The 9th Velika Gorica City Go Tournament was held on 13–14 December as a Bonus Points Level C tournament and brought together 80 participants from 17 countries. After five rounds, three players topped the tournament table with four wins, so the podium was decided by the tie breakers: Lukas Podpera 7d was the winner, Mateusz […]

The Hungarian Open Go Championship 2025, a Bonus Point Level C tournament, took place in Budapest on 23–24 November and attracted 62 participants from 11 countries. Lukas Podpera 7d remained undefeated and claimed the Championship. He won two games by half a point – against the runner-up Pal Balogh 7d and against Benjamin Dréan-Guénaïzia 1p, […]

The Moyo Open – Radek Nechanicky Memorial took place in Brno, Czechia on 8–9 November and attracted 69 participants from ten countries. The games were commented live on the EGF Twitch channel by Andrii Kravets 2p and Lucas Neirynck 6d. After five rounds, four players topped the tournament table with one defeat, so the tie-breakers […]

A new online tournament has just started: the 1st Factorio Speed Go Championship. It’s a knockout competition for 16 European players. One pair of participants plays a best-of-five match each Sunday at 18:00 CET. The games are commented live on the EGF Twitch channel, and you can find the video records on the Factorio Speed Go Championship […]

The 2025 European Student Championship was held in Durham, UK on 11–12 October and attracted 12 participants. The winner was Ondrej Kralik 4d, who remained undefeated in all five rounds. Below is a record of his game against Frederic Schlattner 3d, the runner-up. Mihailo Jacimovic 3d finished third. For more information, see the report on […]

The European Women’s Go Championship was held in Prague on 4–5 October and brought together 29 participants from 11 countries. The winner was Li Ting 1p, who remained undefeated in all five rounds. Manja Marz 4d and Olesia Malko 4d won four games out of five and finished second and third, respectively. Li Ting has […]

The first Kagaribi Cup, an online match between five European and Japanese (Kansai Ki-in) professionals, was held online on 3 October. Fischer time control was applied: 5 minutes of basic time with a 15-second increment per move. European team: Benjamin Dréan-Guénaïzia 1p, Stanisław Frejlak 2p, Ali Jabarin 3p, Andrii Kravets 2p, Mateusz Surma 3p. Japanese […]

This year’s Confucius Cup in Dublin, a Bonus Point Level C tournament, brought together 28 participants on 27–28 September. The winner was Cornel Burzo 6d, who remained undefeated in all five rounds. Second came Mathieu Delli-Zotti 4d, and third place went to Zhang Fengyin 5d. The games were commented live by Mateusz Surma 3p and […]

Written by Makoto Moriwaki (Japan Pair Go Association) The Pair Go World Festival 2025 was held over three days on 8–10 August 2025 at Expo Messe ‘Wasse’ at the venue of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan. This report provides an overview of the three-day festival. More information can be found on the event webpage. 1. […]

The finals of the Pandanet European Team Championship were held at the European Go Congress in Warsaw at the beginning of the second week. The top four teams from League A qualified: Ukraine, France, Czechia, and Poland. The Polish team claimed the Championship for the first time. In the finals, they beat the teams of […]