The knock-out rounds for the European Championship begin Thursday at the European Go Congress in Bonn, Germany. The eight 
players who have qualified for the quarters are Shikshin (Russia), Silt (Czech Republic), Burzo (Romania), Debarre (France), Tormanen (Finland), Surma (Poland), Simara (Czech Republic) and Lisy (Slovakia). Click here for latest EGC news, including top board games. Russia has won the European Pandanet team tournament, defeating the Czech Republic, Ukraine and France.
– Alain Cano, special European correspondent for the E-Journal
Collage: Lisy (top left), Tormanen (top right), Samara (right, second from top), Burzo (right, third from top), Shikshin (bottom right), Silt (bottom left), Debarre (left, second from bottom), Surma (left, second from top); photos by Olivier Dulac, collage by Chris Garlock
