Impression of the EGC 2024 in Toulouse

By Tony Claasen | Articles | 21.08.2024 14:29

My impression of 2 weeks EGC in Toulouse My impressions of what was a little more than 2 weeks filled with go and meeting friends. The day of traveling to Toulouse from Hamburg, via Frankfurt started with my plane being delayed because in Frankfurt some climate activists had occupied part… Read more...

Path to 1-dan – Lessons with a Kyu Player

By Artem Kachanovskyi | Articles | 18.06.2024 13:47

“Path to 1-dan” chapter from the European Go Journal Below we share an article from the March & April 2024 edition of the European Go Journal – a chapter from our educational series “Path to 1-dan – Lessons with a Kyu Player”. Enjoy! Artem Kachanovskyi Matt Partridge Ian Polak-Kime Artem: Matt Partridge… Read more...

Prague tournament – Old Hunter´s Cup

By Vladimir Danek | Articles | 19.05.2024 8:01

The 52nd Prague Tournament held on 26-28 April attracted 169 go players from 26 countries and confirmed its position among 2 or 3 greatest European tournaments. The top group consisting of 20 players was probably stronger than the European Championship, not all 6 dans managed to get in. After 6… Read more...

Luxembourg holds Go tournaments again

By Wilhelm Bühler | Articles | 03.05.2024 5:50

8th Luxembourg Go Tournament was won by Jonas Welticke from Germany and was organized in collaboration between the Confucius Institute Luxembourg, the Luxembourg Go Association and the Badischer Go-Verein from Karlsruhe/Germany. Last month, after a long break, the university campus in Belval, Luxembourg, hosted the eagerly awaited 8th Luxembourg Go… Read more...

EYGC 2024 in Hamburg

By Tony Claasen | Articles | 07.04.2024 17:05

A week full of challenges in Hamburg. The start of a week filled with go in Hamburg was for the 20th Mausefalle in Hamburg-Harburg. The winner of this tournament is Christopher Kacwin 5d Germany. Results Mausefalle During this weekend the DDGM 2023 (German Women’s Championship) was also played.The DDGM 2023… Read more...

Free Go workshop for more than 500 participants in Poland’s capital, Warsaw

By Tomasz Andrzejewski | Articles | 05.04.2024 13:07

As a step towards carrying out the mission to popularize the game, the Polish Go Association inaugurated with Ministry and Warsaw City government officials free Go game workshops for beginners, where more than 507 persons signed up! Yesterday, as a step towards carrying out the mission to popularize the game,… Read more...

Let’s Study with AI: Fragment from PGETC Game

By Artem Kachanovskyi | Articles | 02.04.2024 6:05

“Let’s Study with AI” chapter from the European Go Journal Below we share an article from the January & February 2024 edition of the European Go Journal – a chapter from our educational series “Let’s Study with AI”. Enjoy! Dia. 1. A fragment from the game This board position is… Read more...

2023 – important year for Poland and summary of 3rd “China Town” Weiqi Cup

By Tomasz Andrzejewski | Articles | 30.12.2023 19:25

2023 was a very dynamic development of the Go community in Poland, where one of the largest tournaments in the history of Eastern Europe and the largest tournament in the history of Poland took place. This article summarizes 2023 in Poland, presenting growing interest in the game of Go in… Read more...

8th Silk Road Tournament, Shaya, China, 10-13 October, 2023

By Mirta Medak | Articles | 07.11.2023 20:50

The 8th Silk Road International City Weiqi Open was held in Shaya, Xinjiang province, China. It was organized by the Chinese Weiqi Association and Sports Federation of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, with help of People’s Government of Shaya County. The 8th Silk Road International City Weiqi Open was held… Read more...

Grand Slam 2023 – a background and excerpts from the tournament

By Jana Hricova | Articles | 01.11.2023 9:54

The Grand Slam 2023 was held in Prague, Czechia, on 19th – 22nd October 2023. Many intense games were played, and victory went to Mateusz Surma. Here is a small recap of the event through the eyes of the organisers! It has been our dream to organise the Grand Slam… Read more...