Country Report

By Chantal Gajdos | Country Report | 24.07.2019 19:40
The recent news of Youth Go in France is brought to us by Chantal Gajdos. France has a large population of go players and youngsters are getting better and better both in individual and in team youth championships.   Read more...
By Artem Kachanovskyi | Country Report | 17.07.2019 18:11
The developments of Youth Go in Ukraine is brought to us by Artem Kachanovskyi, 2p, a strong player and a great go teacher. It should be stressed that Ukraine is one of a few European countries which participated in so many European Youth Go Championships with a great success. This report raises a question how to improve youth go even more and gives ideas how to do it.  Read more...
By Marc Oliver Rieger | Country Report | 16.07.2019 22:17
The Youth Go report from Germany has been prepared by Prof. Dr. Marc Oliver Rieger, Secretary of Youth Development of the German Go Association. Go in Germany is well organized with a large number of active players. Prof. Rieger explains what has been undertaken in order to increase the number of children playing go in Germany, especially during last five years.  Read more...
By Damir Medak | Country Report | 11.06.2019 18:19
The number of young players in Croatia actively playing in go tournaments increased exponentially in last two years. The projects supported by Croatian Ministry of Science and Educatioon, cities of Zagreb and Jastrebarsko, with generous donations from Japan and Korea, completely changed the go landscape of Croatia. In this report, we want to share our experience with other go communities in order to jointly improve the visibility of Go as the mindsport in Europe.  Read more...

Calendar

The following map shows the venues of SEYGO Tour events in 2024. The journey started in Vatra Dornei, Romania, as a traditional Winter Go Festival on February 20-22, 2024. The next venue is Toulouse, France, just before the opening of the 66th European Go Congress, July 26-27, 2024.  Finally, we know that the Summer SEYGO tournament in Zaostrog, Croatia will be held on August 17-24, 2024. The last event of the season is going to be in Istanbul, Turkey, October 19-20.

SEYGO_2024_map

The SEYGO Tour in 2024 will consist of live tournaments only.
29th European Youth Go Championships, which will be played live in Hamburg, Germany, March 21-23, 2023, will be counted toward SEYGO Tour 2024 Grand Prix.
The following table shows known dates and places for live SEYGO Tour events in 2024, with links to event organizers:

Date Event - Place (Country) Webpage
February 20-24, 2024 Stage 1 - Vatra Dornei (Romania) Winter Go Festival
March 21-23, 2024 EYGC - Hamburg (Germany) EYGC 2024
July 26-27, 2024 Stage 2 - Toulouse (France) EGC 2024
August 17 - 24, 2024 Stage 3 - Zaostrog (Croatia) 6th Summer Go Festival
October 19-20, 2024 Stage 4 - Istanbul (Turkey) coming soon