World Youth Goe Championship at Stahleck Castle, Bacharach, Germany, sponsored by the Ing Foundation, 18-23 July 2018

By Michael Marz | News | 01.08.2018 21:37

For the first time ever, the World Youth Goe Championship took place in Germany. It was the 35th Championship of its kind, and it was for the seventh time in Europe.
Alltogether 22 players from East and South East Asia, America and Europe played five rounds in two categories Under-16 and Under-12, and the best four played out the champions in semifinals and finals. The winners of both sections came from China: Lǐ Zéruì (1p, Under-16) and Xiào Zébīn (6d, Under-12). During the medieval farewell banquet, both winners were knighted by the jester of the castle.  Read more...

Moyo Open Tournament, Bonus Point C, Pardubice, the Czech Republic, 13th - 15th of July 2018

By Jana Hricova | News | 26.07.2018 20:26

Fourty four players from six countries (Czechia, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, Ukraine and Serbia) participated in the Moyo Open Tournament, which was held in Pardubice, the Czech Republic, during 13th - 15th of July 2018, as a part of Chess and Games Festival. Not only was the tournament included in the Bonus Point Tour, but it was also a last chance to improve your rating before the European Championship (EC) in Pisa, thus gaining a better position in the initial chart of the EC pairing.  Read more...

Meeting Cho Hye-yeon 9p in Seoul

By Tony Claasen | Interviews | 12.07.2018 16:02

An interview with one of the strongest professional female go players of today.
Cho Hye-yeon is one of only five Females holding the 9p rank.  Read more...

Studying Baduk, Go, Weiqi in BIBA

By Tony Claasen | Articles | 12.07.2018 15:56

BIBA (Blackie's International Baduk Academy) where you can study both online and offline (at the school in Seoul)  Read more...

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance World Masters Baduk 2018 - Preliminary

By Tony Claasen | Articles | 12.07.2018 15:27 | Comments: 2

In Seoul the preliminaries of several groups was played in the building of the KBA.  Read more...

Youngsam Kim undefeated in Amstelveen

By Kim Ouweleen | News | 28.06.2018 15:46

The 47th Amsterdam International Go Tournament took place from 10-13 May in the European Go Cultural Centre. A total of 94 players competed. Korean-born Youngsam Kim 8 dan, who lives in Jena (DE), won all 7 games and took first place. Second place was for Tanguy Le Calvé 6 dan (FR), who edged out third place finisher Dohyup Kim 7 dan (KR).   Read more...

Zagreb Open – European Grand Prix Bonus C

By Damir Medak | Articles | 09.06.2018 18:48

This year, the Croatian Open Go Championship was a Level C Bonus tournament in the European Grand Prix. Altogether, 46 players from nine different countries played in the tournament. This was an increase of 50% compared to the previous edition in 2017. It was an excellent opportunity for the top Croatian players to play in a tournament with young members of EGF Academy. The largest and strongest tournament in Croatia since EGC 2002 started smoothly on Saturday, 26th May 2017, in the air-conditioned classrooms of the Alojzija Stepinca Elementary School. After the 1st round, we had a reception by the principal of the school, attended by a lot of school teachers and parents.   Read more...

Second Croatian Go Week, May 21-27, 2018, with Catalin Taranu, 5p

By Damir Medak | Articles | 09.06.2018 18:22

For the second year, the Croatian Go Alliance (HIGOU) is performing a go project in several schools in different cities of Croatia. This year, the project name is “Go – the game with(out) boundaries”. The partners are one kindergarten, four primary schools (Jastrebarsko, Lipovljani, Velika Gorica and Zagreb), two secondary schools (Zagreb and Kutina), one special education center (Velika Gorica), and the mathematical society from Tuhelj. The project is financed for one school year (ending in August 2018) by the Croatian Ministry of Science and Education. We appreciate the kind support of the Nihon ki-in, the Embassy of Japan to Croatia and the European Go Federation very much.  Read more...

Gian-Carlo Pascutto - The man behind LeelaZero

Interviews | 24.05.2018 21:44 | Comments: 7

An interview with Gian-Carlo Pascutto the author of LeelaZero, the popular professional level program.  Read more...