Torben Pedersen, 3 dan, is a 54-year-old engineer from Vallensbaek in Denmark. He also competed in the WAGC in 2011 in Matsue, where he finished 32nd out of 57 contestants. Ranka: How did you start playing go? Torben: I got … Continue reading →
Competition in the Gurunavi World Amateur Go Championship began at 9:30 a.m. in the large playing hall on the second floor of the Nihon Kiin building in Tokyo. The field had been divided into three groups, with the top quarter … Continue reading →
Ólafur Sigurðarson is both an artist and a go player, and Ranka asked him about both of these activities. Some of his artwork can be seen on DeviantArt. Ranka: How did you start playing go? Ólafur: I first learned about … Continue reading →
Chan Yi-Tien is a 24-year old go instructor from Taipei, Taiwan. Always smiling, he says go has helped him make many friends, as well as strengthening his ability to concentrate and think logically. He won the WAGC by one SOSOS … Continue reading →
The 39th World Amateur Go Championship, also known as the Gurunavi (Gourmet Navigator) Cup, began with a friendship match on the morning of May 2, 2018 at the Nihon Kiin headquarters in Tokyo. The WAGC contestant were matched against Japanese … Continue reading →
After a nine-years hiatus the World Amateur Go Championship is returning to Tokyo. The Gurunavi Cup – 39th World Amateur Go Championship will be decided in eight rounds played May 4-7 at the Nihon Ki-in. The field of 63 players … Continue reading →
61 Countries and Territories Asia (14) – Middle and Near East (2) – Europe (32) – Africa (1) – Americas (10) – Oceania (2) Asia China Chinese Taipei Hong Kong India Indonesia Chen WANG Yi-Tien CHAN Cheuk Tung LO Shashank … Continue reading →