The Grand Slam is one of the most prestigious go competitions in Europe, with a first prize of €10,000. Last year it unfortunately had to be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year, many countries have loosened their travelling … Continue reading →
The European Professional Qualification Tournament took place in Leksand, Sweden from the 25th until the 31st of October. It was already the sixth edition of this competition. The previous five iterations generated seven European professionals: 2014 – Pavol Lisy, Ali … Continue reading →
This year the European Youth Go Championship (EYGC) took place online from the 15th until the 17th of October. The tournament brought together more than 130 participants from 18 countries. With anti-cheating measures applied, the online EYGC had the same … Continue reading →
This year the European Pair Go Championship (EPGC) took place on 25–26 September in Niš, Serbia. A total of 15 pairs from six countries took part in the competition. After six rounds, two Russian pairs were on the top of … Continue reading →
This year the European Women’s Go Championship (EWGC) took place online on 4–5 September. The tournament brought together 30 participants from eleven European countries. After six rounds of intense struggle, two players remained with only one defeat: Dina Burdakova 5d … Continue reading →
The Pandanet Go European Team Championship (PGETC) has been held annually since 2010. Each EGF member country lines up one team. The teams are split into leagues each consisting of around ten players. A round-robin tournament is played out in … Continue reading →
The first Transatlantic Professional Go League (TPGL) started on the 15th of May 2021, this time with two American pros and two amateurs joining the six European professionals. All the players were split into two groups of one American pro, … Continue reading →
In its current season, the European Professional Go League evolved into the Transatlantic Professional Go League (TPGL) with two American players participating: Ryan Li 3p and Calvin Sun 1p. Besides, two amateurs got a chance to test their skills against … Continue reading →
After the Coronavirus pandemic started, all European go tournaments went online. This summer, face-to-face go events are finally starting to come back. Probably that is the result of quarantine restrictions being lifted in many countries thanks to large-scale vaccinations. A … Continue reading →
The European Professional Go League has evolved into the Transatlantic Professional Go League (TPGL) in the current season, with two American professionals joining: Calvin Sun 1p and Ryan Li 3p. Two European amateur players have got their chance to compete … Continue reading →