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 … Continue reading →
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 … Continue reading →
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 … Continue reading →
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 … Continue reading →
The European Youth Go Championship took place in Prague on 10–12 March and brought together 114 participants from 15 countries. During the four days prior to the Championship, a training camp was held by Andrii Kravets 1p, Lukáš Podpěra 7d, … Continue reading →
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has passed a resolution urging all International Federations to relocate or cancel their events currently planned in Russia or Belarus. The IGF has no plans to stage any events in either country and urges all … Continue reading →
The first online tournament between the Fudan University Team (Shanghai, China) and the European Students’ Team was held in August–September 2020. The competition was played in a win-and-continue format, and Fudan University won with a score of 11:10. The second … Continue reading →
The European Grand Prix is an annual series of go competitions. Participants collect so-called bonus points for finishing on the top of each event. Since 2017, at the beginning of each year, the Grand Prix Finale is organised as a … Continue reading →
Overview of European Go in 2021 After the COVID-19 pandemic started, most European tournaments moved online. Major competitions organised by the EGF, such as the European Championship and the Grand Prix Finale, had to adapt to the online form as … Continue reading →
The Grand Slam is one of the brightest highlights in the European go calendar, with a €10,000 prize for the winner. The five past editions were organised in Berlin from 2015 until 2019. In 2020, unfortunately, the competition was cancelled … Continue reading →