The European Student Team Championship, 8-9 September 2016 - Tournament review

By Laura Avram | News | 28.09.2016 13:31

The first edition of the European Student Team Championship took place on the 8th and 9th of September 2016 in the city of Petrozavodsk, in Russia, alongside with the Russian Student Championship and the All-Russia Karelia Cup. In the last couple of years the student championships became more and more popular: right now there is a European Student Go Championship, a European Student Team Go Championship, an online European Student Team Go Championship, the World Student OZA Go Championship, a World Collegiate Student Go Championship and a World Pair Student Go Championship, to name a few.  Read more...

The European Student Go Championship 2016

By Laura Avram | News | 28.09.2016 11:03

The European Student Go Championship took place this year on the 24th and 25th September in Amstelveen at the European Go Cultural Centre. Five rounds, each with a thinking time of 1 hour main time and 15 stones/5 minutes byo-yomi, were played in order to decide the European Student Champion.  Read more...

Lucky Seven in China: 2016 Gold Cup World Amateur Go Tournament.

By Marika Dubiel | International | 21.09.2016 14:04

Seven European players amongst the 32 finalists. Seven rounds for the 1st prize of nearly 27,000 Euro. And the top seven places taken by the representatives of one single country! What exactly happened in Xiamen?  Read more...

BIBA's view on computer go

By Kim Ouweleen | Interviews | 18.09.2016 19:00 | Comments: 2

In the article "AlphaGo and the future of go: interviews with top European players" we asked some of the best players in Europe how they experienced the historical AlphaGo matches. In this sequel, we talk more with Hungarian go player Diána Kőszegi 1p and the people she works with every day: the teachers and students of the international go school BIBA in Gunpo city, Korea.  Read more...

Korean Prime Minister Cup 2016

By Marika Dubiel | International | 13.09.2016 20:17

Last week Korean Prime Minister Cup 2016 was played in Buan County, Korea. Find out why that part of Korea has a special relationship with Go, and how the European players performed in the tournament. (with special thanks to Herman Hiddema)  Read more...

Ilya Shikshin 7d vs. Wang Yuanjun 6p

By Viktor Lin | Reviews | 07.09.2016 20:59

A little known event concerning European Go happened at the SportAccord World Mind Games that took place in December 2013:

In the Men's Team Division, Ilya Shikshin 7d (now 1p) defeated the #1 player of Taiwan, Wang Yuanjun 6p (now 9p).  Read more...

Moravian Open 2016, Brno

By Laura Avram | News | 04.09.2016 16:08

The Moravian Go Open, best known among Go players as the Brno tournament, took place between the September 2nd and 4th. The tournament took place for the 15th at Santon Hotel.   Read more...

3rd Silk Road Tournament

By Pavol Lisy | International | 01.09.2016 8:51 | Comments: 4

The 3rd Silk Road Tournament in Urumqi has started on 2nd of September and will finish by 4th of September. This year 14 players from Europe have registered for the tournament, 6 of which are professionals! Who will win the first price of 60.000 RMB (~6700 EUR)? A European player like in the 1st year or a Chinese player like the 2nd time around? We follow LIVE.  Read more...

The European Women Go Championship 2016, Belgium

By Laura Avram | News | 22.08.2016 21:40 | Comments: 1

The European Women Go Championship took place this year on the 20th and 21st of August in Belgium, in the charming city of Antwerp, once a prominent port. The event took place in a modern, lively youth hostel in the city centre, which provided an excellent opportunity to promote the game. The big banner placed by the entrance informed the travellers about the event.  Read more...