The 13th World Students GO OZA Championship

The 13th World Students GO OZA Championship took place on the 24th and 25th of February 2015 in Tokyo, Japan.



The whole event lasted a few days longer, because it included also the opening ceremony on the day before and a sightseeing trip on the day after the tournament. The organizers of the tournament were: 
- The All-Japan Students GO Association
- NIHON KEIZAI SHIMBUN INC.
- PANDANET INC.
in cooperation with The Nihon Ki-in and The International Go Federation.

Altogether 16 students from all over the world took part at the event after initially qualifying for it. Qualifying tournaments were organized beforehand for different regions.
Europe gets 3 places every year for these finals in Tokyo, 2 for male players and one for a female player.

The tournament takes place usually at the end of February and the organizers cover all the expenses for the tournament participants. Even though Bohdan Zhurakovskyi from Ukraine and Fredrik Blomback from Sweden were the male players to officially qualify after the online qualification tournament, they announced that they couldn’t come and Europe was represented by Johannes Obenaus from Germany, Petr Kouba from the Czech Republic and me, Laura Avram from Romania.



It was already my 3rd time to take part in this tournament and it has been a great pleasure every time to be able to attend the event.

The general level of the players was pretty high, maybe even higher than during the last years. Su Guangyue from China became the champion, Park Jong Wook from Korea finished 2nd and Yeh Kang-Ting from Chinese Taipei finished 3rd.
The deciding game was the one between Su Guangyue and Park Jong Wook, but sadly it was not really possible to see from their game who was the strongest one: Park Jong Wook lost quite early in the game by time, because he didn’t know that after the 1 hour main time there was only one 30 sec byoyomi period.

The results of the European team were the following: Johannes 8th place, Petr 14th place and I finished the last one, but to me it feels like the big achievement was to actually get to play in the tournament and that the final result mattered less :-).

For more information about the tournament and for the official results and games you can check the official page of the tournament: http://igooza.nikkei.co.jp/students/13th/index-we.htm#about .

Laura-Augustina Avram

placed by HW9x9 at 09:32 Mon 02 March 2015

Merlijn Kuin 6d Dutch Champion 2015

The playoff of the Dutch Championship, a best of 3 match, was played by defending Champion Merlijn kuin 6d and Peter Brouwer 6d.

It took the full 3 games, but Merlijn Kuin 6d defended succesfully his title.

Replay the 3 games. Photos.

placed by HW9x9 at 17:04 Sat 28 February 2015

La Carboneria 09-2015

The La Carboneria, a class C tournament, played on 21-02-2015 in Sevilla, Spain, was won by Francisco Aranda 9k, second came Jorge-Antonio Nunez 8k and third was Miguel Cases 9k.

Result table.

placed by Newsbot at 00:21 Thu 26 February 2015

Trofeo .Fujisawa Shuko. - Tappa 2 09-2015


The Trofeo .Fujisawa Shuko. - Tappa 2, a class C tournament, played from 03-02-2015 to 19-02-2015 in Rome, Italy, was won by Alessandro Pace 3d (photo), second came Alessandro Martinelli 2k and third was Leonardo De Francesco 5k.

Result table.

placed by Newsbot at 00:21 Thu 26 February 2015

1. European Go Grand Slam Tournament Berlin 3rd-6th April 2015


What for sure will be the tournament with the highest prize money this year in Europe is the first Grand Slam, held in Berlin next April.

20.000 Euro prize money!
4 to 6 pros

Look here for more info: Grand Slam

and the best part: You can play too!

No, not in the Grand Slam, only 12 super stars can, but in a very nice side tournament, this year held for the 6st time: the China Cup Berlin.

It is a 6 round tournament, free of charge for players under 14(if registered before May 23).

The Berlin Go-community is well known for its hospitality so if you bring your sleeping bag and contact the organization, you will be assured of a very good time. But of course you can also book a hotel.

Register here: http://turniere.govb.de/ccb/e107_plugins/registration/registration.php

placed by HW9x9 at 22:22 Wed 25 February 2015

3rd Smyrna Go Tournament 09-2015


The 3rd Smyrna Go Tournament, a class A tournament, played from 21-02-2015 to 22-02-2015 in Izmir, Turkey, was won by Hataycan Ozgur 1d, second came Tugkan Eren 2d and third was Deniz Ekim Aydin 1d.
(photo Gozde Taskin 5k place 17 of 52)

Result table.

placed by Newsbot at 00:21 Tue 24 February 2015

Vaesteraas Open 2015


The Vaesteraas Open 2015, a class A tournament, played from 21-02-2015 to 22-02-2015 in Vaesteraas, Sweden, was won by Erik Ouchterlony 4d (photo), second came Kivanc Doganay 3d and third was Kim Johansson 1d.

Result table.

placed by Newsbot at 00:21 Tue 24 February 2015

Kido Cup 09-2015


The Kido Cup, a class B tournament, played from 21-02-2015 to 22-02-2015 in Moscow, Russia, was won by Andrej Cheburakhov 5d (photo), second came Andrej Kashaev 5d and third was Yoshiteru Matsumura 5d.

Result table.

placed by Newsbot at 00:21 Tue 24 February 2015

Club Tournament 09-2015

The Club Tournament, a class B tournament, played from 20-02-2015 to 19-02-2015 in Moscow, Russia, was won by Vadim Khavin 4d, second came Andrej Nazarenko 2k and third was Sofia Mazlova 1d.

Result table.

placed by Newsbot at 00:21 Tue 24 February 2015

Leuven go tournament 09-2015


The Leuven go tournament, a class A tournament, played from 21-02-2015 to 22-02-2015 in Leuven, Belgium, was won by Yaqi Fu 6d (photo), second came Kim Ouweleen 4d and third was Thomas Connor 3d

Result table.

placed by Newsbot at 15:14 Mon 23 February 2015

36. Bonner Go-Turnier 09-2015


The 36. Bonner Go-Turnier, a class B tournament, played from 21-02-2015 to 22-02-2015 in Bonn, Germany, was won by Lukas Kraemer 6d (photo), second came Bernd Schuetze 4d and third was Christopher Kacwin 3d.

Result table.

placed by Newsbot at 15:14 Mon 23 February 2015

Ukrainian Youth Go Championship (under 12) 2015

The Ukrainian Youth Go Championship (under 12) 2015, a class A tournament, played from 21-02-2015 to 22-02-2015 in Rivne, Ukraine, was won by Heorhii Sheredeko 10k, second came Ilona Redila 12k and third was Polina Krushelnytska 13k.

Result table.

placed by Newsbot at 15:13 Mon 23 February 2015

Announcement of the International Iwamoto Awards 2015


The European Go Centre is happy to announce the World Wide Iwamoto Awards. In succession to the European editions in 2001, 2003, 2007 and 2012, the Iwamoto Awards now go global.
Thanks to internet and social media, the world has become smaller, so we think it is time to invite people on a global scale to submit Go promotion projects. These projects are collected in our public database. With this information everybody who is involved in the promotion of Go can find new ideas and inspiration for their own projects. You can have a look at our website to see the submissions of previous editions of the European Iwamoto Awards.

The European Iwamoto Awards were much appreciated by the contributors, the EGF and the Nihon Ki-in. Therefore we want to extend the project and improve some features. You can find all details and the criteria for submitting projects on our website here.



placed by egcc at 22:37 Sun 22 February 2015

Silesian Cup 08-2015


The Silesian Cup, a class B tournament, played on 21-02-2015 in Gliwice, Poland, was won by Leszek Gabrysiak 4k, second came Tomasz Podolec 3k and third was Piotr Sadowski 14k.
(photo Krzysztof Podbiol 6k place 7 of 11)

Result table.

placed by Newsbot at 15:13 Sun 22 February 2015

Gosente Mini Handicap Tournament 08-2015

The Gosente Mini Handicap Tournament, a class C tournament, played on 21-02-2015 in Riga, Latvia, was won by Dmitrij Kravchenko 2k, second came Martins Livens 4k and third was Natalia Nikulina 12k.

Result table.

placed by Newsbot at 15:13 Sun 22 February 2015

Dutch Championship 2015 Playoff

For the playoff of the Dutch Championship, a best of 3 match between defending Champion Merlijn kuin 6d and Peter Brouwer 6d, 2 games were played on Saterday Februari 21:

game 1 10.00 CET won by Merlijn Kuin
game 2 14.00 CET won by Peter Brouwer

The desciding game will be played Saterday Februari 28 at 13.00 hours at the EGCC.

placed by HW9x9 at 22:52 Fri 20 February 2015

Haags Toernooi 9-2015


The Haags Toernooi 2015, a class A tournament, played from 07-02-2015 to 08-02-2015 in Voorburg, Netherlands, was won by Juan Guo 7d (photo), second came Rene Aaij 4d and third was Robert Rehm 5d

Result table.

placed by HW9x9 at 19:01 Fri 20 February 2015

24. Goettinger San Ren Sei, Gruppe B 08-2015

The 24. Goettinger San Ren Sei, Gruppe B, a class B tournament, played from 14-02-2015 to 15-02-2015 in Goettingen, Germany, was won by Casjen Quathamer 6k, second came Frank Tawussi 7k and third was Ulf von Hassel 7k.

Result table.

placed by Newsbot at 15:14 Fri 20 February 2015

24. Goettinger San Ren Sei, Gruppe A 08-2015


The 24. Goettinger San Ren Sei, Gruppe A, a class A tournament, played from 14-02-2015 to 15-02-2015 in Goettingen, Germany, was won by Johannes Walka 2d, second came Marlon Welter 4d and third was Jonas Welticke 5d (photo)

Result table.

placed by Newsbot at 15:14 Fri 20 February 2015

Romanian Go Federation Youth Trophy - U12 08-2015

The Romanian Go Federation Youth Trophy - U12, a class B tournament, played on 14-02-2015 in Brasov, Romania, was won by Andrei Hordoan 13k, second came Marian Sotropa 15k and third was Alexandra Vochescu 15k.

Result table.

placed by Newsbot at 15:14 Fri 20 February 2015

Romanian Go Federation Youth Trophy - U16, U20 08-2015


The Romanian Go Federation Youth Trophy - U16, U20, a class B tournament, played on 14-02-2015 in Brasov, Romania, was won by Iulia Ionascu 10k, second came Sebastian State 11k (photo) and third was George Gigoi 13k.

Result table.

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Romanian Go Federation Youth Trophy - final 08-2015


The Romanian Go Federation Youth Trophy - final, a class B tournament, played on 14-02-2015 in Brasov, Romania, was won by Silvestru State 2d (photo), second came Elian Ioan Grigoriu 1d and third was Darius Dobranis 1d

Result table.

placed by Newsbot at 15:14 Fri 20 February 2015

The Nihon Kiin Summer Training Camp 2015!

The Nihon Ki-in will hold a fantastic Summer Training Go Camp for overseas go players as follows:

1. OVERVIEW

-Organiser: The Nihon Ki-in
-Term: 21 August till 3 September 2015
-Main Place: The Nihon Ki-in (Tokyo)

2. COURSES

- Full Term Course (21 Aug to 3 Sep 2015): inc. special training program on 27 & 28 Aug.

- Semi-Full Course(21 Aug to 3 Sep 2015): NOT inc. special training program on 27&28 Aug.

- One Week Course (21 to 28 Aug or 27 Aug to 3 Sep): inc. special training program on 27 & 28 Aug.



For more details or registration, please check the official website as follows:

https://ssl.nihonkiin.or.jp/summer_go_camp2015/index.html


If you have any questions of the Summer Training Go Camp, please feel free to contact us to overseasdept@nihonkiin.or.jp


We look forward to seeing you in the Nihon Ki-in Tokyo in August 2015!!


placed by EuroGoTV-NK at 06:58 Wed 18 February 2015