The Netherlands: The 18th edition of the Apeldoorn tournament, which never sees a dull moment since the playing times are always 30 minutes absolute per player (no byo-yomi), was played on the 3rd of May in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands. It was won by endgame master Rudi Verhagen 4d. Second place was conquered by young dog Ruben Cornelissen 3d and in third place trailed the ever friendly Siu Hong Chung 3d. Result table.
Denmark: The Danish Championship 2015, played from 5/1-5/3 in Odense, Denmark, was won by Jannik Rasmussen 3d. Second came Soeren Ohlenbusch 3d and with a remarkable effort, beating several dan players, Mathis Isaksen 1k came in third place. Result table.
Czech Republic: The Czech edition of the Korean Ambassador Cup, a tournament which is held in many countries to determine the national
representative player for the Korean Prime Minister’s Cup that usually takes place around September in Seoul, Korea, was played from 5/2-5/3 in Praha. European 1dan professional Pavol Lisy (right) took first place, with Jan Hora 6d coming second and Martin Jurek ending third. In total 71 players participated. Result table.
Germany: The Sankt Augustiner Go-Turnier, played from 5/2-5/3 in Sankt Augustin, Germany, was a strong tournament with 76 participants of which more than 20 dan players. It was won by German champion Lukas Krämer 6d. Second came Bernd Radmacher 4d and third was Christopher Lieberum 3d. Result table.
Russia: Talking about strong tournaments, the Japan Consulate-General Cup, played from 5/1-5/2 in Saint-Petersburg, Russia, had some of the strongest players of Europe participating.
Dmitrij Surin 6d (left) managed to cause an upset by beating Alexandr Dinerstein 7d and losing only to freshly promoted European 1dan professional Ilja Shikshin. Because Ilja lost to Alexandr and to the Korean Jung-hyeop Kim 8d, he ended in third place. Alexandr Dinerstein, only losing to Surin, came second. This made Dmitrij Surin 6d the winner. As many as 82 people participated in the main tournament. Result table.
Next to the main tournament a side tournament for beginners was organized, in which 44 players participated. It was won by Ivan Surovcev 14k, second came Artem Kolbasin 11k and third was Anatolij Nikonorov 15k. Result table.
At the same time and in the same country, two and a half thousand kilometers away from Saint-Petersburg, the Championship of the Ural Federal District took place in Cheljabinsk, Russia. It had 46 participants and was won by Nikita Barykin 5d. Second came Tongyuan Yang 4d and third was Evgenij Manakhov 3d. Result table.
Romania: In Braila, Romania, two junior national championships took place on the 2nd of May. In the finals of the category of under 10 years Ioan Alexandru Arsinoaia 12k proved himself to be the champion. Second came Victor Cristian Vasiloanca-Smirnov 15k and third was Daniel Pascu 16k. Result table. The Romanian champion in the category of under 8 was Mihai Matei 16k. Trailing in second and third place were Dragos Boldeanu 17k and Andrei David Decu 16k consecutively. Result table.
Italy: The 21st Mauro Brambilla Memorial, played from 4/25-4/26 in Milano, Italy, was won by Francesco Marigo 4d. Second came Isamu Oka 4k and third was Andrea Failli 8k. Result table.
Austria: The Linzer Go Turnier 2015, played from 4/25-4/26 in Linz, Austria, was won by Pavol Lisy 1p (right). Second came Viktor Lin 6d and third was Michael Forstenlehner 2d. Result table.
– Kim Ouweleen, based on reports from EuroGoTV
