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EuroGoTV Update: Hungary, Luxembourg, Croatia

Sunday September 21, 2014

Yaqi Fu 6dHungary: Pavol Lisy 1p took the Hungarian Open Go Championship on September 14 in Budapest while Pal Balogh 6d was second and Viktor Lin 6d placed third. Luxembourg: Also on September 14, Yaqi Fu 6d (left) bested Jonas Welticke 5d at the 7th Luxembourg Go Tournament in Hollenfels. Andreas Goetzfried 4k came in third. Croatia: The 491st Velika Gorica weekend go tournament finished on September 13 with Mladen Smud 1 in first, Marko Popovic 7k in second, and Filip Galekovic 20k in third.
– Annalia Linnan, based on reports from 
EuroGoTV, which include complete result tables and all the latest European go news; photo courtesy of EuroGoTV

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“Invincible” Re-Issued & Cool Go Stamps

Sunday September 14, 2014

In cooperation with Kiseido, GoShopkeima.com has just issued the fourth printing of John Power’s classic “Invincible: The Games of Shusaku.”2014.09.13_netherland-go-stamps “We still believe that all serious go players eventually want to have this book as a real book,” says GoShopkeima.com’s Peter Zandveld. There’s lots more cool go stuff at the site, including go stamps he designed. Though they can only be used for mail sent within The Netherlands, we’re pretty sure go players can come with other creative uses for them. Zandfeld developed the site with Marianne Diederen and Kim Ouweleen. 

 

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EuroGoTV Update: Netherlands, United Kingdom, Russia

Wednesday September 10, 2014

Ngoc-Trang Cao 1dNetherlands: Rene Aaij 4d bested Robert Rehm 5d at the Delfts Toernooi on September 7 while Willem-Koen Pomstra 5d came in third. United Kingdom: Also on September 7, Ngoc-Trang Cao 1d (left) took The Northern in Manchester. Behind her were Ewa Mos 1d and Alistair Wall 2d. Russia: The Russian Female Championship finished on September 7 with Natalia Kovaleva 5d in first, Elvina Kalsberg 3d in second, and Anastasia Khlepetina 1d in third.
– Annalia Linnan, based on reports from EuroGoTV, which include complete result tables and all the latest European go news; photo courtesy of EuroGoTV

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EuroGoTV Update: Germany, Romania, Sweden

Wednesday September 3, 2014

Alexandru-Petre Pitrop 3dGermany: Soeren Ohlenbusch 3d bested Bernd Lewerenz 3d at the Schweriner Turnier on August 31 while Christopher Lieberum 3d was third. Romania: Alexandru-Petre Pitrop 3d (left) took the 5th Radu Baciu Grand Prix in Vatra Dornei on August 24. Cristian Cobeli 1d came in second and Adrian Nedan 1k placed third. Sweden: The Stockholm Open finished on August 23 with John Karlsson 4d in first, Mingyu Chen 5d in second, and Charlie Aakerblom 4d in third.
– Annalia Linnan, based on reports from EuroGoTV, which include complete result tables and all the latest European go news; photo courtesy of EuroGoTV

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EuroGoTV Update: UK, Sweden, Netherlands

Wednesday August 27, 2014

UK: Aja Huang 5d took the MSO Open on August 25 in London. Francisco Divers 2d placed second and Andrew Simons 4d third. Sweden: John Karlsson 4d bested Mingyu Chen 5d at the Stockholm Open on August 23 while Charlie Aakerblom 4d was third. Netherlands: The Zomergo 2014 finished in Lunteren on August 20 with Matthias Terwey 4d (left) in first, Rene Aaij 4d in second, and Zeno van Ditzhuijzen 5d in third.

– Annalia Linnan, based on reports from EuroGoTV, which include complete result tables and all the latest European go news; photo courtesy of EuroGoTV

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EuroGoTV Update: Romania, Ukraine, Croatia

Thursday August 14, 2014

Romania: The European Go Championship at the MLily-WeiqiTV 58th European Go Congress finished on August 9 in Sibiu with Hui Fan 2p (left) in first, Alexandr Dinerstein 3p in second, and Ilja Shikshin 7d in third. Ukraine: Roman Ruzhanskyi 3d took the Odesa the Gold tournament on August 10. Behind him were Aleksandr Hiliazov 1d in second and Andrii Vdovin 2d in third. Croatia: Mladen Smud 1k bested Nikola Primetica 3k at the 490th Velika Gorica weekend go tournament while Mirko Primetica 7k placed third.
– Annalia Linnan, based on reports from EuroGoTV, which include complete result tables and all the latest European go news; photo courtesy of EuroGoTV

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Upcoming European Tournament: 1st Polish-Chinese Go Tournament

Thursday August 14, 2014

Polish-Chinese Go TournamentThe Polish Go Association and Polish-Chinese Cultural and Economic Association will host the inaugural Polish-Chinese Go Tournament on September 5 and 6 in Warsaw as part of the Chinese-Polish trade fair China-Expo. All European players are invited. Top players will receive cash prizes and the top four Polish players will also qualify for the 2014 Polish Championship. Players who register before August 20 will receive a 10 PLN discount and the first 30 non-Warsaw residents to register will receive free accommodations. PGA members receive a 15 PLN discount; registration for all other players after August 20 will be 30 PLN. To register or for more information including a full schedule, please visit the official Polish-Chinese Go Tournament website.
—Annalia Linnan; for complete listings, check out the European Tournament Calendar

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Eric Lui and Zhaonian Chen Battle for Spot in Samsung Prelims

Monday August 4, 2014

Eric Lui and Zhaonian Chen play each other tonight in the semifinals of the Samsung Cup World Preliminaries. The winner plays the winner of Xiang Zhang vs Jan Hora match for the spot in the main tournament. Lui, Chen and Seung Hyun (Kevin) Hong are participating in the World Preliminaries of the Samsung Cup this week in Korea. The 2014 Samsung Cup World Baduk Masters expanded the World Division to provide more opportunities to international amateur players. A dozen players were invited: three from North America, one from South America, four from Europe, up to three from Asia (Korea, China, Japan, Taiwan excluded) and up to two from Africa. The winner of the World Division will be invited to participate in the final 32 of the Samsung Cup, with total prize money of $800,000 USD.
– Thanks to Oren Laskin for translation assistance

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Euro Go Congress Updates

Thursday July 31, 2014

Ilya Shikshin, the only European with a perfect score after the first three rounds of the 58th MLily-WeiqiTV European Go Congress Main Event, lost to Chen Wang in the fourth round. Wang and Yulin Tong top the field with four wins each. Click here for latest results  and here for game records.

In other EGC news, the complete European Go Federation board was re-elected during the EGF General Meeting. “During the meeting Catalin Taranu stepped back from his candidacy for president, so no election was necessary/possible because of no alternatives,” reports EGF President Martin Stiassny. Guests at the meeting included Mr. Yamashiro 9P, Nihon Kiin VP, Yuki Shigeno 2P, IGF Advisor in Tokyo and Hajin Lee 3P, IGF General Secretary. At the 6-hour meeting, delegates from 29 countries granted observer status for Iceland and South Africa and made “some important constitutional changes,” Stiassny said. No decision was reached on the 2018 European Congress.

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Live from the EGC: Shikshin, Hui & Pop Undefeated After 2 Rounds

Monday July 28, 2014

After the first two rounds of the European Go Congress, there are only three Europeans with perfect scores: Ilya Shikshin from Russia, Fan Hui from France and Cristian Pop from Romania. Also undefeated are Yulin Tong, Chi-min Oh, Chen Wang, Young-Sam Kim and Zexiang Sui (click here for latest results).

The MLily-WeiqiTV European Go Congress – the 58th edition of the EGC – is being held July 26th through August 9th in Sibiu, Romania.

Alexander Dinerstein (left), several-time European champion faced Fan Hui (right), last year’s winner, in the second round. “Fan Hui won by 3.5 points but according to several players there, Dinerstein must have made a mistake because the feeling was that the Russian was ahead.” Click here for the latest EGC blog reports.

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