The 39th World Youth Go Championship (WYGC) was held on 25–29 August in Vatra Dornei, Romania. The main organiser, Catalin Taranu 5p, has already hosted here the 2022 European Go Congress, the 2018 European Professional Championship, and numerous annual Winter Go Festivals.

The event was split into two tournaments: U12 and U18. After four rounds, the top four participants in both age categories played out the semi-finals and finals.

Here are the U18 top four:

1. Kim Tae Heon 6d (South Korea)
2. Ma Changhao 1p (China)
3. Chen Yu-Hao 1p (Chinese Taipei)
4. Xu Xiaofan 4d (Singapore)

and the U12 top four:

1. Zhang Yimiao 6d (China)
2. Lin Hong-You 6d (Chinese Taipei)
3. Park Tea Jun 5d (South Korea)
4. Ryan Zhang 3d (UK)

The games were broadcast live and you can find the records here. Below is the record of the final game in the U12 age category.

 

 

Report by Artem