Registration is now open for the 2019 Confucius Cup Go and Chinese Chess tournaments. Please see the tournament page for full details, and registration links. The 2019 Confucius Cup will take place on the 28th and 29th of September in the new venue, the Confucius Institute on the Belfield Campus of University College, Dublin….
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Korea Prime Ministers Cup 2019 Invitation
Representative required for Ireland at the upcoming KPMC to be held in Gangwon-do, Korea, from August 31st to September 6.
Irish Go Congress 2019 Report
In stark contrast to last year’s beasting, the 2019 Irish Go Congress took place last weekend in Dublin under clear skies. The Congress returned to its old home of the Teachers’ Club in Parnell Square, the scene of countless previous tournaments. Forty-two players competed over the course of the weekend, with visitors travelling from the…
Irish Go Congress 2019
I say, you chaps, let’s rock this joint in an old school way…for 2019 the Dublin tournament will return to it’s ancestral home, the Teachers’ Club on Parnell Square. The Irish Go Congress 2019 (to give it its full name) will be comprised of two tournaments — the Rapid, and the 29th Irish Open —…
Results from KPMC #12
Kevin Farrell was representing Ireland at the 12th Korean Prime Minister’s Cup. He gave a creditable performance, picking up 2 wins over the course of 6 rounds to finish in 45th place. If I read the results table correctly, he won against Guatemala and Ecuador, but lost to Belgium, Sweden, Macau, and Romania. It was…