The EGC 2024 in a big nutshell with thousands of games and a European Champion

By Milena Boclé | Articles | 25.08.2024 11:30

The 66th European Go Congress took place in Toulouse from July 25th to August 10th, gathering more than 1000 players. This two weeks go events counted close to 8000 games with various go tournaments, starting with the SEYGO, the Pandanet Team Final, the European Championship, Main Open, Rapid, Blitz, 13×13,… Read more...

Impression of the EGC 2024 in Toulouse

By Tony Claasen | Articles | 21.08.2024 14:29

My impression of 2 weeks EGC in Toulouse My impressions of what was a little more than 2 weeks filled with go and meeting friends. The day of traveling to Toulouse from Hamburg, via Frankfurt started with my plane being delayed because in Frankfurt some climate activists had occupied part… Read more...

A tense weekend with titles – Pandanet Go European Team Championship and SEYGO

By Milena Boclé | News | 30.07.2024 7:16

As the European Go Congress started, the final rounds of the Pandanet Go European Go Championship took place in Toulouse, France, the host city for this fortnight’s big event. In parallel, the SEYGO tournament 2024 was running with its two categories – under 12 and under 18. As the European… Read more...

One week of Go in Vatra Dornei, Romania

By egf_admin | News | 19.07.2024 6:21

World Youth Go Championship will be in Europe this year! Visit and meet top youth compete, maybe one of the next top pros. It is not often that the World Youth Go Championship visits Europe. Even so, this is the second time that this prestigious event is organized in Romania.… Read more...

Path to 1-dan – Lessons with a Kyu Player

By Artem Kachanovskyi | Articles | 18.06.2024 13:47

“Path to 1-dan” chapter from the European Go Journal Below we share an article from the March & April 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 Matt Partridge Ian Polak-Kime Artem: Matt Partridge… Read more...

The European Pro team fighting in the Chinese League C

By Milena Boclé | European Pros | 10.06.2024 5:40

From May 31st to June 7th, four European professional players attended the Chinese League C in Hangzhou. Mateusz Surma 3p, Andrii Kravets 1p, Stanisław Frejlak 1p and Tanguy Le Calvé 1p fought in the seven-round tournament. From May 31st to June 7th, four European professional players attended the Chinese League… Read more...

The “2nd Latin American Weiqi Championship Circuit- Quzhou Lanke Cup” ends with its 10th series.

By Tony Claasen | International | 29.05.2024 6:55

The Quzhou Lanke Cup – 2nd Latin American Weiqi Championship Circuit, sponsored by the Chinese Weiqi Association…… Report by Emil García- President of the Ibero American Go Federation The Quzhou Lanke Cup – 2nd Latin American Weiqi Championship Circuit, sponsored by the Chinese Weiqi Association ended with the Venezuelan series… Read more...

Affensprung 2024

By Tony Claasen | News | 26.05.2024 8:32

After 4 years of silence and no tournaments in Hamburg…… After 4 years of silence and no tournaments in Hamburg, this year all restarted with the Harburg Mausefalle, and now the annual Tournament “Der Hamburger Affensprung” during the weekend of Pentecost has returned on the Go Calendar. Normally a cause… Read more...

polgote.com – the new platform for booking Go lessons

By Mateusz Surma | News | 26.05.2024 5:53

The worldwide go community now has a dedicated platform for booking go lessons!The Marketplace of Online Go Lessons, or in other words the booking platform for connecting students with teachers for online go lessons, has been launched at https://polgote.com/ Who is this platform intended for?a) For every player who wants… Read more...

Prague tournament – Old Hunter´s Cup

By Vladimir Danek | Articles | 19.05.2024 8:01

The 52nd Prague Tournament held on 26-28 April attracted 169 go players from 26 countries and confirmed its position among 2 or 3 greatest European tournaments. The top group consisting of 20 players was probably stronger than the European Championship, not all 6 dans managed to get in. After 6… Read more...