European Youth Go Championship and Go Camp

By Tony Claasen | News | 21.01.2024 16:23

The EYGC will be from the 20th of March to the 23rd of March
Before the championship we will organise a Go-camp for all youth players that are interested.  Read more...

An interview with Cornel Burzo 6d, winner of the European Grand Prix Finale 2023

By Milena Boclé | Interviews | 10.01.2024 17:01 | Comments: 2

Cornel Burzo 6d from Romania won the European Grand Prix Finale 2023, which took place at the very end of the year in London. Cornel is not a newcomer to the European Go scene and had pretty good results lately. In this interview, we try to corner Cornel to know more about him, his go journey and teaching style.  Read more...

World Amateur Go Championship - follow-up to the joseki report by Elian Grigoriu 6d

By Elian Grigoriu | International | 03.01.2024 17:23

On December 15 to 19th, the 43rd WAGC took place in Shenzhen, China. We reported about it in a previous article. In this short report, Elian Grigoriu 6d from Romania relates his own experiences and shares with us the kind of feelings which you can encounter when playing in such an important tournament.  Read more...

2023 - important year for Poland and summary of 3rd "China Town" Weiqi Cup

By Tomasz Andrzejewski | Articles | 30.12.2023 19:25

2023 was a very dynamic development of the Go community in Poland, where one of the largest tournaments in the history of Eastern Europe and the largest tournament in the history of Poland took place. This article summarizes 2023 in Poland, presenting growing interest in the game of Go in Poland and the success of the efforts of the Go community in the country.  Read more...

Grand Prix Finale in London!

News | 28.12.2023 16:15

Grand Prix Finale at the London Mind Sports Center. Check the website.  Read more...

432000 seconds of go in Shenzhen: WAGC and IGF Annual Meeting

By Milena Boclé | International | 23.12.2023 14:44

From the 15th of December to the 19th, the 43rd World Amateur Go Championship took place in Shenzhen, China, with 46 players. Just before the start of the tournament, players could also attend the Annual Meeting of the International Go Federation. Many interesting decisions were taken. As for the tournament, European players were a bit outplayed, but the journey itself was incredible. Let's discover this through the eyes of Amir Fragman 6d (Israel) and Mirta Medak 3d (Croatia).  Read more...

CEGO and EGF: A Decade of Cooperation

By Artem Kachanovskyi | European Pros | 20.12.2023 8:24

A special article celebrating a decade of cooperation between the CEGO and EGF: Martin Stiassny allows the readers to see it through the eyes of the EGF President; Stanisław Frejlak 1p shares his experience studying go in China at the Ge Yuhong Academy, while Artem Kachanovskyi 2p offers his impressions of living the life of a professional player  Read more...

Quzhou International Child Friendly Amateur Weiqi Invitational Tournament und World Youth Weiqi Forum

By Tony Claasen | International | 14.12.2023 12:42

An unexpected journey to Quzhou and mount Lanke.

A journey that for the German team started during the preparations of the European Championship and my communication with China over the visa for the chinese professionals.  Read more...

The 33rd International Amateur Pair Go Championship!

By Milena Boclé | International | 07.12.2023 20:47 | Comments: 1

A few European pair go pairs took part in the 33rd International Amateur Pair Go Championship on December 2-3, in Tokyo, Japan. Thanks to one guy who was there as an observer and another guy amongst the actual organisers, we got some insights from this tournament. What do you know about pair go? What is this International championship "and extras"? What is the future for pair go in Japan? Read more to not find all the answers to these questions.  Read more...