In memoriam Erik Puyt (1961 – 2024)

By egf_admin | News | 13.05.2024 17:29

Erik Puyt passed away unexpectedly on 17th April. We can only look back in admiration at what he meant for the Go world. May he rest in peace. On April 17 Erik Puyt passed away unexpectedly. He suffered from cancer for some time, but there were no signs that it… Read more...

Steffi Hebsacker died on May 11, 2024 at the age of 56.

By Tony Claasen | News | 13.05.2024 15:07

Most people know Steffi as the owner of Hebsacker Verlag and as a tireless tournament player who was present at so many tournaments large and small as a participant or with the Hebsacker stand. Dear Go friends, Steffi Hebsacker died on May 11, 2024 at the age of 56. Most… Read more...

SEYGO tournament at the 66th EGC in Toulouse

By Damir Medak | News | 08.05.2024 9:46

The second SEYGO tournament of Season Six of Saijo European Youth Go Tour project will be played in Toulouse, France, on July 26-27 (Friday and Saturday), parallel to Pandanet Teams Finals, finishing just before the opening of the 66th European Go Congress. The second SEYGO tournament of Season Six of… Read more...

European PairGo Championships, April 19-21, Dubrovnik, Croatia

By Damir Medak | News | 24.04.2024 10:46

The 25th European PairGo Champonships was held in Dubrovnik, Croatia. After 5 exciting rounds, the winners were Milena Bocle, 3d, and Florent Labouret, 5d, from France. Laura Avram, 3d, and Denis Dobranis, 5d, from Romania, were second and Jitka Bartova, 3d, and Ondrej Silt, 6d, from Czechia came third. Altogether,… Read more...

Selection of European players for the World Youth Go Championship 2024

By Nicholas Roussos | News | 07.04.2024 6:49

A committee of three professional players analyzed the data after EYGC2024 and selected the six players to represent Europe in World Youth Go Championship 2024. A two weeks window time was announced to the community to react in case there are any complaints/issues with the current selection. This is important… Read more...

AI-Inspired Conference at EGC2024 and 2nd Go Promotion Awards by International Society of Go Studies

By Artem Kachanovskyi | News | 09.03.2024 22:23

Announcements of the 2nd International Conference on Go Studies at EGC2024 and the 2nd ISGS Go Promotion Awards 2024 We thought that these announcements from the January & February edition of the European Go Journal would be extremely interesting for the European go community, so we shared them with you below. Enjoy!… Read more...

TIGGRE-ELLIE Cup 2024: The VIth edition

By Augustin Noir | News | 08.02.2024 16:28

The 6th edition of the TIGGRE – Ellie cup tournament took place in Grenoble, France, at the end of January. This tournament is one of the biggest in Europe, with over 150 participants and is a Bonus Point Class B tournament in the European Grand Prix circuit. At the end… Read more...

European Youth Go Championship and Go Camp

By Tony Claasen | News | 21.01.2024 16:23

The EYGC will be from the 20th of March to the 23rd of March Before the championship we will organise a Go-camp for all youth players that are interested. The EYGC will be from the 20th of March to the 23rdh of March 2024. Before the championship we will organise… Read more...

Grand Prix Finale in London!

By egf_admin | News | 28.12.2023 16:15

Grand Prix Finale at the London Mind Sports Center. Check the website. The Grand Prix Finale is being played in London, in parallel with the London Open.This tournament invites the most successful players of the year to compete. They all qualified by winning “bonus points” in tournaments of the Grand Prix series… Read more...

Andrii Kravets 1p to face world masters at the Samsung Cup in Korea!

By Milena Boclé | News | 12.11.2023 11:27

The very prestigious Samsung Cup will start in mid-november, gathering 32 of the best players from Korea, China, Taiwan, Japan and…Europe! Andrii, as the 2023 European Champion, was invited to participate in the tournament as a wild card. The Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance World Baduk Master, also known as… Read more...