Andrii Kravets 1p to face world masters at the Samsung Cup in Korea!

By Milena Boclé | News | 12.11.2023 11:27

The very prestigious Samsung Cup will start in mid-november, gathering 32 of the best players from Korea, China, Taiwan, Japan and…Europe! Andrii, as the 2023 European Champion, was invited to participate in the tournament as a wild card. The Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance World Baduk Master, also known as… Read more...

8th Silk Road Tournament, Shaya, China, 10-13 October, 2023

By Mirta Medak | Articles | 07.11.2023 20:50

The 8th Silk Road International City Weiqi Open was held in Shaya, Xinjiang province, China. It was organized by the Chinese Weiqi Association and Sports Federation of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, with help of People’s Government of Shaya County. The 8th Silk Road International City Weiqi Open was held… Read more...

Two new completed translations for the Multilingual Go Book project (plus 100 free printed copies)

By H. Kapolos | News | 07.11.2023 9:40

2023 has been a good year for the Multilingual Go book project. Two new completed versions with one more on the way, 100 printed copies to be distributed for free and a lot of promotion being done in Romania by mr. George Stihi and mr. Liviu Oprişan. Photos and more… Read more...

Grand Slam 2023 – a background and excerpts from the tournament

By Jana Hricova | Articles | 01.11.2023 9:54

The Grand Slam 2023 was held in Prague, Czechia, on 19th – 22nd October 2023. Many intense games were played, and victory went to Mateusz Surma. Here is a small recap of the event through the eyes of the organisers! It has been our dream to organise the Grand Slam… Read more...

NAGF Team Wins Transatlantic Professional Go Team Championship

By Artem Kachanovskyi | European Pros | 18.10.2023 11:54

A brief report on the 2023 Transatlantic Professional Go Team Championship. Perhaps many European go fans remember the 2019 Transatlantic Professional Go Team Championship, which was held online in a so-called “win-and-continue” or “arena” mode. That time, the European team won with a score of 5-3, see this article for more details. The… Read more...

Confucius Cup in Dublin: A Weekend Full of Surprises

By Milena Boclé | Articles | 09.10.2023 5:28

Stones dancing on the board, big fights for the first place, 10 kyu mistakes, unexpected results, cliffs and much more: what happened during the Confucius Cup in Dublin on September 22-24? To find out, you have only one option…read 🙂 It was a beautiful afternoon. The sun was shin…wait, no,… Read more...

Interview with Andrii Kravets 1p, European Champion

By Artem Kachanovskyi | Interviews | 01.10.2023 21:15

An interview Andrii Kravets 1p (2023 European Champion) taken from the August 2023 Edition of the European Go Journal In partnership with the European Go Journal, a series of articles taken from the most recent issues will appear here on the EGF website. The aim is to increase the visibility… Read more...

A journey to Korea, part 3

By Tony Claasen | Articles | 12.09.2023 6:53

Murphy left the house 🙂 Recovered from a tiresome journey, time to work on the promotion of Baduk, Go and Weiqi in Europe. Visiting Samsung, TYGEM, BiBa, PBA and KBA aswell is some sightseeing in Seoul. After a great day at the conference a new day and new challenges started… Read more...

A journey to Korea, part 2

By Tony Claasen | Articles | 10.09.2023 18:37

Less Murphy and more friends who love to play Baduk. The 1st International Conference on Go Studies “Go in the Era of AI” at the Myongji University Travelling back from Gwangju to Seoul was thanks to Mrs. Hyanghee Kim a piece of cake.She drove and I was able to sleep… Read more...

A journey to Korea, part 1

By Tony Claasen | Articles | 09.09.2023 10:46

Travelling, Murphy, Friends and Baduk At the EGC2023 in Leipzig I met Chaiwoo Choi and Hong Jang Hoon, talking about spreading go and Tygem. After several friendly talks, some beers and a dinner at a Greek restaurant, the idea for me to visit Korea was placed in my brain. After… Read more...