[Newsletter] BGA Newsletter 321 December 2024

[Jil Segerman]

FROM THE EDITOR

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

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Jil Segerman
NEWSPandanet Go European Team Championship

The UK team, played Netherlands on 12th November. Report
<https://britgo.org/news/2024/teams1112>
BGA Tournament Winners

Full results here <https://britgo.org/results/12months>
*British Youth* - U18 - no entry
U16 - Alvina Kwok
U14 - Audrey Fung
U12 - Ryan Zhang
U10 - Aidan Fung
U8 - Ezreal Yang
Open Champion - Chenhe Yuan*
Youth Champion - Ryan Zhang
Top Girl - Alvina Kwok
Novices Winner - Nathaniel Armstrong
* Chenhe Yuan won the event, but does not qualify - either by nationality
or residence - as "British", hence Ryan Zhang is British Youth Champion.
*Northern* - Yasumasa Furukawa
*UK Students 9x9* - Rowan Litting
50th London Open Go Congress

To celebrate the 50th edition of the London Open Go Congress
<https://gocentre.londongo.club/logc-50>, we are honoured to announce that
the Japan Go Association, Nihon Kiin have graciously agreed to send Ohashi
Hirofumi 7P <https://senseis.xmp.net/?OhashiHirofumi> to be the
professional-in-residence.

Ohashi is internationally known as being a great educator and promoter of
Go. He will be available for game reviews and advice, and will also give
two lectures and review the final game of the top board.

A Polish theatre production company, in collaboration with Battersea Arts
Centre, is developing a play based on AlphaGo v Lee Sedol. They will be
visiting LGC <https://gocentre.londongo.club/> during the London Open as
part of their background research.
ADMINWanstead Go Club

Sadly, the Wanstead Go Club had to cease meeting this year, owing to
falling attendances. As a result, we have a substantial collection of go
sets and books to give away. Please get in touch at francis.roads at gmail.com
if you are interested.
EVENTS COMING SOON

*This Month:* T Mark Hall Rapid Play Tournament (London), London Open
*January* MSO GP (Online), Coventry
*February* London Youth, Lancaster
*March* Cheshire (Frodsham), Cambridge Trigantius
*April* British Go Congress (Edinburgh, provisional)
*May* Candidates & Accompanying Event (Leicester), Not the London Open
*June* Durham, Pair Go (provisional), Welsh Open (Barmouth)
*July* European Go Congress (Warsaw, Poland)
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