European Youth Go Championship 2025 – A Personal Reflection on an Unforgettable Event

By Mihaela Taranu | News | 14.03.2025 17:05

The European Youth Go Championship (EYGC) 2025, held from March 6-9 at the historic Cazinoul Băilor Museum Center in Vatra Dornei, Romania, was more than just a tournament. It was a celebration of youth, strategy, and the rich tradition of Go. Hosting this prestigious event in Vatra Dornei — a… Read more...

Rita Pocsai 5d wins the SENKO CUP World Go Women’s Championship 2025!!

By Milena Boclé | International | 14.03.2025 10:09

The SENKO CUP World Go Women’s Championship 2025 was held in Tokyo on March 14th for amateurs. Rita Pocsai 5d, Manja Marz 4d and Olesia Malko 4d participated in the tournament and..Rita won! This article is an happy update of the previous one about the SENKO CUP (you’ll find there… Read more...

Upcoming with 3 top Europeans: the SENKO Cup World Go Women’s Championship!

By Milena Boclé | International | 13.03.2025 17:58

A major event is starting in just a couple of days – The SENKO Cup, a world women tournament played in Tokyo, Japan. Three European representative will take part in this big event! Ladies and gentlemen, but of course, mostly ladies – the time for rejoicing is here: The SENKO… Read more...

Olesia Malko 4d and Bende Barcza 3d win the European Youth Go Championship 2025

By Milena Boclé | News | 13.03.2025 8:34

The European Youth Go Championship 2025 took place in Vatra Dornei, Romania, on March 6-8. It gathered more than 100 players under 18 and 12 years old. The 30th European Youth Go Championship 2025 took place in the beautiful Museum Center  ‘Casinoul Bailor” in  Vatra Dornei, Romania, on March 6-8.… Read more...

Path to 1-dan – Lessons with a Kyu Player

By Artem Kachanovskyi | Articles | 26.02.2025 8:56

The “Path to 1-dan” chapter from the November & December edition of the European Go Journal Below we share an article from the November & December 2024 edition of the European Go Journal – a chapter from our educational series “Path to 1-dan – Lessons with a Kyu Player”. Enjoy! Artem Kachanovskyi… Read more...

TIGGRE – Ellie Cup 2025: A round in the dark, a big success, and a winner (Chimin Oh 8d!)

By Warren Aim | Articles | 20.02.2025 7:03

The Grenoble International Tournament “TIGGRE” – Ellie Cup 2025 was a large success this year, attracting 150 players from the continent and a very powerful top-group! TIGGRE – Ellie Cup 2025: A first time at Lycée Vaucanson! New venue, new format, new lighting… Let’s take a look back at our… Read more...

Andrii Kravets wins the “Tsinghua Weiqi Foundation Cup” 8th European Pro Championship!

By Milena Boclé | European Pros | 17.02.2025 21:13

The 8th European Pro Championship took place in Vienna, Go7 go club, on February 13-16. 7 European Pro players participated in a round robin tournament. Andrii Kravets 2p, actual 2-times-in-a-row-European-Champion, won the tournament! This was also a qualifier for the European team in the Pro Chinese League C. This past… Read more...

Benjamin Dréan-Guénaïzia qualifies to become the 10th EGF pro

By Milena Boclé | News | 16.02.2025 8:30

After what felt like an eternity for both the players and the audience, the 11-round Pro Qualification tournament concluded with the victory of French Champion Benjamin Dréan-Guénaïzia 7d! He will officially join the ranks of EGF professionals in during EGC in Warsaw, in July 2025. After the last edition in… Read more...

Overview of European Go in 2024

By Artem Kachanovskyi | Articles | 11.02.2025 19:00

Overview of European Go in 2024 – an article from the November & December 2024 edition of the European Go Journal The article below is taken from the November & December 2024 edition of the European Go Journal. Subscribe on Patreon to receive future issues of this magazine automatically. The European go… Read more...

Lanke Cup European Pro Qualification – February 10-16th

By Milena Boclé | News | 02.02.2025 14:44

The 10th EGF pro will be decided after 6 days of tournament, among 12 players taking part in this 8th professional qualification. The event will take place from February 10 to 16th in Vienna, Go7 Go Club. Here we are, almost there, on the edge to get our 10th EGF… Read more...