[Newsletter] BGA Newsletter 303 June 2023

[Jil Segerman]

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FROM THE EDITOR

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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://britgo.org/news>.
Xiao Wins All at Not the London Open

<https://britgo.org/files/2023/ntlo23win.jpg>Yicheng Xiao (6d UCL) won all
his games to win both the Open and the Lightning at the fourth Not the
London Open. He won all six games in the 58-player Open, whilst Fang Chun
(6d Edinburgh) only lost to the winner to take second and Yiyang Ding (5d)
was third by tie-break. To win the Sunday evening lightning he had to beat
Scott Cobbold in the final. Also notable was Rachel Chik (17k) who, as the
lowest graded player, stalwartly had to fight against two strong players
(Yaoling Yang and Fang Chun) with large handicaps. Yiyang Ding won the
losers section.

Photo: Yicheng Xiao accepting the NTLO trophy from In-seong Hwang (8d
Grenoble), the tournament's teacher, with other section winners in the
background.
New: BGA Online Activities

The BGA is now running an online club. It runs every two weeks on Saturday
at 19:00. The next few dates are 10th June, 24th June, 8th July, 22nd July,
5th August and 19th August. Normal club nights are also interspersed with
teaching events and tournaments (but you can simply just play if you wish).
It is held on the BGA’s discord server <https://discord.gg/3Xj22X9G> and OGS
Group 13219 <https://online-go.com/group/13219>. If there are any problems
with joining either discord or the OGS group please email
daniel.l.milne at gmail.com.

The BGA has also decided to restart the online leagues which ran last year.
The format will be broadly similar as the previous edition with four
players in a group playing a double round robin (so six games each) over 12
weeks. If you would be interested in playing, please email
daniel.l.milne at gmail.com with your name, OGS username and grade (BGA/EGF if
available, best guess if not). The deadline for entry is the end of June
2023, with the leagues starting in mid-July.
Pandanet Go European Team Championship

The UK team's final game was against Georgia and they won three games to
one. Details here <https://britgo.org/news/2023/teams0509>. Ireland won to
take first and we were second in League C, and so have to win the play-off
for promotion, against Finland on 13th June.

Following an investigation, it was discovered that a member of the
Bulgarian team had been cheating, using Artificial Intelligence software as
an aid. This is, of course, specifically banned in the rules. The miscreant
confessed, and all his games were marked down as losses; Bulgaria will now
be demoted to league D next year. Although this converted our draw against
Bulgaria in round 1 to a win, Ireland similarly benefited and we remained
second in the group.
Club News

The South London Go Club <https://south.londongo.club/> is re-starting.
Meeting Thursday evenings in Johannes Siven's place in Clapham.
Summer Go Camp in Lithuania

The Lithuanian GO Association <https://www.lga.lt/en/> is organising a
Summer Go Camp, 6th – 9th July 2023, at the homestead “Prie Labanoro”,
Slabada.

This event promises to be an unforgettable experience, combining the joy of
playing Go with a vibrant cultural exchange. Whether you are a seasoned
player or a novice eager to learn, the camp offers a welcoming environment
for all skill levels.

Details on the Go Camp website <https://www.lga.lt/en/summer-go-camp-2023>,
or for further information, please contact the organizing team at
info at lga.lt.
ADMINBritish Go Journal

The Spring 2022-23 edition of the BGJ is now available for members to read
in the Members' Area, with printed copies having being sent out to those
that receive them.

CONTENTS:

EDITORIAL
LETTERS
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Toby Manning
ALAN HELD Tony Atkins
BGA SECTION Colin Williams
TOURNAMENT HISTORIES XVI: TRIGANTIUS Tony Atkins
GEOFFREY GRAY Francis Roads
WORLD NEWS Tony Atkins
ADVICE FOR DOING TSUMEGO – PART TEN Richard Hunter
UK NEWS Tony Atkins
ADVICE FOR DOING TSUMEGO – CONTINUED Richard Hunter
GO SPOTTING Tony Atkins
GO JOTTINGS 24 – ADVANCING FROM THE OPENING. . . John Tilley
YOUTH NEWS Tony Atkins
SOLUTIONS TO THE JOURNAL PROBLEMS
ASSOCIATION CONTACT INFORMATION

The copydate for the next BGJ is 1st July. Please send your contributions
to journal at britgo.org.
Disputes Panel

The "Disputes Panel" has been constituted to deal with the (hopefully very
rare) cases when members break the BGA Code of Conduct
<https://www.britgo.org/council/codeofconducttext>, and the breach is so
severe that some form of sanction is required. The Panel is independent of
the Board.

The panel consists of 6 members. Four members were elected at the AGM (Jon
Diamond, Francis Roads, Mohammed Amin and Alex Rix) but as there were no
other nominations that left 2 vacancies. Following consultation with the
elected Panel Members it was decided that the Board should appoint the
additional Members, and as a result Gerry Gavigan and Alison Bexfield have
been appointed to the panel. Byelaw 5 <https://www.britgo.org/byelaws> has
been amended to reflect this. Jon Diamond has agreed to be its Chairman.

The Board hopes that the Panel will never be called upon to operate.
EVENTS COMING SOON

This Month: British Pair Go Championship (Frodsham), Durham, Welsh Open
(Barmouth)
July: Cheshire (Frodsham), European Go Congress (Leipzig, Germany)
August: Youth Go Camp (Lincolnshire), Mind Sports Olympiad (London)
September: Edinburgh, Confucius Cup (Dublin), LGC Summer School (London)
29th Welsh Open, 24th - 25th June

A two-day event, held in Barmouth a picturesque “Blue Flag” resort on the
Welsh coast, surrounded by the unrivalled splendour of the Snowdonia
National Park.
UK Youth Go Summer Camp 9th - 12th August

<https://britgo.org/files/2018/caythorpe18p.jpg>The Youth Go Summer Camp is
held at Caythorpe Court, near Grantham, Lincolnshire. Go teaching mornings,
outdoor activities afternoons, Go tournament/play evenings. Details and
entry form here <https://britgo.org/files/caythorpe2023.pdf>. Deadline for
signing up is 1st July.
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