Go Places

A list of Federations, Associations, local clubs, and locations; see also the map sites. If you don't find a club near your place you can try your luck at Places without a Club.

Table of contents International Africa Antarctica Asia Australia Europe New Zealand North America Iberoamerica Central America South America Internet Go Clubs Clubs or groups or whatever that don't exist anymore Related Links and Information

International

• International Go Federation

Africa

• Ranka lists Go associations in:
  • Madagascar
  • Morocco

• South African Go Clubs: Johannesburg, Stellenbosch, Pretoria, Cape Town, and Soweto
• South African Go Association : News about Go in South Africa, along with occasional international news and commented games, as well as another link collection. There is also an associated wiki and image gallery

• Ivory Coast is, I believe, a former member of the International Go Federation. Apparently Manfred Wimmer took Go to Kenya, as well, and there are known Go players in Namibia.
• Madagascar Go Association

Also see: Go in Africa on the South African Go clubs site.

Antarctica

Can a research scientist play Go at the South Pole?

... Why Not?!

Devin Fraze, creator of wheretoplaygo.com, traveled to the Chinese, British, and Russian stations in Antarctica. He is sad to report that no one there played Go and there was no Goban to be found in any of the stations.

Asia

• Bangladesh
  • BangladeshGoPlayers

• Brunei
  • Brunei Igo Society

• China
  • Weiqi Places In China

• Hong Kong
  • Hong Kong Go Association

• India
  • Association of Indian Go Players
  • Kolkata Baduk Club
  • West Bengal Go Club. India

• Indonesia
  • Federasi Igo Indonesia

• Israel
  • Israeli Go Association
    • Mind Go Club

• Japan
  • Nihon Ki-in see also Nihon Ki-In
  • Kansai Kiin see also Kansai Ki-In
  • Go parlours
  • All Japan Go Association (amateur)
  • Dogenzaka
  • see also Japan Cool Places
  • Japanese Go salon information in Facebook
    • Same information

• Korea
  • Korean Go Association aka Hankuk Kiwon
  • The Flower Baduk Club

• Malaysia
  • Malaysia Weiqi Association

• Mongolia
  • Mongolian Go Association

• Philippines
  • Philippine Go Association [403 - Forbidden - Access to this resource on the server is denied!]
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • Instagram

• Singapore
  • Singapore Weiqi Association

• Thailand
  • Go Association of Thailand

• Vietnam
  • VietnameseGoPlayers

Australia

• Australian Go Association
  • Melbourne Go Club
  • Adelaide Go
  • University of New South Wales Go Club
  • Adelaide go clubs
  • Victorian Go Club
  • Queensland Go Society for the state of Queensland, including
    • Brisbane Go Club
    • Magic Go / North Brisbane
    • Gold Coast Go Club
    • Townsville Go Club
    • University of Southern Queensland / Toowoomba. (Bun Bu Ryo Do)
    • and three hibernating university chapters

Europe

For an extensive listing see Go Places in Europe

• European Go Federation
• European Go Cultural Center
• Baduk center

New Zealand

• New Zealand Go Society
  • AucklandGoClub
  • Auckland University Go Club
  • Wellington Go Club
  • Christchurch Go Club
  • Dunedin Go Club

North America

• National Organizations:
  • Canadian Go Association
  • US-American Go Association (AGA)
  • Mexican Go Federation (FEMEGO)
  • American Collegiate Go Association (ACGA)

• Local Clubs:
  • List of US-American Go Associations and local clubs
    • Chicago Go Club
    • Palatine Go Club
    • Fiery Rain of Go Stones
    • Portland, Oregon Go Clubs
    • Buffalo Go Club
    • Little Rock Go Club
    • Juneau Alaska Go Club
    • Tucson Go Club
    • Honolulu Go Club
  • List of Canadian Local Go Clubs
    • University of Toronto Go Club
    • OutaGo

Iberoamerica

• Federación Iberoamericana de Go
• Clubes de Go en Iberoamérica^[1]

Central America

• Clubs

Guatemala - Guatemala City: https://facebook.com/Club-de-Go-Baduk-Weiqi-de-Guatemala-161964670511709/

Costa Rica - San Jose: https://m.facebook.com/CostaRicaGo/?locale2=es_LA

Panama - Panama City:

South America

• Asociación Argentina de Go
• Club de Go de Buenos Ayres
• Nihon Kiin do Brasil (portuguese)
• Asociación Chilena de Go
• Asociación Colombiana de Go
• Asociación Nacional Chilena de Go
• Asociación Ecuatoriana de Go
• Asociación Venezolana de Go
• Ranka lists Go Associations in:
  • Ecuador
  • Peru
  • Uruguay

Internet Go Clubs

• Wings Across Calm Water -- Go club, meeting on Go servers
• Turn-Based Go Guild -- Go club, meeting on Turn-Based Go servers
• K5GS
• Epic Go Club -- International go club, meets at #go.epic at Quakenet and plays at KGS.
• Go Center Of Second Life -- Go club in the virtual world Second Life.
• Kido Go Club -- Go experience in the virtual world Second Life.

Clubs or groups or whatever that don't exist anymore

• International InterCollegiate Go Association

Related Links and Information

• The Ideal Go Environment
• Employers with Go clubs
• Go Organisations -- by GoBase
• PromoteGoOrg
• Defunct clubs and tournaments
• World Go Clubs Maps – sites offering maps of Go clubs, including
  • A map layer on Google Maps for Go club locations (development)
  • A database of go clubs which you can edit and feeds into this map of go clubs by country
  • WhereToPlayGo.com

[1] The Clubes de Go en Iberoamérica link seems to be outdated (at least the info for Uruguay is more than seven months old), and I couldn't contact the address listed there for updates (the mail bounced with a "unknown user" error)