In memoriam Erik Puyt (1961 – 2024)

By egf_admin | News | 13.05.2024 17:29

Erik Puyt passed away unexpectedly on 17th April. We can only look back in admiration at what he meant for the Go world. May he rest in peace. On April 17 Erik Puyt passed away unexpectedly. He suffered from cancer for some time, but there were no signs that it… Read more...

Steffi Hebsacker died on May 11, 2024 at the age of 56.

By Tony Claasen | News | 13.05.2024 15:07

Most people know Steffi as the owner of Hebsacker Verlag and as a tireless tournament player who was present at so many tournaments large and small as a participant or with the Hebsacker stand. Dear Go friends, Steffi Hebsacker died on May 11, 2024 at the age of 56. Most… Read more...

SEYGO tournament at the 66th EGC in Toulouse

By Damir Medak | News | 08.05.2024 9:46

The second SEYGO tournament of Season Six of Saijo European Youth Go Tour project will be played in Toulouse, France, on July 26-27 (Friday and Saturday), parallel to Pandanet Teams Finals, finishing just before the opening of the 66th European Go Congress. The second SEYGO tournament of Season Six of… Read more...

2nd Quzhou-Lanke Cup

By Stanisław Frejlak | International | 04.05.2024 14:35

In late April, Mateusz Surma, 3p, and Stanisław Frejlak, 1p, respresented Europe at the 2nd Quzhou-Lanke Cup. In recent years, the city of Quzhou has grown as an important hub for go in China. The Lanke Cup has become one of the world’s most prestigious competitions, featuring 48 top players… Read more...

Luxembourg holds Go tournaments again

By Wilhelm Bühler | Articles | 03.05.2024 5:50

8th Luxembourg Go Tournament was won by Jonas Welticke from Germany and was organized in collaboration between the Confucius Institute Luxembourg, the Luxembourg Go Association and the Badischer Go-Verein from Karlsruhe/Germany. Last month, after a long break, the university campus in Belval, Luxembourg, hosted the eagerly awaited 8th Luxembourg Go… Read more...

European PairGo Championships, April 19-21, Dubrovnik, Croatia

By Damir Medak | News | 24.04.2024 10:46

The 25th European PairGo Champonships was held in Dubrovnik, Croatia. After 5 exciting rounds, the winners were Milena Bocle, 3d, and Florent Labouret, 5d, from France. Laura Avram, 3d, and Denis Dobranis, 5d, from Romania, were second and Jitka Bartova, 3d, and Ondrej Silt, 6d, from Czechia came third. Altogether,… Read more...

European professional players at the 10th Ing Cup World Professional Go Championship

By Milena Boclé | International | 16.04.2024 17:23

Following the season’s great results for Mateusz Surma 3p and Andrii Kravets 1p, respectively first and second at the European Pro Championship held in March in Hamburg, our two European professional players have been invited to play the 10th Ing Cup World Professional Go Championship. On this page, we will… Read more...

EYGC 2024 in Hamburg

By Tony Claasen | Articles | 07.04.2024 17:05

A week full of challenges in Hamburg. The start of a week filled with go in Hamburg was for the 20th Mausefalle in Hamburg-Harburg. The winner of this tournament is Christopher Kacwin 5d Germany. Results Mausefalle During this weekend the DDGM 2023 (German Women’s Championship) was also played.The DDGM 2023… Read more...

Selection of European players for the World Youth Go Championship 2024

By Nicholas Roussos | News | 07.04.2024 6:49

A committee of three professional players analyzed the data after EYGC2024 and selected the six players to represent Europe in World Youth Go Championship 2024. A two weeks window time was announced to the community to react in case there are any complaints/issues with the current selection. This is important… Read more...

Free Go workshop for more than 500 participants in Poland’s capital, Warsaw

By Tomasz Andrzejewski | Articles | 05.04.2024 13:07

As a step towards carrying out the mission to popularize the game, the Polish Go Association inaugurated with Ministry and Warsaw City government officials free Go game workshops for beginners, where more than 507 persons signed up! Yesterday, as a step towards carrying out the mission to popularize the game,… Read more...