On Sunday May 10th, top Irish players battled it out at the Embassy of Japan in Ireland Tournament, held at the Japanese Ambassador’s Residence. Larion Syrotkin (3 dan) went 3/3 to win the event against strong dan-level competition, avenging his loss to Dewei Liu (4 dan) from the Irish Championship Top 8 in the process…
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Leinster Open 2026
A new event on the IGA calendar this year, the Leinster Open 2026 will take place alongside the DCU Open Chess Tournament on Saturday 21st February, as a 1 day event with 3 rounds of fast classical, open to members of the IGA and national go associations from abroad. On Friday 20th…
Entries open for Irish Championship 2026
Hello everybody! The new year is fast approaching, and this means the new Irish Champion for 2026 must soon be decided. The Irish Championship is an 8 player event that will be played some time early in 2026 (exact date not yet decided). Anyone who has been living on the island of Ireland for at…
Entries Open for the Irish Go Championship Qualifiers
Hi everyone, the entries for the Irish Go Championship have just opened. This is the most important title that Irish Go has to offer. To enter, fill out this entry form. In order to be eligible to enter, you have to have been living in the island of Ireland…
Correspondence Championship 2022 — Entries Open
The correspondence championship will be starting once again in February, and entries will now open. Similar to previous years, this tournament is open to anyone who is Irish, has ever lived in Ireland, is married or otherwise related to someone Irish, or has any connection to Irish go, however tenuous. Games will be played on…