SPGo Visit

(May 21, 2009 at 8:09 pm by John Hardy in Visiting)

On Friday 15th May 2009 I visited the SPGo club at the Melbourne University. A tram ride up town brought back old memories. The Alice Hoy Building was easy to find, and soon after 1pm large numbers of go players filled the lecture room. There were about 14 players, including Anna, one of the leaders in the club.

Pretty soon everyone had paired off, and I found myself playing Shiny from Shanghai, who said she was 15 kyu. I don’t think so! After a long drawn out battle, during which Shiny parried all my best blows and overplays, I found myself fifteen plus points behind and therefore resigned.

This being a university club, it is no surprise to note that all members are quite young. Most were of Asian background, and there was a good mix of males and females. Everyone seemed very keen, and the AGA can dream about getting such a large group to join in our activities.