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Benjamin Dréan-Guénaïzia Wins European Championship 

Website of The International Go Federation Posted on August 7, 2022 by Antti TörmänenAugust 7, 2022

This year’s European Championship took place at the European Go Congress in Vatra Dornei, Romania, from July 24th until July 31st. The tournament brought together 32 top European players, who battled in a double-elimination system until the quarter-final, followed by a knockout.

In the final, Benjamin Dréan-Guénaïzia 6d beat Artem Kachanovskyi 2p, thus claiming the European Chamionship for the first time. At the end of this article, you can see a record of the final game between Benjamin and Artem.

The third and fourth places went to Fredrik Blomback 6d and Nikola Mitic 7d, respectively.

For more information, please visit the web page of the event.

 

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Ukraine Wins Pandanet Go European Team Championship

Website of The International Go Federation Posted on July 28, 2022 by Antti TörmänenJuly 28, 2022

The final of this year’s Pandanet Go European Team Championship (PGETC) took place in Vatra Dornei, Romania, on 22–23 July. Traditionally, it is a part of the European Go Congress, preceding the rest of the tournaments, such as the European Championship.

The four teams that qualified for the final were France, Ukraine, Czechia, and Poland.

Ukraine scored two wins on the first day against Poland and Czechia, while France tied with Czechia and defeated Poland. Ukraine tied with France on the second day, while Czechia beat Poland. Therefore, the final order of the teams is as follows: Ukraine, France, Czechia, and Poland.

For more detailed results, see the web page of the event.

It’s worth noting that Ukraine won the PGETC final only once in the past – at the EGC 2016 in St. Petersburg.

Below you can find a record of the game played in the last round of the final on the first board of the match between France and Ukraine – Tanguy Le Calve 1p vs. Artem Kachanovskyi 2p.

 

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Ryan Li 3p Wins 2nd Transatlantic Professional Go League

Website of The International Go Federation Posted on July 19, 2022 by Antti TörmänenJuly 19, 2022

The second season of the Transatlantic Professional Go League (TPGL) concluded on July 17th with a best-of-five final match between American professionals Ryan Li 3p and Kevin Yang 1p. Ryan won three games straight, thus winning the match and the whole season.

European professionals Ilya Shikshin 4p and Artem Kachanovskyi 2p finished third and fourth, respectively.

It’s worth noting that Ryan Li won the first season of the TPGL as well; that time he defeated Ilya Shikshin 4p in the final.

For more details, such as the tournament table and game records, visit the web page of the event.

Below you can find a record of the third game of the final match between Ryan and Kevin.

 

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2nd Transatlantic Professional Go League: Group Stage Concluded

Website of The International Go Federation Posted on June 21, 2022 by Antti TörmänenJune 21, 2022

The group stage of the second season of the Transatlantic Professional Go League (TPGL) concluded on 19 June. Three players out of five are qualified for the knockout stage from each group, and below you can see the pairing:

Quarterfinals:
Ilya Shikshin 4p v. Brady Zhang 7d
Ali Jabarin 2p v. Artem Kachanovskyi 2p

Semifinals:
Ryan Li 3p v. Ilya or Brady
Kevin Yang 7d v. Ali or Artem

Ryan Li and Kevin Yang finished the group stage with a flawless score of 4-0, and both lost one game out of nine they played: to Ali Jabarin 2p and Artem Kachanovskyi 2p, respectively.

The second and third places in each group were decided by the tie-breakers, as there were three players with two wins. For more details, see the web page of the 2nd TPGL.

Below you can find a game in which Ali Jabarin 2p defeated Ryan Li 3p.

 

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2022 European Championship: Participants Selected

Website of The International Go Federation Posted on June 19, 2022 by Antti TörmänenJune 19, 2022

After two online editions in 2020 and 2021, the European Championship will take place face-to-face at the 64th European Go Congress (EGC) in Vatra Dornei, Romania on 24–31 July.

The competition features a double-elimination mode with 32 participants until eight players remain to fight in a knockout. You can see an example in the tournament chart of the 2019 European Championship.

Players selected for the 2022 European Championship:

  • Artem Kachanovskyi 2p
  • Ali Jabarin 2p
  • Lukas Podpera 7d
  • Stanislaw Freijak 1p
  • Andrii Kravets 1p
  • Tanguy Le Calvé 1p
  • Cristian Pop 7d
  • Nikola Mitic 6d
  • Oscar Vasquez 6d
  • Drean-Guenaizia Benjamin 6d
  • Fredrik Blomback 6d
  • Rémi Campagnie 6d
  • Dominik Boviz 6d
  • Ondrej Kruml 6d
  • Jan Prokop 6d
  • Valerii Krushelnytskyi 6d
  • Cornel Burzo 6d
  • Bohdan Zhurakovskyi 6d
  • Jan Simara 6d
  • Matias Pankoke 6d
  • Dmytro Bohatskyi 6d
  • Elian Ioan Grogoriu 6d
  • Javier-Aleksi Savolainen 5d
  • Amir Fragman 6d
  • Florent Labouret 5d
  • Vladimir Danek 5d
  • Koichiro Habu 5d
  • Alessandro Pace 5d
  • Antoine Fenech 5d
  • Martin Ruzicka 5d
  • Denis Dobranis 4d
  • Vsevolod Ovsiienko 4d



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Valerii Krushelnytskyi Wins 2nd Dutch Open

Website of The International Go Federation Posted on June 2, 2022 by Antti TörmänenJune 2, 2022

The 2nd Dutch Open took place on 27-29 May in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. This tournament brought together 80 players from 12 countries.

After six rounds of struggle, the winner was Valerii Krushelnytskyi 6d, who remained undefeated in all of his games.

To see the tournament table, visit the 2nd Dutch Open page at the EGD.

Below you will find a record of Valerii’s game against Benjamin Drean-Guenaїzia 6d, the runner-up.

 

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Pandanet Go European Team Championship: Finalists Decided

Website of The International Go Federation Posted on May 20, 2022 by Antti TörmänenMay 20, 2022

The Pandanet Go European Team Championship (PGETC) is a competition that is divided into two stages: an online league lasting from October to May and a face-to-face final taking place at the European Go Congress (EGC). In 2020 and 2021 the EGC was cancelled, so the PGETC final took place online.

The teams participating in the online league are divided into four groups, from A to D, each consisting of eight to ten teams. Each group plays a round-robin, according to whose results the teams traverse up and down the leagues in the next season, and the four top teams from the A league are qualified for the final.

After the last round of league A took place on the 17th of May, the four teams qualified for the final are now decided: France, Ukraine, Czechia, and Poland. This year’s EGC will take place in Romania traditionally during the last week of July and the first week of August.

For more details, such as the tournament table and game records, visit the web page of the PGETC.

Below you can find a record of the game played in the last round of the PGETC online league A between Ali Jabarin 2p (Israel) and Mateusz Surma 2p (Poland).

 

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50th Prague Tournament Brings Together 168 Participants

Website of The International Go Federation Posted on April 27, 2022 by Antti TörmänenApril 27, 2022


Top three: Lukas Podpera, Stanislaw Frejlak, and Kim Dohyup

The Prague Tournament, also known as the Korean Ambassador Cup, is one of the oldest annual European competitions. Its 50th edition took place on 23–24 April and brought together 168 players from 20 countries, including three European professionals.

After five rounds, Kim Dohyup 7d remained undefeated and thus won the tournament. He was followed by Stanislaw Frejlak 1p and Lukas Podpera 7d, each of whom only lost to the champion, sharing the second and third places.

For more information about the Prague Tournament, visit its website.

Below you can find a record of the game played in the third round between Kim Dohyup 7d and Lukas Podpera 7d.

 

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Dai Junfu Wins 49th Paris International Tournament

Website of The International Go Federation Posted on April 21, 2022 by Antti TörmänenApril 21, 2022


The 49th Paris International Tournament took place on April 16-18 and brought together 142 participants from all over Europe. The competition is included in the European Grand Prix 2022 as a Bonus Point Level B event.

After six rounds of intense struggle, Dai Junfu 8d remained undefeated and was thus crowned the winner. He was followed by Cornel Burzo 6d and Valerii Krushelnytskyi 6d. Complete results can be found on the website of the tournament.

Below you can find a record of the game played between Dai Junfu 8d and Valerii Krushelnytskyi 6d in the last round of the Paris International Tournament.

 

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2nd Transatlantic Professional Go League Starts Soon

Website of The International Go Federation Posted on March 30, 2022 by Antti TörmänenMarch 30, 2022

The first Transatlantic Professional Go League (TPGL) took place online in May–August 2021. It caught the attention of numerous go fans around the globe. The winner was Ryan Li 3p, who defeated Ilya Shikshin 4p in the final with a score of 2-0.

The second TPGL will start on April 2. This time two American amateurs Kevin Yang 7d and Brady Zhang 7d were invited to join the eight professionals – seven EGF-certified pros and Ryan Li 3p. All the participants are divided into two groups of five players, and the three highest-scored players of each group proceed to the playoffs. For more details, see the web page of the event.

The matches start at 18:00 CEST each weekend and the games are commented live by professional players on the European Go Federation’s Twitch channel.

The first match of the second TPGL will be played on April 2 between Ilya Shikshin 4p and Kevin Yang 7d.

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