German and Ukrainian Go Youth Friendship Match

By Marc Oliver Rieger | News | 23.10.2016 12:20

On Saturday, October 22, the German and Ukrainian Go Youth played an online friendship tournament. The idea to this tournament arose after a visit of Nataliia Rusanovska, mother of two go playing children from Kiev to a German go tournament where a contact to the German Go Federation was established.… Read more...

Seminar on Didactics of Strategic Games

By Daniela Trinks | News | 15.10.2016 2:44

About 40 teachers from 15 countries gathered for the ‘Seminar on Didactics of Strategic Games’ at Cambridge University, sharing their expertise on teaching Go, chess and other games at schools. A variety of relevant topics were covered such as learning psychology, teaching methods & materials, business models of educational programs,… Read more...

Lukas Krämer defends his title in German Championship

By Fabian Bambusch | News | 05.10.2016 22:25

Lukas Krämer 6d won in the German Go Championship last weekend, defending his title from last year. Zhang Yi 5d is vice champion. Frankfurt was the venue for this year’s German Go Championship finals from September 30th until October 3rd. Lukas Krämer 6d won handily, having been undefeated during the entire… Read more...

The European Student Team Championship, 8-9 September 2016 – Tournament review

By Laura Avram | News | 28.09.2016 13:31

The first edition of the European Student Team Championship took place on the 8th and 9th of September 2016 in the city of Petrozavodsk, in Russia, alongside with the Russian Student Championship and the All-Russia Karelia Cup. In the last couple of years the student championships became more and more… Read more...

The European Student Go Championship 2016

By Laura Avram | News | 28.09.2016 11:03

The European Student Go Championship took place this year on the 24th and 25th September in Amstelveen at the European Go Cultural Centre. Five rounds, each with a thinking time of 1 hour main time and 15 stones/5 minutes byo-yomi, were played in order to decide the European Student Champion.… Read more...

Moravian Open 2016, Brno

By Laura Avram | News | 04.09.2016 16:08

The Moravian Go Open, best known among Go players as the Brno tournament, took place between the September 2nd and 4th. The tournament took place for the 15th at Santon Hotel. The Moravian Go Open, best known among Go players as the Brno tournament, took place between September 2nd and… Read more...

The European Women Go Championship 2016, Belgium

By Laura Avram | News | 22.08.2016 21:40

The European Women Go Championship took place this year on the 20th and 21st of August in Belgium, in the charming city of Antwerp, once a prominent port. The event took place in a modern, lively youth hostel in the city centre, which provided an excellent opportunity to promote the… Read more...

European Women’s Go Championship 2016

By Tony Atkins | News | 20.08.2016 12:38

The European Women’s Go Championship 2016 was held in Antwerp, Belgium, on 20th and 21st August. It was played at the Pulcinella Youth Hostel. The European Women’s Go Championship 2016 was held in Antwerp, Belgium, on 20th and 21st August. It was played at the Pulcinella Youth Hostel.   Game… Read more...

60th European Go Congress Ends in St Petersburg

By Tony Atkins | News | 06.08.2016 20:14

The 60th European Go Congress closed in St Petersburg with the closing cermony on Saturday 6th August, just after the end of the European Open. Of the 597 players in this Kim Young-Sam, 7d Korea, was the best taking the Open title on tie break. The 60th European Go Congress… Read more...

Annual General Meeting 2016, some Updates

By Lorenz Trippel | News | 01.08.2016 18:49

Like last year 22 countries sent a representative to the assembly. With different numbers of votes for each country, the majority was reached at 26 votes. Some countries have only 1 vote because of a reduced membership fee, most countries have 2 votes and the bigger countries like Russia, Germany,… Read more...