Meijin Title and 7 Crowns

By Tony Claasen | International | 17.10.2017 18:27

Iyama Yuta wins Meijin Title and once more holds all 7 top titles in one hand.  Read more...

Go Teachers' Day in the EGCC

By Kim Ouweleen | International | 16.10.2017 14:02

On Friday 20 October, one day before the 25 Years EGCC Anniversary Go Tournament, the European Go Cultural Centre organises a special seminar for go teachers in Europe.  Read more...

4th Silk road tournament

By Pavol Lisy | International | 10.10.2017 13:22 | Comments: 2

The 4th Silk Road International City Weiqi Tournament takes place this year in Tianshui, China. 13 European players have come this year to fight for generous prizes and the title. 2017's European champion and the winner of 3rd Silk Road Tournament Ilya Shikshin 1p is also participating. Can he defend his title?  Read more...

German Women Championship 2017

By Tony Claasen | News | 07.10.2017 18:45

The women's championship also gave us a new champion, Maike Wilms.
We have for you the results, a review of the deciding game, and an interview with the new champion herself.  Read more...

German Championship 2017

By Tony Claasen | News | 07.10.2017 15:17

This year's final was played over the course of 4 days from the 30th of September until the 4th of October 2017.
Also included is an interview with the new champion Jonas Welticke 6D from Bonn.  Read more...

Reader's review of the 2016 Yearbook of European Go

By Tony Claasen | Reviews | 04.10.2017 18:41

Recently, I interviewed Kim Ouweleen, author of the first yearbook ever to be published by the European Go Federation. I asked him about the project and the ups and downs of his writing process. In this article, however, I focus on the yearbook from my own perspective and report my impressions as the reader.  Read more...

Interview with Kim Ouweleen, author of the 2016 EGF Yearbook

By Tony Claasen | Interviews | 29.09.2017 18:31 | Comments: 2

For the first time in the history of European Go, the EGF has published a yearbook. It was officially released at the European Go Congress in Oberhof and was praised ever since. We caught up with the author, Kim Ouweleen 4d from the Netherlands, in an interview.  Read more...

Announcement: 25 Years EGCC Anniversary Go Tournament

By Kim Ouweleen | News | 20.09.2017 16:22

In 1992, the European Go Cultural Centre (EGCC) was founded in Amstelveen, the Netherlands, with the financial aid of Kaoru Iwamoto 9p and the Nihon Ki-in.

In 2017, the EGCC celebrates its 25th anniversary. To commemorate this milestone, the centre organises a special Anniversary Go Tournament in the weekend of 21-22 October!   Read more...

The 12th Korea Prime Minister Cup International Amateur Baduk Championship

By Laura Avram | International | 17.09.2017 13:29

Korea was the host of two important tournaments this month: The Samsung Cup (top 32) and The Korea Prime Minister Cup.  Read more...