September 2017:
The 2017 Brisbane Champion is Wenxu Xie 5d of Melbourne (because reasons), and the 2017 Brisbane kyu champion is Barry Allison allegedly 9k. Next up: the Australian Open at the Australian Go Congress from September 29 to October 1 at the University of Sydney. previous news items

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 go players 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 and World Pair Go Association selection of representatives to compete in international tournaments such as the World Amateur Go Championships, and liaison with other national Go associations. It maintains the Australian go ranking and representative points tables, and organises the Australian National Championships each year.

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

40th Australian Open
University of Sydney, 28 September 2017

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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