December 2021 Edition of the European Go Journal

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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

Number of pages: 65

Contents:

Preface

European Go News

Ilya Shikshin 4p Wins his Eighth European Championship

Artem Kachanovskyi 2p Wins 6th Lanke Cup Grand Slam Tournament

Lukáš Podpěra 7d Wins his Sixth Go Baron Title

Game Commentary: European Championship Final, Artem Kachanovskyi 2p vs. Ilya Shikshin 4p

Game Commentary: 6th Lanke Cup Grand Slam Final, Tanguy Le Calvé 1p vs. Artem Kachanovskyi 2p

Five Wins out of Six Games at the European Youth Go Championship

World Go News

Seki Kotaro Wins 47th Tengen

Iyama Yuta Wins 69th Oza

Gu Zihao Wins 22nd China-Japan Agon Cup

Byun Sangil Wins 7th Kuksu Mountains International Baduk Championship

Choi Jeong Wins 4th Wu Qingyuan Cup

Oh Yujin Wins 5th Women’s Kiseong

Interview with Ilya Shikshin 4p

Art & Photography

Zoé Constans – Study About Go Gesture, 2021

Alizée Chabin – Dreaming of Playing, 2021

Camille Lévêque – Christmas Goban, 2021

Mikhail Krylov – Invitation to Play Go, 2011

Alexey Khovanets – Playing on a Luxury Go Set, 2021

Thirty-Six Stratagems. No. 10: Hide a Knife Behind a Smile

Taking AI Sensei to the Next Level

Let’s Study with AI: Fragment From the 6th Grand Slam

World of Tesuji

Tesuji No. 1: A Blind Spot

Tesuji No. 2: A Murder in the Center

Tesuji No. 3: Bad Shape Kills

Problems

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