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 Dach 4d (Czechia)
- Stjepan Medak 6d (Croatia)
- Jan Komin 4d (Czechia)
U21 winners:
- Yuze Xing 6d (Germany)
- Davide Bernardis 6d (Italy)
- Roko Crvelin 4d (Croatia)
Two additional tournaments were held in the evenings after the main rounds: Youth Pair Go and Youth Teams Cup. The winners of the Pair Go were Sara-Maria Ghetu 1d and Davide Bernardis 6d. The team of Czechia won the Teams Cup.
For more information, see the report on the EGF website.
Below you can see a record of the game played between Stjepan Medak 6d and Bartik Dach 4d on round 5 of the U16 tournament.
Report by Artem