Confucius Cup in Dublin: A Weekend Full of Surprises

By Milena Boclé | Articles | 09.10.2023 5:28

Stones dancing on the board, big fights for the first place, 10 kyu mistakes, unexpected results, cliffs and much more: what happened during the Confucius Cup in Dublin on September 22-24? To find out, you have only one option…read 🙂 It was a beautiful afternoon. The sun was shin…wait, no,… Read more...

A journey to Korea, part 3

By Tony Claasen | Articles | 12.09.2023 6:53

Murphy left the house 🙂 Recovered from a tiresome journey, time to work on the promotion of Baduk, Go and Weiqi in Europe. Visiting Samsung, TYGEM, BiBa, PBA and KBA aswell is some sightseeing in Seoul. After a great day at the conference a new day and new challenges started… Read more...

A journey to Korea, part 2

By Tony Claasen | Articles | 10.09.2023 18:37

Less Murphy and more friends who love to play Baduk. The 1st International Conference on Go Studies “Go in the Era of AI” at the Myongji University Travelling back from Gwangju to Seoul was thanks to Mrs. Hyanghee Kim a piece of cake.She drove and I was able to sleep… Read more...

A journey to Korea, part 1

By Tony Claasen | Articles | 09.09.2023 10:46

Travelling, Murphy, Friends and Baduk At the EGC2023 in Leipzig I met Chaiwoo Choi and Hong Jang Hoon, talking about spreading go and Tygem. After several friendly talks, some beers and a dinner at a Greek restaurant, the idea for me to visit Korea was placed in my brain. After… Read more...

Lonely chessboard in atari in a bar, a precursor sign on the eve of an incredible event: European Women Go championship 2023

By Milena Boclé | Articles | 01.06.2023 19:09

On May 12, as the light was slightly declining but not enough to give a strong signal of “hey hey night’s here, time to go to beee-eeed!”, girls and honourable less younger women were crossing the paved streets of the French City of Strasbourg to go to a student bar…Wait,… Read more...

51st Prague Tournament

By Vladimir Danek | Articles | 24.05.2023 14:45

The Prague Go Tournament was held during 3 days on 29 April – 1 May in its traditional place, Hotel Duo, with 157 players from 22 countries. Top group featured 20 players 5-dan and stronger, among them 3 European professionals Stanislaw Frejlak, Ali Jabarin, Pavol Lisy, European champion Ben0 and… Read more...

50th Paris International Tournament

By Ralf Wurzinger | Articles | 17.05.2023 18:04

This year’s Paris International Tournament was held for the 3rd time at the prestigious École Normale Supérieure (ENS) in the famous Latin Quarter of Paris. It gathered 200 players including 59 players from 20 different foreign countries. The tournament also featured in the EGF Grand Prix as a Bonus Point… Read more...

Who will be the next European Pro?

By Nicholas Roussos | Articles | 18.02.2023 19:11

Eight of the strongest amateur European Go players start the battle next weekend, in Brno, to win the European Pro title. Eight of the strongest amateur European Go players are battling next weekend to win the European Pro title. The 7th European Pro Qualification, supported by CEGO, is taking place… Read more...

Grenoble 2 weeks Go events – Chapter 3

By Milena Boclé | Articles | 13.02.2023 18:09

“Go is like snowboard that is like life: tough.” Proverb from the Go mountains. A brief story in several chapters about 2 weeks of Go events CHAPTER 3 – Or how a new and last chapter of this unforgettable double week is now written under your eyes Mountaaaaaaaaaaaaaains Because all… Read more...

Grenoble 2 weeks Go events – Chapter 2

By Milena Boclé | Articles | 13.02.2023 18:05

“Go is like snowboard that is like life: tough.” Proverb from the Go mountains. A brief story in several chapters about 2 weeks of Go events CHAPTER 2 – THE TIGGRE – ELLIE CUP or how “I surrender…but I was winning… if I didn’t die…’’ became a normal sentence One… Read more...