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Transferring Our Tournament Sets for the Growth of Go

This article was translated automatically from Turkish with AI (Google Gemini). If anything is unclear, the Turkish original prevails.

Dear Go community,

We have left the European Go Congress behind us. Hosting the congress in Türkiye was a great honour for us; frankly speaking, it also strained our association’s budget and we concluded the organisation with a slight deficit.

The objectives for the upcoming term are clear: to promote Go as a sport in Türkiye, initiate instructor training, continue referee and pairing operator training, and strengthen local club development. Our long-term goal is to turn Türkiye into the European hub for Go and a bridge to the Far East. All of these steps rely on the association’s financial strength.

For this reason, our Executive Board has decided to transfer 40 tournament-standard Go sets with glass stones belonging to our association, together with their boards. Rather than having these sets sit in storage, we want them on the tables of players, clubs and associations. All proceeds raised will be channelled directly into these projects.

Following our initial announcement, 4 sets have gone to their new homes; 36 sets remain. This is a one-off initiative limited to existing stock.

Transfer fee (set + board):

  • 6,000 TL
  • 5,000 TL for TGOD members who already support the association through their membership dues

We particularly value requests from our local associations and clubs. Gathering equipment centrally and transporting it between cities for every tournament means both labour and expense. If sets remain in their own regions, local tournaments and classes can run under their own steam. We can discuss bulk requests from local associations or requests for stones only separately.

If you wish to support without purchasing a set, you can make a donation to our association. Every donation is recorded and goes towards the same projects.

Your support during this period is truly invaluable to our association.

For requests and enquiries: iletisim@tgod.org.tr
Payments are made to our association’s bank account, stating your full name in the payment reference; your bank transfer receipt serves as your documentation.

Turkish Go Association (TGOD, Türkiye Go Derneği)
Executive Board