New Zealand Go Society

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]

Aims

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

  1. ↑ "New Zealand". International Go Federation. 19 June 2010. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "About the NZGS". New Zealand Go Society. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "New Zealand Rules". New Zeland Go Society. 22 January 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Comparison of Some Go Rules". British Go Association. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  5. ↑ "The Rules of Go". American Go Association. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  6. ↑ "The Logical Rules". GitHub. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
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