ABC Radio National recorded and broadcast a panel discussion on “What can an ancient Chinese boardgame teach us about human consciousness?” This can be heard on ABC RN at Saturday 12th October at 4am, Sunday 13th October at 6am and 10pm and Wednesday 16th October at 11am. It is also available as a post cast on ABC listen – https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/godforbid/boardgames-consciousness-go-ai-spirituality/104351258
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March 2023 Newsletter
There’s some huge news for Australian Go in this newsletter, first and
foremost being the stunning victory by Australia’s own Amy Song in the
amateur section of the *2023 SENKO CUP World GO Women’s Championship*
<https://www.nihonkiin.or.jp/special/senkocup/2023/> in Japan! Amy, who was
selected by the AGA Committee in December to represent Australia in the
tournament (which excluded players from China, Japan, and Korea) faced off
against and defeated players from the USA, Singapore, and Germany to clinch
the title. This is a fabulous achievement – well done Amy! Information
about the tournament can be found in the link above.
The *third volume of the Double Trouble series of Go books*, written by
David Mitchell and James Kaaden, is now available on the AGA website here
<https://australiango.asn.au/aga-books/>. The problems in this volume are
aimed at dan players, but kyu players can certainly benefit by studying the
positions. All the Double Trouble books are available for free, but if you
wish to support the AGA, please consider making a donation via the PayPal
link on the bookshop page.
A reminder that *Younggil’s live lessons* are held every Friday evening
from 7:30 pm eastern time via Zoom. The meeting details are as follows:
*URL:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84528055497?pwd=UnN3bDgxQlBBbDBDQjRoUkYwT0RlZz09
<https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84528055497?pwd=UnN3bDgxQlBBbDBDQjRoUkYwT0RlZz09>Meeting
ID: 845 2805 5497 Passcode: 259267*
The *International Society of Go Studies
<https://www.intergofed.org/igf-news-feed/international-society-of-go-studies-founded.html?fbclid=IwAR1Vo9EZtybmfmn6kTjTLUkAqXliV7JdCwZq6b21DKKa15jtpnrS5YSyPTA>*
(ISGS) held their founding ceremony in February at the Korea Baduk
Association (KBA) in Seoul. The ISGS aims to promote academic research on
Go, activities that help spread and teach Go, host academic research
presentations, publish an academic journal, as well as foster exchange
among research institutes, organisations, and businesses. Australia’s
Silvia Lozeva has been appointed as a Research Director.
That’s all for now. If any of you have any Go related news that you think
should be publicised, please email me with your suggestions.
Cheers
Peter Simpson
Publicity Officer
The Australian Go Association Inc
AGA 2022 Nationals – Results
There were almost 50 players at the 2022 AGA Nationals held at the Ryde-Eastwood Leagues club on December 3rd & 4th.
The winners of the 2022 AGA Nationals Championships are are follows:
Division 1 (Open)
1st Tim Gu (6 wins from 6 games)
2nd Zhiming Deng (5 wins from 6 games)
3rd Tom Chen (4 wins from 6 games)
4th David He (4 wins from 6 games)
Division 2 (Dan Handicap)
1st Huan Li (6 wins from 6 games)
2nd Peter Simpson ( 4 wins from 6 games)
3rd Tony Hu (4 wins from 6 games)
4th Bowen Ge (4 wins from 6 games)
Division 3 (Kyu handicap)
Equal 1st Hong Wanpyo and Junkyo Lee (5 wins from 6 games)
3rd Gareth White (5 wins from 6 games)
4th Andrew Morris (4 wins from 6 games).
Under 18
1st – Tim Gu
2nd William Rui
3rd Tony Hu
Photos and full results can be found here
2022 Annual General Meeting
AGA 2022 AGM notice to members
Notice is hereby given that the 2022 Annual General Meeting of the Australian Go Association Inc will be held at midday Saturday 3rd December at the Ryde-Eastwood Leagues Club, 117 Ryedale Rd, West Ryde, NSW, 2114.
All members are encouraged to attend and vote on the following matters at the meeting.
Agenda
1. Reading of the minutes of the previous AGM – Document attached with this notice.
2. Reading of the Secretary-General’s report – Document attached with this notice.
3. Reading of the Treasurer’s report, including P&L and Balance Sheet – Documents attached with this notice.
4. Nominations for President – Raphael Shin.
5. Nominations for vice-President – Neville Smythe.
6. Nominations for Treasurer – James Kaaden.
7. Nominations for Secretary-General & DFT Public Officer – David Mitchell.
8. Nominations for Membership registrar – Neville Smythe.
9. Nominations for 5 committee members – An Younggil; Erli Qiu; Peter Simpson, Amy Song & Colton Tinkey.
10. Nominations for National Coach (ex-officio) – An Younggil 8P.
11. Location of 2023 National Championships & AGM.
12. Any other business.
Please note: All AGA members as at 1st November were sent an email with the above details and other documents. If you are an AGA member and did not get the email, please check your junk folder – if you cannot find the message, please contact us by emailing secretary@australiango.asn.au
Korean Ambassador’s Cup
The 2022 Korean Ambassador’s Cup will be held in the Sports Lounge at the Ryde-Eastwood Leagues club on August 14th 2022.
There are three divisions limited to 16 contestants in each division. The Open division is for strong dan players and is recommended for 5 dan players and above. The dan handicap division is recommended for players 1 kyu to 5 dan. The kyu handicap division is recommended for all kyu players. Please note: the maximum handicap is 9 stones.
Full details and the entry form can be found by clicking here
Australian vs. Latin America Women’s Friendship Match
2022 Victorian Open
The tournament is being hosted by the Victorian Go Club. The Tournament Director is Billy Sun. There will be one division, an open competition, no handicap. Registration closes on 30th June. The tournament will be held on July 2nd and 3rd.
Details can be found here.
AGA and Chilean Friendship match
The AGA and Chilean Go Associations will be playing a Friendship match on Sunday 5th June. Games start at 11:00 am (AEST) on the OGS (online-go.com) Go server.
Details and our team are as follows:
2022 Live Lessons
The AGA is pleased to announce that An Younggil’s Friday evening Live Lessons are now available to all AGA members.
This has been made possible through the support of Sustaining AGA Members and the Korean Baduk Association (KBA). A huge thank you to all of our amazing Sustaining Members (listed on the home page of the AGA website) and the KBA for giving all Australian Go players the chance to learn from a top professional player.
Please come to the lessons and if you would like to support live lessons or other AGA initiatives, you can donate at https://australiango.asn.au/aga-shop/. 100% of all donations are used for Go in Australia. This isn’t just online lessons, but also support for new clubs, supplying prizes for tournaments, teaching in schools & universities and more.
We look forward to seeing you at the lessons. The Zoom details have been emailed to all Australian Go players, so check your junk folder and if you cannot find it, please email the AGA Secretary