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...

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...

Russia wins european online youth team championship!

By Marc Oliver Rieger | News | 18.01.2016 21:54 | Comments: 1

The second European Youth Team Championship finished on 16th of January. This year, twelve teams from 15 countries took part. Newcomers were Switzerland and Austria who joined forces with the Italian team. After four rounds, the decision on the top was as narrow as possible...  Read more...

CEGO Student's life in Beijing

By Pavol Lisy | International | 28.12.2015 14:14 | Comments: 1

In September, we introduced students who were chosen to take part in the 3rd Edition of the CEGO Academic Training System 2015/2016. Now we are offering to you a few interesting stories about their life in Beijing.  Read more...

The 2nd ZhuGang Cup - All European teams Qualified after 3 Rounds + Results

News | 16.12.2015 12:45 | Comments: 1

The second ZhuGang Cup World Team Go Championship takes place from 15th to 23rd December in BaiYun hotel, GuangZhou.  Read more...

Korea win International Pair Go yet again

By Tony Atkins | International | 15.12.2015 15:25

Jeon Yujin and Song Hongsuk of Korea won the 21st International Amateur Pair Go Championships in Tokyo. Both the European Championship Pair (Rita Pocsai and Pal Balogh) and the Russian pair (Natalia Kovaleva and Dmitry Surin) won three games to take 8th and 14th place respectively.  Read more...

The French Youth Congress visited by Jyeon Park, 4 dan Professional

News | 12.12.2015 18:56

The yearly event of French Youth Congress, took place from 17 to 24 October had the pleasure to welcome the visit of Mrs. Jyeon Park 4 dan professional this year.   Read more...