European Go Journal
European Go Journal

October 2021 Edition of the European Go Journal

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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.

Number of pages: 63


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Contents:

Preface
1
European Go News
3
Stanisław Frejlak 1p, the 8th European Professional
3
Online European Youth Go Championship Brings Together 131 Participants
6
Report on the EYGC by Cătălin Țăranu 5p
7
Report on the EYGC by Damir Medak 2k
8
Game Commentary: EYGC Under-16, Vsevolod Ovsiienko 4d vs. Alexandr Muromcev 5d
11
World Go News
16
Kyo Kagen 9p Wins 28th Agon Cup
16
Sotoyanagi Sebun 3p Wins 46th Shinjin O
16
Ladies’ Team Wins the 15th GG Auction Cup
17
Ding Hao Wins 17th Changqi Cup
18
Fujisawa Rina 5p Defends Women’s Honinbo Title
19
Game Commentary: 40th Women’s Honinbo Title Match, Hoshiai Shiho 3p vs. Fujisawa Rina 5p
20
Interview with Gabriel Wagner 4d
26
Art & Photography
33
Camille Lévêque – Autumn Lights, 2021
33
Alizée Chabin – Gorigami, 2019
34
Kim Ouweleen – Fighting Spirit, 2018
36
Gonca Mine Çelik – Emotions of Go, 2018
38
Alexey Khovanets – Halloween Go Party, 2021
39
Tatsuya Okao – Playing Go on the Veranda, 2021
40
Mikhail Krylov – Monks Play Go, 2016
41
43 by 43: An Enormous Go Board
42
Thirty-Six Stratagems. No. 8: Sneak Through the Passage of Chen Cang
44
Let’s Study with AI: Attachment to One-Space Shimari from Komoku
49
World of Tesuji
53
Tesuji No. 1: Unexpected Cut
53
Tesuji No. 2: The Final Hurdle
55
Tesuji No. 3: Misread by Top Pros
56
Tesuji No. 4: The Raccoon-Dog Drums its Belly
56
Guess the Next Move
58
Problems
60
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