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 […]
The European Championship was held on 20–27 July at the European Go Congress in Warsaw. As usual, it brought together 32 of the strongest European players, who fought first in a double-elimination system and then in a knockout format starting from the quarter-finals. Mateusz Surma 3p remained undefeated and claimed his first European Championship. He […]
The 67th European Go Congress (EGC) will take place on 19 July–2 August in Warsaw, Poland. It will include two important European competitions open only to the qualified players: the European Championship and the finals of the Pandanet European Team Championship. The main games will be broadcast live. The EGC will also include numerous events […]
The Chinese C League was held in Wuxi on 9–17 June. The European team was once again invited to participate. The members of the team were Andrii Kravets 2p, Stanisław Frejlak 2p, Tanguy Le Calvé 1p, and Lukáš Podpěra 7d. The European team beat the team of Southeast Asia in round 2 with a score […]
The European Pair Go Championship took place in Bistrita, Romania, on 5–7 June and brought together nine pairs. After six rounds, Lova Wåhlin 2d and Charlie Åkerblom 5d from Sweden were undefeated and claimed the championship; Manja Marz 4d and Johannes Obenaus 6d from Germany lost only to the winners and were the runners-up. Laura […]
The Dutch Open, held in Amsterdam on 30 May–1 June, attracted 54 participants from 11 countries. It was part of the European Grand Prix, a Bonus Points level B tournament. After six rounds of intense struggle, two players from the top group had five wins, so the Championship was decided by the tie-breakers. The winner […]
In mid-2023 conversations started about hosting the World Amateur in North America in 2025. A few months later we started looking closely at Vancouver, and soon thereafter a venue contract was signed, and planning kicked into high gear. With key organisers in the USA, Toronto, Japan, and Vancouver the planning was complex, but as the […]
The last round of the online stage of the Pandanet European Team Championship was played on 13 May. The top four teams of the A League – Ukraine, France, Czechia, and Poland – qualified for the finals, which will be held at the European Go Congress (EGC) in Warsaw this summer. This is the first […]
The 53rd Prague Go Tournament was held on 2–4 May and attracted 182 participants, including numerous top European players. After six rounds, three participants topped the tournament table with five wins, so the final results were decided by the tie-breaker (SOS). The winner was Lukas Podpera 7d, Andrii Kravets 2p was the runner-up, and Kim […]