http://www.irish-go.org Web site for the Irish Go Association. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:17:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There were six games played in the Ladder this month, a slight drop from the seven in each of the previous months.  You could even say that we managed only five, given that the month started with Brian forfeiting to John.  The first actual game of the month saw Colin ... http://www.irish-go.org/2008/07/01/ladder-recap-june-2008/ Noel (white) beat John last night in their Top 8 game in the Pembroke by a fair margin. This result has been reflected in the Championship Table. http://www.irish-go.org/2008/06/12/top-8-result-11-june/ The Ladder Committee is please to welcome Eoghan Barry as a new member. As a reminder ladder participants should forward challenge invitations to one or more ladder committee members. Current Committee members are: Olivier Deme: secretary at irish-go dot org Stephen Flinter: stephen at flinter dot com Ian Davis: ian dot davis at durge ... http://www.irish-go.org/2008/06/05/eoghan-barry-joins-ladder-committee/ Ireland failed to win the World Amateur Championship again this year. Ian managed only 52nd place with 3 wins from 8, beating Peru, Bulgaria and Azerbaijan. Hopefully some games will be added shortly. You can find some photos of the event at flickr . http://www.irish-go.org/2008/06/02/ireland-fails-to-win-wagc/ Claas (white) won his Top8 game against John by resignation last night. This result has been reflected in the Championship Table http://www.irish-go.org/2008/05/27/top8-result-claas-beats-john/ Noel (white) beat Brian in their Top 8 game on KGS by resignation. Brian was unable to get a good enough compensation after Noel's invasion in the late opening.  This result has been reflected in  the championship table. http://www.irish-go.org/2008/05/23/top-8-result-22-may/ Hereby announcing the launch of the IGA mentoring scheme.  The idea is that the scheme should act as a kind of clearing-house, putting interested students in touch with willing teachers.  Obviously for this to work, I will need a supply of both.  If you're interested either in teaching or being ... http://www.irish-go.org/2008/05/20/mentoring-scheme/ Claas continued his wining on time trend with a defeat of Justyna Kleczar in the final of the Online Championship. Mark Webb and Robert Muldowney shared 3rd place. Full results can be found on the tournament page . http://www.irish-go.org/2008/05/09/online-championship-concludes/ Ian lost last night to John after ripping himself off in the endgame. This result has been reflected in the Championship Table http://www.irish-go.org/2008/05/08/top-8-result-may-8/ Noel lost to Claas on time in their Top 8 game in the Pembroke This result has been reflected in the Championship Table http://www.irish-go.org/2008/05/06/top-8-result-mar-5/