New Zealand Go Society
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New Zealand national governing body for Go
New Zealand Go Society (NZGS) is the national governing body for the ancient oriental sport of Go in the country of New Zealand. It has been a member of the International Go Federation since 1982.[1]
The aims of the society are:[2]
- to publish Go news to New Zealanders,
- to organise the annual New Zealand Go Congress tournament,
- to maintain a points system for members,
- to sends a New Zealand representative to the World Amateur Go Championship (WAGC) annually,
- to run a bookshop (selling books and Go equipment) with special deals for members.
New Zealand rules
NZGS adopts the New Zealand Rules of Go,[3] which is one of major rulesets of Go in the world,[4] and the basis of the Tromp-Taylor Rules,[4][5][6] proposed by John Tromp and Bill Taylor.
References
- ↑ "New Zealand". International Go Federation. 19 June 2010. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ↑ "The NZGS Constitution". New Zealand Go Society. 3 March 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ↑ "New Zealand Rules of Go". New Zealand Go Society. 22 January 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- 1 2 "Comparison of Some Go Rules". British Go Association. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ↑ "The Rules of Go". American Go Association. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ↑ "The Logical Rules". GitHub. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
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