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The European Go Championship or Congress is the annual and main event of many organised by the European Go Federation for players of the board game Go. It consists of a 2-week open competition, one round per day, making a total of 10 rounds with a champion ultimately emerging - the player with the most (or best) wins. The congress has taken place in a different European city each year,[1] since the first contest in 1983.[2] During these two weeks, the best go players in Europe fight for the title of European Champion. Entry in recent years has been from a low of 290 to a high of 718 players.[3]

The 2010 (54th) championship took place between 24 July and 7 August in Tampere, Finland.[4]

History

The first European Go Championship was held in 1938.[2] The first championship of the current annual series[clarification needed] was held in 1957, in Cuxhaven, Germany. Germany has been quite dominant at the championships.[5]

In 1961 the 5th European Go Championship was held in August in Baden, where Japanese professional players Kensako Segoe and Utaro Hashimoto gave exhibitions.[6]

In 1976 European Go Congress was held in Cambridge with 150 European players vying for titles among five separate tournaments which varied the games played, and including a tournament at the game of 'Lightning Go,' where the game must be played far more rapidly than in a traditional match.[7] The festivities were described by United Press International, reporting on the event, as a "two week orgy of go."[7]

In 1977 the 21st championship was held in Rijswijk in the Netherlands.[8] Although not allowed to play in the competition, two Japanese professional players attended and provided instruction and engaged in simultaneous exhibitions. Seminars were given in go theory, computer go and lightning go.[8]

Two winners of the European Go Championship enjoyed previous success as juniors, in the various age groups (under-12, -16 and -18) of the European Youth Go Championship. These are Alexandr Dinerchtein and Ilya Shikshin.

Recent highlights

Czech Republic 2005

In Praha, Alexandre Dinerchtein won against Catalin Taranu in the 5th round.[9]

Italy 2006

In Frascati, Alexandre Dinerchtein lost against the 2001 Champion Andrei Kulkov in the 6th round.

Svetlana Shikshina won the title.[10]

Austria 2007

In Villach, Ilya Shikshin[11] won the title, despite losing to Alexandre Dinerchtein in the 8th round.

Sweden 2008

In Leksand, Ondrej Silt from the Czech Republic beat Catalin Taranu in Round 4. In Round 5, Alexandre Dinerchtein won against the 2006 Champion Svetlana Shikshina. Catalin Taranu beat the 2007 Champion Ilya Shikshin in Round 8. The 5-dan Go professional Catalin Taranu became the second Romanian player to become European Go Champion.[12]

Netherlands 2009

In Groningen, the young 5-dan Thomas Debarre from France defeated Catalin Taranu in Round 4. In round 5, the 3-times European Champion from the Netherlands, Rob van Zeijst, lost against Alexandre Dinerchtein. Round 9 saw victory by the 2008 Champion Catalin Taranu against Alexandre Dinerchtein. Alexandre Dinerchtein remained ahead on tiebreak to win the title,[13] his seventh time as European go Champion.

Finland 2010

In Tampere, as a first act of the championship, Cornel Burzo from Romania beat the reigning champion, the Russian professional Alexandre Dinerchtein.[14] Catalin Taranu won against Rob Van Zeijst in the 3rd round. The fourth round featured a very long game between Taranu and Ilya Shikshin. These two players were undefeated since the beginning of this year's competition. Shikshin finally won the game, to continue his consecutive victories (6 winning rounds).

The young Artem Kachanovskyy from Ukraine stopped the winning ascension of Shikshin at the seventh round. The next rounds were a fight for the title for these two players. Kachanovskyy led first by beating Csaba Mero at the 8th round, and the 2009 European Youth Champion, Ali Jabarin, in the 9th round, but he lost his final game against Kim JungHyeop, a Korean player. Shikshin won the title by beating Cristian Pop in the 8th round and Dinerchtein in the final round. During this tournament, the two leaders won games against Korean players. This is the second European title for Ilya Shikshin.

Planned championships

European Go Congresses, at which the European Go Champion is always decided, are planned some 3 years in advance, to cater for up to 800 players. Each year, the hosting country's Go association plays a large part in the planning and organisation. Below are the confirmed locations.

France 2011

The Championship will be held at the "University of Bordeaux I" campus in Talence, from July 23rd to August 6th. The event expects to gather up to 800 amateur players from all European countries, ranked from 30 kyu to 7 dan, as well as professional players from Asia (e.g. Japan, China and South Korea)[15]. The French hosting organisation is the Fédération française de go (FFG)[16].

European Champions by year

As recorded in the European Go Federation web-site:[17]

Year Winner Second Third Venue
1957 Germany Fritz Dueball Germany Cuxhaven
1958 Germany Fritz Dueball Lenz John Austria Altenmarkt
1959 Germany Fritz Dueball Paech Kramer Germany Bayreuth
1960 Germany Günter Ciessow Austria Leonard Grebe Germany Fritz Dueball Netherlands Leiden
1961 Germany Wichard von Alvensleben Austria Leonard Grebe Germany Fritz Dueball Austria Baden bei Wien
1962 Germany Wichard von Alvensleben Germany Jurgen Dueball Germany Jurgen Mattern Germany Garmisch-Partenkirchen
1963 Germany Wichard von Alvensleben Germany Jurgen Mattern Netherlands Max Rebattu Germany Barsinghausen
1964 Germany Wichard von Alvensleben Germany Jurgen Mattern Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Eduard Ekart Netherlands Scheveningen
1965 Germany Jurgen Mattern Netherlands Max Rebattu Germany Jurgen Dueball Czechoslovakia Mnosek pod Brdy
1966 Germany Jurgen Mattern Austria Manfred Wimmer Netherlands Max Rebattu United Kingdom London
1967 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zoran Mutabzija Austria Manfred Wimmer Netherlands Max Rebattu Germany Freiberg
1968 Germany Jurgen Mattern Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zoran Mutabzija Germany Jurgen Dueball Germany Berlin
1969 Austria Manfred Wimmer Germany Jurgen Mattern Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zoran Mutabzija Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ljubljana
1970 Germany Jurgen Mattern Austria Manfred Wimmer Netherlands Max Rebattu Austria Vienna
1971 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zoran Mutabzija Netherlands Henk de Vries Netherlands Max Rebattu United Kingdom Bristol
1972 Germany Jurgen Mattern Netherlands Max Rebattu United Kingdom John Diamond Netherlands Enschede
1973 Germany Jurgen Mattern Germany Michael Katscher Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zoran Mutabzija Germany Sprendlingen
1974 Austria Manfred Wimmer Greece Michael Kitsos United Kingdom Tony Goddard Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zagreb
1975 Germany Jurgen Mattern Austria Manfred Wimmer France Patrick Merissert Germany Krems
1976 France Patrick Merissert United Kingdom Tony Goddard United Kingdom John Diamond United Kingdom Cambridge
1977 France Wolfgang Isele Austria Helmut Hasibeder Netherlands Ronald Schlemper Netherlands Rijswijk
1978 Austria Helmut Hasibeder Netherlands Max Rebattu United Kingdom Mathew Macfadyen France Paris
1979 Germany Jurgen Mattern Netherlands Ronald Schlemper Netherlands Robert Rehm Germany Konigswinter
1980 United Kingdom Mathew Macfadyen Germany Jurgen Mattern France André Moussa Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mali Losinj
1981 Netherlands Rob van Zeijst Austria Helmut Hasibeder Netherlands Robert Rehm Austria Linz
1982 Netherlands Ronald Schlemper Netherlands Robert Rehm France André Moussa Denmark Copenhagen

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See also

References

  1. ^ Botermans, Jack (2008). The Book of Games: Strategy, Tactics & History. New York: Sterling Publishing. p. 325. ISBN 978-1-4027-4221-7.
  2. ^ a b https://intergofed.org/history/gohistory.htm
  3. ^ EGF congress history.
  4. ^ "Zhuyeqing Tea 54th European Go Congress 2010 24th July - 7th August in Tampere, Finland". Retrieved 2010-08-13.
  5. ^ Fairbair, John (2004). Invitation to Go. Mineola, N.Y: Courier Dover Publications. p. 75. ISBN 978-0-486-43356-1.
  6. ^ "Go Goes to Munich" (fee required). Pacific Stars and Stripes. Japan. AP. August 5, 1961. p. 27.
  7. ^ a b "Japanese Game 'Go' Goes Well With Englishman" (fee required). Pacific Stars and Stripes. Japan. UPI. August 21, 1976. p. 29.
  8. ^ a b "Brockbank to Attend GO Congress in Europe". Schenectady Gazette. July 15, 1977. p. 9.
  9. ^ "web.archive.org/web/20060115133819/www.goweb.cz/egc2005/results.asp?id=144&lang=en".
  10. ^ "Results - 50th European Go Congress - Rome 2006". Figg.it. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
  11. ^ "goverband.at/egc2007/results/main_wall.htm".
  12. ^ "EuroGoTV presents Go-Baduk-Weiqi-TV 24/7 - News - Congress Champions 2008". Eurogotv.com. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
  13. ^ "Final Wall List of the Main Tournament | European Go Congress 2009". Egc2009.nl. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
  14. ^ "EuroGoTV presents Go-Baduk-Weiqi-TV 24/7 - News - Coverage of the 2010 European Go Congress". Eurogotv.com. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
  15. ^ Gaultier, Astrid. "55th European Go Congress - Bordeaux 2011". Retrieved 13 August 2010.
  16. ^ FFG. "[FFG Calendar]". Fédération Française de Go. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
  17. ^ "European Go Congresses". Eurogofed.org. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
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