On October 19th, the Korean Cultural Center alongside the Korean newspaper ‘El Coreano’ organised the 3rd Baduk Festival in the ‘Museo de las Culturas del Mundo’, which is an old colonial building located next to the Zócalo square in the … Continue reading →
From October 10th to 14th, Sao Paolo, Brazil was the host city of the 3rd Latin American Go Congress. The venue was Brazil’s Nihon Ki-in building which was founded by Iwamoto Kaoru 30 years ago. The atmosphere was very cozy … Continue reading →
The European Go Congress (EGC) can definitely be called the biggest go event in Europe. It takes place annually and lasts for two weeks, starting at the end of July and finishing at the start of August. Usually it brings … Continue reading →
The 2020 Australian Go Congress will be held between 13th to 16th February 2020 in Sydney. There is a prize pool of $10,000 shared across the divisions, so 30 people will receive a cash prize. As with previous Congresses the … Continue reading →
MLily Cup is an international professional tournament with a large prize fund. The selection of participants goes through various preliminary tournaments: general one, one for female players, and one for amateurs. Some stronger players such as Ke Jie and Park … Continue reading →
This year the European Student Go Championship took place on 28–29 September in my home town Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. It was my pleasure to be present there both days, reviewing games for the participants and helping the organisers … Continue reading →
Colombia and Mexico finished as top two teams on the Pandanet Go Latin American Team Championship, after long 11 rounds on which 12 countries played against each other. This grants this two teams a seat in a final match to … Continue reading →
From August 19th to 25th the Chinese Weiqi Association (CWA) celebrated its 3rd Chinese Go Congress in the city of Rizhao, Shandong province, China. On the last days of the Congress, from August 23rd to 25th, the ‘Worldwide Weiqi Organization … Continue reading →
EWGC 2019 was held on 6–8 September 2019 in Trier, Germany. 36 players from 11 countries participated, including 16 dan players. Ariane Ougier 3 dan from France showed a perfect performance and remained undefeated in all the six rounds of … Continue reading →
The Go Teachers’ Workshop in Europe is a skills development course for teachers and instructors of the fascinating game of go, the oldest board game in the world. The course is open to anyone interested in teaching go. The two-day … Continue reading →