Chinese C League 2018 was held from 10th to 20th June 2018 in Wuxi, China

By Artem Kachanovskyi | International | 05.09.2018 18:01 | Comments: 5

It was the second time that the European team took part in this league. The European Pro Championship 2018 in Vatra Dornei, Romania, was used to decide who would play for Europe, and the qualifiers were: Pavol Lisy 2p, Ilya Shikshin 2p, and me (Artem Kachanovskyi 1p). The last player was selected by the chinese sponsors of our team - Tsinghua University. They picked Mateusz Surma 1p, the hero of the last year's C League. Last year Mateusz won 4 games in a row.  Read more...

The AlphaGo monument and Hochhaus Herrengasse - results and impressions

By Viktor Lin | News | 01.09.2018 14:04 | Comments: 1

The dramatic showdown between the best players of Europe has concluded.  Read more...

The European Student Go Championship 2018, Leksand (and information about students championships that are relevant for European students)

By Laura Avram | News | 01.09.2018 10:59

It's been 10 years since the European Go Congress came to Leksand, that small town that extols both the beauty of rural Sweden, and the charms of quaint little wooden horses. To celebrate the anniversary two events came to town. “Ten Years After”, a Grand Prix tournament, and the European Student Go Championship. Our focus is on the latter, and moreover student go in general.  Read more...

Silk Road Tournament 2018 + 1st report on CEGO Academic Program

By Gabriel Wagner | International | 27.08.2018 14:13

This is the first article in a series of articles covering the CEGO Academic Program of this year. In this series, I want to cover all kind of interesting things that will happen during our stay in Beijing, including reports on tournaments we will play, everyday life in Beijing, interesting positions from our training games and study and hopefully many things nobody is expecting right now.
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Completion of the AlphaGo monument and Hochhaus Herrengasse Cup

By Viktor Lin | News | 25.08.2018 19:56 | Comments: 1

The AlphaGo sculpture will be completed with three additional white stones! In order to celebrate the opening of the completed AlphaGo sculpture on 30 August, the best players of Europe have been invited to compete in the 1st Hochhaus Herrengasse Cup.  Read more...

Annual General Meeting 2018, some Updates

By Lorenz Trippel | News | 05.08.2018 20:52

It was shorter than usual as the venue closed precisely at 24:00. Many commissions are looking to add more members, feel free to contact the EGF board if you want to help in one of these areas: Auditor of the EGF accounts, Appeals Commission, and Tournaments & Rules Commission.  Read more...

World Youth Goe Championship at Stahleck Castle, Bacharach, Germany, sponsored by the Ing Foundation, 18-23 July 2018

By Michael Marz | News | 01.08.2018 21:37

For the first time ever, the World Youth Goe Championship took place in Germany. It was the 35th Championship of its kind, and it was for the seventh time in Europe.
Alltogether 22 players from East and South East Asia, America and Europe played five rounds in two categories Under-16 and Under-12, and the best four played out the champions in semifinals and finals. The winners of both sections came from China: Lǐ Zéruì (1p, Under-16) and Xiào Zébīn (6d, Under-12). During the medieval farewell banquet, both winners were knighted by the jester of the castle.  Read more...

Moyo Open Tournament, Bonus Point C, Pardubice, the Czech Republic, 13th - 15th of July 2018

By Jana Hricova | News | 26.07.2018 20:26

Fourty four players from six countries (Czechia, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, Ukraine and Serbia) participated in the Moyo Open Tournament, which was held in Pardubice, the Czech Republic, during 13th - 15th of July 2018, as a part of Chess and Games Festival. Not only was the tournament included in the Bonus Point Tour, but it was also a last chance to improve your rating before the European Championship (EC) in Pisa, thus gaining a better position in the initial chart of the EC pairing.  Read more...

Meeting Cho Hye-yeon 9p in Seoul

By Tony Claasen | Interviews | 12.07.2018 16:02

An interview with one of the strongest professional female go players of today.
Cho Hye-yeon is one of only five Females holding the 9p rank.  Read more...