The British Go Association (BGA) promotes and supports the playing of
Go, the ancient
Chinese
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strategy game
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, in the
United Kingdom
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. The BGA was founded in 1953 and has a membership of about 450. It oversees tournaments, publishes the ''British Go Journal'', and maintains a list of clubs.
Attendance of British Go players at international tournaments
BGA is regularly sending players to international tournaments such as the
World Amateur Go Championship
The World Amateur Go Championship (WAGC) is an international tournament for amateur Go players, held once a year since 1979. The organising body is the International Go Federation (IGF).
Each participating country sends one player, although in ...
and the
European Go Championship
The European Go Championship or Congress (EGC) is the annual and main event of many organised by the European Go Federation for players of the board game Go. It consists of a 2-week open competition, one round per day, making a total of 10 round ...
. BGA is also working to make Go more popular among the youth, and students have been sent to the
World Youth Go Championship
The World Youth Go Championship (WYGC) is a Go tournament that has been held annually since 1984 making it the second longest running amateur Go tournament in the world.
This event is sponsored by the Ing Foundation, and therefore Ing's rules ar ...
in 2010 and 2011.
See also
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International Go Federation
The International Go Federation (IGF) is an international organization that connects the various national Go federations around the world.
Role
The role of the IGF is to promote the sport of Go throughout the world, promote amicable relations ...
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European Go Federation
The European Go Federation (EGF) is a non-profit organization with the purpose of encouraging, regulating, co-ordinating, and disseminating the playing of the board game Go in Europe. The EGF was founded in 1957, the same year that the inaugural ...
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American Go Association
The American Go Association (AGA) was founded in 1935, to promote the board game of Go (game), Go in the United States.
Founded by chess master Edward Lasker and some friends at Chumley's restaurant in New York City, the AGA is one of the oldest ...
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Irish Go Association The Irish Go Association (IGA) promotes Go in Ireland, and is a member of both the International Go Federation and the European Go Federation. It organises club and tournament events as well as teaching sessions.
In 2001 the IGA and British Go As ...
- Held the 45th
European Go Congress with BGA in 2001.
45th European Go Congress
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Go Associations in Former British Territories
* Australian Go Association
The Australian Go Association (AGA) is the national governing body for the ancient oriental sport of go in the country of Australia. It was founded in 1978 by Clive Davies of the Sydney Go Club, Neville Smythe of the Canberra Go Club, and Bill L ...
* Hong Kong Go Association
The Hong Kong Go Association (abbreviated as ''HKGA'', ), created in 1982, is an organizational member of the International Go Federation, whose current chairman is 張大朋 (Pinyin: Zhāng Dà Péng). It is dedicated to training and ranking Go pl ...
* New Zealand Go Society New Zealand Go Society (NZGS) is the national governing body for the ancient oriental sport of Go in the country of New Zealand. It has been a member of the International Go Federation since 1982.
Aims
The aims of the society are:
*to publish Go n ...
* Singapore Weiqi Association The Singapore Weiqi Association (Chinese: 新加坡围棋协会 Pinyin:Xīnjiāpō Wéiqí Xiéhuì) is a Go association in Singapore. Founded in 1981, it aims to promote the game of Go in Singapore and improve the skills of local Go players. To ...
References
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Clubs and societies in the United Kingdom
Go organizations
Sports organizations established in 1953