Go problem competition

October 2009:
The 2009 Australian open champion is Zack Zhou 7d. Second place in the open division of the thirty-second Australian National Go Tournament on the weekend went to Kevin Chen 7d, and Raphael Shin 7d placed third. All three players won five of the six rounds, and were separated on the sum of their opponents' scores.

Next up is the Brisbane Pair Go Tournament on the nineteenth of December, and then the Queensland Championships in Brisbane on the 6-7 of February.

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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

Queensland Championships, Brisbane, 6-7 February 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.

Press Release on Australia's participation in the 1st World Mind Sports Games, Beijing, October 2008.

Press Release on Joanne's success in Professional Qualifying tournament.

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