Founded in 1981, it aims to promote the game of Go in Singapore and improve the skills of local Go players.
[1] To achieve its objective, professional players from China are hired to conduct lessons, and tournaments are regularly organized.
The current chairman is Kwa Kim Chiong (Chinese: 柯金章; pinyin: Ke Jin Zhang).
For a number of years, the Singapore Weiqi Association received support from the Ing Foundation.
The Singapore Weiqi Association has successfully hosted several inter-country tournaments and organized visits from many Go professionals from China, Japan and Korea.