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Newscoming soon (next WE): the 16 th Ghent tournament (on-line)It is still time to register !
WAGC: Chinese Ma Tianfang is 2021 amateur world champion (despite a loss against Polish Stanislaw Frejlak)Chinese Ma Tianfang (7d) won the 2021 edition of the WAGC (World Amateur Go Championship), despite a surprising loss against Polish Stanislaw Fejlak (7d) ! Stanislaw also won against the Japanese representative. Three other players ended with a 5/6 score: the ones from Taïwan, from Korea and Lukas Podpera (in that order). Stanislaw Frejlak ended 5th, as best player with 4 wins, ahead of Hong-Kong and of the Frenchman Benjamin Dréan-Guénazia (who also beat the Japanese !). "Our guy" was Jan Ramon, who ended 30th with a 3/6 score and logical results (wins to: Spain 1d, Finland 2d Ecuador 2d; lost to: Croatia 3d, Israël 6d and Canada 7d). There 57 participants, among whom about the half were physically present in Vladivostok and the other half (Jan f.i.) played on line. Complete results here: https://wagc2020.org/results_en
last reminder: registration to the "Belgian Go League Master" (BGLM) 2nd cycle (deadline 06/06)The 1st round of the Belgium Go Master League (BGML) is over. Congratulations to Benjamin Demets, Antoine Hovelaque, Frank Segers, Gertjan Verhaeren, Guillaune Jouret and Eric Baijot who won their division. We are pleased to announce that this competition was a success. Indeed, almost all the games were played well. Thanks to all of you. This encourage us to continue this adventure. We invite you to register for the 2nd cycle before 6 june 2021 via this form: Do not hesitate to indicate your remarks and suggestions so that we can, as much as possible, take them into account. ----------------- De Belgian Go Master League (BGML) is een toernooi in ‘league’ formaat waar elke speler geplaatst wordt in een divisie van 5 spelers in functie van zijn officiële speelsterkte. Klik hier voor het reglement. *********************** Le “Belgian Go Master League” (BGML) est un tournoi de type league où chaque joueur est placé dans une division de 5 joueurs en fonction de son classement. Voici le réglement (cliquez ici) By MichaelSilcher at 25/05/2021 - 20:12 Tournaments 101 reads Calendar
9th (and last) round of the European Team Championship: Belgium lost to Sweden (1-3)...and is demoted to C-league ! :-(Belgian team (Lucas -, Jan - , Lucman -, Gabriel +) lost to a direct rival, Sweden 1-3. Results of the round here: https://pandanet-igs.com/communities/euroteamchamps/rounds/683 FINAL standings: https://pandanet-igs.com/communities/euroteamchamps Note that in A-league, Russia, Poland, France and Ukraine (who ended in this order) are qualified for the final tour.
8th round of the European Team Championship: 1st win for Belgium (against Turkey, 3-1)Belgian team got his 1st win of the season, against Turkey (Lucas Neirynck +, Jan Ramon +, Lucman Bounoider +, Gabriel Mercier -) ! Thanks to this win, Belgian is no longer last ranked... but not yet out of danger. Last round (in which Belgium will play Sweden, a direct concurrent) will be decisive ! The rules specify that the last ranked team will be demoted to lower (here c-league) league whereas the one before last will play a play-off against the 2nd best ranked of the lower league to determine which one will "move" from a league to another. Results of the round here: https://pandanet-igs.com/communities/euroteamchamps/rounds/682 Standings: https://pandanet-igs.com/communities/euroteamchamps
Interclubs 2021 it's now - result of first round -The Interclubs season 2021 is ongoing and the first round has already been played. But it's only a start there are still 4 rounds to come... This year there are 5 participating clubs: Ath, Ghent GGG, Bruxelles Phénix, Bruxelles Pantin and Leuven. Who can play ?If you are a registered player (i.e. fee paid for 2021 in the Federation) from any of these 5 clubs, you can participate - according how many free places there are in your club. If you are interested to participate, please contact at your club your Interclubs capitain or club president. How are Interclubs games played ?The Interclubs games are played in teams of 3 vs 3 and the time settings are 1 hour + Canadian byo-yomi 20 stones in 5 minutes. Once again this year the Interclubs is played in a 5 round round-robin tournament. The duration of each round is 6 weeks, matches must be played in this period.
7th round of the European Team Championship: Belgium lost against Finland (1-3).On 13 April, Belgian team lost 1-3 to Finland (Lucas Neirynck +, Lucman Bounoider -, Gabriel Mercier -, Sven Cuyt -). This means not only that Belgium remains last, but also that the threat of a relegation to C-league is increasing. Results of the round here: https://pandanet-igs.com/communities/euroteamchamps/rounds/681 Standings: https://pandanet-igs.com/communities/euroteamchamps
New: the teaching voucher (15 €) for BGF memberYou are a Belgian Go Federation member ? Then, the Federation reimburses you 15 € ! Practical detailsPlease provide a proof of payment and your bank account by mail to: treasurer@gofed.be Any question ? info@gofed.be. (*) Recognized pro teachers - list not exhaustive - are listed here: https://www.gofed.be/node/1188
Coming soon: free collective e-lessons for the BGF members given by Lucas Neirynck (6-d) and Kim Ouweleen (4-d)The BGF is glad to announce the organization of a set of free e-lessons for the BGF members. They will be given by Lucas Neirynck (6d - 10 times Belgian Champion) and Kim Ouweleen (4d) in English Please book the following dates: Kim - Wednesday 7th April 19:30-21:00 - amazing and strange moves played by professionals, unusual joseki and techniques, and spectacular go problems for you to solve. Lucas - Friday 16th April 19:00-20:30 - Fundamental shapes of go / A way to see the game Kim - Monday 3rd May 19:30-21:00 - amazing and strange moves played by professionals, unusual joseki and techniques, and spectacular go problems for you to solve. Lucas - Friday 21st May 19:00-20:30 - Modern joseki / fuseki / what has changed since Alphago Lucas - Sunday 13th June 10:30-12:00 - Invasion & Reduction / Guidelines of how to chose between the two and how to do To participate you have to be member of the BGF. Connect yourself, learn and enjoy !
Europe Go News streaming / European Go Journal (new- monthly journal about Go)EUROPE GO NEWSAlready streaming for a half year. It contains: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EUROPEAN GO JOURNALIt's a new project that has just started in March 2021 (redactors: Artem Kachanovskyi & Kim Ouweleen) It will be published monthly and the content is of course about the game of Go. It is supported by the European Go Federation. The journal contains roughly 50 pages in A4 size and features the following topics: Distributed in digital and paperback forms. Prices: The first edition of the journal (February 2021) is free of charge. You can subscribe to the journal on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/europeangojournal. If you have any questions, feel free to contact: journal@eurogofed.org.
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