American Go E-Journal

Turkey: The 13th Istanbul Go Tournament will take place September 28 and 29 in Istanbul. Since fall 2001, the Istanbul Go Tournament has made its players its top priority. According to the official homepage, the Istanbul Go Topluluğu has “always been striving to achieve a higher quality of experience…and set a higher standard for other national tournaments in Turkey.” All players are invited to register. Pre-registration is open until September 20 and strongly encouraged. For official rules, full schedule, and more, please visit istanbulgo.org.
Italy: The Higashikita Go Club and Italian Go Federation (F.I.G.G.) will host the 2013 European Student Go Championship and 8th Higashikita Tournament on October 5-6 in Trieste. For the main tournament, any player that is a university student, under 30 years of age, and a citizen of any EGF member countries is invited to participate. There is no entry fee and if a country chooses to elect an official national representative, that player will receive free accommodations. For players who do not qualify for the main tournament, the Higashikita Tournament is open to all players. Players who register for the Higashikita Tournament before September 29 will receive a 30% discount on their entry fee. For more information about or to register for either tournament, please visit the ESGC 2013 official website.
— Annalia Linnan; for complete listings, check out the European Tournament Calendar; photo courtesy of Istanbul Go