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…
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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…
AGM Welcomes New President
Tiberiu Gociu (Belfast) became the new President of the Irish Go Association at Tuesday’s AGM, elected unopposed. Otherwise it was business as usual, with John Doyle (Cobh) and Eoghan Barry (Dublin) continuing as Treasurer and Secretary respectively. The tenor of the meeting was generally optimistic, with the officers’ reports noting the continued growth and financial…
Ulster Open 2024 – RESULTS
| Place | Name | Rank | Country | Club | Wins | R#1 | R#2 | R#3 | MMS | SOS | SOSOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calota Lucretiu | 4D | UK | St.A | 3 | 3+/w0 | 2+/b0 | 4+/w0 | 32 | 91 | 276 |
| 2 | Liu Dewei | 2D | IE | Belf | 2 | 4+/b0 | 1-/w0 | 3+/b0 | 31 | 92 | 275 |
| 3 | Nulty Stephen | 1K | IE | Dubl | 1 | 1-/b0 | 5+/w0 | 2-/w0 | 30 | 93 | 270 |
| 4 | Hutchinson James | 2D | IE | Belf | 1 | 2-/w0 | 8+/w1 | 1-/b0 | 30 | 91 | 266 |
| 5 | Farrell Kevin | 2K | IE | Galw | 2 | 6+/w1 | 3-/b0 | 8+/w1 | 30 | 87 | 256 |
| 6 | Tuohy Niall | 4K | IE | Dubl | 2 | 5-/b1 | 9+/w3 | 10+/w5 | 28 | 80 | 221 |
| 7 | Gociu Tiberiu | 5K | IE | Belf | 3 | 0+ | 0+ | 0+ | 28 | 75 | 225 |
| 8 | Lee Byoung-Ju | 4K | IE | Dubl | 1 | 9+/w3 | 4-/b1 | 5-/b1 | 27 | 83 | 249 |
| 9 | Elkink Jos | 8K | IE | Dubl | 0 | 8-/b3 | 6-/b3 | 11-/w3 | 22 | 71 | 216 |
| 10 | Lafferty Colin | 11K | IE | Galw | 2 | 13+/w1 | 12+/w1 | 6-/b5 | 21 | 63 | 182 |
| 11 | Aitken James | 13K | IE | Belf | 2 | 12-/w0 | 14+/w9 | 9+/b3 | 19 | 53 | 149 |
| 12 | Stephenson David | 13K | IE | Belf | 2 | 11+/b0 | 10-/b1 | 15+/w9 | 19 | 53 | 142 |
| 13 | Mcgarvey Luke | 13K | IE | Belf | 2 | 10-/b1 | 15+/w9 | 14+/w9 | 19 | 49 | 114 |
| 14 | Singh Gurmeet | 25K | IE | Belf | 1 | 15+/w0 | 11-/b9 | 13-/b9 | 6 | 25 | 128 |
| 15 | Hawthorne Zoe | 25K | IE | Belf | 0 | 14-/b0 | 13-/b9 | 12-/b9 | 5 | 26 | 127 |
OpenGotha 3.52.03 – 17-02-2024 18:19 Round#1: Stephen Nulty vs Lucretiu Calota Round#2: Lucretiu Calota vs Dewei Liu Round#3: Liu Dewei vs Stephen Nulty Lucretiu Calota vs. James Hutchinson David vs Zoe & Luke…
AGM Date Change
The date for Annual General Meeting has been changed to 8pm, Tuesday, March 12th to avoid clashing with the upcoming Pandanet Go European Team Championship match. The deadline for submission of motions and nominations for office has likewise been extended to Sunday, 10th March.