Report On The 8th Kido Cup

News | 18.05.2016 12:58

This event has attracted many top European players as well as go enthusiasts with its friendly and entertaining atmosphere and a total amount of 10.000 Euro as prize, including cash prizes and attractive Go equipments from Hebsacker Verlag Go Shop.   Read more...

Russia wins 6th PGETC League A Group stage

By Pavol Lisy | News | 13.05.2016 15:55

The league A of the 6th Pandanet Go European Team Championship has already finished and so we know which four European team will play the finals this summer.

In this tournament, national teams play in a league system on the Pandanet – IGS server.  Read more...

Thomas Debarre sweeps Amsterdam Tournament

By Kim Ouweleen | News | 11.05.2016 21:28

Thomas Debarre 6d (France) won the Amsterdam International Go Tournament with a clean slate. He was victorious in all six games, leaving Dominik Boviz 6d (HU), Tanguy Le Calvé 6d (FR), Stanisław Frejlak 5d (PL) and Yaqi Fu 6d (CN) behind in shared second place.  Read more...

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.

Live report + Results  Read more...

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...

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...

AI technologies hit the Go World

By Pavol Lisy | News | 05.02.2016 9:25

Last week, shocking news have hit the Go World. A Go-program called AlphaGo, developed by Google DeepMind beat our 3-times European Champion Fan Hui 5 to 0 in an official match played in October 2015. This is the first time that a computer beat a professional Go player in an even match. Most people expected this to happen 5-10 years later, that is why everyone is so surprised. Find an interview with a computer expert, the creator of PachiBot.  Read more...

The Russian Youth Go Championships

By Pavol Lisy | News | 21.01.2016 12:25

The Russian Youth Go Championships was held this weekend (January 16-17) in Moscow. 76 participants took part in this great event, and many of them made incredible achievement. It seems that future strong players are growing up in Russia.  Read more...