[Newsletter] BGA Newsletter 295 October 2022

[Jil Segerman]

FROM THE EDITOR

Contributions 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 the BGA open mailing list Gotalk. However, an introduction to
a new topic is fine in the Newsletter. A brief introduction to Gotalk, with
a link for joining, is on the BGA page Go on the Internet
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month.

Jil Segerman
NEWS

The full set of recent news items, including further details of some of the
items shown here, are on our News Pages <http://www.britgo.org/news>.
Championship Match Analysis

Colin Williams wrote in early September: "A 30 minute analysis by Mateusz
Surma of the first British Championship title match game
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyuTXKFnlc4> is now on our YouTube channel
<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbbc2yTdNeRDWScNzyihiXw>. Being a Mateusz
video it is very approachable and understandable for all levels." The second
game review <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3oh8o18EUI> is up now.
Recent Go Books

The BGA list of Go books by publishing date
<https://www.britgo.org/booklist/year> has recently been updated to include
some books published this and last year. German publisher and supplier
Hebsacker
Verlag <http://www.hebsacker-verlag.de/> has released a few in English.
Author Robert Jasiek <http://home.snafu.de/jasiek/books.html> for Germany
has produced several in the last year. Also John Fairbairn has released
several books which can be ordered through Amazon
<https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=John+Fairbairn>.
ADMIN2023 Congress - Provisional Details

We have reached agreement with the Irish Go Association to hold a joint
Congress on Friday March 31st - Sunday April 2nd 2023, in Belfast. For the
BGA this will be our usual annual Congress.

Further details on the exact venue will be available as they are firmed up.

Importantly this will be the first time that our Congress has been held in
Northern Ireland, and as such is worthy of our best support. To date we
have done relatively little to aid the small but growing Go community in
Northern Ireland. We are looking for a venue that both makes travel as easy
as possible, and allows you to explore some of the sights of Belfast.
Conversion to a Company Limited by Guarantee.

The conversion process started on 22 August when all BGA Members were
invited to become Members of the Company Limited by Guarantee. Our thanks
to those membrs who have already transferred; othere can do so here
<https://www.britgo.org/form/transfer-your-membership>, otherwise you can
transfer when your subscription expires. The transfer process will end on
22 November when the BGA's assets (and any liabiliities) will be
transferred to the new Company.
New member of Council

When we become a Company Limited by Guarantee, Richard Wheeldon will step
down as Treasurer as his contract of employment precludes him becoming a
Company Director. Phil Beck will take over his role, and has already been
appointed Finance Director of the new Company to ensure a seamless transfer.
British Go Journal 200

Members who receive printed copies should have received their copy of BGJ
200 by the end of August, but we are aware that some have not arrived
(possibly because of a postal strike taking place at the time). If any
member has not received their copy, please email the Editor at
journal at britgo.org, who will be pleased to send you one of the spares.
EVENTS COMING SOON

This Month: UK Go Challenge Finals (online), Wessex (Bath)
November: Three Peaks (Ingleton), Bar Low/T Mark Hall Rapid (London),
Northern (Cheadle Hulme), Coventry (provisional)
December: London Youth, London Open
January 2023: British Youth Go Championships (Leicester)
February: Lancaster (provisional)
March: Cheshire (Frodsham), Joint British/Irish Go Congress (Belfast)
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