North London Pips France at London International Teams Event
Tony Collman | Published on 4/13/2014
A North London team won the Spring 2014 London International Teams Trophy event on Saturday April 5, just beating a team from France on tie-break after both won two team matches out of three, including five game wins for each. The tournament was decided on the result of the Captains' game between Huang Aja 6d for N London and Pierre Paga 5d for France. Click here for the deciding game record (pictured, right, at move #100). A handicap division was won by South London, with Central London B as runners-up. Click here for further details in the British Go Association's report, and here for full results.
In this twice-yearly friendly tournament, teams of three - which ideally (but not necessarily or, in fact, often) have an international dimension - compete for a trophy donated by Kobayashi Yukata. It is organized by the Central London Go Club (CLGC) and this season was held at the Melton Mowbray pub in the ancient London street of Holborn(left). The pub is a go hub for London now, the permanent home of the London City Go Club (Fridays, 6p - 11p) and currently also housing the CLGC (Saturdays, noon - 11p). Click here for a photo album of the event from the Nippon Club's Tanaka Kiyohiko.
Tony Collman, British Correspondent for the E-Journal; photo:Pierre Paga 5d (l), France, plays Huang Aja 6d, N. London; graphic: Holborn, ca. 1900, showing the same buildings which house the pub, courtesy of Wikipedia; game record courtesy of Huang Aja.