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1977 BGA Calendar

In 1977, the BGA produced a "Go Calendar" with a different problem for each month. These problems are reproduced here. The contributors of the problems generally have higher grades now than they had in 1977.

Contents
January	graphic	ascii
February	graphic	ascii
March	graphic	ascii
April	graphic	ascii
May	graphic	ascii
June	graphic	ascii
July	graphic	ascii
August	graphic	ascii
September	graphic	ascii
October	graphic	ascii
November	graphic	ascii
December	graphic	ascii

January


 . X . O . . . . . . . . .
 . X O . . . X O X X X . .
 . . X O O O . O . . . . .
 . . X X X O O X . X . . .
 . . . . . X . X . . . . .
 . . . . X . . . . . . . .
 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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White to play.
Contributed by T.M.Hall 2-dan.

Answers in graphic and ascii versions.

February


. . . . . . . . . .
. O O . . . X . . .
. X . . O . . X . .
. . X , . X . . . ,
. . . X . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . .
. . O . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . .
. . O , . . . . . ,
. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . .

White to play.
Contributed by S.Dowsey 3-dan.

Answers in graphic and ascii versions.

March


. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
. O . . . . . . .
. . O , . . . . .
. . O O . . . . .
. O X X O . . . .
. . O X O O O . .
. . O X X X O . .
. . X X . X O . .
. . O , X O . . .
. . O X X O . . .
. O X X . O . . .
. . O O . . . . .
. . O . . . . . .
. O . . . . . . .
. . . , . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .

Black to play.
Contributed by C.Matthews 1-dan.

Answers in graphic and ascii versions.

April


. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . , . . . . . X . . . . . , . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . O . . . . .
. . . O . . . . . X . O O . O . O . .
. . . . . . . . X X O . . O . . . . .
. . O . . . X . O X O O . O . X . X .
. . . . . X . X O O X X O X X . . . .
. O . X . X . X O , X . O X . X X . .
. . X . . X X O . O X . O O X X O X .
. . . . X O O . O X X . X O O O O O .
. . . . . . . O . . . . . . . . . . .

Black to play.
His seven stones look doomed.
Contributed by C.Irving 1-dan.

Answers in graphic and ascii versions.

May


. . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . .
. . X . . . . . . . .
. . . . X X X X . . .
. . X O . O O O X . .
. X . O . . . . X , .
. X O . . O O . X . .
X O . . O X O X . . .
. . . . O X X X . . .

Black to play.
Contributed by J.Fairbairn 2-dan.

Answers in graphic and ascii versions.

June


. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . .
. . X X X X X . . .
. X O , O O X . . ,
. X O . X O O X . .
. X . . O . O X . .
. . . . . . . X . .

Black to play.
Contributed by J.Fairbairn 2-dan.

Answers in graphic and ascii versions.

July


. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . X . O . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . O . O . . O . . . . . .
X X X X X . O . . , O . . . . , . . .
O O O O . X O X X X O . O . . . . . .
O X . O O O X X . X X . O . . . . . .
. . X . X X . X O O X . . . . . . . .

White to play.
Contributed by M.Macfadyen 4-dan.

Answers in graphic and ascii versions.

August


. . . . O . . . .
. . X O . X O O .
. . X O O O X O .
. . X X X X X X X
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .

Black to play.
Contributed by B.J.Chandler 2-dan.

Answers in graphic and ascii versions.

September


. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . .
. O . . O . . . . .
. . O . . O O . . .
. O X X X X O . . ,
. . O . X . X O . .
. . . . . X . O . .
. . . . . . . . . .

Black to play and live.
Contributed by J.Fairbairn 2-dan.

Answers in graphic and ascii versions.

October


. . X O O O O . X .
. . . X O O O . O X
. . X . X O X O . O
, . . . X X X O . .
. . . . . . . O X .
. . . . . X . X X .
. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . .

White to play.
Contributed by B.J.Chandler 2-dan.

Answers in graphic and ascii versions.

November


. . . . . . . . . . . X .
. . O . . . O . . . X X O
. . . . O O . O O O O X .
. . . X X X . O X X X X O
. . . . . . . X O . O O .
. . . . . X . X . O . . .
. . . . . . . . X . O X .
. . . . . . . . . . X O .
. . . . . . . . . . O . .
. . . , . . . . . , . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . .

Black to play.
Contributed by D.Mitchell 2-dan.

Answers in graphic and ascii versions.

December


. . . . . . . . . . . . . O . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . O X O . . O O
. . . . . . . . . X O . O X O O O X .
. . . , . . . . . , . O X X X O X X .
. . . . . . . . . O O X O . X X . . .
. . . . . . . . . . X X O . O X X X .
. . . . . . . . . . . . O . O O O X .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O .
. . O . . . . . . . . . . . . . O . .
. . . , . . . . . , . . . . . , . . .
. . O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. O O X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . X , O O . . . , . . . . . , . . .
. X X O X . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. X O . O . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Black to play.
Contributed by A.Daly 2-dan.

Answers in graphic and ascii versions.

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