Mysterious Tygem user Master(P) turns out to be AlphaGo

By Fabian Bambusch | International | 04.01.2017 22:58

DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis has confirmed via Twitter just now that mysterious Tygem user Master(P) who managed an amazing 60-0 winning streak against professionals is none other than go AI AlphaGo itself. In the last few days of 2016 a then unknown user made quite the splash on the Korean… Read more...

EGF Pros vs Blackie on Tygem

By Pavol Lisy | News | 03.01.2017 18:06

In order to celebrate the upcoming new TYGEM mobile app this February and the new desktop client this July, TYGEM is pleased to announce a historical event: a competition between Kim Seung-Jun and EGF Pros! In order to celebrate the upcoming new TYGEM mobile app this February and the new… Read more...

The 43rd London Open Go Congress

By Marika Dubiel | News | 01.01.2017 14:05

Not only the year 2016 ended yesterday, but also the 43rd London Open Go Congress. This article highlights the interesting facts and results from the last days of 2016 in London. The special atmosphere was created by a variety of young and old players, and boosted by the Christmas tree!… Read more...

Go & Brain (1): What does your brain do while you play go?

By Marika Dubiel | Articles | 23.12.2016 14:46

What happens to your brain when you play go? Most of the statements about the cognitive benefits of playing go are based on hearsay (someone said so) or common sense (of course, mental training improves your mental capacities!). This article introduces some of the most interesting neuroscientific findings to the… Read more...

Next european go congress will be in Oberhof, Germany

By Lorenz Trippel | News | 21.12.2016 22:10

After the organizers of both proposed locations got together and decided to give more time for the selection of the host of the EGC 2017 the board of the EGF stepped back from it’s decision to give it to Sochi. The member consultation was done in a short just one… Read more...

The 27th International Amateur Pair Go Championship

By Laura Avram | International | 12.12.2016 15:51

The 27th International Amateur Pair Go Championship took place in Tokyo on the 3rd and 4th December 2016 at the same time as the 3rd World Students Pair Go Championship and the JAPG Cup (the latter being a tournament only for Japanese players). Having now arrived at the 27th edition,… Read more...

3rd World Students Pair Go Championship in Japan

By Laura Avram | International | 11.12.2016 23:06

This year, together with three more European players, I had the pleasure to participate in the 3rd edition of the World Students Pair Go Championship in Japan. The event took place on the 3rd and 4th December 2016 in Tokyo, Japan. This year, together with three more European players, I… Read more...

Member consultation for next host of the European go congress

By Lorenz Trippel | News | 10.12.2016 15:12

Both organiser teams improved their proposals in order to have a fair objective selection of the next congress place in 2017. Members can cast their vote from 10th to 19th December by email to the EGF secretary. Each country’s vote will be weighted as it is done in the general… Read more...

New vote for selecting the host of the 2017 congress

By Lorenz Trippel | News | 04.12.2016 18:08

The feedback for the decision to give the congress to last year’s organiser to hold it in Sochi in 2017 was quite a bit flooding the comment section here on the EGF webpage but of course not only here the decision was widely discussed! Now the organising teams of the… Read more...

European Go Congress 2017

By Lorenz Trippel | News | 27.11.2016 11:51

Following the recommendation of the EGF board the turkish organizing committee stepped back last week. In the meantime the EGF board managed to find two alternatives one from Germany (Oberhof) and one from Russia (Sochi). The board decided to give the congress 2017 to Russia, Sochi Following the recommendation of… Read more...