On March 31, a new competition has started: The 1st China v. Europe Online Go Tournament. The tournament has a ‘win-and-continue’ format. There are two participating teams, European and Chinese, each consisting of ten players. Each round, one game is … Continue reading →
The 2020 World Amateur Go Championship (WAGC) will be postponed until 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. The 2021 WAGC was originally to be organised by the Korea Baduk Association, but the Baduk Association and the Russian Go Federation have … Continue reading →
Since the coronavirus (COVID-19) appeared in Europe and people realised how serious the danger is, many emergency measures have been applied: borders are closing, flights are cancelled, and in many countries people are asked to stay home in quarantine. Obviously, … Continue reading →
The European Youth Go Championship 2020 took place on 12–14 March in Stubicke Toplice, Croatia. In total 162 young players from all over the Europe competed in three different categories: under 12, under 16, and under 20. Besides the traditional … Continue reading →
Year 2020 started traditionally for European Go with the Grand Prix Finale 2019. This tournament brings together the 16 players with the highest Grand Prix scores in the preceding year. The Grand Prix consists of tournaments in which players collect … Continue reading →
Cancellation of the 2020 World Women’s Go Championship (WAWGC) was determined on 18 February due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19). The WAWGC was planned to be held from 1 till 8 May 2020, before the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo. … Continue reading →
European Go Congress is the biggest go event in Europe. This year it will take place in Kamyanets-Podilskyi, Ukraine, from July 25 to August 9. This post is a follow-up to the early announcement of the EGC 2020 on the … Continue reading →
The Grand Prix Finale is the tournament that determines the winner of the European Grand Prix – a series of tournaments held during the calendar year. The tournament brings together the 16 most successful players. At first all the players … Continue reading →
In Mexico City, on November 17 at the Sports Direction offices of Mexico’s National Autonomous University UNAM, the Go Sports Association was officially institutionalised after an investiture ceremony. UNAM holds around 350,000 students in different levels of academic developing and … Continue reading →
The American Go Foundation is sponsoring two Latin American Youth teams to visit the 2020 US Go Congress. The first team is chosen out from the winner of the 2019 Orion Tournament, an online team match organised by the ‘Asociación … Continue reading →