Paris Tournament 2017

By Viktor Lin | News | 18.04.2017 23:35 | Comments: 3

The Easter tournament in Paris, sponsored by Variantes and Guo Juan's Go School, took place from 15 to 17 April. Overall, the tournament attracted 135 players, including several of Europe's best players to make an exceptionally strong top group.  Read more...

Lausanne open IGC 2017

By Pavol Lisy | News | 11.04.2017 9:44

The Open IGC 2017 go tournament was held on the weekend of the 8th-9th of April in Lausanne, Switzerland. The free accommodation and good prizes attracted around 40 players, among whom were 3 EGF Professionals, a former Korean insei and a few 6 dan players.  Read more...

European Pair Go Championship 2017 - Second day

By Laura Avram | News | 03.04.2017 21:43

The 2nd day of the tournament came with high expectations for the players. Some decisive games were about to take place and the time pressure would do anything but make the battles any easier.   Read more...

European Pair go Championship 2017 - First day

By Yue Li | News | 02.04.2017 11:05

The 20th Pair go Championship takes place on the weekend of the 1st and 2nd of April in Strasbourg. This year the annual event has attracted 28 pairs from across Europe, amongst the representatives are male and female players at the very top level in Europe.  Read more...

New monument to AlphaGo in Vienna

By Viktor Lin | Articles | 01.04.2017 20:13 | Comments: 3

As if the touchscreen table was not enough reason for a go player to visit Vienna/Austria, another go landmark has been installed in the heart of Vienna: a monument to AlphaGo.  Read more...

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

By Marika Dubiel | Articles | 01.04.2017 10:12 | Comments: 1

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 help you decide on the right solution, the ideas presented are ranked in a go-fashion according to the level of your DIY skills.  Read more...

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

By Laura Avram | News | 28.03.2017 11:02 | Comments: 1

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

Artem in the 13th Sankei Cup Main Tournament

By Viktor Lin | European Pros | 26.03.2017 3:58 | Comments: 1

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 live broadcast on the Kansai Ki-in homepage.  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 gifts, prizes, and parties, all while playing go. Therefore, this big event attracted 73 players from 14 countries.
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