Category: Tournaments

Go tournament announcements and reports.

2024 Queensland Open

The 44th Queensland Open will be held on the 17th of February, at Helensvale Library. First round is at 9:00am on the dot, with registration opening at 8:30am, and the draw occurring at 8:55am.

Yes, you are explicitly welcome to show up and participate, even if we’ve never seen you before! You’re welcome to come and just watch – if you’ll be eating lunch you can just pay us $10. We’re always happy to talk and answer questions in between rounds.

This will also include the Annual General Meeting for the Queensland Go Society, which includes, but is not limited to:

  • The election of officials for the QGS (all positions open this year)
  • The election of the Supreme High Overlord for the Brisbane Go Club
  • Discussion about what happened over the last year and what needs doing over the coming year in the sport of go in Queensland

2022 PacifiGo Perennial

Every year, we like to have at least one tournament that doesn’t cost entrants anything to enter. This tradition started with the Jenny Yang Realty Cup, and has continued with the PacifiGo Perennial. The last couple of years have been… rough… for this tradition (can’t imagine why), but this year we are determined to have a full roster of tournaments. Thus, we are happy to announce a date and venue for this year’s PacifiGo Perennial!

On the 28th of May, players will descend on the nice room of Comics Plus at 478 Ipswich Road, Annerley for a day of go, conversation and general fun times!

Details are still being hammered out, we’ll let you know when we do. But that date is as set in stone as anything is these days, so mark your calenders and study your tesuji!

42nd Queensland Championships

The 42nd Queensland Go Championships will be held on Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th of March, 2022, at the major downstairs gaming room of Comics Plus, Shop 18 Annerley Arcade at 478 Ipswich Road, Annerley. The tournament director is Horatio Davis (horatio@go.org.au, 0466 983 474).

This is the state championship, and competitors who are AGA members will earn rank and rating increments for playing, and international representative points for placing in the divisions. There will be:

  • an open division in six rounds for players from 2k to 7d in strength, three rounds (60 minutes main time plus 3×30 seconds byoyomi) on the first day and hopefully we will need three rounds on the second day.
  • a handicap division for players from 25k to 2d in strength in five rounds (30 minutes main time plus 3×30 seconds byoyomi) on the first day. Up to nine stones handicap and 0.5 points komi to white, 6.5 points komi for even games.
  • the annual general meeting of the Queensland Go Society during lunch on the first day; this includes elections of officers, reports from the last batch, and hopefully not too much general business. Email any business to horatio@go.org.au who will put it on the agenda.

Registration is $25 for early bird players registered by 5th March ($20 concessions), and $30 on the day ($25 concessions).

Concession registration is available to juniors, students, unemployed and pensioners.

Registration includes tea, coffee, snacks, lunch and voting membership of the Queensland Go Society.

RSVP in advance, pay on the day.

If you are not attending the Queensland Open but wish to maintain voting membership of the Queensland Go Society, please forward the $20 annual fee to before the meeting along with your details (name, club, email address or mailing address or both, and rank). Paypal to horatio@go.org.au or bank transfer to ANZ bank account 290 909 051, BSB 014281.

Saturday 12th March

9am – room opens
9:30am – draw
10am – open round 1, handicap round 1
11:15am – handicap round 2
12:30 to 1:30pm – lunch break (BYO or buy nearby)
(2022 Queensland Go Society Annual General Meeting while we eat)
1:30pm – open round 2, handicap round 3
2:45pm – handicap round 4
4pm – open round 3, handicap round 5
6pm – handicap division awards ceremony

Sunday 13th March.

9am – room opens
10am – open round 4
12:30 to 1:30pm – lunch break (BYO or buy nearby)
1:30pm – open round 5
4pm – open round 6
6:30pm closing ceremony

41st Queensland Championships

The 41st Queensland Go Championships will be held on Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th of February, 2021, at the major downstairs gaming room of Ace Comics and Games, Shop 18 Annerley Arcade at 478 Ipswich Road, Annerley. The tournament director is Horatio Davis (horatio@go.org.au, 0466 983 474).

This is the state championship, and competitors who are AGA members will earn rank and rating increments for playing, and international representative points for placing in the divisions. There will be:

  • an open division in six rounds for players from 2k to 7d in strength, three rounds (60 minutes main time plus 30 seconds byoyomi) on the first day and hopefully we will need three rounds on the second day.
  • a handicap division for players from 25k to 2d in strength in five rounds (30 minutes main time plus 30 seconds byoyomi) on the first day. Up to nine stones handicap and 0.5 points komi to white, 6.5 points komi for even games.
  • the annual general meeting of the Queensland Go Society during lunch on the first day; this includes elections of officers, reports from the last batch, and hopefully not too much general business. Email any business to horatio@go.org.au who will put it on the agenda.

Registration is $20 early bird concession, $25 early bird regular players, $25 for late registration concession and $30 regular players.

Early bird registration ends Saturday 30th January; concession registration is available to juniors, students and pensioners.

Registration includes tea, coffee, snacks, and voting membership of the Queensland Go Society. It does not include lunch as there are several decent food outlets including a cafe directly upstairs and a pizza shop nearby.

RSVP in advance, pay on the day.

Saturday 6th February

9am – room opens
9:30am – draw
10am – open round 1, handicap round 1
11:15am – handicap round 2
12:30 to 1:30pm – lunch break (BYO or buy nearby)
(2021 Queensland Go Society Annual General Meeting while we eat)
1:30pm – open round 2, handicap round 3
2:45pm – handicap round 4
4pm – open round 3, handicap round 5
6pm – handicap division awards ceremony

Sunday 7th February.

9am – room opens
10am – open round 4
12:30 to 1:30pm – lunch break (BYO or buy nearby)
1:30pm – open round 5
4pm – open round 6
6:30pm closing ceremony