Play go anywhere, any time: Top 3 DIY go sets

By Marika Dubiel | Articles | 01.04.2017 10:12

Are you a beginner who is hesitating whether or not to invest in a standard wooden go board and proper go stones? Or are you an advanced player searching for a creative DIY challenge? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this post is for you. To… Read more...

Grand Slam Qualification Tournament, 25-26.03.2017, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

By Laura Avram | News | 28.03.2017 11:02

8 top European players gathered together this weekend in Cluj-Napoca, the heart of Transylvania, to play the Qualification Tournament for the Grand Slam. 8 top European players gathered together this weekend in Cluj-Napoca, the heart of Transylvania, to play the Qualification Tournament for the Grand Slam. I will start by… Read more...

Artem in the 13th Sankei Cup Main Tournament

By Viktor Lin | European Pros | 26.03.2017 3:58

Artem Kachanovskyi 1p qualified for the 13th Sankei Cup main tournament through the pro preliminaries. On Wednesday 29 March Artem will play 19-year-old amateur Miyagishi Reimei, a familiar face in Japan’s go scene. The round starts at 12:30 Japanese time (05:30 Central European Summer Time) and you can follow the… Read more...

Niš Open 2017

By Pavol Lisy | News | 20.03.2017 22:41

This week-end, on 18th – 19th March, the Niš Open was held in the City of Niš, Serbia. The event was organized as a celebration of the 45th anniversary of the Niš Go Club and as was promised in the invitation, it really was a week-end of the tournament, with… Read more...

CEGO Academic Programme 2016/17 in Beijing

By Viktor Lin | Articles | 20.03.2017 1:48

From September 2016 to February 2017, six European players were handpicked to study go in China under the CEGO Academic Programme: the two professionals Ali Jabarin 1p and Mateusz Surma 1p; two players, Jonas Welticke 6d and Stanisław Frejlak 6d, who recently joined the realm of 6d players in order… Read more...

Next Season in EGF Academy starting on 27 March

By Viktor Lin | News | 16.03.2017 19:58

Season 5 of the EGF Academy is about to start on 27 March. Having restructured some parts of the EGF Academy, we are recruiting new students and calling for supporters who want to profit while contributing! Season 5 of the EGF Academy is about to start on 27 March. Having… Read more...

The Irish Confucius Cup

By Pavol Lisy | News | 05.03.2017 19:29

On the weekend of 04-05 March, The Irish Confucius Cup was held in Dublin, Ireland. Tournaments in Go, Chinese Chess and Chess were combined together to make this big event, as well as other activities such as commentary by professional players and simultaneous games. Thanks to the generous sponsorship and… Read more...

World Student OZA Championship 2017

By Laura Avram | International | 27.02.2017 20:04

The World Student OZA Championship took place last week week at the Ginza Internet Forum in Tokyo. It was the 15th edition so far and 16 players from all over the world competed over4 rounds in order to decide the world’s best student go player. The World Student OZA Championship… Read more...

1st Ellie Cup in Grenoble

By Viktor Lin | News | 27.02.2017 1:12

Accompanying the European Youth Go Championship 2017 in Grenoble, the TIGGRE (Tournoi International de Go Grenoble) was held simultaneously from 18 to 19 February, also known as the 1st edition of the Ellie Cup. This tournament was sponsored by Hwang In-seong and the European Yonguseng Dojang and named after his… Read more...

The 22nd European Youth Go Championship in Grenoble

By Dominique Cornuejols | News | 22.02.2017 17:14

With 220 children coming from 18 different countries and more than 150 parents and team supporters, the EYGC was already in itself a huge event. But the addition of the International Grenoble Tournament (TIGGRE – Ellie Cup), which also attracted 80 participants, the presence of go professionals (Hayashi Sensei 6P… Read more...