Just a quick update.
An Younggil’s Live Lesson videos on the Australian Go Association YouTube Channel are now being presented in short topic videos of around 15 minutes each. Also, there are now over 70 videos in the ‘Time to Kill’ playlist – this channel aims to help players of all levels improve their reading and life and death skills.
Check it out and let us know what you think. email (constructive) comments to australiangoinc@gmail.com
An email was sent yesterday (23rd October 2026) to all AGA members with the agenda for the 2026 AGM, the minutes from the last AGM and other reports. If you are a member and did not receive the email, you can find all documents here. If you have questions, please email me at australiangoinc@gmail.com.
Please note: The email communications problems have occurred recently and may be linked to the PHP vulnerability. Our host provider has quarantined some services which include membership management and appear to extend to some email services.
AGA tournament details can be found in the ‘Events’ menu item on the top of each page.
Please note: there is no online registration process for the 2026 Nationals in Brisbane. Please email or phone the organiser, Andre Connell (andre@go.org.au, 0414 687 017) to register.
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
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.
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.
An Younggil’s Live lesson videos are available on YouTube:
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.