Impressions of the “Lanke Cup” 6th European Go Grand Slam Tournament 2021

By Tony Claasen | Articles | 23.12.2021 0:03

Impressions of the “Lanke Cup” Grand Slam 2021 in Belgrade, Serbia. 4 days of high level fighting on the board. 4 days of good food and many great moments with friends old and new. Traveling to Belgrade from Hamburg was a fast and easy affair, even the check-in at the… Read more...

Ilya Shikshin 4p Wins Eighth European Championship

By Artem Kachanovskyi | News | 12.12.2021 17:06

A report on the European Championship 2021, written by Artem Kachanovskyi and Jean-Yves Papazoglou Read an article on the website of the European Go Journal: Ilya Shikshin 4p Wins Eighth European Championship. Read more...

2021 Austrian Open, Helmut Wiltschek Memorial

By Tony Claasen | Articles | 16.11.2021 21:35

The Austrian open this year was dedicated to the memory of Helmut Wiltschek After the Grand Slam Qualification Tournament came to a close on Friday, the settings in GO7 were immediately changed around for the start of the Austria Open 2021, this year dedicated to the memory of Helmut Wiltschek. Counting… Read more...

Grandslam Qualification Tournament

By Tony Claasen | News | 16.11.2021 18:42

The tournament for top European amateurs to qualify for the 2021 Grand Slam in Serbia. 10 players signed up for three seats in the 2021 Grand Slam. Selected by a combination of rating and wild-card invitation, certain top amateur European players were invited to meet in Vienna and fight for… Read more...

European Go Championship 2021 Soon to Begin

By Jean-Yves Papazoglou | Articles | 09.11.2021 1:37

Announcement of the European Go Championship 2021 and dedicated crowdfunding campaign, accompanied by highlights from the history of the event This article was written by Jean-Yves Papazoglou and edited by Artem Kachanovskyi & Matt Partridge. The European Go Championship is one of the most important go tournaments in Europe, let… Read more...

Online European Youth Go Championship Brings Together 131 Participants

By Artem Kachanovskyi | News | 25.10.2021 22:18

Overview of the online European Youth Go Championship 2021 and commentary written by the tournament organizers – Cătălin Țăranu and Damir Medak Read a complete article on the website of the European Go Journal: Online European Youth Go Championship Brings Together 131 Participants. Read more...

6th European Pro Qualification 2021

By Tony Claasen | News | 21.10.2021 0:24

Brief impressions of the tournament in Leksand, accompanied by a short interview with Stanislaw Frejlak. 16 players played a KO (best of 3 in every round) to decide who would be the next European Professional go player. All games were played face to face in Leksand, and some have been… Read more...

A new platform for Go teachers and Go students

By Mateusz Surma | News | 20.10.2021 23:06

Announcement of a new platform for Go teachers and Go students: Polgote.com – The Marketplace of Online Go Lessons Go players are going to have their own equivalent of Airbnb and italki, i.e. The Marketplace of Online Go Lessons. “Our goal is to save time of teachers and students” –… Read more...

Saijo Sensei obituary

By Rob Kok | Uncategorized | 11.10.2021 14:37

Saijo Masataka, nine dan pro, one of the most inspiring and sympathetic persons I’ve ever met, passed away on August 6th. Anyone who has ever attended a European go congress and has met Saijo sensei will not soon forget him. Always willing to analyse games, from beginners to top players,… Read more...

Kovaleva and Surin, European Pair Go Champions for the Seventh Time

By Artem Kachanovskyi | Articles | 04.10.2021 20:58

A report on the European Pair Go Championship 2021 accompanied by an interview with Natalia Kovaleva 5d – one half of the championship pair. Read a complete article on the website of the European Go Journal: Kovaleva and Surin, European Pair Go Champions for the Seventh Time Read more...