From October 30th to November 4th, 2026, the city of Cartagena de Indias, Colombia will be the host city of the 8th Latin American Go Congress. Held in the Hotel Caribe by Faranda Grand located in Bocagrande, next to the Caribbean Sea and Cartagena’s historic walled city, it will bring together several of the most […]
The EGC 2026 in Ankara, Turkey was held on 25 July–8 August and brought together nearly 500 participants from all over the world. Such important events of the EGF as the European Championship (winner: Andrii Kravets 3p) and the Pandanet European Team Championship (winner: the Ukrainian team) were held at the EGC. The EGC, as […]
The face-to-face finals of the 16th season of the Pandanet European Team Championship were held on 3–4 August at the European Go Congress in Ankara, Turkey. According to the results of the online stage, the top four teams of League A were qualified for this event: Czechia, Ukraine, France, and Germany. After three rounds, the […]
The European Championship 2026 was held on 26 July–2 August at the European Go Congress in Ankara, Turkey. The strongest 32 European players battled in a double-elimination system until eight players were selected for the play-off. Andrii Kravets 3p beat Ali Jabarin 3p in the final. You can view the record of their game below. […]
The Moyo Open 2026, a European Grand Prix Level C event, was held on 18–19 July in Pardubice, Czechia. This tournament attracted 61 participants from 10 countries. Mateusz Surma 4p remained undefeated in all five rounds and claimed the Championship. Li Yuanzhen 7d lost only to Mateusz and was the runner-up. Jason Qian 5d finished […]
The International Go Federation (IGF) have issued a decision for an anti-doping rule violation, which includes a two-month period of ineligibility against Sa Woo Kim from Korea for a violation of IGF Anti-Doping Rule Article 2.1 – Presence of a Prohibited Substance by an Athlete. Further to being subject to doping control on 21 May […]
The Lanke Cup Vienna Open 2026 was held on 20–21 June and brought together 85 participants. After five rounds of intense struggle, four players topped the tournament table with four wins. The final order was decided by tie-breakers: the winner was Valerii Krushelnytskyi 7d, Kim Dohyup 8d was the runner-up, Ioan Elian Grigoriu 6d finished […]
The Chinese C League 2026, an annual team professional tournament, was held on 6–14 June in Hangzhou. Europe was represented by a team of four players: Andrii Kravets 3p (Ukraine), Stanislaw Frejlak 2p (Poland), Benjamin Dréan-Guénaïzia 1p (France), and Tanguy Le Calvé 1p (France). The European team lost six rounds and won one – against […]
The 46th World Amateur Go Championship (WAGC), the most prestigious international amateur Go tournament recognised by the International Go Federation (IGF), will be held in Mungyeong, Republic of Korea, from September 6 to 13, 2026. The WAGC brings together the strongest amateur Go players from around the world, each representing their respective countries and territories. […]
The Dutch Open 2026 was held in Amsterdam on 15–17 May and brought together 79 players from 15 countries. Last year’s runner-up Kim Dohyup 8d remained undefeated after six rounds of intense struggle and claimed the title this year. Jui Hsuan Wu 6d was the runner-up, and Ali Jabarin 3p finished third. You can find […]
The 54th Prague Tournament Old Hunter’s Cup was held on 1–3 May and brought together 158 participants from 21 countries. After six rounds, three players topped the tournament table with five wins, so the final order was decided by the tie-breakers: Andrii Kravets 3p was the winner, Wu Xi 6d was the runner-up, and Valerii […]
The European Pair Go Championship 2026 was held on 25–26 April in Bratislava, Slovakia. This event brought together 20 pairs from ten countries. After six rounds, Li Ting 1p and Lothar Spiegel 5d from Austria were undefeated and claimed the championship. Mirta Medak 3d and Stjepan Medak 6d from Croatia were the runners-up – they […]
The 53rd Paris International Tournament, one of the oldest annual European competitions, was held on 4–6 April. This event attracted 177 participants, over 50 of which were ranked 1-dan or higher. The winner was Dai Junfu 8d, who remained undefeated in all six rounds. Bao Yifan 5d finished second, and Yuze Xing 6d took third […]
Written by Tomotaka Urasoe, IGF Secretary General Thomas Y. Hsiang passed away peacefully on 12 February 2026 at the age of 77. The board of the International Go Federation formally conferred upon him the title of Honorary Vice President in recognition of his remarkable contributions to the organisation. Born in Taipei, Taiwan, on 6 October, […]
The European Youth Go Championship 2026 was held on 26–28 March at Plitvice Lakes in Croatia, and brought together 128 participants from 14 countries. It was split into three separate tournaments by age categories: U12, U16, and U21. U12 winners: Larion Syrotkin 3d (Ukraine) Denys Lototskyi 1k (Ukraine) Szilard_Mihaly Papp 2k (Slovakia) U16 winners: Bartik […]
The 9th European Professional Championship was held in Bucharest on 5–8 March and brought together eight participants who battled in a round-robin. Andrii Kravets 3p repeated his last year’s success and claimed the Championship. Andrii remained undefeated in all seven rounds. Mateusz Surma 4p lost only to Andrii and was the runner-up. Third came Benjamin […]
The online stage of the 16th Pandanet Go European Team Championship (PGETC) started in October last year with 35 national teams split into four leagues. As usual, the top four teams from League A will qualify for the face-to-face finals at the European Go Congress this summer in Ankara, Turkey. After round 6, played on […]
The 1st Factorio Speed Go Championship, a new online tournament for top European players, started in November. In the match for 3rd place on February 15, Andrii Kravets 3p beat Stanislaw Frejlak 2p with a score of 3-0. The final was held on 22 February: Mateusz Surma 4p beat Lukas Podpera 7d with a score […]
The European Grand Prix Finale 2025 took place in Stockholm on 8–11 January and brought together the top 16 players of last year’s European Grand Prix. They were split into four groups, each of which played out a round-robin. Two top players from each group proceeded to the play-offs. Damen Woo 6d beat Lukas Podpera 7d […]
The 51st London Open Go Congress was held as a Bonus Point Level B tournament on 28–31 December at the London Go Centre, attracting 74 participants from 12 countries. Mateusz Surma 3p won all seven games and claimed the Championship; Kim Minseong 7d was the runner-up, and Li Yuanzhen 4d finished third. Fan Weijing 3p […]
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 […]