Oxford-Cambridge Go Match, Sunday Feb 13th 2011

When and Where?

Final details are being discussed. We will have a match on Sunday, 13th February 2011, immediately following the Oxford Go Tournament being held on the previous day (Saturday).

The main focus of interest will be the Gown match between the Oxford Student Go Society and the Cambridge University Go Society. However, we expect that there will also be a Town match between the Oxford City Go Club and Town players from Cambridge.

Current Outline

• Venue: Swan and Castle -- in the Town Centre -- where the Student Go Soc meets normally. More details on the Student Go Soc website.
• Timings: Round 1 starts at 10.00 am, and Round 2 at 1.15 pm.
• Format: Clocks: 50 mins each, with Canadian overtime 30/5, as per the tournament the day before. Games to be played on (Handicap minus one) ...
• Lunch: 12.30-1.15, in the Swan and Castle,

A Brief History

The first Oxford-Cambridge Go Match was held in 1966, and was won by the Cambridge University Go Society. Sadly, this was usually the case. However, in the late 1960s, a well-crafted system of pairings led to a narrow, and unexpected, victory for Oxford!

Matches have been held irregularly over the years since then, Although Cambridge have usually been stronger us, there was one memorable occasion, in November 1973, when Oxford beat Cambridge by 10 games to 6.

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