TheBritish Go Association (BGA) promotes and supports the playing ofGo, the ancientChinesestrategy game, in theUnited Kingdom.[1] The BGA was founded in 1953 and has a membership of about 450.[2] It oversees tournaments, publishes theBritish Go Journal, and maintains a list of clubs.[3]
BGA is regularly sending players to international tournaments such as theWorld Amateur Go Championship and theEuropean Go Championship. BGA is also working to make Go more popular among the youth, and students have been sent to theWorld Youth Go Championship in 2010[4] and 2011.[5]