Go problem competition

August 2010:
Young Go Academy will host the 5th Korean Ambassador's Cup on August 14-15 in Sydney; Four professional players will attend as guests, teaching on Friday evening (details)


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GO (Weiqi in Chinese, Baduk in Korean) is an ancient board game whose afficionados consider it to be one of the most beautiful inventions of mankind; its hallmarks are elegance of design, simplicity of rules and yet extraordinary depth of intellectual challenge and reward.

The AGA is an association of clubs and individual members whose aim is promotion of the game of Go and communication between the Go players of Australia; it represents the Australian Go playing community internationally through membership of the International Go Federation, selection of representatives to compete in international tournaments such as the World Amateur Go Championships, and liaison with other national Go associations.

Use the links at the left or below (in red) to find information on: 

Clubs — a list of affiliated Clubs, with contact details

Login/Join —become a member of the AGA. Existing members can log in here and access member services. You can also make a donation to the AGA on this page

Events — details of tournaments and other events organised by the AGA and its affiliated clubs, and the Honour Roll of National Champions. The next tournament will be

Korean Ambassador's Cup
Sydney, 14-15 August 2010

Journal —This a quarterly on-line magazine and RSS-feed of news items and articles of interest to Go players in Australia, New Zealand and the region; your contributions to the associated blog are welcome! We also have AusGo, an on-line discussion forum for posting questions, making contacts or announcements etc.

Links — links to Go-related sites including how to play Go, internet Go servers for playing Go on-line, sourcing Go books and equipment, international associations etc

Files — AGA resources including the latest Representative Point standings and Rules, Australian players ratings, tournament records, AGA Committee member contacts, minutes of AGA meetings and the AGA Constitution, software for running a Go tournament etc.

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First Australian citizen qualifies as go professional

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