EGC 2023 in Leipzig, Germany

By Nicholas Roussos | News | 10.12.2022 11:00

EGC 2023 is taking place in Leipzig, Germany. Web site is operational and registrations are open with early bird fee available! The EGC 2023 was awarded to Germany. You can already register on the EGC 2023 website and enjoy the early bird fee. “The European Go Congress is an annual event held… Read more...

42. Berliner Kranich Tournament: a tournament that survived atomic explosion

By Liubov Krainova | News | 07.12.2022 19:27

This weekend, 26-27th of November, one of the oldest and most historical European Go tournaments took place in Berlin. Tradition of this tournament goes back to 1981, when it was carried in German Democratic Republic for the first time. Having survived the collapse of the Sowiet Union, Chernobyl nuclear disaster,… Read more...

Jonas Welticke wins CEGO Grand Slam 2022

By Nicholas Roussos | News | 06.12.2022 23:00

Jonas Welticke (6D) from Germany, won the CEGO Grand Slam 2022 Jonas Welticke (6D) from Germany, won the CEGO Grand Slam 2022, winning against three European professionals along the way. Second was Pavol Lisy (2p) from Slovakia and third Fredrick Blomback (6D) from Sweden. Read more...

Polish Go Championship 2022: make tea, not ko!

By Liubov Krainova, Maksym Wałaszewski | News | 03.12.2022 18:32

From the 10th to the 13th of November, the Polish Go Championship 2022 took place in Poznań, a city in western-central Poland. Poznań is known for its universities, colourful old town and fighting goats as its symbol. From the 10th to the 13th of November, the Polish Go Championship 2022… Read more...

CEGO Grand Slam 2022

By Nicholas Roussos | News | 22.11.2022 22:45

16 players lined up for this year’s Grand Slam! Everything is now ready for the CEGO Grand Slam 2022 to take place in Nis, Serbia on 1-4 December, 2023. This is an invitation-tournament of the European Go Federation for 16 players. Last weekend the Grand Slam qualification tournament in Hamburg… Read more...

France’s Ariane Ougier and Benjamin Dréan-Guénaïzia Become the New European Pair Go Champions.

By Antoine Fenech | News | 21.10.2022 7:10

An overview of the recently-concluded European Pair Go Championship Twenty-one pairs took part in the 24th European Pair Go Championship that was played on October 8th–9th in Strasbourg, France. Two pairs were undefeated after three rounds and played for the title on Sunday. Ariane Ougier and Benjamin Dréan-Guénaïzia defeated Zhao… Read more...

Pandanet season starts with Leagues A and B

By Nicholas Roussos | News | 16.10.2022 11:20

Leagues A and B will kick off this Tuesday, 18th October. Full schedule is available the Pandanet site. The 13th Pandanet Go European Team Championship season 2022-2023 will start on Tuesday 18th October with the leagues A and B scheduled to start together. Team Captains have been contacted and the… Read more...

Confucius Cup 2022 in Dublin

By Eoghan Barry | News | 02.10.2022 13:53

Overview of this year’s Confucius Cup, which took place in Dublin on September 23-25 It sometimes feels as though events are conspiring against the Confucius Cup. In 2018 the tournament was all but cancelled when the biggest snowstorm in living memory hit Dublin, shutting down the airport and public transport… Read more...

European Women’s Go Championship 2022

By Benjamin Dréan-Guénaïzia | News | 27.09.2022 14:20

The European Women’s Go Championship took place in Budapest on the 24th/25th of September Following the same waves as other tournaments; after a 2 year long online hiatus, the EWGC came back live in the wonderful city of Budapest on the 24th/25th of September. The organizing team was composed of… Read more...

Martin Ruzicka (4d, Germany) new European Student Champion

By Marc Oliver Rieger | News | 25.09.2022 14:49

An overview of the European Student Championship, which took place on September 17th–18th in Trier, Germany. On September 17th–18th, the European Student Go Championship took place in Trier, in the West of Germany. The organisation of the first post-pandemic ESGC was at rather short-notice, and some participants even had to… Read more...