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Bergen Winter Cup: The Bergen Winter Cup played, from 01/05-06 in Bergen, Norway, was won by Antti Tormanen 6d, second was Heming Hanevik 1d, and third was Paal Sannes 4d… Torneo della Befana 2013: The Torneo della Befana 2013, played on 01/05 in Milano, Italy, was won by Francesco Marigo 4d, second was Isamu Oka 3k and third was Paolo Montrasio 1k… 463 Velika Gorica weekend-go-tournament: The 463 Velika Gorica weekend-go-tournament, played on the 01/05 in Velika Gorica, Croatia, was won by Mladen Smud 1k, second was Robert Jovicic 2k and third was Nikola Primetica 4k… La Carboneria: The La Carboneria, played on 12/29 in Sevilla, Spain, was won by Jose-Manuel Vega 2k, second was Fran Garcia 9k and third was Francisco Carretero 6k…
– adapted from EuroGoTV, which includes winner reports, crosstabs, game records and photos. Edited by Taylor Litteral

Moscow Cup Final: The Moscow Cup Final, played from 12/22-23 in Moscow, Russia, was won Andrej Cheburkahov 5d, second was Natalia Kovaleva 5d and third was Vjacheslav Kajmin 2d… La Carboneria: The La Carboneria, played on 12/22 in Sevilla, Spain, was won by Adrian Arellano 6k, second was Nicolas Ballesteros 7k and third was Adrian Dominguez 9k… Three Dragons: The Three Dragons, played from 12/22-23 in Kyiv, Ukraine, was won by Volodymyr Kokozei 4d, second was Dmytro Yatsenko 5d and third was Andrii Denysenko 1k… Dnipropetrovsk Region Championship: The Dnipropetrovsk Region Championship, played from 12/22-23 in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine, was won by Kostiantyn Lopatenko 3d, second was Andrii Vdovin 2d and third was Dmytro Shevchenko 2d… Velikogoricki jesenski go-turnir: The Velikogoricki jesenski go-turnir, played on 12/22 in Velika Gorica, Croatia, was won by Mladen Smud 1k, second was Lovro Furjanic 1d and third was Daniel Zrno 2k… Gosente Winter Tournament: The Gosente winter tournament, played on 12/33 in Riga, Lativa, was won by Dmitrij Kravchenko 3k, second was Anita Juzova 4k and third was Martins Livens 4k… Ukrainian Meijin Title Match: The Ukrainian Meijin Title Match, played from 11/18 to 12/23 in Kyiv, Ukraine was won by Artem Kachanovskyi 7d (r), second was Andrii Kravets 6d.– adapted from EuroGoTV, which includes winner reports, crosstabs, game records and photos. Edited by Taylor Litteral

Alpar Kilinc Go Turnuvasi: The 2012 Alpar Kilinc Go Turnuvasi, played from 12-15/16 in ODTU – Ankara, Turkey, was won by Bertan Bilen 2d, second was Giray Erdi 2d and third was Fatih Sulak 2d (photo Ertug Akkol 1d)… Braila- Junior City Championship 2012: The Braila- Junior City Championship 2012, played on 12/15 in Braila, Romania, was won by Theodor Tomas 2d, second was Albert Trifan 13k and third was Ana Ruxandra Gavriliu 17k… Moscow Cup Semifinal: The Moscow Cup Semifinal, played from 12/15-16 in Moscow Russia, was won by Vjacheslav Kajmin 2d, second was Ivan Bojkov 1k and third was Sofia Mazlova 1d… Torneo di Udine: The third Torneo di Udine, played on 12/16 in Udine, Italy, was won by Leonardo Giuliato 3k, second was Andres Saro 4k and third was Dusan Milavec 5k… SRP go-tournament: The 11th SRP go-tournament, played on 12/16 in Zagreb, Croatia, was won by Kristina Sicaja 20k, second was Tomislav Spoljaric 20k third Karlo Caic 20k… Austrian Championship Finals: the champion has yet to be decided; 2011 champion Schayan Hamrah and Viktor Lin both scored 4 wins each in the finals and will play a best-of-three match to determine the winner; go newbie Markus Flenner made an impressive video of the event, with Christina Colin starring as a reporter… Karelia Championship: The Championship of Karelia, played from 12/08-09 in Petrozavodsk, Russia, was won by Vladimir Shvecov 3d, second was Ivan Kulikovskij 5d (left) and third was Nikolaj Zajcev 3d… Cup of Perm Region: The Cup of Perm Region, played from 12/08-09 in Perm, Russia, was won by Segej Pavlov 3d, second was Alexej Solovskij 2d and third was Segej Sonin 2d… Championship of Novosibirsk: The Championship of Novosibirsk, played from 12/08-09 in Novosibirsk, Russia, was won by Roman Li 4d, second was Vitalij Radnaev 1d and third was Pavel Pristupa 1d… Kurgan Championship: The Championship of Kurgan, played from 12/01-02 in Kurgan, Russia, was won by Oleg Novikov 2d, second was Sergej Sonin 2d and third was Kirill Radaev 1k… Izhevsk Open Cup: The Open Cup of Izhevsk, played from 12/01-02 in Izhevsk, Russia, was won by Jurij Beljaev 3d, second was Igor Nemlij 5d (right) and third was Sergej Korolev 1k… – adapted from EuroGoTV, which includes winner reports, crosstabs, game records and photos. Edited by Taylor Litteral

Go Baron Title Match 2012: The Go Baron Title Match, played from 12/07-09 in Praha, Czech Republic, was won by Ondrej Silt 6d and second was Jan Hora 6d… Finale XXXIII Campionato Italiano 2012: The Finale XXXIII Campionato Italiano, played 12/08 in Firenze, Italy, was won by Francesco Marigo 4d and in second was Carlo Metta 3d (left)… Edinburgh Christmas 2012: The Edinburgh Christmas, played on 12/08 in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, was won by David Lee 3d, second was Andrew Simons 3d and third was Piotr Wisthal 1d… Swiss Winter Go Camp League 2012: The Swiss Winter Go Camp League 2012, played from 12/06-09 in Montbovon, Switzerland, was won by Oriol Ardevol 2k, second was Albert Ardevol 1k and third was Semi Lee 3d… Final Campeonato Espana 2012: The Final Campeonato Espana, played from 12/06-09 in Barcelona, Spain, was won by Oscar Anguila 4d, second was Albert Sanchez 2d and in third was Pau Carles 3d… Braunschweiger NiKo-Turnier 2012: The Braunschweiger NiKo-Turnier, played from 12/08-09 in Braunschweig, Germany, was won by Matlon Welter 4d, second was Jonas Welticke 4d and third was Bernd Sambale 2d… Campionatul National de GO Tineret 2012 (under 25): The Campionatul National de GO Tineret 2012 (under 25), played from 12/08-09 in Cluj, Romania, was won by Mihai Valentin Serban 5d (right), second was Laura Avram 2d and third was Darius Dobranis 2k… Cluj- City Championship 2012: The Cluj- City Championship 2012, played from 12/08-09 in Cluj, Romania, was won by Sergiu Burzo 2d, second was George Ghetu 3d and third was Adrian Nedan 3k… Austrian Female Championship 2012: The Austrian Female Championship, played on 12/08 in Wien, Austria, was won by Katrin Unger 5k, second was Chuandi Zhou 7k and third was Lisa Mayer 10k… Berliner Nikolaus-Turnier 2012: The Berliner Nikolaus-Turnier, played on 12/08 in Berlin, Germany, was won by Young-Sik Choi 2d, second was Robert Gurisch 1k and third was Kari Koehler 5k (photo: Ulrike Schmidt, 6th place)… 3 Turniej Dyrektora IVLO 2012: The 3 Turniej Dyrektora IVLO, played 12/08 in Bydgoszcz, Poland, was won by Piotr Walczak 8k, second was Piotr Chojnacki 12k and third was Dawid Libront 8k… David 2012: The David 2012, played from 12/08-09 in Firenze, Italy, was won by Alessandro Pace 2d, second was Aberto Zingoni 2k and third was Angelo Grazzini 5k… 6th Nam-Ban Cup 2012: The 6th Nam-Ban Cup 2012, played from 11/30-12/01 in Madrid, Spain, was won by Kiichi Matsumoto 1k, second was Fernando Holgado 3k and third was Antonio Sanmartin 9k… PromoGo Children`s Handicap 2012: The PromoGo Children`s Handicap, played on 12/08 in Praha, Czech Republic, was won by Dusan Jansky 14k, second was Dita Vasovas 15k and third was Jan Praus 16k… Romanian Cup Final side open Sc 179 2012: The Romanian Cup Final side open Sc 179, played on 12/02 in Bucuresti, Romania, was won by Bianca Dadavi 9k, second was Sebatian State 11k and third was Mircea Nitu 12k… Romanian Cup Final side open CSRB 2012: The Romanian Cup Final side open CSRB, played on 12/01 in Bucuresti, Romania, was won by Dragos Minjina 12k, second was Paul Ciot 13k and third was Fridih Grabovski 14k… Romanian Cup Final 2012: The Romanian Cup Final, played from 12/01-02 in Bucuresti, Romania, was won by Lucretiu Calota 5d (right), second was Constantin Ghioc 5d and third was Liviu Oprisan 4d… Trofeo Milano 2012 – Nona Tappa: The Trofeo Milano 2012 – Nona Tappa, played on 12/01 in Milano, Italy, was won by Stefano Cavalieri 5k, second was Nicoletta Corradi 3k and third was Ivano Taldo 7k.
– adapted from EuroGoTV, which includes winner reports, crosstabs, game records and photos. Edited by Taylor Litteral

David Lee Wins Edinburgh Christmas Open: After last year’s wobble, the Edinburgh Christmas Open has made a full recovery, with 32 players turning out for the December 8 event. From the five players at the top with three wins, the SOS tiebreak gave the whisky to David Lee (3d Dundee). The day after the tournament, twelve players gathered together for a day of studying (David Lee wins Edinburgh Christmas Tie 12/8). Norway Freezes Out UK in Pandanet Go European Team Championship Match: The United Kingdom’s “disappointing” start to the Pandanet Go European Team Championship continued on December 4, with the UK team still seeking their first win of the season after a disappointing 1-3 loss to Norway on Pandanet, leaving the UK team on the bottom of the League with only one draw in four matches (Norwegians freeze us out 12/6). Martha McGill 200th BGA Dan Player: Martha McGill became the 200th player to be awarded a dan certificate by the BGA in early December (Martha McGill becomes our 200th dan player 12/4).
– all reports adapted from the British Go Association website; edited by Michael Albert

La Pedra Diciembre 2012: The La Pedra Diciembre, played on 12/01 in Barcelona, Spain, was won by Carles Mitjans 6k, in second was Gerard Morera 7k and third was Bruno Domenjoud 16k… Serbian women Go championship 2012: The Serbian women Go championship 2012, played on 12/01 in Nis, Serbia, was won by Marta Jorgacevic 9k, second was Maja Mitic 17k and third was Bilijana Mirkovic 20k… 38th Serbian championship: The 38th Serbian championship (r), played from 11/30-12/02 in Nis, Serbia, was won by Dusan Mitic 6d, second was Lazar Manjlovic 5d and third was Milosav Jukic 5d… Ukrainian Championship (Hight League) 2012 (12/05): The Ukrainian Championship (Hight League) 2012, played from 11/24-12/02 in Kyiv, Ukraine, was won by Andrii Kravets 6d (left), second was Bohdan Zhurakovskyi 5d and thrid was Volodymyr Kokozei 4d… Austrian Championship Finals 2012: The Austrian Championship Finals 2012, took place last weekend; Schayan Hamrah 4d and defending his title of Austrian Champion managed to defeat tournament favorite Viktor Lin 5, but Schayan lost to last year’s runner up Martin Unger 3d in a previous round, Schayan and Viktor will play the decisive game in two weeks to determine the Austrian Champion 2012… Offene Trierer Jugendmeisterschaft 2012: The Offene Trierer Jugendmeisterschaft 2012 played on 12/02 in Trier, Germany, was won by Emanuel Schaaf 9k, in second was Ryoichi Katoh 6k and third was Yu-Kai Law 7k… La Carboneria 2012: The La Carboneria, played on 12/01 in Sevilla, Spain, was won by Raul Aguilera 7k, second was Adrian Dominguez 9k and third was Miguel Cases 10k… Cyprus Go Championship 2012 (r): Dimitris Regginos 1d successfully defended Cyprus Go Championship title 12/01-02 in Nicosia, Cyprus (report/photo by EJ Cyprus correspondent Nicholas Roussos). Polish Championship Side Tournament 2012: The Polish Championship Side Tournament, played from 12/01-02 in Katowice, Poland, was won by Dariusz Bednarczyk 3k, second was Marcel Zantman 4k and in thrid was Tomasz Podolec 4k… SirDango-Turnajaiset 2012: The SirDango-Turnajaiset 2012, played on 12/01 in Vantaa, Finland, was won by Eetu Erkkila 1d, second was Olli Pulkkinen 1d and third was Eerika Norvio 1k… 461st Velika Gorica weekend-go-tournament 2012: The 461st Velika Gorica weekend-go-tournament, played on 12/01 in Velika Gorica, Croatia, was won by Mladen Smud 1k, second was Robert Jovicic 2k and third was Nikola Primetica 4k… Polish Championship League 2012: The Polish Championship League, played from 11/29-12/02 in Katowice, Poland, was won by Stanislaw Frejlak 4d, second was Krzysztof Giedrojc 4d and third was Kamil Chwedyna 4d… Korean Ambassador`s Cup 2012: The Korean Ambassador`s Cup, played from 11/24-25 in Espoo, Finland was won by Juri Kuronen 5d, in second was Juusi Nyyssonen 4d (photo) and third was Pekka Lukkari 4d… 6th Nostalgic Cup 2012: The 6th Nostalgic Cup, played from 11/24-25 in Budapest, Hungary, was won by Bulcsu Fajszi 8k, second was Gergely Meszaros 2k and third was Judit Bovizne Detre 19k…
– adapted from EuroGoTV, which includes winner reports, crosstabs, game records and photos. Edited by Taylor Litteral

Coventry 2012: The Coventry, played on 11/24 in Warwick University, United Kingdom, was won by Andrew Simons 3d, in second was Siu Fung Cheung 4d and third was Francis Roads 1d… Hungarian Championship Final: The Hungarian Championship Final, played 11/24-25 in Budapest, Hungary, was won by Csaba Mero 6d, second was Pal Balogh 6d and third place was Dominik Boviz 2d… Lithuanian Go Championship 2012: The Lithuanian Go championship 2012, played from 11/23-25 in Vilnius, Lithuania, was won by Giedrius Tumelis 2d, second place was Andrius Petrauskas 3d and third was Paulius Almintas 1d… Go Baron Qualification: The Go Baron Qualification, played from 11/23-25 in Praha, Czech Republic, was won by Ondrej Silt 6d, second was Jan Hora 6d and third was Jan Simara 6d… Turniej w Warsztacie: The Turniej w Warsztacie, played on 11/25 in Warszawa, Poland, was won by Bartosz Klimczak 3k, in second was Pawel Fraczak 4k and third was Jan Fraczak 5k… Welticke Wins Berliner Kranich: Despite losing in Round 3, German Youth Champion Jonas Welticke 4d (at left) won the 2012 Berliner Kranich, played from 11/24-25 in Berlin, Germany; in second was Bernd Schuetze 4d and third was Johannes Obenaus 5d (see EuroGoTV for sgfs)…Berliner Meisterschaft/Endrunde: The Berliner Meisterschaft/Endrunde, played on 11/23 in Berlin, Germany, was won by Johannes Obenaus 5d, second was Ronny Treysse 3d… Russian Championship, Final: The Russian Championship Final, played from 11/21-25 in Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, was won by Ilja Shikshin 7d, in second was Dmitriji Surin 6d and third was Alexandr Dinerstein 7d… Welticke Wins Berliner Kranich: Despite losing in Round 3, German Youth Champion Jonas Welticke 4d won the 2012 Berliner Kranich (sgfs of all games available at EuroGoTV)… Berlin Championship 2012 Final: Johannes Obenaus 5d (at right) successfully defended his title against Ronny TreyBe 3d on 11/23. Obenaus was the first to enter byo-yomi, but was winning on the board when TreyBe lost on time. Both video and sgf of the match can be found on EuroGoTV.
– adapted from EuroGoTV, which includes winner reports, crosstabs, game records and photos. Edited by Taylor Litteral

Three Peaks 2012 (11/13): The Three Peaks, played from 11/10-11 in Lake District, United Kingdom, was won by Matthew Cock 5d, in second was Andrew Simons 3d and third was Richard Hunter 3d… Kani 6 2012 (11/13): The Kani 6 (Rabbity Six), played in Tampere, Finland, on 11/10-11 was won by Juuso Nyyssonen 4d (r), in second was Oiva Moisio 3d and third was Juri Kuronen 5d… November Tournament (11/12): The 17th November Tournament, played in Ostrava, Czech Republic, on 11/10-11 was won by Lukas Podpera 5d, in second was Pavol Lisy 6d and third was Jan Simara 6d… Il Gladiatore (11/12): The Il Gladiatore, played in Rome, Italy, on 11/10-11 was won by Alessandro Pace 2d, in second came Andrea Mori 3k and third was Andriy Zakharzhevskyy 2d… Rahlstedter Tengen 2012 B (11/12): The Rahlstedter Tengen B, in Hamburg, Germany, on 11/10-11 was won by Manuel Jacobsen 6k, in second was Veronika Lyssenko 7k and third was Patrick Brunner 6k… Rahlstedter Tengen A (11/12): The Rahlstedter Tengen A, played in Hamburg, Germany, on 11/10-11 was won by Ji Lu 4d, in second was Bernd Lewerenz 3d and third was Yang Liu 4d (photo Michael Steffensen 8k, 14th)… Winterhurer Herbst- / Samstagsturnier (11/12): The Winterthurer Herbst- / Samstagsturnier, played in Winterthur, Switzerland, on 10/11 was won by Jonas Jermann 3d, in second was Ciaran Pearson 3d and third was Rick Wertenbroek 2k… Deutsche Go-Einzelmeisterschaft (11/12): The Deutsche Go-Einzelmeisterschaft, played in Hamburd, Germany, on 11/08-11 was won by Franz-Josef Dickhut 6d (r), in second was Johannes Obenaus 5d and third was Jun Tarumi 5d… Autumn Tournament (11/09): The Autumn Tournament, played in Kosice, Slovakia, on 10/27-28 was won by Adrian Lacko 12k, in second was Michal Kralik 5k and third was Zuzana Kralikova 11k… 5th Nam-Ban Cup (11/09): The 5th Nam-Ban Cup, played in Madrid, Spain, on 10/26-27 was won by Kiichi Matsumoto 1k, in second was Fernando Holgado 3k and third was Diego Alonso 2k.
– excerpted from EuroGoTV, which includes complete winner reports, crosstabs and photos. Edited by Taylor Litteral

Trofeo Milano (11/07): The Trofeo Milano, played in Milano, Italy on 11/03 was won by Paolo Montrasio 1k; in second place was Gionata Soletti 4k and in third was Stefano Cavalieri 5K… Cluji Romanian Cup semifinal (11/06): The Romanian Cup Semifinal, played 11/3-4 in Cluji, Romania, was won by George Ganguta 1d, second was George Ghetu 3d and third was Sergiu Burzo 2d… The Austrian open 2012 (11/05): The Austrian Open 2012, played on 11/03 in Vienna, Austria, was won by Viktor Lin 5d (right), in second was Ondrej Silt 6d and third was Pavol Lisy 6d… Japanischer Generalkonsul-Pokal (11/05): The Japanischer Generalkonsul-Pokal, played 11/3-4 in Duesseldorf, Germay, was won by Franz-Josef Dickhut 6d, in second was Matthias Terwey 4d and in third was Bernd Radmacher 4d… Odense November 2012 (11/05): The Odense November 2012, played 11/03 in Odense, Denmark, was won by Kjeld Petersen 2k, in second was Ari Hietanen 1k and third was John Nielsen 6k… Berlin Go week 2012: Berlin Go week 2012 (left), held in Berlin Germany, 11/16-8; noted participants will include In-Seong Hwang 8d, Zou Jin 6d and Ondrej Silt 6d who will be playing it out for a first place prize of 1000 Euro… Goeteborg Open 2012 (11/01): Goeteborg Open 2012, played on 10/27-28 in Goeteborg, Sweden, was won by Antti Tormanen 6d (right, middle), in second Jannik Rasmussen 4d and third was Charlie Aakerblom 4d… The Oulun Syksy 2012 (11/01): The Oulun Syksy 2012, played on 10/27-28 in Oulu, Finland, was won by Janne Kosso 4d, in second Ville Ainali 4d and third was Mikko Nevala 4d… The Romanian Cup Preliminaries 1/2 CSRB (11/01): The Romanian Cup Preliminaries 1/2 CSRB, played on 10/27-28 in Bucuresti, Romania, was won by Sergiu Dan Iugulescus 2d, in second was Valentin Popa 2d and third was Alexandru Filippi 4k… Cluj- October club tournament 2012 (10/30): The Cluj- October club tournament, played on 10/31 in Cluj, Romania, was won by Mihai 18k, in second was Anadu Gherghel 19k and third was Horatiu Radulescu 20k… Wessex 2012 (10/30): The Wessex, played on 10/28 in Bath, United Kingdom, was won by Richard Hunter 3d, in second was Paul Christies 2d and third was Sandy Taylor 2d… 32 Turnieju VILO 2012 (10/30): The 32 Turnieji VILO, played 10/27 in Bydgoszcz, Poland, was won by Maksym Walaszewski 4k, in second was Szymon Tadrzak 8k and third was Krzysztof Przysada 12k… Indis (Inter-District Tournament) (10/30): The Indis, played on 10/13 to 10/28 in Amstelveen, Netherlands, was won by Michiel Tel 4d (left, bottom), in second was Andread Drost 4d and third was Siu Hong Chung 3d… Gosente Mini Handicap Tournament (10/29): Gosente Mini Handicap Tournament, played on 10/28 in Riga, Latvia, was won by Ingars Ribners 14k, in Second was Martins Livens 4k and third was Natalia Nikulina 13k… Mannheimer Aji 2012 (10/29): The Mannheimer Aji 2012, played 10/27 to 10/28 in Mannheim, Germany, was won by Matthias Terwey 4d (right, bottom), Anton Grzeschniok 3d and third was Hai Lin 4d… Irish Ladder, October (10/29): Irish Ladder, October played 10/17 to 10/27 in Various, Republic of Ireland, was won by Rory Wales 2k, in second was John Gibson 3k and third was Eoghan Barrry 3k… 459th Velika Gorica weekend-go-tournament (10/28): The 459th Velika Gorica weekend-go-tournament, played on 10/27 in Velika Gorica, Croatia, was won by Robert Jovicic 2k, in second was Marko Ugarcina 6k and third was Mladen Smud 1k… 38. Leipziger Bergmannsturnier (Gruppe B) (10/28): The 38. Leipziger Bergmannsturnier, played 10/13-14 in Leipzig, Germany, was won by Paul Gruenler 15k, in second was Gunnar Wurl 10k and third was Tony Ritter 18k… 38. Bergmannturnier (Gruppe A) (10/28): The 38. Bergmannturnier (Gruppe A) played 10/13-14 in Leipzig, Germany, was won by Jens Henker 4d, in second was Stephan Thober 2d and third was David Diering 3d.
– excerpted from EuroGoTV, which includes complete winner reports, crosstabs and photos. Edited by Taylor Litteral