Lukas Podpera 7d takes 3rd place at the World Amateur Go Championship!

By Milena Boclé | International | 14.09.2026 9:36

Lukas Podpera 7d, one of Europe strongest players, represented Czechia at the 46th World Amateur Go Championship. After 8 tough rounds, he finished 3rd, a rare historical achievement for Europe. We asked him a few question to celebrate this. Read more...

“EGD Insights” – what is this new tool to play with Go data?

By Milena Boclé | Interviews | 03.12.2025 9:32

A new tool appeared in the European Go Community, “EGD insights”, developed by Matt Marsh (UK). This website gathers data from the European Go Database (EGD), allowing visitors to play a little with it. Let’s ask Matt a few questions about it! Have you ever wondered how your country is… Read more...

Interview with Janusz Kraszek, Sponsor of EGC2025 and Former European Champion

By Artem Kachanovskyi | Interviews | 10.01.2025 12:23

An interview with Janusz Kraszek, a sponsor of the 2025 European Go Congress in Warsaw and a former European Champion The article below is taken from the September & October edition of the European Go Journal. Subscribe on Patreon to receive future issues of this magazine automatically. Janusz Kraszek, businessman since… Read more...

Interview with Mr. Hongyun Chai, Sponsor of Weiqi Cups in Poland

By Artem Kachanovskyi | Interviews | 25.10.2024 7:43

An interview with Mr. Hongyun Chai, a sponsor of the “China Town” Weiqi Cups in Poland – an article taken from the July & August edition of the European Go Journal The 4th “China Town” Weiqi Cup took place in Warsaw earlier this month and brought together 156 participants including six professional… Read more...

Interview with Valerii Krushelnytskyi 7d about KPMC

By František Čáha | Interviews | 17.10.2024 6:00

Valerii Krushelnytskyi was the representant for Ukraine at the 19th Korea Prime Minister Cup, organised in Taebaek this year in September. After 7 rounds, Valerii ended-up with 6 victories, ranking at the 3rd place of the tournament. This interview, made by Frantisek Caha, is generously shared by Jena International Go… Read more...

Meet the new British Champion and runner up!

By Milena Boclé | Interviews | 21.09.2024 17:26

The British Go Championship final was a best-of-three game between two players we often see among the winners of major tournaments: Yang Yaoling 7d and Damen Woo 6d. We asked them to tell us more about themselves and the games. The British Go Championship took place on the 14th of… Read more...

An interview with Cornel Burzo 6d, winner of the European Grand Prix Finale 2023

By Milena Boclé | Interviews | 10.01.2024 17:01

Cornel Burzo 6d from Romania won the European Grand Prix Finale 2023, which took place at the very end of the year in London. Cornel is not a newcomer to the European Go scene and had pretty good results lately. In this interview, we try to corner Cornel to know… Read more...

Interview with Andrii Kravets 1p, European Champion

By Artem Kachanovskyi | Interviews | 01.10.2023 21:15

An interview Andrii Kravets 1p (2023 European Champion) taken from the August 2023 Edition of the European Go Journal In partnership with the European Go Journal, a series of articles taken from the most recent issues will appear here on the EGF website. The aim is to increase the visibility… Read more...

Excerpt from the Interview with Jan Šimara, Newly-Certified 1-Dan Professional

By Artem Kachanovskyi | Interviews | 23.05.2023 15:33

Excerpt from the Interview with Jan Šimara, Newly-Certified 1-Dan Professional Below you can see an excerpt from an interview with Jan Šimara, Europe’s newly-certified 1- dan professional. The complete article in the March 2023 edition of the European Go Journal includes the full story of his career as a go player, his… Read more...

The 41st WAGC: Interviews With Top European Participants

By Artem Kachanovskyi | Interviews | 23.06.2021 15:49

Interviews with Lukáš Podpěra 7d and Stanisław Frejlak 7d about their excellent results in the 41st WAGC This sample article is taken from the June edition of the European Go Journal. You’ll find plenty more articles like this one in each issue of the Journal; see the announcement of the… Read more...