Andrii Kravets wins the "Tsinghua Weiqi Foundation Cup" 8th European Pro Championship!

By Milena Boclé | European Pros | 17.02.2025 21:13 | Comments: 1

The 8th European Pro Championship took place in Vienna, Go7 go club, on February 13-16. 7 European Pro players participated in a round robin tournament. Andrii Kravets 2p, actual 2-times-in-a-row-European-Champion, won the tournament! This was also a qualifier for the European team in the Pro Chinese League C.  Read more...

Benjamin Dréan-Guénaïzia qualifies to become the 10th EGF pro

By Milena Boclé | News | 16.02.2025 8:30 | Comments: 1

After what felt like an eternity for both the players and the audience, the 11-round Pro Qualification tournament concluded with the victory of French Champion Benjamin Dréan-Guénaïzia 7d! He will officially join the ranks of EGF professionals in during EGC in Warsaw, in July 2025.  Read more...

Overview of European Go in 2024

By Artem Kachanovskyi | Articles | 11.02.2025 19:00

Overview of European Go in 2024 - an article from the November & December 2024 edition of the European Go Journal  Read more...

Lanke Cup European Pro Qualification - February 10-16th

By Milena Boclé | News | 02.02.2025 14:44 | Comments: 1

The 10th EGF pro will be decided after 6 days of tournament, among 12 players taking part in this 8th professional qualification.
The event will take place from February 10 to 16th in Vienna, Go7 Go Club.   Read more...

2 EGF pros at the upcoming Beihai ENNOVA Cup

By Mateusz Surma | International | 28.01.2025 6:54 | Comments: 1

Beihai ENNOVA Cup is a new tournament in China, for which the EGF received seats for two players.

The main tournament will be held in Beihai, Guangxi Province, China from 9th to 20th April and it will consist of 64 players, who will be playing in the knock-out format.  Read more...

OhMyGo Experimental Blitz Tournament - A New Form of Go Entertainment

By Ondrej Kruml | News | 14.01.2025 20:06

Nowadays, it is common for Go tournaments to be broadcast on online servers, often accompanied by live commentary. Whilst enjoyable, this 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 | Comments: 1

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

Valerii Krushelnytskyi 7d wins the Grand Prix 2024!

By Milena Boclé | News | 06.01.2025 17:57

The Grand Prix Finale 2024 took place in Karlsruhe, Germany, on January 3-6th. It was won by Valerii Krushelnytskyi 7d.  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...