Bay Area Go Players Association is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization serving the Northern California go community by organizing and operating tournaments, lectures, pro workshops, and other educational events. Please learn more about us, support us, and visit our photo gallery.

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• Next AGA-rated go tournament in Northern California: June 22 in Sacramento.

Upcoming Events

Following is a list of events coming up in the go community. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter to get the latest scoop. If you know about an event that you don't see listed here—or if you have updated information—please let us know.

This calendar was last updated 5/18/2013.

Date	Location	Event
May 1, 8, 15, 22, 29	Menlo Park	Mingjiu Jiang 7P at the Palo Alto Go Club Mingjiu Jiang, professional 7 dan, is at the Palo Alto Go Club Wednesday evenings from 7:30 to 8:30 pm for a free game review session. Bring your game records and show them to a professional! These sessions are sponsored by Ing's Goe Foundation. The go club is located at 887 Oak Grove Avenue in Menlo Park.
May 4, 11, 18, 25	Milpitas	Free Go Lessons with Mingjiu Jiang 7P Youth age 6-18 and their family members are invited to learn to play go every Saturday at the Spinnaker Community Club House in Milpitas from 11:00 am until noon. Mingjiu Jiang is a professional go player who now teaches go to children and adults. No experience is needed to come and enjoy this fun event. The lessons are sponsored by Ing's Goe Foundation. For more information and to make a reservation please email youthgolesson@gmail.com or call (408) 262-3223. Seats are limited.
June 17-21	Mountain View	Summer Go Day Camp with Mingjiu Jiang 7P Professional go player and teacher Mingjiu Jiang 7P will lead a five day summer go camp open to all interested go players. Space is limited and advanced registration is required. Find all of the details and a registration form here.
June 22	Sacramento	Davis/Sacramento Go Club Quarterly Tournament This will be a one-day, four-round, AGA-rated tournament held at the Arcade Library, 2443 Marconi, in Sacramento. Admission is free for AGA members. Registration opens at 9:00 am and play begins at 10:00 am. There is no pre-registration—just show up, sign in, and play! Additional details are available on the Davis/Sacramento Go Club website.
August 17	San Francisco	Bay Area Go Players Association Summer Go Tournament This will be a one-day AGA-rated tournament held in San Francisco. This tournament will have a different format and prize structure from our past tournaments. Stay tuned for details!

Local Go Clubs

Northern California is privileged to have many active go clubs. Following is a list of some of the local clubs. Be sure to check club websites for the most up-to-date information. If you don't see your club listed here, please let us know.

Club	Meeting Location and Hours
Berkeley Campus Go Club www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~goclub/	This club meets on the UC Berkeley campus one night each week when school is in session. Check the club website for the current meeting place and time.   Last updated 02/12/2008
Berkeley Go Club www.berkeleygoclub.org www.facebook.com/BerkeleyGoClub	2161 Shattuck Avenue (at Center), Suite 222 Berkeley, CA 94704 Club hours:   Fridays:  7:00 pm to 11:00 pm   Saturdays:  2:00 pm onward   Sundays: 2:00 pm onward Call 510-501-8314 to be let in if front door is locked.   Last updated 9/27/2012
Davis/Sacramento Go Club www.davissacramentogoclub.org	Steve's Pizza 314 F Street Davis, CA   Thursdays: 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm Market Square at Arden Fair in the food court near Barnes and Noble 1725 Arden Way Sacramento, CA   Mondays: 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm   Last updated 10/8/2012
Livermore Go Club	Panama Red Coffee Co. 2115 1st Street Livermore, CA 94550   First and third Saturdays: 2:00 pm onward   Contact Lynda L. LoDestro for more information.   Last updated 09/02/2011
Mayfield Go Club www.mayfieldgoclub.com/	Antonio's Nut House 321 S. California Avenue Palo Alto, CA   Wednesdays: 7:30 pm onward   Last updated 02/02/2011
North Oakland Go Club www.meetup.com/NO-Go-Zone/	It's Your Move game store 4920 Telegraph Avenue Oakland, CA   Sundays: Noon to 4:00 pm   Last updated 03/05/2013
Palo Alto Go Club	Ing Goe Foundation 887 Oak Grove Road, Suite 203 Menlo Park, CA 94205 The club is open Wednesday evenings 7:30 to 8:30 pm for a free game review session with Mingjiu Jiang 7P, and Saturday afternoons approximately 1:00 to 4:00 pm.   Last updated 5/17/2012
San Francisco Go Club www.sfgoclub.com	500 8th Avenue (at Anza) San Francisco, CA 94118 (415) 386-9565 Club hours:   Tuesdays: 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm   Saturdays:  3:00 pm to 6:00 pm   Sundays: 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm   Last updated 3/11/2013
Santa Clara Youth Go Club www.gohappycup.com/club-when-where.shtml	Santa Clara, near Stevens Creek Blvd. and Lawrence Expressway (Contact Yan Zhao for address)   Saturdays: 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm   Last updated 01/17/2011
Santa Cruz Go Association	Cafe Pergolesi 418 Cedar Street Santa Cruz, CA   Tuesdays: 8:00 pm onward Visit the club's Yahoo group.   Last updated 8/20/2012
Sonoma County Go Club   Contact Joanne and Ned Phipps   707-585-0669	Sonoma Valley Bagel & Cafe 350 Rohnert Park Expressway Rohnert Park, CA   Sundays: 10:30 am to 4:00 pm   Last updated 02/21/2008
Stanford University Cardinal Go Club goclub.stanford.edu	Tresidder Union (map)   Sundays: 2:00 to 4:00 pm when school is in session Contact the club for details. Subscribe to the club newsletter.   Last updated 02/23/2009
Sunnyvale Go Club www.sunnyvalegoclub.org	Jean DeMaiffe's home in Sunnyvale (Contact Jean for address)   Tuesdays: 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm   Last updated 10/2/2012
Willits Go Club   Contact Brian Ferri-Taylor   707-459-9628	Super Taco - Evergreen Shopping Center 1726 S Main St # A Willits, CA 95490   Tuesdays: 6:00 to 9:00 pm   Last updated 03/05/2013

KGS Club Room

We've got our own club room on KGS, the Kiseido Go Server. There you can play go, chat, and network online with other players in Northern California. Did you meet somebody at a recent tournament or pro lecture and you'd like to play them again online? Meet them in the Bay Area GPA room on KGS.

Not familiar with how rooms work on KGS? Simply log in, click on the Rooms menu and select Room List. Next click on Clubs and find the room called, "Bay Area GPA." Click on this room and then click on Join. You are now all set. You will now have a Bay Area GPA tab in your main KGS window, and clicking on this tab will take you into the Bay Area Go Players Association club room.

Go Links

Here are a few resources for go players:

The American Go Association is the national organization of go players in the United States. Lots of information about the game, ratings, and events can be found on this website. The Way to Go is a wonderful introduction to the game of go written by Karl Baker. This easy to read booklet discusses the history of the game, the rules, and introductory concepts such as eyes and ladders. GoProblems.com has a collection of interactive go problems at all skill levels—good for beginners and dans alike. igolocal.net is a website where go players can find other players who live or work nearby and schedule face to face games. Joey's Go School offers Summer Go Camp and other learning opportunities for go players of all ages and ranks. The Kiseido Go Server and Internet Go Server are two places you can play go online.

Email List

Enter your name and email address in the form on this page in order to be added to our email announcement list. We'll send you an email roughly twice each month with updates on upcoming go events in the San Francisco Bay Area. We will not share your information with anyone, and we will not overwhelm your email box. This is the easy way to keep informed of tournaments, lessons, pro appearences, and other educational events in your area.

Contact Us

If you have a question about an upcoming go event, information about an event or club that you would like to share with other go players in Northern California, or if you have suggestions for how we can improve this website, we'd like to hear from you! Please fill out the form below and click the Send Message button. We'll respond to you just as fast as we can.

About Bay Area Go Players Association

Bay Area Go Players Association is a nonprofit organization created to serve the go community by sponsoring and publicizing tournaments, lessons, and educational events in Northern California. Check out our photo gallery to see pictures from past events.

The Bay Area Go Players Association runs monthly ratings tournaments at various locations in the San Francisco Bay Area in order to ensure that go players of all abilities have the opportunity to participate in official games on a regular basis. We also organize lectures and game review sessions in order to help players at all levels improve their game. To bring new people to the game of go, we perform community outreach in the form of go demonstrations and introductory lectures. For intensive learning opportunities, we organize workshops with professional players a few times each year.