Belgian Go Federation

Hoshi Go Club tournament
Le Viaduc - 43 Rue du Viaduc - 1050 Bruxelles

16th November 2024
registration 10:00
first round 10:30
end of the tournament: 18:00

Rythm: 3 games, 45 min / 5 x 20 seconds japanese byo-yomi
Japanese rules
Handicap -2 on MMS until 5 Kyu / non handicap from 4 Kyu
Valid for Belgian and European ratings

Inscription via email hoshigoclub@gmail.com (please mention : Name Firstname & Club & Level)

Infos and registration: https://www.gofed.be/node/1425

Attention: the number of places are limited !

Dear fellow Go players,

You have Belgian nationality,
You are member of the BGF
You are ready to play maximum one Tuesday evening (online) each month (more likely one game every 2 or 3 months) with players from all over Europe,
Then, please read further:

The European Team Championship, also known as the Pandanet League, is expected to restart in October.
We need minimum 6-8 Go players to build a Belgian team.
For each match, the team captain will constitute a team of 4 players who are free and eager to play, among the ones players selected at the beginning of the season.
Usually dan players are preferred but many times in the past, our kyu players were able to score victories against dan players and were the heros of the team!
Thus, don’t be shy and ask for being a team member whatever your level is !

Further information about Pandanet League here: https://pandanet-igs.com/communities/euroteamchamps

If you are interested, please send an email to info at gofed.be before Friday 28th of September (deadline for registration of the Belgian team is 01/10 !).

On the first weekend of Juli, the 6th and 7th, the Gent Go Tournament will take place. You can register here.

Tournament set-up

System: 6 rounds MacMahon
Time limit: 45 min
Byo-yomi: 5*20 sec Japanese
Rules: Japanese
Komi: 6,5

More info

Come and enjoy the tournament of Leuven !
More info and regsitration here: https://www.gofed.be/en/tournament/leuven

Third Pantin Tournament: April 13 & 14, 2024
Brussels go club Le Pantin is proud to announce its third tournament!

Tournament format
System: 4 rounds MacMahon
Time limit: 45 min
Byo-yomi: 5*20 sec
Rules: Japanese
Komi: 6,5
Handicap: -2

Results will be taken into account in the Belgian rating.
Please note that the tournament venue is a bar. It should be calm but we cannot guarantee it.

Registration and entry Fee
If you want to register, please email us to club_lepantin@gofed.be with your last name, first name, rank and club (if you have any). For your information, there will only be 20 places so be aware! The registration fee includes one free drink per day.

Registration AND payment until April 10: 5€
Registration from April 11: 10€

Payment preferably by cash but feel free to ask our bank account if this is easier for you.
If you wish to cancel your pre-registration before April 12, you will be fully refunded.

Please use the same email address (club_lepantin@gofed.be) for any questions.

Venue:
Le Pantin
Chaussée d’Ixelles, 355
1050 Ixelles

Easily reachable by public transport from Central Station (bus 71) and Bruxelles-Midi Station (tram 81).

Schedule
Saturday April 13
10:00 - 10:45 registration (and confirmation of pre-registrations)
11:00 round 1
13:30 - 15:00 break
15:00 round 2

Sunday April 14

11:00 round 3
13:30 - 15:00 break
15:00 round 4

Tournament to qualify 4 players for the final stage of the Belgian Championship
Players of all levels are welcome.
No registration fees but only for members of the Belgian Go Federation.
More info and registration form here: https://www.gofed.be/node/1416

More info and registration form: https://www.gofed.be/node/1397

Palmares (former winners and results of the previous editions): https://www.gofed.be/en/tournament/blitz

!! The Brussels tournament is THE biggest tournament in Belgium !!!

Where ? In the premises of the Chinese-Belgium Association Av. Paul Deschanel 92, 1030 Schaerbeek - a very nice place 20 mn from the center of Brussels. (same place as last year)

Five rounds MacMahon without handicap; Timing: 1 hour per player + byo-yomi: 15 stones for 5 minutes; Komi: 6.5

NB: Christopher Anachachibi (2d) will be present to comment your game (free of charge).

More information: https://www.gofed.be/en/tournament/brussels

Registration form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf8Iuhl91V9i72HEnmFrhg0UbJoEjC4...

!! Register as soon as you can: the premises of the tournament can host a maximum of 72 players !!

List of the registered players (as on 24th of October): 66 registrations, still 6 possible.

#	Name	Rank	.
1	Adrien Mansy	25k	.
2	Andreas Götzfried	4d	.
3	Aveaux Matthieu	2 dan	.
4	Baijot Eric	8K	ok
5	Beguin Adam	16 kyu	.
6	Ben Mehnert	7 Kyu	ok
7	BOUKRICHA MOAD	10 kyu	.
8	Bram Westhovens	4k	ok
9	Brévière Lionel	5K	ok
10	Cornel Burzo	6d	ok
11	Daniel Maier	1k	.
12	Didier Lesesvre	4k	ok
13	Durbec Amélia	7k	.
14	Emanuel de Jong	6 Kyu	ok
15	Eon Serge	3k	.
16	Filipe Vasconcelos	8k	.
17	Frank Bernard	4k	ok
18	Frank Segers	4k	ok
19	French Daniel	5k	.
20	Gaëtan de Menten	10k	.
21	Geerlings Bert	3dan	.
22	Gerry Gavigan	9 kyu	.
23	Guillaume Léo	14K	ok
24	Guillaume Roux	1d	.
25	Guy Dusausoy	5k	.
26	Hennebert Jean-Denis	5 kyu	.
27	Henneric Audrey	5KYU	ok
28	Jan Ramon	3D	.
29	Jan van Loenen	1 dan	ok
30	Jinming HE	3D	ok
31	Joël Elsen	17Kyu	ok
32	Jonathan Decembry	7k	.
33	Joost Vannieuwenhuyse	2k	.
34	Julien DARTIGUE	1Kyu	.
35	Kampwart Ad	4 Dan	.
36	Kenny Debacq	4 Kyu	.
37	Léon Groenemeijer	3 kyu	ok
38	Leplat Franck	2kyu	ok
39	Lise Werquin	7k	ok
40	Louis Baudaux	1 Kyu	.
41	Malak Hayan	20k	ok
42	Marina Kocheva	18k	ok
43	NGUYEN Jeffrey	14Kyu	.
44	Olivier Boas	2 dan	.
45	PACUCCI Dominique	9k	ok
46	Pascal Wezenberg	5 kyu	.
47	Peter Hoeve	5k	ok
48	Philippe Tranchida	2kyu	.
49	Pittonet Jonathan	3 kyu	.
50	Sergiu Dan Iugulescu	3 Dan	.
51	Shiyan (Steven) Wang	5k	.
52	Sven Cuyt	2d	.
53	Terefenko Alexandre	5 kyu	.
54	THIEBAULT LOIC	5 ku	ok
55	Thi Thu Huyen Tran	12k	ok
56	Tom Van Doorsselaere	5k	ok
57	Van Nyen Roel	2 Kyu	ok
58	VANSCHOEBEKE Benoît	13k	ok
59	Victor Schneider	1kyu	ok
60	Voja Stojanvovic	5k	ok
61	Xavier Baele	7 Kyu	.
62	Xin Shu	5Dan	ok
63	Yannick Kuy	5kyu	.
64	Zihan Yan	6d	ok

The European Championship is tradionally organized during the European Go Congress (this year in Leipzig).

The 32 best European players play a knock-out tournament (with 2 "lives", till the quarters of finals) to determine the European champion.

In a 5-hour final against Ali Jabarin 2p, Andrii Kravets 1p emerged victorious.

Andrii is Ukranian, 32 years old from Ukraine and playing as a pro since 2017.

In the small final, Ashe (ex-Oscar) Vázquez 7d beat Fredrik Blomback 7d to take the bronze-medal position.

Link to the describing article here: https://www.egc2023.de/en/european-championship-finals-andrii-kravets-1p...

Here are the complete results of the European championship: https://www.egc2023.de/en/european-championship-2/

Note that "our" Lucas Neirynck lost in the 1st round (1/16 of finals) of the main section to Csaba Merö (HU, 6-d) and then in the 1st round of the loser's section to Martin Ruzicka (CZ, 5-d).:-(

*****

The open European championship has been overwhelmingly dominated by Asiatic players, who trusted the 8 first places...with the exception of Dominik Boviz who succeeded in beating among others Kim Daehwi, the silver medail and ended on the podium
1 Ryu, Insu kr 7 Dan 10/10
2 Daehwi, Kim kr 7 Dan 8
3 Boviz, Dominik hu 6 Dan 8 (wins against Xiao and Daehwi !)
4 Yang, Yaoling uk 7 Dan 7
5 Jeong, Jiwoo kr 7 Dan 7
6 Park, Junghun kr 7 Dan 6 (won the WE tournament with 5/5)
7 Xiao, Yicheng uk 6 Dan 6 (2nd in the WE tournament with 4/5)
8 Kim, Dohyup kr 7 Dan 6 (3rd in the WE tournament with 4/5)
...

There were 671 participants, among whom 5 Belgian:
Bram Westhovens (7-k) got 9 out of 10 in the main tournament and ....5/5 in the WE tournament (thus a splendid 14/15 !) . Congratulations to him !
Yvan Nollet (5-k) got 2/3 in the main tournament and 2/2 in the WE tournament
Frank Segers (4-k) got 1/5 in the main tournament (and did not participate in the WE tournament)
Lucas Levrouw (10-k) got 2/5 in the main tournament and in the WE tournament
Lucas Neirynck (6-d) got 2/5 in the main and in the WE tournament

Here are the complete results of the open European championship: https://www.egc2023.de/en/open-european-championship/#tab-41122