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 […]

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 […]