[Newsletter] BGA Newsletter 307 October 2003

[Jil Segerman]

FROM THE EDITOR

This issue, and previous newsletters, are available in the Newsletter
Archive <https://www.britgo.org/newsletter> in the Members' Area.

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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>.
BGA Online League

>From David Milne via Gotalk ...

After running a successful online league which started in July, it has been
decided to continue running the online league. The first season has just
finished and the next season is due to start on Monday 16th October and is
open to new entrants.

The league will require you to play an average of one game every two weeks
(but games may be rearranged) with time settings of 30 mins + 10s/move and
the games will be EGD rated (class D). To enter, email your name, OGS
username and approximate rank to daniel.l.milne at gmail.com by Friday 13th
October. Also please feel free to email if you would like more information.
Youth Squad Qualifier

Alison Bexfield as team manager ran this 20-player online tournament to
select the team to play for us in Europe this winter. As expected Scott
Cobbold 4d won the event.
Confucius Cup

This recent event in Dublin attracted 50 players, partly thanks to its
European Grand Prix Bonus C status and its 1000 euro first prize. That was
won by Seong-Jin Kim 8d from Berlin. Local player John Courtney 1d won the
Friday night Rapid.
UK University Tournament (online)

Are you a student? Have you just learned the rules of Go? Are you enjoying
the game but you still feel a bit intimidated by the 19X19 board? Are you
tired of losing against the 5 dan player that happens to go to your same
university club? Then this is tournament is for you. This year, for the
first time, the BGA will be holding an online tournament directed at
university students whom have just started learning Go. The tournament
(non-rated) is free of charge and will be played online on OGS (
online-go.com) during the course of three weeks starting Monday 23rd
October (with two games a week). Full information is available in the
following spreadsheet
<https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1OR20AnXDRoYcwV9eY69-BQZeihjE1RaM_mMqCLfgP1Y/edit#gid=0>
where
the draws will be published. To sign up for the tournament please complete
this Entry Form
<https://britgo.org/tournams/university/university-form.html> and verify
that your name appears in the list of registered players
<https://britgo.org/tournams/university/tour-entries.html>. If you are
unsure as to what rank you should register as ask for suggestions from the
more veteran members of your university club.
ADMINBGA Public Liability Insurance - Update.

The Board is clarifying the extent of the BGA’s Public Liability Insurance.
At the moment it appears only to cover events run by the BGA itself.
However, the Board intends to take out a separate insurance policy which
will cover most events, including tournaments and teaching events, run by
affiliated Clubs or BGA members: we are busy seeking to resolve the small
print to define exactly what is covered. It is unlikely that any insurance
taken out by the BGA will cover regular club meetings. If a club decides it
needs such insurance it will need to take out its own cover.
EVENTS COMING SOON

*This Month:* UK Go Challenge Finals (online), Wessex (Bath), UK University
Tournament (online)
*November:* Three Peaks (Ingleton, Yorkshire), Bar Low (London), T Mark
Hall Rapid Play (London), British Youth (Leicester), British Small Board
(Cambridge), Northern (Cheadle Hulme)
*December:* London Open
*February 2024* Lancaster
*March* Cambridge Trigantius
*April* British Go Congress (provisional)
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