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 […]

The 52nd Paris International Tournament, one of the oldest European competitions, was held on 19–21 April, bringing together 182 participants. After six rounds of intense struggle, three players topped the tournament table with five wins. The tie-breakers decided the final order: the winner was Oh Chimin 8d, Valerii Krushelnytskyi 7d was the runner-up, and Yuan […]

The 1st Beihai Xinyi Cup, a new international professional competition, started on 10 April in Beihai, China. The tournament is a knockout of 64 top professionals. Europe was invited to nominate two players. Tanguy Le Calve 1p and Stanislaw Frejlak 1p lost in the first round to Kyo Kagen 9p and Tu Xiaoyu 9p, respectively. […]

The Kyrgyz Go Federation would like to invite go players around the world to participate in the 4th International Summer Tournament Issyk-Kul Cup 2025 on 19–23 June. Alongside the five-round go tournament, there are numerous side activities available for players and their families. More detailed information can be found on the tournament website.

Three European players took part in the amateur edition of the 2025 SENKO Cup, also called World Go Women’s Championship. This tournament was held on 14 March in Tokyo and featured a knockout of eight participants: Rita Pocsai 5d (Hungary) Manja Marz 4d (Germany) Olesia Malko 4d (Ukraine) Amy Song 5d (Australia) Seowoo Wang 5d […]

The European Youth Go Championship took place on 6–8 March in Vatra Dornei, Romania. Catalin Taranu 5p, the main organiser, hosted here the World Youth Go Championship last year, the European Go Congress in 2022, and several other international events. The event consisted of two tournaments: the U12 and U18 age categories. In the U12 […]

The 8th European Professional Championship was held at the same time and venue as the 8th Professional Qualification – the Go7 club in Vienna on 13–16 February. This round-robin tournament attracted seven professional players: six certified by the EGF and Li Ting 1p certified by the Kansai Ki-in. The winner was Andrii Kravets 2p, who […]

The 8th European Professional Qualification was held in Vienna on 10–16 February. It brought together the 12 strongest European amateurs who battled in a round-robin for the title of the tenth professional player certified by the EGF. Benjamin Dréan-Guénaïzia 7d won nine games out of eleven and thus became the new European professional! Lukas Podpera […]