The 5th Thai International Go Congress is being held between October 23rd and 27th in Bangkok, Thailand. This is a great event, not just holding tournament but teaching session and other Go related events. Details can be found here.
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Australia vs Philippines Team Challenge
Following the successful Australia/New Zealand match we have another challenge with the Philippines. The first game starts on the weekend of 12th/13th September with one game a week for 5 weeks. We will have a team of 5 players, with two players in the range of 5k-1k, two players in the range of 1d-4d, and one 5d player.
The Australian team manager is Gareth White. To register your interest or get more details, please email Gareth White garethwhite1985@gmail.com. Make sure you include your name, email address, phone number and rank.
The tournament is in the same format at the Aus vs NZ match – one game per week with the winner progressing to the following week. If you enter you must be available to play over the following weekends – September 12/13; 19/20; 26/27 and October 3/4 and 10/11.
Don’t be shy, it does not matter your rank, you have the chance to put “Represented Australian in an international Go match” on your c.v.
2026 Live Lessons
An Younggil’s Live Lessons for 2026 start on Friday 6th February at 7:30pm. The following Zoom credentials will be used for all 2025 Live Lessons.
🕢 Time: 7:30 PM (Sydney time)
🖥️ Zoom Meeting Details:
Meeting ID: 817 1856 3616
Passcode: 804937
These are real practical lessons from a top professional in real time so you can ask questions. The topics for the lesson vary from week to week so whether you’re a beginner or an experienced player, there’s something valuable to learn for everyone.
In order to have lessons in 2026 we need your support. In the past the Australian Go Association has been supported by the Korean Baduk Association (KBA) to bring these lessons every week. Due to major budget cuts by the Korean government the KBA is not long able to assist.
The lessons are guaranteed every week during February, and the AGA Committee will determine the schedule for the rest of the year based on the AGA finances and any donations received.
AGA members are emailed the Zoom credentials – if you want to join in, please join the AGA
Australian Go Association International Representatives
The Australian Go Association uses its Rep-Point system to select candidates for international tournaments. Full details of the process can be found at https://australiango.asn.au/aga-rep-points/
In recent years the AGA has received invitations for players from specific groups including University Students, players under 18 years old, female players and players over 45 years old.
While the rep points system is our mainstay, we need to know who would be prepared to represent Australia in those groups. To assist the selection process for 2026, we are asking people to register an expression of interest. People should only complete an expression of interest if they are a member of the AGA, qualify for a group and are prepared to travel overseas.
It should be noted that most tournaments pay half the airfare and most, if not all or the local food and accommodation.
If you are under 18, your parent needs decide if they are prepared for you to represent Australia overseas. If so, they need to go to this link and complete the information.
If you are a student at an Australian university and are prepared to represent Australia overseas, go to this link and complete the information.
If you are a female and are prepared to represent Australia overseas, go to this link and complete the information.
If you are over 45 and are prepared to represent Australia overseas, go to this link and complete the information.
The information collected is for the sole use of the AGA and is not shared with anybody.
Weekly lessons for beginners to 10kyu
The weekly lessons for players from beginner to 10kyu on Thursday evening will start at 8:00pm (NSW time). There will be a break from over Christmas and New Year, the last lesson of 2025 will be on December 18th with lessons recommencing on Thursday 29th January 2026. The Zoom Meeting credentials are as follows:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82696142901?pwd=bTLajJqpN10K0QWO1lmBbExIs2daWF.1
Meeting ID: 826 9614 2901
Passcode: 806471
The lesson format will be like An Younggil’s Live Lessons using Zoom and occasionally OGS but with lessons being prepared and presented by AGA players. Participants will be able to ask questions during the lesson and suggest topics for future lessons. The topics and level of detail will be a lot simpler than the existing Live Lessons.
Videos are posted to YouTube – the link to the DDK lesson collection is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6bfphc94mwBDtYoqvVssEkOjh0wTGIH4
and this is the link to the first video… https://youtu.be/AiIYzCjLaWc
AGA eBooks
The Australian Go Association is publishing books for members to help them improve skills and playing strength of Australian Go players. The books have been created by members of the AGA and are provided free of charge to all AGA members and can be found here.
AGA member or not, you can download these books and if you wish to help the AGA provide more books, please consider making a donation – as little as $2 or as much as you wish – by clicking here or by using the AGA Donation QR Code on the right.
Benefits of AGA membership
An Younggil’s Live lesson videos are available on YouTube:
- click here for the 2023 playlist
- click here for the 2022 play list
- click here for the 2021 play list
As an AGA member, you are eligible for AGA Representative points (rep points) so you could represent Australia at an International tournament. Please click here for details.
The AGA will email news of events and other information periodically. Information about clubs, events, tournament, Go news are published on this site.
The Australian Go Association provides learning materials which are delivered by various means. We have a YouTube channel with video lessons from the Go Congress and other ad-hoc sources please click here for the play list.