News

By Manja Marz | Tournament | 24.07.2019 19:12
The second stage of the first year of SEYGO Tour took place in Jena, Germany, May 11-12, 2019. The tournament has been organized just one week after 24th European Youth Go Championships in Moscow. Nevertheless, 17 participants enjoyed in a nice go event hosted by Manja Marz.  Read more...
By Artem Kachanovskyi | Country Report | 17.07.2019 18:11
The developments of Youth Go in Ukraine is brought to us by Artem Kachanovskyi, 2p, a strong player and a great go teacher. It should be stressed that Ukraine is one of a few European countries which participated in so many European Youth Go Championships with a great success. This report raises a question how to improve youth go even more and gives ideas how to do it.  Read more...
By Catalin Taranu | Tournament | 17.07.2019 14:14
The first stage of the first year of SEYGO Tour took place in Vatra Dornei, Romania. It had the special significance of being the foundation stone of the project. There were 98 players in the Open tournament + 20 players in the Beginners section. The organizers distributed 1.400,00 EUR in "SEYGO vouchers" and 490,00 EUR as "Go School vouchers".   Read more...
By Marc Oliver Rieger | Country Report | 16.07.2019 22:17
The Youth Go report from Germany has been prepared by Prof. Dr. Marc Oliver Rieger, Secretary of Youth Development of the German Go Association. Go in Germany is well organized with a large number of active players. Prof. Rieger explains what has been undertaken in order to increase the number of children playing go in Germany, especially during last five years.  Read more...
By Damir Medak | Interview | 16.07.2019 21:17
We continue the series of news related to the youth go in Europe. This time, we have the interview with Gabriel Wagner, 3d, from Germany. The interview has been prepared during the SEYGO Tour Summer Go Camp in Zaostrog, held in the first week of July 2019.  Read more...
By Damir Medak | Country Report | 11.06.2019 18:19
The number of young players in Croatia actively playing in go tournaments increased exponentially in last two years. The projects supported by Croatian Ministry of Science and Educatioon, cities of Zagreb and Jastrebarsko, with generous donations from Japan and Korea, completely changed the go landscape of Croatia. In this report, we want to share our experience with other go communities in order to jointly improve the visibility of Go as the mindsport in Europe.  Read more...
By Sinan Djepov | Interview | 01.06.2019 21:47 | Comments: 2
As of 1st of June 2019, we start with the series of news related to the youth go in Europe. There will be at least three categories: country reports, interviews and articles. The page is going to be updated with a new story each week. The interview with Mirta Medak, 2d, has been prepared by Sinan Djepov, 2d,   Read more...
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Calendar

The following map shows the venues of SEYGO Tour events in 2024. The journey started in Vatra Dornei, Romania, as a traditional Winter Go Festival on February 20-22, 2024. The next venue was Toulouse, France, just before the opening of the 66th European Go Congress, July 26-27, 2024.  The third tournament was held during 6th Summer SEYGO tournament in Zaostrog, Croatia, between August 17-24, 2024. The last event of the season is going to be in Istanbul, Turkey, October 19-20.

SEYGO_2024_map

The SEYGO Tour in 2024 will consist of live tournaments only.
29th European Youth Go Championships, which will be played live in Hamburg, Germany, March 21-23, 2023, will be counted toward SEYGO Tour 2024 Grand Prix.
The following table shows known dates and places for live SEYGO Tour events in 2024, with links to event organizers:

Date Event - Place (Country) Webpage
February 20-24, 2024 Stage 1 - Vatra Dornei (Romania) Winter Go Festival
March 21-23, 2024 EYGC - Hamburg (Germany) EYGC 2024
July 26-27, 2024 Stage 2 - Toulouse (France) EGC 2024Short report
August 17 - 24, 2024 Stage 3 - Zaostrog (Croatia)

6th Summer Go Festival, a report coming soon

October 19-20, 2024 Stage 4 - Istanbul (Turkey) SEYGO Istanbul Info and Registration