The Annual General Meeting of the Irish Go Association will take place online, at 8.30pm, Tuesday, March 4th. The main purpose of the meeting is to elect the officers of the Association for the coming year. Members may also propose motions for vote, and there will be opportunity for open discussion of the direction of…
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Mateusz Surma wins Confucius Cup
For the second year in a row, Mateusz Surma 3p faced a decisive fifth-round match in the Confucius Cup. Last year he stumbled, losing the final game to Kim Seongjin 8d, to share second place with Lu Xinqun. This year, following an upset loss to Habu Koichiro 5d in the second round, Mateusz drew an…
Philippe Defends Title
Philippe Renaut (Galway) successfully defended his title as Irish Champion with a 2–1 victory over Lu Xinqun in the finals. This is Philippe’s second consecutive title, and his fourth overall. The deciding game in the best-of-three final was a tense battle, with Xinqun maintaining a small but significant edge into the middle game, calmly taking…
Xinqun Levels the Score
The second game in the Championship proved just as bloody as the first, but this time Lu Xinqun had the upper hand and it was Philippe Renaut who was unsuccessfully struggling for life. Taking the white stones, Xinqun allowed Philippe three corners, staking the game on an imposing central moyo. When the inevitable invasion…
Magic Swords and Big Kills
The 2024 Championship Finals started with a bang as Philippe Renaut (White) engineered a massive kill to secure an early victory over Lu Xinqun (Black) in the first game of the best-of-three series. In the review below, Philippe explains his thought processes and decisions during this fascinating fighting game. Veterans will enjoy the appearance…