Korean Ambassador's Cup

By Pavol Lisy | News | 24.04.2017 19:55

The 46th Prague Go Tournament, the Korean Ambassador's Cup, was held on the week-end of the 22th – 23th April in Prague, Czech Republic. It is the oldest tournament in the Czech Republic, with a long tradition that is now 46 years old, and it is also one of the biggest events in Czechia. A total of 111 players from 15 different countries participated in the competition, and 12 of them were 5 dan and above.  Read more...

Paris Tournament 2017

By Viktor Lin | News | 18.04.2017 23:35 | Comments: 3

The Easter tournament in Paris, sponsored by Variantes and Guo Juan's Go School, took place from 15 to 17 April. Overall, the tournament attracted 135 players, including several of Europe's best players to make an exceptionally strong top group.  Read more...

Lausanne open IGC 2017

By Pavol Lisy | News | 11.04.2017 9:44

The Open IGC 2017 go tournament was held on the weekend of the 8th-9th of April in Lausanne, Switzerland. The free accommodation and good prizes attracted around 40 players, among whom were 3 EGF Professionals, a former Korean insei and a few 6 dan players.  Read more...

European Pair Go Championship 2017 - Second day

By Laura Avram | News | 03.04.2017 21:43

The 2nd day of the tournament came with high expectations for the players. Some decisive games were about to take place and the time pressure would do anything but make the battles any easier.   Read more...

European Pair go Championship 2017 - First day

By Yue Li | News | 02.04.2017 11:05

The 20th Pair go Championship takes place on the weekend of the 1st and 2nd of April in Strasbourg. This year the annual event has attracted 28 pairs from across Europe, amongst the representatives are male and female players at the very top level in Europe.  Read more...

Grand Slam Qualification Tournament, 25-26.03.2017, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

By Laura Avram | News | 28.03.2017 11:02 | Comments: 1

8 top European players gathered together this weekend in Cluj-Napoca, the heart of Transylvania, to play the Qualification Tournament for the Grand Slam.  Read more...

Niš Open 2017

By Pavol Lisy | News | 20.03.2017 22:41

This week-end, on 18th – 19th March, the Niš Open was held in the City of Niš, Serbia. The event was organized as a celebration of the 45th anniversary of the Niš Go Club and as was promised in the invitation, it really was a week-end of the tournament, with gifts, prizes, and parties, all while playing go. Therefore, this big event attracted 73 players from 14 countries.
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Next Season in EGF Academy starting on 27 March

By Viktor Lin | News | 16.03.2017 19:58

Season 5 of the EGF Academy is about to start on 27 March. Having restructured some parts of the EGF Academy, we are recruiting new students and calling for supporters who want to profit while contributing!  Read more...

The Irish Confucius Cup

By Pavol Lisy | News | 05.03.2017 19:29 | Comments: 3

On the weekend of 04-05 March, The Irish Confucius Cup was held in Dublin, Ireland. Tournaments in Go, Chinese Chess and Chess were combined together to make this big event, as well as other activities such as commentary by professional players and simultaneous games. Thanks to the generous sponsorship and good organizers, everything was well prepared, the ambiance during the tournament was really enjoyable and it was all happening in the very nice venue in the heart of Dublin’s city center.   Read more...