24 Sep 2009 1 Comment
Neville Smythe has posted some photos from the 2009 ACT Championships on Picasa. If you have any photos around from an Australian or New Zealand tournament, please upload them to Picasa or Flickr and share with the community, or mail them to us, who will do it for you. :)
05 Sep 2009 No Comments
The AGA ran a go problem competition during August, sponsored by David Mitchell. Entries have now closed. Guyu Liu 7d has won the dan division with five correct answers. James Kaaden 2k has won the kyu division with five correct answers. The AGA will be in touch with the winners regarding which book prizes they want.
01 Sep 2009 2 Comments
Game Rules
Each game is 60 minutes main time for each player with one period of 30 seconds byoyomi thereafter. (updated from 30 minutes per side, which was a typo – 6/9/2009)
Division One- Open (no handicap)
Division Two- Handicap rules
Divison Three- Handicap rules
Nationals Programme
Itinerary for Saturday and Sunday, as well as game rules will be explained during Opening Ceremony.
Registration opens at 8a.m on Saturday, please ensure you arrive early with your registration details (payment in cash/payment details) and to collect your badges.
Closing Ceremony and Presentation of Prizes is set to take place at 6pm Sunday.
Friday’s Teaching Day
Begins at 9. For those flying in on Friday, feel free to make your way to the event when available. There will be nearby eateries for lunch options including Subway, KFC and China Bar.
Students Playing Go committee members are likely to be busy in the evening in preparation for the Nationals, for those wanting dinner in the city, they’ll be happy to recommend some awesome places.
Please direct all questions to mail@spgo.org.au.
08 Aug 2009 2 Comments
| September 20, 2009 | ||
| 1:00 pm | to | 4:00 pm |
A few of us will be holding a friendly go afternoon at Gen Con Australia, a rather large gaming convention on 18-20 September, 2009 at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre. We’ll be in the gaming area on Sunday afternoon from 1pm to 4pm, playing random go and teaching all comers. If you’d like a game or you’re at the convention anyhow, feel free to drop in.
Next year, if this idea holds water, we might actually take up their offer to hold a tournament there. Watch this space.
27 Jul 2009 No Comments
| September 12, 2009 | to | September 13, 2009 |
The 2009 New Zealand Open Go Championships have just been announced on the NZGS mailing list. They will be held in Auckland on the weekend of 12-13 September. As well as the open division to choose the New Zealand champion, there will be a handicap division for kyu players. Both divisions will be run in six rounds using a McMahon draw. There will be a social function on the Saturday night, and any go players in the area are welcome to drop by for a game.
For more information, contact Colin Grierson or fetch the entry form from the New Zealand Go Society wiki.
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