<div><div><div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><p style="margin:0.6em 0px 1.2em;padding:0px;color:rgb(18,18,18);font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"><img src="http://www.britgo.org/files/bgalogos/screen_banner.jpg" width="100%" style="border:none;max-width:100%"><br><br><img src="http://www.britgo.org/files/people/segermanj.jpg" class="m_5856478589881218103fl20" style="border:none;max-width:100%;float:left;margin:0px 1em 1em;min-width:160px;width:160px"><br><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)" target="_blank">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)" target="_blank">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">Jil Segerman, Newsletter Editor</p><h4 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;clear:both;font-size:22px;line-height:32px;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">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)" target="_blank">our News Pages</a>, and on <a href="http://www.britgo.org/views/news" style="color:rgb(102,34,0)" target="_blank">News Headlines</a>.</p><h4 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;clear:both;font-size:22px;line-height:32px;color:rgb(18,18,18)">BGJ 184 is now available</h4><p style="margin:0.6em 0px 1.2em;padding:0px;color:rgb(18,18,18);font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">The Summer 2018 edition of the British Go Journal is now available in the Members' Area.</p><h4 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;clear:both;font-size:22px;line-height:32px;color:rgb(18,18,18)">Annual World Collegiate Weiqi Championship (AWCC)</h4><p style="margin:0.6em 0px 1.2em;padding:0px;color:rgb(18,18,18);font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"><img src="http://www.britgo.org/files/2018/awccfinal.jpg" class="m_5856478589881218103fl40" style="border:none;max-width:100%;float:left;margin:0px 1em 1em;min-width:160px;width:272px">The fifth AWCC was held in Cambridge this year and organised by the International University Weichi Federation (IUWF). Naturally it was supported by the BGA. Many of the organising team were students at British Universities including Daniel Hu, Junan Jiang, Weichin Dai and Joanne Leung.</p><p style="margin:0.6em 0px 1.2em;padding:0px;color:rgb(18,18,18);font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">The tournament had 102 players and it was held over two days and six rounds, apart from the A group that also had semi-finals and final on the third day. In the final (shown here) Baek Woon Ki beat Tang Hau Liu to become this years AWCC champion.</p><h4 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;clear:both;font-size:22px;line-height:32px;color:rgb(18,18,18)">UK Go Challenge Finals</h4><p style="margin:0.6em 0px 1.2em;padding:0px;color:rgb(18,18,18);font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"><img src="http://www.britgo.org/files/images/ukgclogo.gif" class="m_5856478589881218103fl20" style="border:none;max-width:100%;float:left;margin:0px 1em 1em;min-width:160px;width:160px">After the AWCC had ended, the following day, 14th July, the BGA used one of the playing rooms to organise the UK Go Challenge Finals. Thanks to the Ing foundation of Shanghai, the Go equipment used by the AWCC has been donated to the BGA and it was used by the 28 children attending the Finals.</p><p style="margin:0.6em 0px 1.2em;padding:0px;color:rgb(18,18,18);font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">Battled over 7 rounds on 13x13 boards, the finals ended up in a three-way tie, with joint winners Charlotte Bexfield, Edmund Smith and Yue Wen. These won U18 Girls, U14 Boys and U8 Boys respectively.</p><p style="margin:0.6em 0px 1.2em;padding:0px;color:rgb(18,18,18);font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">The other age-group winners were: U16 Boys David Baldwin, U12 Boys Alexander Hsieh, U10 Boys Theodore Chui, U14 Girls Hilary Bexfield, U12 Girls Julia Volovich, U10 Girls Zoe Walters, U8 Girls Auden Oliviere. Keira Haden won the Challengers' section for beginners. Best senior club was Cambridge (beating Letchworth 2-1) and Harpenden was the best Primary School.</p><h4 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:Helv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