American Go E-Journal

David Lee Wins Edinburgh Christmas Open: After last year’s wobble, the Edinburgh Christmas Open has made a full recovery, with 32 players turning out for the December 8 event. From the five players at the top with three wins, the SOS tiebreak gave the whisky to David Lee (3d Dundee). The day after the tournament, twelve players gathered together for a day of studying (David Lee wins Edinburgh Christmas Tie 12/8). Norway Freezes Out UK in Pandanet Go European Team Championship Match: The United Kingdom’s “disappointing” start to the Pandanet Go European Team Championship continued on December 4, with the UK team still seeking their first win of the season after a disappointing 1-3 loss to Norway on Pandanet, leaving the UK team on the bottom of the League with only one draw in four matches (Norwegians freeze us out 12/6). Martha McGill 200th BGA Dan Player: Martha McGill became the 200th player to be awarded a dan certificate by the BGA in early December (Martha McGill becomes our 200th dan player 12/4).
– all reports adapted from the British Go Association website; edited by Michael Albert