January & February 2026 Edition of the European Go Journal
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Highlights:
- A detailed report on the European Grand Prix Finale 2025 and commentary on the final game between Damen Woo 6d and Lukáš Podpěra 7d
- A brief interview with Isaac Ripoll 3d, a prominent young Spanish player
- Biography of Nie Weiping 9p by Li Ang 3p and commentary on a legendary Nie Weiping game by Dai Junfu 8d
- The next chapter of the "Mastering Ko" series by Dai Junfu 8d, Art & Photography and much more
Number of pages: 51
Contents:
Preface
1
War and Go – Report from Ukraine
3
European Go News
5
Damen Woo 6d Wins European Grand Prix Finale 2025
5
Mateusz Surma 4p Wins 1st Factorio Speed Go Championship
6
Game Commentary: European Grand Prix Finale 2025, Damen Woo 6d vs. Lukáš Podpěra 7d
8
Winner's Circle
16
Update on Isaac Ripoll: An Eventful 2025
17
World Go News
20
Shin Minjun 9p Wins 30th LG Cup
20
Korean Team Wins 27th Nongshim Cup
21
Park Junghwan 9p Wins 1st Shinhan Bank Cup
21
Ueno Asami 6p Wins 29th Women's Kisei
22
European Players in 24th World Students Go OZA Championship
22
Art & Photography
23
Vitaliia Kalmutska – Gods Also Play Go, 2026
23
Alizée Chabin – To Infinity, 2026
24
Treasure Go Collection: Moments of Genius. Nie Weiping
26
Game Commentary: 1st China-Japan Super Go, Nie Weiping 9p vs. Kobayashi Koichi 9p
31
Mastering Ko
37
Let's Study with AI: Fragment from PGETC
41
Guess the Next Move
44
Problems
48
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