OhMyGo Experimental Blitz Tournament - A New Form of Go Entertainment

By Ondrej Kruml | News | 14.01.2025 20:06

Nowadays, it's common for Go tournaments to be broadcasted on online servers, often accompanied by live commentary. While enjoyable, it is slow-paced and requires a dedicated audience to watch it in full. The recent success of Speed Chess tournaments made the OhMyGo team (Ondrej Kruml and Franta Caha from Czechia) wonder if fast-paced Go entertainment could be possible as well. This idea led to the creation of the OhMyGo Experimental Blitz Tournament.  Read more...

Interview with Janusz Kraszek, Sponsor of EGC2025 and Former European Champion

By Artem Kachanovskyi | Interviews | 10.01.2025 12:23

An interview with Janusz Kraszek, a sponsor of the 2025 European Go Congress in Warsaw and a former European Champion  Read more...

8th Grand Prix Finale 2024 - Karlsruhe, 3-6 January 2025

By Milena Boclé | News | 02.01.2025 13:04

The year starts with the Finale of the European Grand Prix, taking place over 4 days in Karlsruhe, Germany. Top European players who qualified through the Grand Prix circuit running all the year 2024 will dispute the title, first in a pool stage, then knock-out table.  Read more...

Three Europeans at the 8th Annual World Weichi championship in Tokyo

By Ashe Vazquez | International | 21.12.2024 16:37

The 8th Annual World Weichi championship, organized by the International University WEICHI Federation, Shanghai Ing Chang-Ki Weichi Educational Foundation with the support of the The Nihon Ki-in (Japan Go Association) and Japan Pair Go association, took place at the Institute of Science - Tokyo in December.  Read more...

Game Commentary: Fragments from European Women’s Championship

By Artem Kachanovskyi | Reviews | 21.12.2024 8:51

Commentary on the decisive moments of pivotal games from the European Women’s Championship - an article taken from the September & October edition of the European Go Journal  Read more...

9th Silk Road Tournament, Kuala Lumpur, 22-25 November

International | 17.12.2024 19:08

The 9th edition of a popular Silk Road International City Weiqi Open tournament took place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was organized by the Xian Weiqi Association and the Malaysian Weiqi Association. In total 50 players participated, of which 14 were from Europe, some of these players share their impressions.  Read more...

2nd Quzhou International Friendly Children Amateur Weiqi Invitational Tournament 2024

By Oksana Nevostruyeva | International | 26.11.2024 16:53

A new event in the youth go scene is shaping up to become a prestigious tournament designated specifically for youth and kids. It is the Quzhou International Friendly Children Amateur Weiqi Invitational Tournament in China. This year was the second time this event was organized, and it’s really pleasing to see that in 2024 even more kids from Europe were invited to participate.  Read more...

Hungarian Open 2024 - a lot of drama, but Stanislaw Frejlak 1p wins

By László Bővíz | News | 26.11.2024 16:04 | Comments: 4

The Hungarian Open 2024, a Bonus tournament, took place in Budapest on November 23-24th. It gathered 75 players from various countries. Due to surprises in the matches, the winner of the event was unclear up to the very end.  Read more...

The 29th Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance World Baduk Masters

By Tony Claasen | International | 24.11.2024 7:25

10 days of high level games and some suprising upsets at this years Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance World Baduk Masters.....  Read more...