The 66th European Go Congress (EGC) was held on 26 July–10 August in Toulouse, France. As ever, numerous players from all around the world came to enjoy their favorite game.

The official events traditionally held at the EGC were the individual European Championship (EC) and the face-to-face finals of the Pandanet European Team Championship. Andrii Kravets 1p won the EC second year straight and the winner of the Team Championship was the team of the host country, France.

The Open European Championship was attended by an impressive number of participants: 869. The winner was Kim Jitae 8d, a guest from South Korea. As usual, the EGC hosted many other exciting events, such as the Weekend Tournament, Rapid, Pair, etc. There were several unique events such as the game between the former European Champion Benjamin Dréan-Guénaïzia 7d and SenseRobot operated by the AI, and the 2nd ISGS International Conference on Go Studies dedicated to AI’s impact on Go.

Next summer, the EGC will take place in Warsaw, Poland – the registration is already open on the EGC 2025 website.

Report by Artem