Europe has new youth champions!

By Pavol Lisy | News | 29.03.2016 20:26

European Youth Go Championship was held this week-end (from March 25 to 27, 2016) in Subotica-Palić, the north of Serbia. 130 European children from 17 countries were fighting in three categories: under 12, under 16 and under 20. This big tournament was not only the determination of the next champions, but also a qualification for the World Youth Goe Championship (for U12 and U16) and Globis Cup in Japan (for U20)  Read more...

In the "aftermath" of AlphaGo - Opinions of Professional Go Players + Some Questions Answered by FanHui

News | 11.02.2016 19:22

Some people do not want computers to undermine the mystery of Go, others are happy to have a new tool to improve their skills. I guess its impact on Go industry depends on how we publicize the new development.   Read more...

AI technologies hit the Go World

By Pavol Lisy | News | 05.02.2016 9:25

Last week, shocking news have hit the Go World. A Go-program called AlphaGo, developed by Google DeepMind beat our 3-times European Champion Fan Hui 5 to 0 in an official match played in October 2015. This is the first time that a computer beat a professional Go player in an even match. Most people expected this to happen 5-10 years later, that is why everyone is so surprised. Find an interview with a computer expert, the creator of PachiBot.  Read more...

The Russian Youth Go Championships

By Pavol Lisy | News | 21.01.2016 12:25

The Russian Youth Go Championships was held this weekend (January 16-17) in Moscow. 76 participants took part in this great event, and many of them made incredible achievement. It seems that future strong players are growing up in Russia.  Read more...

Russia wins european online youth team championship!

By Marc Oliver Rieger | News | 18.01.2016 21:54 | Comments: 1

The second European Youth Team Championship finished on 16th of January. This year, twelve teams from 15 countries took part. Newcomers were Switzerland and Austria who joined forces with the Italian team. After four rounds, the decision on the top was as narrow as possible...  Read more...

The 2nd ZhuGang Cup - All European teams Qualified after 3 Rounds + Results

News | 16.12.2015 12:45 | Comments: 1

The second ZhuGang Cup World Team Go Championship takes place from 15th to 23rd December in BaiYun hotel, GuangZhou.  Read more...

The French Youth Congress visited by Jyeon Park, 4 dan Professional

News | 12.12.2015 18:56

The yearly event of French Youth Congress, took place from 17 to 24 October had the pleasure to welcome the visit of Mrs. Jyeon Park 4 dan professional this year.   Read more...

The 18th International Go-Tournament "Go to Innovation"

By Pavol Lisy | News | 15.11.2015 21:22 | Comments: 1

The 18th International Go-Tournament "Go to Innovation" was held this week-end (November 13-15) in Berlin, Germany. Although the tournament is very interesting for its special rules and big prizes, the number of players was relatively small in comparasion with previous years.   Read more...

XXI Japanese Ambassador Cup in Russia and a press conference

By Pavol Lisy | News | 31.10.2015 13:53 | Comments: 1

XXI Japanese Ambassador Cup in Russia, the biggest and the oldest Russian tournament, was held this weekend (from 24th to 25th October) in Moscow. The playing hall with a capacity of 160 players seemed to be too small for such a big number of interested players.
2 days before the tournament started, a big press conference was held at the Russia Today INA, where many big names took part.  Read more...