Category Archives: Europe

Looking for players!

Posted on 2017-08-24 by John

We’re putting together the Irish panel for the PGETC this year: http://pandanet-igs.com/communities/euroteamchamps It starts in late September. We’ll be in league D along with Slovenia, Iceland, Cyprus, Greece, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Portugal, and newcomer Morocco. It will involve 8 fixtures at … Continue reading →

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August

Posted on 2017-08-07 by John

Looking forward… August Weekly Meetings Galway – Tuesday at 20:00, usually at Westwood House Hotel. Anyone interested should email info [at] alexander [dot] ie or call Richard on 091 555800 to confirm Dublin – Wednesday 20:30 in Toners – http://www.irish-go.org/clubs-tournaments/dublin/ … Continue reading →

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2016 Yearbook

Posted on 2017-07-20 by John

In another first, July will see the publication of a European Go Yearbook covering 2016. Compiled by Kim “Murugandi” Ouweleen (4d), it will clock in at 576 pages! For an overview of the contents, and to download a few preview … Continue reading →

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Two Days Until…

Posted on 2017-07-20 by John

The Belfast Open and the European Go Congress will both kick off on the 22nd. The first EGF newsletter will also be published on that day. Sign up in advance here.

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July

Posted on 2017-07-09 by John

Lazy summer days edition… Looking forward… July Belfast Open 2017 The Belfast Open will take place on the 22nd and 23rd July – http://www.irish-go.org/belfast-open-2017/ EGF AGM 2017 Tuesday 25th July in Oberhof, Germany – https://docs.google.com/document/d/16aANAUFf0PnihyNRkngOCHP3NTZm-tsWNTrGEFi7Q6o/edit# Weekly Meetings Belfast – Monday … Continue reading →

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June

Posted on 2017-05-31 by John

Future of Go Summit Edition Defeating Ke Jie 3-0, and taking down an entire team of cooperating pros, AlphaGo lost only to itself (plus human partner) in Pair Go – https://deepmind.com/research/alphago/alphago-china/ AlphaGo’s next move – https://deepmind.com/blog/alphagos-next-move/ Deepmind say this is … Continue reading →

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May

Posted on 2017-05-04 by John

In the nearest thing you’re going to get to breaking news here, the American Go Foundation (not to be mistaken for the American Go Association) has assumed stewardship of the ailing KGS – http://www.gokgs.com/ownership_announcement.html Looking forward… May Galway 2017 The … Continue reading →

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