Category Archives: Europe

March/April

Posted on 2017-03-14 by John

Confucius Cup Edition No doubt you are all aware that the Confucius Cup took place the first weekend of this month. For those who want to read up on the tengen of the Irish goban, here are a collection of … Continue reading →

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Ilya wins Euro Pro Go Champ

Posted on 2017-02-13 by John

Ilya Shikshin has won the second ever European Professional Go Championship. A full writeup has been posted by the EGF.

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February

Posted on 2017-02-03 by John

A slight overlap this time, as we are already a few days into the news for this month. Looking forward… February PGETC Ireland’s 4th round (vs Cyprus) is undecided, with the remaining board to be played this tuesday, the 7th, … Continue reading →

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January

Posted on 2017-01-01 by John

This is the twelfth “issue”, which means I’ve been at this experiment for about a year now. Comments, feedback, and suggestions for change in 2017 are welcome! Looking forward… January Irish Correspondence Tournament 2017 This is now underway. Updates at … Continue reading →

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2017 Congress location overturned by majority vote

Posted on 2016-12-21 by John

As posted by the EGF, the next european go congress will be in Oberhof, Germany The heated discussion on previous articles, and on the EGF L19 forum, suggests that there were going to be unhappy people whichever way this vote … Continue reading →

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Isle of Man Go Tournament

Posted on 2016-11-30 by John

For those who like to plan their Go vacations well in advance… Dear club organisers, Full information on the Leo Phillips Isle of Man Go Festival, with the recently confirmed new dates (30 July – 4 August), is at https://iomgocongress.wordpress.com/. … Continue reading →

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November

Posted on 2016-10-31 by John

Looking forward… November Cork Go Tournament 2016 December 3rd-4th. Keep tabs via the facebook event – https://www.facebook.com/events/2275359645938088/ Weekly Meetings Dublin – Wednesdays 20:30 in Toners – http://www.irish-go.org/clubs-tournaments/dublin/ Online – Thursdays 20:00-22:00 on OGS – http://www.irish-go.org/clubs-tournaments/online/ Cork – Sunday nights 20:00(-ish) … Continue reading →

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