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The Go Club Of Rome
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THE GO CLUB OF ROME ROCKS!
- The Go Club of Rome "Fujisawa Shuko" marks its 20th birthday!
- Enjoy the noisest, smokiest, rockest Go club in Europe!
Founded in 1982 by DJ, the GCoR has seen weak and strong players from many countries, visits of professionals (most notably Takemiya in 1990), local and international tournaments, highs and lows, boring (very seldom) and exciting (most often) nights, many different venues (the present one has been hosting the club for at least 10 year: the owners have changed three times, but the club stayed!).
Above all, it has seen lots, lots of Go!!
The GCoR has been dedicated to FujisawaShuko, Honorary Kisei.
We have the greatest admiration for the unruly brilliancy of his play and use of thickness. We also feel the greatest affinity for his (former) drinking capability and ability to throw away games with beautiful blunders.
The GCoR meets from 20:30 every Tuesday and Thursday, in Via Clementina 7, a five-minute walk from either the Colosseum or the main train station (Stazione Termini). The closest (one-minute walk) underground station is "Cavour", on the B (blue) line.
Via Clementina is a short, quite up-hill lane in a very old, characteristic and lively area full of cineclubs, small restaurants, pubs and shops. The same area was called in the Ancient Rome the Suburra, and was then the seediest place of the Roman Empire, the brothel's quarter of Rome...
The GCoR is a private club, but membership is free and instantly accorded to everybody.
Just ring the bell and you'll be welcome, whoever you are, an unbeliever, a fire-worshipper, even if you have broken your vows a hundred times...
- (My sincere apologies to all Sufi's for having so freely used the words of the great Sufi mystic and poet Mevlana Jalalu'ddin Rumi)
Ranks at the GCoR range from 1D to 30k, with more or less half of the players in the range 1k-4k. We often have the occasional strong oriental player from the Japanese, Chinese and Korean communities in Rome.
Non Go-playing friends and partners are welcome as well: we have books for reading, checkers and backgammon. This latter one-night championships often distract even the most stubborn of the Go players.
You may also come just to eat & drink something: food is good, beers are very good, whiskeys are excellent, grappa's are perfect. But if you are a teetotaller we have also soft (ugh!) drinks for you (and water, if really needed...).
So far so good, but we have to issue a
WARNING!!!
If you need silent, quiet, smoke-free surroundings to play go, the GCoR may not suit your tastes...
OTOH, it is the perfect place to train your capacity to play in a hostile environment: if you have an iron-strong concentration, if smoke, noises, jokes, laughs, loud music are but a new-agey soft background for your ruminations on Semeai's, the GCoR is the place for you!
Many of the players are heavy smokers (though myself and a couple of others are not, sigh...). Not only that, we have a loud soundtrack, selected by myself and Giancarlo (the Publican), which ranges from Led Zeppelin to Red Hot Chili Peppers, from The Who to Fat Boy Slim, from Banghra to Trip-Hop... Bring your own CD's!!!
We offer also a TV set always on (sometimes muted...) with movies and football matches from the Italian Championship and International Cups: the subsequent heated discussions are a characteristic part of the soundtrack...
If you feel you may face the challenge, come and have fun!
P.S.
To celebrate its 20th birthday, the GCoR is organising the AGI Italian Open Championship next November 1st, 2nd and 3rd. The Championship will be open to everybody, regardless of nationality, affiliation, sex, tastes and colour of the eyes...
We are planning to have teaching sessions from strong players during the three days.
Stay posted for further details...
Go Club of Rome "Fujisawa Shuko"
c/o Associazione Culturale Go Club Roma
Via Clementina 7
Tel. + 39 349 835 7291
romagoclub@iol.it
Contacts:
Alessandra Buccheri +39 06 871 90 335 alessandrabuccheri@libero.it
Fulvio Savagnone + 39 06 591 3727 dj.flux@iol.it
ANNOUNCEMENT
On November 1st, 2nd and 3rd the 2002 AGI Italian Open Championship will be held in Rome.
The tournament is open to all players, without any restrictions.
Place:
Casa dei diritti sociali
Via dei Mille 6, Roma
(5 min walk from the Central Train Station - Stazione Termini)
Entrance fees:
15,00 euro for Italian residents
10,00 euro for foreign residents
6 rounds MacMahon, top bar
Even games above the bar, 2-stones reduced handicap below
Time limit 6O min + 30 s byo-yomi
Komi 5,5
Japanese rules
Prizes:
1st: 200,00 euro
2nd: 100,00 euro
3rd: 50,00 euro
Other prizes for rank winners
A very limited number of private accomodations is available: first come first serve.
The area around Stazione Termini is full of small hotels and pensions, but the week-end is very busy, so early booking is recommended.
Registration at the contacts below. Other information here
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