I (Steve) had the pleasure of spending a few days in Kyoto in early June following the WAGC in Sasebo. One of the things I managed was to visit a traditional Go salon. I had previously discovered that there was a go salon just around the corner from the hotel in which I was staying. [...]
This is the round 1 game between Stephen Flinter (1d, black) from Ireland and Kivanc Doganay (2d, white) from Turkey. This full game record is available with comments from a Japanese pro.
The 2006 World Amateur Go Championship was held in Huis Ten Bosch, Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture. Steve Flinter was the Irish representative on this occasion. He was disappointed to only finish with 2 wins out of a possible 8, meaning he finished in 60th position out of a record 68 participants. Check out the full table [...]
Record of WAGC representatives to-date: 2007 Noel Mitchell 2006 Stephen Flinter 2005 Bernard Palmer 2004 Noel Mitchell 2003 Chris Rafferty (Korean tournament) 2002 John Gibson 2001 Brian Gallagher 2000 Stephen Flinter 1999 Noel Mitchell 1998 Chris Rafferty 1997 Paul Donnelly 1996 Noel Mitchell 1995 Stephen Flinter 1994 John Gibson 1993 Noel Mitchell 1992 Noel Mitchell [...]