2nd Transatlantic Professional Go League: Group Stage Concluded

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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European Youth Go Championship 2022 Concluded

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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, and Jan Šimara 6d.

The Championship consisted of six rounds and on 12 March the winners were decided. Six young players topping the tournament table in U12 and U16 age categories are qualified for participation in the World Youth Go Championship, which will be held online this year. The winner of the U20 category will represent Europe in the Globis Cup. Below you can find the top three prize-winners of each age category.

Under 12:

  1. Bende Barcza 5k
  2. Alper Sulak 1d
  3. Alexandru-Nicolas Patrascu 9k



Under 16:

  1. Vsevolod Ovsiienko 4d
  2. Yuze Xing 2d
  3. Anna Melnyk 1d



Under 20:

  1. Arved Pittner 5d
  2. Davide Bernardis 4d
  3. Denis Dobranis 4d



The complete results you can find here.

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IGF Statement: Heeding the IOC Resolution on the Ukraine Crisis

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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 regional associations/federations and all IGF association members to relocate or cancel any events currently planned in Russia or Belarus.

In addition, until further notice, no Russian or Belarussian flags will be displayed at events under IGF’s auspices. The Russian or Belarussian players participating in IGF events will be identified with the IGF flag. Regional associations/federations and IGF association members are urged to adopt a similar policy.

This statement is being sent to all IGF members and association members confirming IGF’s strong condemnation of the invasion of Ukraine by Russia with support of Belarus and expressing IGF’s unwavering solidarity with our Ukrainian friends.

European Team Wins 2nd Fudan–Europe Online Go Festival

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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 event of this kind began in September last year and concluded this month. It started from a youth match played between promising players under 12 from Europe and children studying at the Blue Elephant School in Shanghai. Each team consisted of six players. After three rounds played out with switching opponents, Europe won with a score of 16:2.

The second part of the Festival was a win-and-continue tournament between the main teams consisting of eleven players each. This time it was Europe who won with a score of 11:10. For details, see the report by Stanisław Frejlak, the European team leader.

Below you can see the deciding game of the win-and-continue tournament, played on the 12th of February between Artem Kachanovskyi 2p and Shi Rui 5d.

 

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