[{"code":"february-2023","name":"February 2023","highlights":"

Interview with Hwang Inseong 8d, the founder of the Yunguseng Dojang and one of the strongest players in Europe
An overview of the development of the European professional system
Commentary by Stanisław Frejlak 1p on the final game of the European Grand Prix Finale he played against Lucas Neirynck 6d
A review of the deciding game of the final match for the 27th LG Cup, played between Ding Hao 9p and Yang Dingxin 9p
A review of Shan Sa’s book “The Girl Who Played Go” by Joan Lluís i Rabassó
The latest of the Thirty-Six Stratagems presented by Dai Junfu 8d, Art & Photography and much more

"},{"code":"january-2023","name":"January 2023","highlights":"

An interview with Jonas Welticke 6d, last-year’s Grand Slam winner and a fan of mirror go
A brief interview with Go Baron title holder, Lukáš Podpěra 7d, along with his commentary on the final game of his title match against Ondřej Kruml 6d
A brief interview with Stanisław Frejlak 1p, the winner of the European Grand Prix Finale
Commentary on the decisive game of the Korea-Japan Genius Girls Match played between Kim Eunji 5p vs. Nakamura Sumire 3p
The “Go and Innovation” article by Joan Lluís i Rabassó, dedicated to the invention of the QR-code - inspired by an image of a go board and stones
The latest of the Thirty-Six Stratagems presented by Dai Junfu 8d, Art & Photography and much more

"},{"code":"december-2022","name":"November & December 2022","highlights":"

An interview with Benjamin Dréan-Guénaïzia 7d, European Champion 2022
A brief interview with the winner of the Grand Slam, Jonas Welticke 6d, and his commentary on the final game he played against Pavol Lisý 2p
A brief interview with René Scheibe, Director of the European Go Congress 2023, which will take place in Leipzig, Germany
Detailed commentary on the deciding game of the final match for the 27th Samsung Cup between Choi Jeong 9p and Shin Jinseo 9p
The third and final article from the “Two Games, Two Worlds” series by Joan Lluís i Rabassó, juxtaposing the development of Eastern and Western culture with the games of go and chess
The latest of the Thirty-Six Stratagems presented by Dai Junfu 8d, Art & Photography and much more

"},{"code":"october-2022","name":"October 2022","highlights":"

An interview with Devin Fraze, a young organizer from the US and the founder of baduk.club
A brief interview with Benjamin Dréan-Guénaïzia 7d and Ariane Ougier 4d, the new European Pair Go Champions
Detailed commentary on the deciding game of the final match of the 45th Myeongin, played between Shin Jinseo 9p and Shin Minjun 9p
The second article from the “Two Games, Two Worlds” series by Joan Lluís i Rabassó, juxtaposing the development of Eastern and Western culture with the games of go and chess
The latest of the Thirty-Six Stratagems presented by Dai Junfu 8d, Art & Photography and much more

"},{"code":"september-2022","name":"September 2022","highlights":"

An interview with Camille Lévêque, an artist also known under the pseudonym \"Stoned on the Goban\"
Interviews with Rita Pocsai 5d and Martin Ruzicka 4d, the winners of the European Women’s and Student Go Championships, respectively
An interview with Stanisław Frejlak 1p, the winner of the Confucius Cup, followed by his commentary on the game he played against Kim Dohyup 7d
The first article from the “Two Games, Two Worlds” series by Joan Lluís i Rabassó, juxtaposing the development of Eastern and Western culture with the games of go and chess
The latest of the Thirty-Six Stratagems presented by Dai Junfu 8d, Art & Photography and much more

"},{"code":"august-2022","name":"August 2022","highlights":"

An interview with Tobias Berben, editor of the Deutsche Go-Zeitung and co-founder of Hebsacker Verlag
An interview with Cătălin Țăranu 5p, the main organizer of the 2022 European Go Congress
An interview with Devin Fraze, part of the 2022 US Go Congress organizing team
Commentary by Dai Junfu 8d on a game he played against Benjamin Dréan-Guénaïzia 7d in the Open French Championship
The second article of a two-part series entitled “The Protracted Argument”, in which Zack Garrett 2k illustrates philosophical strategies of East and West with examples from professional games of go
An article on the “Gorus” – a toroidal go board made by Nikola Tsarigradski and his friends
The latest of the Thirty-Six Stratagems presented by Dai Junfu 8d, Art & Photography and much more

"},{"code":"july-2022","name":"July 2022","highlights":"

An interview with Benjamin Teuber 7d, one of Germany’s strongest players and co-founder of “AI Sensei”
Commentary by Artem Kachanovskyi 2p on his game against Benjamin Dréan-Guénaïzia 7d, played in the final of the European Championship
A brief interview with Benjamin Dréan-Guénaïzia 7d - the new European Champion
Heijko Bauer’s article on “The Last Secret” – a go-themed computer game
The first article of a two-part series entitled “The Protracted Argument” in which Zack Garrett 2k examines the common threads drawn between go and chess relative to Eastern and Western philosophical strategies, respectively
“Why play go? – Dialoguing with Stones” – an article by Joan Lluís i Rabassó in which he explores the core fascination of the game and why humanity has been playing it for thousands of years
The latest of the Thirty-Six Stratagems presented by Dai Junfu 8d, Art & Photography and much more

"},{"code":"june-2022","name":"June 2022","highlights":"

A second part of the interview with Martin Stiassny, the EGF President
Commentary by Artem Kachanovskyi 2p on his game against Ali Jabarin 2p, played in the 2nd Transatlantic Professional Go League
A review of the deciding game between Tang Weixing 9p and Ke Jie 9p from the final of the 21st South-West Qiwang
Antti Törmänen’s presentation of his latest book – the first English edition of the Gokyō Shūmyō, one of the classic tsumego collections
An article on the “Stones in the Shell” – a thriving online go club
The latest of the Thirty-Six Stratagems presented by Dai Junfu 8d, Art & Photography and much more

"},{"code":"may-2022","name":"May 2022","highlights":"

An interview with Martin Stiassny, the EGF President
Commentary by Pavol Lisý 2p on his game against Ilya Shikshin 4p, played in the 2nd Transatlantic Professional Go League
A review of the deciding game between Won Seongjin 9p and Park Junghwan 9p from the final match of the Korean Baduk League
An article on go in the Dominican Republic by Anna Chernova and Generoso Aristides Ledesma Mendez
The latest of the Thirty-Six Stratagems presented by Dai Junfu 8d, Art & Photography and much more

"},{"code":"april-2022","name":"April 2022","highlights":"

An article from Artem on Russia’s war in Ukraine, sharing his impressions of returning to Kyiv
Detailed commentary on the game between Valerii Krushelnytskyi 6d and Dai Junfu 8d, played at the 49th Paris International Tournament
Review of the third and deciding game of the 60th Judan title match, played between Kyo Kagen 9p and Yo Seiki 8p
An interview with Pavol Lisý 2p, the first professional player to be certified by the EGF
The latest of the Thirty-Six Stratagems presented by Dai Junfu 8d, Art & Photography and much more

"},{"code":"march-2022","name":"March 2022","highlights":"

An article from Artem on the war between Russia and Ukraine, its historical context and impact on the European go scene
An interview with Vsevolod Ovsiienko 4d on his recent European Championship Under 16 win, and first impressions of fleeing from Ukraine to the EU
A review of the deciding game of the 26th LG Cup final match, played between Shin Jinseo 9p and Yang Dingxin 9p
An interview with Volodymyr Kachanovskyi – Artem’s father and leader of Rivne Go School
Karl Desfontaines’ article on implementing KataGo to try and solve possibly the hardest go problem in the world, including detailed commentary on the solution
The latest of the Thirty-Six Stratagems presented by Dai Junfu 8d, Art & Photography and much more

"},{"code":"january-2022","name":"January 2022","highlights":"

An article on the origins of the European Go Journal, on the first anniversary of the project
A summary of the European Grand Prix, followed by a report on the recent Grand Prix Finale and a review of the final game between Pavol Lisý 2p and Ilya Shikshin 4p
Commentary on the deciding game of the 25th Women’s Kisei Title match between Suzuki Ayumi 7p and Ueno Asami 4p
Highlights of more than 50 years of history of the British Go Journal
An article on the IZIS AI Go Board, a product soon to be released
Breathtaking tesujis compiled by Alexander Dinerchtein 3p, the next of the Thirty-Six Stratagems presented by Dai Junfu 8d, Art & Photography and much more

"},{"code":"december-2021","name":"December 2021","highlights":"

An interview with Ilya Shikshin 4p – European Champion 2021
Ilya’s detailed commentary on the deciding game of the European Championship final match against Artem Kachanovskyi 2p
Artem’s impressions on participating in and winning the 6th Lanke Cup Grand Slam Tournament
Review of the Grand Slam final between Tanguy Le Calvé 1p and Artem Kachanovskyi 2p
An article on the “Go Baron”, a Czech title with three ounces of gold as the prize, and a brief interview with Lukáš Podpěra 7d – the title holder
Breathtaking tesujis compiled by Alexander Dinerchtein 3p, the next of the Thirty-Six Stratagems presented by Dai Junfu 8d, Art & Photography and much more

"},{"code":"november-2021","name":"November 2021","highlights":"

An interview with Harry van der Krogt – EGF Treasurer
An interview with Stanisław Frejlak, newly-certified 1-Dan Professional of the EGF.
Stanisław’s commentary on his second game against Lukáš Podpěra, played in the final of the European Professional Qualification tournament
A review of the decisive game of the 26th Samsung Cup final between Shin Jinseo 9p and Park Junghwan 9p.
The next chapter of the Thirty-Six Stratagems, presented by Dai Junfu 8d, illustrating tactics used in warfare through examples from games of go.
Breathtaking tesujis compiled by Alexander Dinerchtein 3p.

"},{"code":"october-2021","name":"October 2021","highlights":"

An interview with Gabriel Wagner 4d, the manager of the EGF Academy.
A general overview of professional system in Europe and the 6th European Professional Qualification – a tournament which saw Stanisław Frejlak become 1-dan professional
Reports on the European Youth Go Championship written by its organizers - Cătălin Țăranu 5p and Damir Medak 2k.
A detailed commentary on one of the most exciting games of the European Youth Go Championship Under-16, played between Vsevolod Ovsiienko 4d and Alexandr Muromcev 5d.
A review of the decisive game of the 40th Women’s Honinbo title match between Hoshiai Shiho 3p and Fujisawa Rina 5p.
A story about an enormous 43 by 43 go board, written by Theo van Ees.
The next chapter of the Thirty-Six Stratagems, presented by Dai Junfu 8d, illustrating tactics used in warfare through examples from games of go.
Breathtaking tesujis compiled by Alexander Dinerchtein 3p.

"},{"code":"september-2021","name":"September 2021","highlights":"

An interview with Ryan Li, 3-dan professional go player of the North American Go Federation.
Short interviews with Natalia Kovaleva 5d and Dina Burdakova 5d on their victories in the European Pair Go Championship and European Women’s Go Championship, respectively.
A report by Ivan Mesenko on the Moscow Cup, which brought together more than 100 players.
A detailed commentary on one of the most exciting games of the European Women’s Go Championship, played between Dina Burdakova 5d and Natalia Kovaleva 5d.
A review of the decisive game of the 13th Chunlan Cup final between Shin Jinseo 9p and Tang Weixing 9p.
An excerpt from the book “Go as Communication”: a report by Ilona Crispien on her experiences teaching go in jail.
The next chapter of the Thirty-Six Stratagems, presented by Dai Junfu 8d, illustrating tactics used in warfare through examples from games of go.
Breathtaking tesujis compiled by Alexander Dinerchtein 3p.

"},{"code":"august-2021","name":"August 2021","highlights":"

An interview with Manja Marz 3d, a founder of the Jena International Go School and one of the top European female players.
Short interviews with Jonas Welticke 6d and Ryan Li 3p on their successes in the Dutch Open and Transatlantic Professional Go League, respectively.
A detailed commentary on the final game of the first Transatlantic Professional Go League, played between Ilya Shikshin 4p and Ryan Li 3p.
A brief commentary by Antti Törmänen 1p on his game against rising star Nakamura Sumire 2p.
A review of the decisive game of the 44th Myeongin final between Shin Jinseo 9p and Byun Sangil 9p.
The next of the Thirty-Six Stratagems presented by Dai Junfu 8d, illustrating tactics used in warfare through examples from games of go.
Breathtaking tesujis compiled by Alexander Dinerchtein 3p.

"},{"code":"july-2021","name":"July 2021","highlights":"

An interview with Alessandro Pace 4d, six-time Italian champion, a professional musician and composer, and a man who always dresses in yellow.
A review of the final game of the 76th Honinbo title match played between Shibano Toramaru 9p and Iyama Yuta 9p.
Commentary on the second game of the best-of-two match between Calvin Sun 1p and Oscar Vazquez 6d played in the Transatlantic Professional Go League.
The continuation of the Thirty-Six Stratagems by Dai Junfu 8d, illustrating tactics used in warfare through examples from games of go.
Breathtaking tesujis compiled by Alexander Dinerchtein 3p.

"},{"code":"june-2021","name":"June 2021","highlights":"

An interview with Antti Törmänen 1p, a top European go player from Finland who became professional in Japan.
Interviews with Lukáš Podpěra 7d and Stanisław Frejlak 7d about their excellent results in the 41st WAGC.
Commentary on the game from the 41st WAGC played between Stanisław Frejlak 7d and Ma Tianfang 7d.
An article on the Zvezda go center in Saint Petersburg, the capital of Russian go, by Ivan Mesenko 9k. Ivan recently visited the go center and tells us all about it!
The continuation of the Thirty-six Stratagems by Dai Junfu 8d, illustrating tactics used in warfare through examples from games of go.
Breathtaking tesujis compiled by Alexander Dinerchtein 3p

"},{"code":"may-2021","name":"May 2021","highlights":"

An interview with Vsevolod Ovsiienko 4d, two-time European champion in the U12 category.
A commentary of the Final of the 4th MLILY Cup between Xie Ke 9p and Mi Yuting 9p.
A report on the Russian Qualifier for the 41st WAGC by Ivan Mesenko 9k.
The continuation of the amazing series about the Thirty-six Stratagems by Dai Junfu 8d, illustrating tactics used in warfare through examples from games of go.
Breathtaking tesujis compiled by Alexander Dinerchtein 3p.
A new chapter called \"Guess the Move\", based on board positions from professional games.

"},{"code":"april-2021","name":"April 2021","highlights":"

Interview with Lorenz Trippel, the secretary of the EGF
An article on the experience of organizing the series of three Corona Cup tournaments, by Lukas Podpera 7d
An article on the Finnish Go Championship 2020 with the commentary on the final game between Javier Savolainen 5d and Juuso Nyyssönen 5d, by Javier Savolainen 5d
Game commentary: 35th Chinese Tianyuan Title Match, Game 3 between Gu Zihao 9p and Yang Dingxin 9p
Analysis of Mini-Chinese opening using AI
Article on the second of the Thirty-Six Stratagems: Besiege Wei to Rescue Zhao, by Dai Junfu 8d
Article on the famous life and death shape called “Bent four in the corner”, by Andreas Witte 5k
Five breathtaking tesujis compiled and explained by Alexander Dinerchtein 3p

"},{"code":"march-2021","name":"March 2021","highlights":"

Interview with Mateusz Surma 2p
Game commentary: 3rd Corona Cup, Lukas Podpera 7d vs. Kim Youngsam 8d
Article on the 41st World Amateur Go Championship in Russia, by Alexander Dinerchtein 3p
Game commentary: 45th Kisei Title Match, Game 5 between Iyama Yuta 9p and Kono Rin 9p
Analysis of Chinese opening using AI
Article on the first of the Thirty-Six Stratagems: Deceive the Heavens to Cross the Sea, by Dai Junfu 8d
Three breathtaking tesujis compiled and explained by Alexander Dinerchtein 3p

"},{"code":"february-2021","name":"February 2021","highlights":"

Interview with Stanislaw Frejlak 7d
Game commentary: European Professional Online Go League Final between Ilya Shikshin 4p and Pavol Lisy 2p
Game commentary: 25th LG Cup Final between Shin Minjun 9p and Ke Jie 9p
Analysis of San-ren-sei opening using AI
An explanation on a masterful sequence played by Shin Jinseo 9p in a game against Yang Dingxin 9p

"}]

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