The 2nd European Go Grand Slam Tournament Won by Ali Jabarin 1p

News | 06.05.2016 19:40

After three rounds of severe competition, Ali Jabarin defeated Artem Kachanovskyi, became the 2nd champion of the European Go Grand Slam tournament. The 3rd place came Pavol Lisy, after winning against Mateusz Surma.
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European Pair Go Championship 2016

By Pavol Lisy | News | 09.04.2016 13:04 | Comments: 1

The European Pair Go Championship took place in the big hotel Santon in Brno, Czech Republic. The organizers prepared a nice surprise for official pairs.

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Europe has new youth champions!

By Pavol Lisy | News | 29.03.2016 20:26

European Youth Go Championship was held this week-end (from March 25 to 27, 2016) in Subotica-Palić, the north of Serbia. 130 European children from 17 countries were fighting in three categories: under 12, under 16 and under 20. This big tournament was not only the determination of the next champions, but also a qualification for the World Youth Goe Championship (for U12 and U16) and Globis Cup in Japan (for U20)  Read more...

Highlights of five games between AlphaGo and Lee Sedol - By Zhao BaoLong 2p

Reviews | 29.03.2016 16:12 | Comments: 3

Zhao BaoLong 2p is very kind to share his study with us...  Read more...

Artem Kachanovskyii is the 5th EGF Professional

By Pavol Lisy | European Pros | 09.03.2016 11:56 | Comments: 2

Artem Kachanovskyi made it to be the 5th EGF Professional and the only one certified by EGF in 2016. Artem won all his 5 games in the 3rd European Professional Qualification.Artem will become 1 dan Professional officially on 1st of April 2016. There will be a small ceremony at the Grand Slam in Berlin at end of April. In 2017, EGF will certify 1 professional again.
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Ukrainian final for the 5th EGF Professional

By Pavol Lisy | European Pros | 06.03.2016 13:36

Only 2 players are left in the 3rd European Professional Qualification and only one of them will become an EGF Professional this year. We already know that the professional title goes to Ukraine.  Read more...

Surprising First Round of 3rd European Professional Qualification

By Pavol Lisy | European Pros | 04.03.2016 14:28

The 1st round of The 3rd European Professional Qualification in Baden-Baden has just finished.
16 players are playing a double-knockout to decide who will be the 5th EGF Professional.
You can find a game commentary of a surprise in round 1.   Read more...

The 1st IMSA Elite Mind Games

By Pavol Lisy | International | 02.03.2016 13:02

The 1st International Mind Sports Association Elite Mind Games is starting today with an Opening Ceremony. The competition takes place in Huaian, China. The games begin tomorrow with Men's Team Competition and Women's individual Competition, continuing with Pair Go competition, that will finish on 3rd of March. That is a full one week of games to watch! The representatives of Europe are...  Read more...

In the "aftermath" of AlphaGo - Opinions of Professional Go Players + Some Questions Answered by FanHui

News | 11.02.2016 19:22

Some people do not want computers to undermine the mystery of Go, others are happy to have a new tool to improve their skills. I guess its impact on Go industry depends on how we publicize the new development.   Read more...