Upper Valley Go Club

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UPPER VALLEY GO CLUB

The Upper Valley Go Club (UVGC|[ext] http://www.feustel.us/GO/index.html) is a Chapter of the American Go Association (AGA|[ext] http://www.usgo.org/usa/ChapClub.asp?state=NH#listing) based out of the Upper Valley in New Hampshire and Vermont. Life on the Connecticut River is just better with go.

Lessons for beginners are available in English, Japanese and Dutch.

Regular Meetings

The go club meets at the Courtyard Cafe in the Hopkins Center, Hanover, NH, every Thursday from 2pm to 8pm (or until players are done).

Monthly Go Meet-up

We also meet at Borders Cafe, 285 Plainfield Road, West Lebanon, NH, on the second Saturday of every month from 2pm to 5pm.

Weekly Study Sessions

There will be a study session at the Courtyard Cafe in the Hopkins Center, Hanover, NH, every Saturday on the weeks that we do not have the Meet-up from 2pm to 5pm.

The study sessions are ocassionally cancelled, but we are usually there most weeks. Please e-mail goclub@plomp.com to confirm.

Contact

If you are a member of the Dartmouth community or the Upper Valley community and are interested in learning how to play go or meeting other go players, please contact us at [email] mailto:goclub@plomp.com or call (603) 448 0791. Please also contact us if you are just a go player visiting the area.

The UVGC sends out a newsletter every fortnight. To get on the e-mail list, send us an e-mail.

Latest News/Publicity

07/30/05: We are mentioned in an article about go players in Vermont in the Burlington Free Press.

08/13/05: We are listed on the Valley News Calendar monthly. ([ext] http://www.vnews.com/calendar/calendar.htm)

11/12/05: An article about our club was printed in the Upper Valley News.

Club Activities

THURSDAY MEETINGS
The Upper Valley Go Club meets on Thursdays for friendly games.

SATURDAY STUDY SESSIONS
The Upper Valley Go Club meets on Saturdays to study go.

UPCOMING EVENTS
The Upper Valley Go Club plays go outdoors in the summer. We are incessantly looking for more scenic and adventurous places to play go. Check out some of the pictures below.

TOURNAMENT/EVENTS LOG


Regular club meetings NH
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Members at the Massachusetts Go Association Handicap Tournament MA
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Playing go at Boston Pond NH
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Quotes

Eksu took on Vallen, nemoneko, and Akai on simultaneous. After the first two games finished, Vallen and nemoneko discuss their games. nemoneko [-]: but we're too much for him when our powers combine! Vallen [11k]: *puffs out chest* thats right! nemoneko [-]: because obviously 11k+15k > 4k Vallen [11k]: heheh Vallen [11k]: High five nemo! nemoneko [-]: *high fives vallen*

New Member and Beginner Information

1) INTERNET GO.

a) The UVGC plays in real life, and rather actively on KGS and DGS. In general, avoid playing go on yahoo.

Remember to check out the UPPER VALLEY GO CLUB room on KGS ([ext] http://www.gokgs.com).

If you REGISTER A NEW ACCOUNT, please notify the club via e-mail or message kagetaka/lanke on kgs so that you get access to our private UPPER VALLEY GO CLUB room on KGS. The room can be found in: Rooms ---> Room List ---> Clubs ---> Upper Valley Go Club Then click "Join". Access will be available only after you notify us of your new id.

b) If you are on DGS (DRAGON GO SERVER), please continue to approach jwaytogo, ahenzel, nannyogg, efeustel or nowan for a game. Other members are highly encouraged to make use of this resource. DGS is free and relatively easy to use. [ext] http://www.dragongoserver.net/

c) To find other servers, be they in japanese, chinese, korean or english, check out: [ext] http://senseis.xmp.net/?GoServers

2) RESOURCES FOR BEGINNERS.

These following resources are good if you are just starting out. They cover the rules and some basic strategies.

The Interactive Way to Go: [ext] http://playgo.to/interactive/index.html This is an interactive beginners lesson online. Available in multiple languages.

How to Play Go: [ext] http://unkx80.netfirms.com/weiqi/howtoplaygo/ This is a 10 lesson beginners introduction to go in English available in .pdf format. The files can be used by anyone for non-commercial purposes at no cost.

Sensei's Library: [ext] http://senseis.xmp.net/ This is a wiki on go and the largest resource for English-speaking go players online. There is a lot of information on the game here, and you are allowed to edit the pages if you have any questions or things to add to the ever-growing accumulation of go knowledge that exists on the internet. On the front page of Sensei's, there are useful links for beginners.

3) SYLLABUS FOR LESSONS.

These are available if you show up to club and the study sessions. Beginners are all started on the 10 Lesson beginner syllabus ([ext] http://unkx80.netfirms.com/weiqi/howtoplaygo/). Players done with the beginner syllabus can move on to the intermediate and advanced syllabus. If any of the current non-beginner members would like a refresher lesson out of the beginner or intermediate lesson plan, speak to a senior member.

4) AGA MEMBERSHIP.

Since the UPPER VALLEY GO CLUB is a chapter of the AGA, all our members are eligible for AGA (American Go Association [ext] http://www.usgo.org/). Full membership is $35/annum and there is a youth membership at $10/annum available to those under the age of 22. If you are interested in taking part in AGA tournaments and getting an American rating, AGA membership is compulsory. This is advised for the stronger players in our club, who feel you are in the 10k and better range, but everyone should feel free to join. If nothing else, promote the great game of go/baduk/weiqi in the US!

5) INVENTORY

Sets are stored in the Hood Museum coat closet next to the museum shop and occassionally Shakespeare Alley, which is open daily until 9pm. Anytime you want a game, feel free to take the sets out, but please put them back when you are done. The inventory in the closet includes:
3 Ing's boards (yellow) 19x19 and 13x13 (on reverse side)
2 foldable wood board 19x19 thin
1 foldable wood board 19x19 thick
3 non foldable wood board 19x19 thin
2 homemade 9x9 boards
1 particle wood board 19x19 (belongs to a member)
4.5 sets of Ing's stones with hex boxes (1 set incomplete)
1 set of plastic stones in plastic bowl
4 sets of glass stones (3 in cardboard box and 1 in plastic bowls)
1 set of Ing's stones in round box (belongs to a member)
3 Ing's clocks
2 regular chess clock
Multiple issues of Go Winds, Go World, and Kido Yearbook


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