European Go Federation
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The European Go Federation (EGF) is a non-profit organization with the purpose of encouraging, regulating, co-ordinating, and disseminating the playing of the board game Go in Europe. The EGF was founded in 1957, the same year that the inaugural European Go Congress (EGC) took place in Cuxhaven, Germany. The Congress has been an annual event every year since then, held each time in a different European city.[1] The European Go Championship takes place during the EGC, as well as the Annual General Meeting (AGM). In 2014, the European Professional System was established by the European Go Federation.[2]
Membership is open to any Go-organising association in a country in or near Europe. There are currently 35 full members, and two suspended members.[3]
Function
The EGF elects an Executive Committee which supervises a number of commissions in charge of normal activities in between the AGMs.
Major European tournaments do not fall under the Executive Committee's supervision, but are directly co-ordinated by the EGF itself. Major events organised by the EGF include the European Grand Prix; the Pandanet European Team Championship; European Youth Go Championships in three age categories; the European Youth Team Championship; the European Pair Go Championship, the European Women's Championship; the European Student Championship and the European Championship, held during the annual European Go Congress.[4] An official Rating List is maintained by processing the results of as many European tournaments as possible.[5]
The European Go Federation is a member of the International Go Federation.[6]
Members
| Country | Member name |
|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon Armenia | Armenian Draughts and Go Federation |
| Template:Flagicon Austria | Austrian Go Federation (Go Verband Österreich) |
| Template:Flagicon Belarus (membership suspended) | Belarus Go Federation |
| Template:Flagicon Belgium | Belgian Go Federation (Belgische Go Federatie - Fédération Belge de Go) |
| Template:Flagicon Bosnia | Go Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Go Asocijacija Bosne i Hecegovine) |
| Template:Flagicon Bulgaria | Bulgarian Go Association (Bulgarska Go Asotsiatsija) |
| Template:Flagicon Croatia | Croatian Go Alliance (Hrvatski Go Savez) |
| Template:Flagicon Cyprus | Cyprus Go Association (Kypriakos Syndesmos Go) |
| Template:Flagicon Czech Republic | Czech Go Association (Ceska Asociace Go) |
| Template:Flagicon Denmark | Danish Go Association (Dansk Go Forbund) |
| Template:Flagicon Finland | Finnish Go Association (Suomen Go-liitto ry) |
| Template:Flagicon France | French Go Federation (Fédération Française de Go) |
| Template:Flagicon Georgia | Georgian Go Federation (საქართველოს გო-ს ეროვნული სპორტული ფედერაცია) |
| Template:Flagicon Germany | German Go Federation (Deutscher Go-Bund) |
| Template:Flagicon Hungary | Hungarian Go Association (Magyar Gószövetség) |
| Template:Flagicon Iceland | Icelandic Go Association (Hið Íslenska Gofélag) |
| Template:Flagicon Ireland | Irish Go Association (Irish Go Association) |
| Template:Flagicon Israel | Israeli Go Association (Agudat Ha-Go Ha-Yisraelit) |
| Template:Flagicon Italy | Italian Go Federation (Federazione Italiana Giuoco Go) |
| Template:Flagicon Kazakhstan | Kazakhstan Go Federation (Kazakhstan Go Federation) |
| Template:Flagicon Lithuania | Lithuanian Go Association (Lietuvos Go Asociacija) |
| Template:Flagicon Luxembourg | Go Club Luxemburg (Le Club de Go du Luxembourg) |
| Template:Flagicon Netherlands | Dutch Go Association (Nederlandse Go Bond) |
| Template:Flagicon Norway | Norwegian Go Association (Go i Norge) |
| Template:Flagicon Poland | Polish Go Association (Polskie Stowarzyszenie Go) |
| Template:Flagicon Portugal | Portuguese Go Association (Associação Portuguesa de Go) Template:Webarchive |
| Template:Flagicon Romania | Romanian Go Federation (Federatia Romana de Go) |
| Template:Flagicon Russia (membership suspended) | Russian Go Federation (Rossiiskaya Federatziaya Go) |
| Template:Flagicon Serbia | Serbian Go Federation (Go Savez Srbije) |
| Template:Flagicon Slovakia | Slovak Go Association (Slovenská Asociácia Go) |
| Template:Flagicon Slovenia | Slovenian Go Association (Go Zveza Slovenije) |
| Template:Flagicon Spain | Spanish Go Association (Asociacion Española de Go) |
| Template:Flagicon Sweden | Swedish Go Association (Svenska Goförbundet) |
| Template:Flagicon Switzerland | Swiss Go Association (Schweizer Go Verband - Fédération Suisse de Go - Federazione Svizzera di Go) |
| Template:Flagicon Turkey | Turkish Go Players' Association (Türkiye Go Oyunculari Dernegi) |
| Template:Flagicon Ukraine | Ukrainian Go Federation (Ukrainska' Federatsiya Go) |
| Template:Flagicon United Kingdom | British Go Association (British Go Association) |
Note: On 3 March 2022, the EGF decided during an emergency general meeting to suspend indefinitely both the Russian and Belarusian associations due to the 2022 Invasion of Ukraine by Russia. All planned or future events organised by the EGF were cancelled and players from both countries were banned from representing their nations at European events. The first major event affected was the 2022 European Youth Go Championship held between the 10 and 12 March in Czechia.[7][8]
EGF Professional players
The EGF established a professional system in 2014 with Chinese sponsorship. Top European players are invited to take part in a Qualification Tournament, with one or two of the most successful competitors being awarded professional status. Professionals can then be promoted by earning points from wins against other professional players in major tournaments. As of 2023, there are nine such players, who enjoy benefits including automatic qualification to the Grand Slam and the opportunity to represent Europe in major international tournaments.
| Player | Nationality | Year Became Pro | Promotion History |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ilya Shikshin | Russian | 2015 | Promoted to 2p in 2018, to 3p in 2019, to 4p in 2021. |
| Artem Kachanovskyi | Ukrainian | 2016 | Promoted to 2p in 2018, to 3p in 2024. |
| Pavol Lisý | Slovakian | 2014 | Promoted to 2p in 2018. |
| Mateusz Surma | Polish | 2015 | Promoted to 2p in 2019, to 3p in 2023. |
| Ali Jabarin | Israeli | 2014 | Promoted to 2p in 2018. |
| Andrii Kravets | Ukrainian | 2017 | |
| Tanguy le Calvé | French | 2019 | |
| Stanisław Frejlak | Polish | 2021 | |
| Jan Šimara | Czech | 2023 |
Current title holders
Below is a summary of the current holders or most recent winners of the major EGF-organised events.
| Title | Title Holder | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| European Championship | Andrii Kravets 1p[10] | Held August 2024 in Toulouse, France. Kravets successfully defended his title from 2023. |
| European Women's Championship | Li Ting 1p[11] | Held September 2024 in Bratislava, Slovakia. |
| European Grand Prix Finale | Cornel Burzo 6d[12] | Held December 2023 in London, UK. |
| European Grand Slam | Mateusz Surma 3p[13] | Held October 2023 in Prague, Czechia. |
| Pandanet European Team Championship | France[14] | Finals held August 2024 in Toulouse, France. |
| European Pair Go Championship | Milena Boclé 3d and Florent Labouret 5d[15] | Held April 2024 in Dubrovnik, Croatia. |
| European Student Championship | Martin Ruzicka 4d[16] | Held September 2022 in Trier, Germany. |
| European Youth Championship – U20 Category | Benoit Robinchon[17] | Held March 2024 in Hamburg, Germany. |
| European Youth Championship – U16 Category | Yuze Xing 5d[18] | Held March 2024 in Hamburg, Germany. |
| European Youth Championship – U12 Category | Bartik Dach 2d[19] | Held March 2024 in Hamburg, Germany. |
| European Youth Team Championship | Ukraine[20] |
See also
- Nihon Ki-in (Japanese Go Association)
- Hanguk Kiwon (Korean Go Association)
- Zhongguo Qiyuan (Chinese Go Association)
- Taiwan Chi-Yuan (Taiwanese Go Association)
- American Go Association
- List of Go organizations
- Transatlantic Professional Go Team Championship
References
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External links
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