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On the day after the tournament, we had a coach tour of Vancouver. The first stop was the Steam Clock. This is an upright weight-driven clock, with alarms powered by steam from the district heating system. It is apparently very important. Next stop was Granville Island, opposite Vancouver Island. This is mostly a former industrialContinue reading “WAGC Day 5 – tour of Vancouver”

In the morning I lost to David He 5 dan of Australia. I did not attack strongly enough, and ended up 15 points behind. In the afternoon I beat Marc Stoehr 2 dan of Sweden. Both of us missed the big move around 31 for a long time, but I got there first. After IContinue reading “WAGC 2025 day 4”

In the morning I lost to Andrius Petrauskas 4 dan of Lithuania. I tried to attack a group that I thought was heavy, but played a slow move and fell behind. There was an official recorder, so I should be able to get the record later – it may be on Pandanet. Update: On theContinue reading “WAGC 2025 Day 3”

There are four hotels called Vancouver Airport Hotel on the same stretch of road, and the tournament venue Executive Airport Hotel is the last to appear when I zoom in on Google maps. That is why yesterday I walked in the opposite direction to what I intended. This morning, I walked to Minoru Park, whichContinue reading “WAGC 2025 Day 1”

The first day started with a pair go tournament where competitors were paired with local players. The organisation was a bit chaotic; I was standing in the wrong place and did not get paired. I took the opportunity to go for a walk. Vancouver is not designed for walking – everything is organised to beContinue reading “WAGC2025 – Welcome”

After 30 years of coming last in the British Championship, I have accumulated enough points to represent the UK in WAGC 2025 in Vancouver (May 16-23). I had a sleepless night when Canadian Airways’ web check-in could not find my eTA (electronic visa), but in person at the airport, everything worked smoothly. There are aboutContinue reading “World Amateur Go Championship 2025”