Lonely chessboard in atari in a bar, a precursor sign on the eve of an incredible event: European Women Go championship 2023

By Milena Boclé | Articles | 01.06.2023 19:09

On May 12, as the light was slightly declining but not enough to give a strong signal of “hey hey night’s here, time to go to beee-eeed!”, girls and honourable less younger women were crossing the paved streets of the French City of Strasbourg to go to a student bar…Wait,… Read more...

51st Prague Tournament

By Vladimir Danek | Articles | 24.05.2023 14:45

The Prague Go Tournament was held during 3 days on 29 April – 1 May in its traditional place, Hotel Duo, with 157 players from 22 countries. Top group featured 20 players 5-dan and stronger, among them 3 European professionals Stanislaw Frejlak, Ali Jabarin, Pavol Lisy, European champion Ben0 and… Read more...

Excerpt from the Interview with Jan Šimara, Newly-Certified 1-Dan Professional

By Artem Kachanovskyi | Interviews | 23.05.2023 15:33

Excerpt from the Interview with Jan Šimara, Newly-Certified 1-Dan Professional Below you can see an excerpt from an interview with Jan Šimara, Europe’s newly-certified 1- dan professional. The complete article in the March 2023 edition of the European Go Journal includes the full story of his career as a go player, his… Read more...

50th Paris International Tournament

By Ralf Wurzinger | Articles | 17.05.2023 18:04

This year’s Paris International Tournament was held for the 3rd time at the prestigious École Normale Supérieure (ENS) in the famous Latin Quarter of Paris. It gathered 200 players including 59 players from 20 different foreign countries. The tournament also featured in the EGF Grand Prix as a Bonus Point… Read more...

European Women’s Championship

By egf_admin | News | 26.04.2023 21:23

The best European players will be in Strasbourg on the 13th and 14th of May to fight for the title at the European Women’s Championship. The tournament is open to all female players, and we hope to break a participation record. The European Women’s Championship will take place this year… Read more...

New Club and Go event in Catalonia [Article updated on 26 April 2023]

By H. Kapolos | News | 18.04.2023 14:25

In Catalonia during the Sant Jordi festival (April 23th) the day of culture, love and life is celebrated. It is customary to give women a rose and men a book or vice versa as preferred. It is a party that takes place in the street where there are stalls where… Read more...

European Youth Goe Championship 2023 in Ankara, Turkey

By egf_admin | News | 15.04.2023 22:15

The 28th European Youth Goe Championship took place from March 22nd to 25th at the Hacettepe University Beytepe Campus in Ankara, Turkey. The event, which was organized by the European Go Federation and the Turkish Go Players Association, featured 87 participants from 12 different countries. The 28th European Youth Goe… Read more...

Jan Simara turns pro

By Nicholas Roussos | News | 15.03.2023 18:29

Jan Simara won the Pro Qualification tournament to become the 9th European Professional Go player. Jan Simara won the Pro Qualification tournament to become the 9th European Professional Go player. Jan won the Final against Lukas Podpera. He fought hard and won two games on the last day of the… Read more...

European Youth Go Championship (EYGC)

By Nicholas Roussos | News | 01.03.2023 22:00

European Youth Go Championships is taking place in Turkey on 22.03.2023 – 25.03.2023. Registrations are open. European Youth Go Championship registrations are open and there is still time to plan the trip to Ankara! EYGC is expected to be a memorable event. Check the web site for details. Read more...

Who will be the next European Pro?

By Nicholas Roussos | Articles | 18.02.2023 19:11

Eight of the strongest amateur European Go players start the battle next weekend, in Brno, to win the European Pro title. Eight of the strongest amateur European Go players are battling next weekend to win the European Pro title. The 7th European Pro Qualification, supported by CEGO, is taking place… Read more...