon, Saturday 30th September</span></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"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Northern, Saturday 14th October, Cheadle Hulme</span></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"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Central London Monthly 13x13 Tournament, Saturday 14th October</span></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"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Wessex, Sunday 29th October, Bath</span></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"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Three Peaks, Saturday 4th November - Sunday 5th November, Ingleton</span></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"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Manchester 'Doki Doki' (Japanese Festival), Saturday 11th November</span></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"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Central London Monthly 13x13 Tournament, Saturday 11th November</span></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"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">British Youth, Saturday 18th November (provisional), Aston (provisional)</span></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"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Central London Monthly 13x13 Tournament, Saturday 9th December</span></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/ga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