Romanian Winter Go Camp 2017 – Review

By Laura Avram | International | 17.02.2017 11:31

In a small town in the Carpathian mountains, almost 30 years ago, among other children and teenagers, there were two who got to define the way in which go would develop later in Europe. Their go teacher was a mathematician who to this very day still teaches children in the… Read more...

2nd European Professional Go Championship: It could barely get any closer.

By Marika Dubiel | European Pros | 11.02.2017 12:04

Between the 8th and 10th of February six European professionals fought for the title of the European Professional Go Champion in Saint-Petersburg, Russia. Find out why this tournament was so special, how to become a European professional go player and, of course, who became the European Professional Go Champion this… Read more...

European Youth Go Team Championship 2016/2017

By Laura Avram | Articles | 07.02.2017 12:25

The European Youth Go Team Championship, which took place between December 2016 and January 2017. This tournament serves as a warm-up for the European Youth Go Championship 2017, which will take place this month in Grenoble. Children are serious about go. They show it through their motivation to play and… Read more...

Stanislaw Frejlak unbeaten in Olomouc just after Training in China

By Pavol Lisy | News | 02.02.2017 21:48

The Olomouc International Tournament 2017 was held on the weekend of 27th-28th January in Olomouc, Czech Republic. The pleasant venue and great prize fund attracted 97 players from 9 countries. Eight players, who were 5 dan or stronger, from Czechia, Austria, Hungary and Poland participated in the tournament, which made… Read more...

Dutch Championships 2017: Two stars. Ten winners. Many surprises.

By Marika Dubiel | News | 01.02.2017 10:37

Ten players received money prizes after the finals of the Dutch Championship. The Dutch champion was undefeated. The female champion is still unknown. Find the story, the photos and the games from the last weekend in this report. The Dutch Championship is usually played over the final two weekends of… Read more...

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...