For once no natural disaster struck Cork on the eve of its Go tournament. 24 players turned up to do battle, but only 23 got to play. For the second year in a row the winner came from Dutchland, Kim Ouweleen boasting a flawless 5/5. In second place (on tiebreak) was Ian Davis, ahead of [...]
Just a quick reminder about our tournament – it’s on next weekend, 19-2oth November 2011 on the main campus of UCC, in Electrical Engineering building, room L1. If you haven’t registered yet, please do so by e-mailing us (goclub@umail.ucc.ie) as soon as possible. Our website has been updated with the location on the map and [...]
Last Wednesday (12th October) the UCC Weiqi Club held an EGM regarding the tournament we are organising next month. We do have a general setup now and are ready to begin the registration. General information on the tournament: When and where: 19-20th November 2011, Electrical Engineering Building L1 Tournament system: 5 rounds, McMahon, Class B, [...]
UCC Go Club meetings will resume on the 22nd of September and will carry on every Thursday from 7-9PM in Boole 5 on the main campus of University College Cork. The date and place of this year’s tournament in Cork have also been decided. The tournament will take place on the 19-20th November in the [...]
The 2011 Belfast Open took place again at Belfast Boat Club with a total of 23 players taking part. This continues the healthy trend of growing tournament attendance figures across the country. The winner was Andrew ‘Uberdude’ Simons, taking the title with a perfect score. Second place went to previous winner Matthew Crosby, while James [...]
This year’s Belfast Open will be a 5 round Class B event. It’s going to take place in the last weekend of August (27/28th), in the usual venue in South Belfast. For full information see the tournament page.
Cork’s Justyna Kleczar has won the 2011 Galway Open, this keeping the title in the hands of Poland. She brushed aside all opposition with a perfect 4/4. In second place came Rory Wales, with Colin MacSweeney shaving third on tiebreak. Organisers Claas Roever and Rick Brennan can be very proud of the turnout, with 24 [...]
Full details of this year’s Galway Tournament are now available. Contact organisers Claas Roever or Rick Brennan for details. The tournament webpage is here
After a long gap, there will be a Go tournament in Galway again. The 2011 Galway Go Tournament will take place on 28-29 May, 2011 in the Galway Bridge Centre, St Mary’s Road, Galway More details to follow…
We had a record turnout this year at UCC with 28 players coming to a chilly Cork. Once again there was a multinational presence, with Polish, Romanian, Dutch, Vietnamese, Chinese, French and British players in attendance. Willem-Koen Pomstra took first place ahead of the perennially second placed Cao Tong-Yu. The best player below the bar [...]