Artem started playing go at the age of seven. In 2016 at the age of 23 became a professional go player of the European Go Federation (EGF). Winner of various go tournaments such as Grand Slam, European Professional Championship, Silk Road tournament. See Artem’s profile on the EGF website to find more information about him.

Artem is the editor-in-chief of the European Go Journal. He writes and compiles the content. Artem also manages communication, printing, publishing and many other tasks.

Ian Polak-Kime moved to Poland for true love and stayed for his mother-in-law’s Christmas pierogis. An avid go player in his younger years, he is excited to get back to the game he devoted so much time to and finally achieve a 1d ranking on any server or with any federation that will have him. He is currently rereading Toshiro Kageyama’s Lessons in the Fundamentals of Go and spending time in the forest with his wife, two dogs and a baby girl.

Ian proofreads the content of the European Go Journal.

Matt Partridge is a Brit living and working in Paris who started playing go in March 2021. With a degree in German, he now spends his time tackling French, playing the cello and trying to find moments here and there to play a game or two of 19x19. He joined the Journal team in June, and does his best to catch the odd spelling mistake and split infinitive the other editors leave in the articles to test his attention to detail.

Web developer. Responsible for building this website.