European Grand Prix Finale 2018

By Artem Kachanovskyi | News | 03.02.2019 10:20

A review of the European Grand Prix Finale 2018 and a description of the European Grand Prix system The European Grand Prix Finale 2018 was held from 24th to 27th January in Olomouc, Czechia. This was the second edition of this tournament, the first time the winner was Ali Jabarin. European Grand… Read more...

The first year of the professional promotion system in Europe

By Artem Kachanovskyi | European Pros | 29.12.2018 20:52

An overview of the professional promotion system in Europe and its first year of operation As the year 2018 is coming to an end, we also mark 1 year since the professional promotion system was established in Europe. I’ve been asked by several Go players:exactly how does the promotion system… Read more...

Report on CEGO academic program (4) – photo gallery + China Europe exchange tournament

By Gabriel Wagner | International | 29.12.2018 8:48

It has been a while since my last report about our training. By now, studying at the school became a routine, I would say we settled in very well. Also, it seems that the school got more used to us and the students realised that even though we are Europeans,… Read more...

The multilingual Go book’s journey has begun

By H. Kapolos | News | 26.12.2018 14:11

At the beginning of December, the multilingual Go book project was launched! The goal of the project is to create a Go book that will be translated to as many languages as possible, in order to provide an additional way to promote and spread Go in countries that do not… Read more...

Dutch Pair Go Championship 2018

By Kim Ouweleen | News | 19.12.2018 9:05

On Saturday 8 December the national Pair Go Championship of the Netherlands took place in the European Go Cultural Centre. A total of eleven pairs fought for the title of Dutch pair go champions. Yvonne Roelofs (4 kyu) and Michiel Eijkhout (5 dan) won all four matches and defended their… Read more...

Organising EGC 2018

By Francesco Potortì | Articles | 26.11.2018 19:39

With 1200 showing up, the EGC 2018 in Pisa was the largest European Go Congress ever. Pisa, lungarni With 1200 showing up, the EGC 2018 in Pisa was the largest European Go Congress ever.The EGC, the main go event in Europe, is sponsored by the EGF, the European Go Federation;… Read more...

European Championship 2018 final game (Pavol vs Ilya): review using Golaxy

By Artem Kachanovskyi | European Pros | 23.11.2018 9:52

A review of the 2018 European Championship final using the Golaxy software. The final game in the European Championship of 2018 was played on the 5th August between Pavol Lisy 2p and Ilya Shikshin 2p. Pavol won the game and became the new European champion. At the start of October… Read more...

Visiting the future EGF professionals in Beijing

By Marc Oliver Rieger | Interviews | 03.11.2018 14:04

If you’re on a business trip in Beijing and have some free time, what’s on the sightseeing program? Great Wall, Forbidden City, Summer Palace and No. 18 Beijing Middle School. The latter may not be the classic address for Chinese tourists, but this is exactly where six selected people from… Read more...

Report on CEGO academic program (3) – Huai An – a go city or a ghost city?

By Gabriel Wagner | International | 27.10.2018 11:04

From September 14th to September 18th, we went to a Chinese amateur tournament in Huai An, which is located about 250 km to the north-west of Beijing. This city only has a small population and the streets were almost empty most of the time; however, a lot of buildings were… Read more...

TIGGRE – Ellie Cup, a level B bonus tournament in Grenoble

By Dominique Cornuejols | News | 27.10.2018 8:20

The TIGGRE – Ellie Cup, which took place in Grenoble on 13-14 October, is the beautiful product of two dreams : The TIGGRE (acronym of Tournoi International de Go de GREnoble), open to all players, of all strengths and ages, in a nice and cheerful atmosphere, initiated by the Grenoble Go… Read more...