Obituary of Alan Held

By egf_admin | Articles | 12.02.2023 13:52

Obituary of Alan Held It is with deep sorrow that the European Go Federation learnt of the passing of Alan Held. He was either secretary or president of the EGF from 1988 to 1997 and helped spread the game of go all over Europe.Alan Held was mathematician and physicist and… Read more...

European Pro Qualification

By Nicholas Roussos | News | 11.02.2023 20:12

On 24-26 February the European Pro Qualification is taking place with 8 players competing to win Pro status. In less than two weeks (24-26 February) the European Pro Qualification is taking place in Brno, Czech Republic. Eight players compete to win European Pro status. Below is the pairing for the… Read more...

6th European Grand Prix Finale 2022 and the winner is Stanislaw Frejlak

By Tony Claasen | News | 27.01.2023 14:39

after 3 days of fighting… after 3 days of fighting…Stanislaw Frejlak wins the Grand Prix Final. In the first round Jonas Welticke 6d was able to keep his winning streak against the professional players by beating Ali Jabarin 2p, thus setting a good step in the direction for a place… Read more...

EGC 2023 in Leipzig, Germany

By Nicholas Roussos | News | 10.12.2022 11:00

EGC 2023 is taking place in Leipzig, Germany. Web site is operational and registrations are open with early bird fee available! The EGC 2023 was awarded to Germany. You can already register on the EGC 2023 website and enjoy the early bird fee. “The European Go Congress is an annual event held… Read more...

Go, mountains, ski and more Go

By Milena Boclé | Articles | 09.12.2022 13:23

10 reasons (or more, in [ ]) why you should come to Grenoble in France in January Go, mountains, ski and more Go : 10 reasons (or more, in [ ]) why you should come to Grenoble in France in January. After moving to Grenoble this autumn, it was suggested… Read more...

42. Berliner Kranich Tournament: a tournament that survived atomic explosion

By Liubov Krainova | News | 07.12.2022 19:27

This weekend, 26-27th of November, one of the oldest and most historical European Go tournaments took place in Berlin. Tradition of this tournament goes back to 1981, when it was carried in German Democratic Republic for the first time. Having survived the collapse of the Sowiet Union, Chernobyl nuclear disaster,… Read more...

CEGO Grand Slam 2022 in Niš

By Tony Claasen | Articles | 07.12.2022 13:51

This years Grand Slam was played in Niš, Serbia. Next to the Grand Slam, a weekend tournament was played in the memory of Keks. After a qualification tournament in Hamburg and the usual wild cards, a list with 16 players was decided for this years CEGO Grand Slam. Dragan Dubakovic,… Read more...

Jonas Welticke wins CEGO Grand Slam 2022

By Nicholas Roussos | News | 06.12.2022 23:00

Jonas Welticke (6D) from Germany, won the CEGO Grand Slam 2022 Jonas Welticke (6D) from Germany, won the CEGO Grand Slam 2022, winning against three European professionals along the way. Second was Pavol Lisy (2p) from Slovakia and third Fredrick Blomback (6D) from Sweden. Read more...

Polish Go Championship 2022: make tea, not ko!

By Liubov Krainova, Maksym Wałaszewski | News | 03.12.2022 18:32

From the 10th to the 13th of November, the Polish Go Championship 2022 took place in Poznań, a city in western-central Poland. Poznań is known for its universities, colourful old town and fighting goats as its symbol. From the 10th to the 13th of November, the Polish Go Championship 2022… Read more...

Obituary of Ernst Novak

By Schayan Hamrah | Articles | 26.11.2022 23:38

Obituary of Ernst Novak Dear Go players and friends, Unfortunately, we have to inform you that our friend and mentor Ernst Novak (6d), Austrian Champion 1981, passed away. He was one of the strongest and most enthusiastic Austrian Go players of his time. Even though he has not played a… Read more...