Contents 2 European Go Congress in Villach, Austria 6 7 Problemer 7

Nordisk GoBlad No. 3-07 Nov. 14, 2007

This chromo was printed in 1896, and widely distributed in groceries in Europe. It was printed in dutch, italian, french and german. These chromos were given to custo- mers who bought Liebig products. I suspect it’s the ﬁrst (color) picture of a Go board widely distributed in Europe, even though the Go board looks a little like a checker board! -- Didier Kropp

Contents 2 European Go Congress in Villach, Austria 13 Norgesmesterskapet 2007 6 7 problemer 14 Fuseki Problems 7 European Student Go Championship 2007 in Stockholm 16 Preparations for EGC in Leksand 9 King the Computer 21 Goförbund i Norden 10 Løsning på forsideproblemet i forrige nummer 21 Antal på EGF:s rankinglista 10 Leksand Open 2007 21 Nordiska goklubbar

Fusantane 1881, collection Erwin Gerstorfer. See originals of collection Gerstorfer- in1 - Villach during EGC2007 Nordisk GoBlad 3 / 2007 European Go Congress in Villach, Austria Markku Jantunen ...was due to begin on Saturday July 14. This year, a record number of participants from Finland was expected: 30 registered in total. On arrival in Vienna international airport at 9.40 am, the weather was already hot at 27 C.

ortunately, Antti Holappa who had arrived in Vienna the day and Li Ting, both 6 dan, by Matti. After the second round, Fbefore, was waiting for us with our air conditioned rental car. three Finns were in the top eight! According to a rumor I When the second week began the Finnish winning percentage In the car were traveling also Antti Törmänen and Ilkka Mattila heard later, Pal Balogh had been very unlucky: having lost dropped as expected in a McMahon tournament after a good from Oulu, and Fredrik Blomback from Sweden. Pretty soon after his luggage on Saturday, he was left with only the clothes he start. I lost also in the seventh round after a life-and-death blunder the flatlands of Lower Austria and Burgenland around and south was wearing at the time of his arrival and had been forced costing me 15 stones. I cut down on time spent at Moby Dick and of Vienna, the terrain became mountaineous. As there was no to sleep on the gym floor without a mattress. On Wednes- started winning again. In the end, out of the eleven Finnish dan speed limit most of the time on the southern motorway A2, the day, Antti Holappa, Jaakko Virtanen, and I traveled by players who played all their games in the main tournament, two average speed of traffic was about 140-160 km/h. We stopped for train up the Drau river valley to the town of Spittal. Our won 7/10, five won 6/10, three won 5/10, and one 3/10. Vesa’s lunch in Graz, Arnold Schwarzenegger’s hometown, and tried to intent was to hike to the summit of Goldeck. Just like the final position was 10th, an all-time best for a Finnish player. The find the Terminator statue erected for his honor, without luck. entire first week, the day was very hot with daily maxi- tournament winner was Hong Seok Ui from Korea. European mums hovering at about 35 C and the sun scorching at full Championship was won by Ilya Shikshin from Russia. Were it The registration procedure for the congress in Villach was not qui- power from a cloudless sky. We took a cable lift to a higher not for Park Jong Wook’s sudden lung infection and absence from te as streamlined as possible. We had to stand in line twice: once station at 1650 m above sea level (about 1100 m higher rounds 8 and 9, the results could’ve been different. Wook did not to receive a pre-filled form we were supposed to check and another than Spittal) and decided to hike to the top at 2140 m. lose a single game out of the eight he played whereas Hong Seok time to pay for our accommodation. Antti Holappa offered to The air was clearly cooler than down in the valley, maybe Ui had lost to him. take everybody’s luggage to the youth hostel, after which he was between 25 and 30 degrees. In a meadow some distance to return the car in Klagenfurt some 40 km away. Having no bag up, there were cows from a nearby village enjoying the day Overall, this year’s European Go Congress was a pleasant expe- with me, I managed to lose the receipt for my accommodation lying in the grass. There was nice gasthaus with cold beer rience. Despite the heat, which in itself made afternoons spent on payment during the welcoming party. Fortunately, I informed the just above the treeline. We arrived at the summit after 2-3 the beaches nearby or at the spa wonderful and evenings comfor- organizers who later remembered me and confirmed my payment hours of hiking. The view was magnificient. To the north tably warm, the main playing hall in the modern congress centre on the phone to the youth hostel on my arrival there. Despite mi- were a couple of snow-capped peaks somewhat higher than was cool and shady. A minor problem was that the two rooms for nor shortcomings, I found the attitude of the general organizing 3000 m above sea level. the top players were somewhat inadequately air conditioned. The staff to be helpful and friendly. That very Saturday evening we venue being a new congress centre still by far exceeded the usual found Moby Dick, a bar across the river from the congress centre, The weekend tournament also went well for the Finns, as standards of an EGC venue, thanks to generous support from the later to become the official after-go meeting place for the congress expected. But the draw left a lot to be desired. This time, I sponsors, including the city of Villach. Also thanks are in order to participants. had to play two Finns. After my having lost to Miika Ni- the mayor of Villach who gave special permission to pubs and bars kula in the first round, they paired my up with Deni Seitz. to keep their terraces open until midnight. On Sunday morning, after a good night’s sleep, the main tour- When we asked the organizers what was up with the draw, nament started. To my dismay, I found out that I’d been paired they brushed us off telling us our problem was one of the against Javier-Aleksi Savolainen. When I asked the organisers minor ones, and that if the settings of the pairing program whether pairings of players of the same country below the McMa- were to be touched “there was going to be trouble”. We were hon top bar were intentional the reply was that one of the options left to wonder whether it was a good idea to run a 400-par- of the pairing program was set wrong before the already belated ticipant tournament using an unfamiliar pairing program. first round and that it would be corrected. I did win the game, The organizers of an international tournament should be fortunately. The first week of the main tournament went extre- thoroughly familiar with the pairing software they are mely well for the Finnish dan players. Tuomo Salo had won all his using. There were people taking part in the tournament five games and Miika Nikula, Ilkka Mattila, Pekka Lajunen, and who had traveled from abroad for the weekend tournament myself had won four games each. Vesa, Matti, and Antti Törmä- only. nen had won two of their first opponents, including Pal Balogh

- 2 - Nordisk GoBlad 3 / 2007 Main-tournament Pl. Name Str Cl. MMS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pt SOS SODOS 1 HONG, SEOK UI 7d KR 33 12+ 5+ 102+ 22+ -2 27+ 3+ 23+ 7+ 10+ 9 300 267 2 PARK, JONG WOOK 7d KR 33 14+ 25+ 26+ 13+ 1+ 6+ 4+ -- -- 5+ 8 292 244 3 Cho, Seok-bin 7d KR 32 43+ 16+ 10+ 4+ -6 5+ -1 9+ 18+ 12+ 8 304 240 4 Shikshin, Ilya 6d RU 31 34+ 11+ 21+ -3 33+ 9+ -2 -5 14+ 7+ 7 303 207 5 Dinershteyn, Alexander 7d RU 31 36+ -1 48+ 8+ 21+ -3 42+ 4+ 17+ -2 7 303 205 6 Hong, Seul-Ki 7d KR 31 -15 55+ 24+ 43+ 3+ -2 -7 73+ 13+ 8+ 7 298 205 7 Li, Ting 6d CN 30 28+ -22 42+ 14+ -19 30+ 6+ 8+ -1 -4 6 300 177 8 Pop, Cristian Gabriel 7d RO 30 -21 41+ 16+ -5 43+ 13+ 12+ -7 9+ -6 6 298 177 9 Balogh, Pal 6d HU 30 23+ 15+ -22 75+ 28+ -4 11+ -3 -8 21+ 6 297 175 10 Laatikainen, Vesa 5d FI 30 17+ 44+ -3 -20 -13 86+ 27+ 32+ 23+ -1 6 297 172

22 Siivola, Matti 5d FI 29 61+ 7+ 9+ -1 -20 -12 -18 -51 72+ 57+ 5 295 144 Tormanen, Antti 4d FI 29 18+ 38+ -2 -21 -41 -25 156+ 47+ 42+ -13 5 291 141 32 Sannes, Pal 4d NO 29 -46 -42 76+ 78+ 18+ -21 45+ -10 -35 43+ 5 284 140 61 Bro-Joergensen, Ulrik 4d DK 28 -22 -13 -68 -80 -143 -137 168+ 161+ 122+ 90+ 4 271 105 62 Seuranen, Esa 3d FI 28 65+ -81 -58 -85 141+ 129+ 125+ 89+ -44 99+ 6 270 160 64 Nikula, Miika 2d FI 28 184+ 117+ 164+ 58+ -24 122+ -84 -77 87+ 81+ 7 269 186 Heshe, Thomas 4d DK 28 ------36+ -46 123+ -22 82+ 3 254 82 76 Holappa, Antti 3d FI 27 106+ 123+ -32 89+ -51 58+ 60+ -53 -38 -56 5 278 136 86 Salo, Tuomo 2d FI 27 85+ 169+ 219+ 111+ 102+ -10 -52 -40 137+ -55 6 271 156 90 Lajunen, Pekka 1d FI 27 178+ 179+ 134+ 151+ -55 183+ 74+ 85+ -29 -61 7 267 182 95 Jantunen, Markku 2d FI 27 218+ -193 133+ 152+ 82+ -52 -63 156+ 96+ -67 6 265 156 104 Blomback, Fredrik 2d SE 27 -183 -103 255+ 150+ 177+ 88+ 58+ 83+ -45 -- 6 258 157 117 Nesterenko, Mikhail 3d SE 27 -94 -64 199+ 92+ 173+ ------3 242 77 118 Rasmussen, Jannik 3d DK 27 ------82+ -39 -93 176+ -- 2 240 52 132 Mattila, Ilkka 1d FI 26 205+ 231+ 130+ 98+ -84 -127 -142 213+ 143+ -93 6 259 153 160 Virtanen, Jaakko 2d FI 26 131+ -116 150+ -91 219+ ------3 235 76 167 Ohlenbusch, Soeren 2d DK 26 ------121 221+ 191+ 94-! -- 2 229 49 192 Heikkinen, Juho 1k FI 25 235+ 268+ -105 -222 238+ 195+ 227+ -178 189+ -149 6 247 145 207 Seitz, Deni 1d FI 25 -- -190 -197 -273 279+ 267+ 201+ 185+ -158 -- 4 235 96 218 Savolainen, J-A 2d FI 24 -95 188+ 223+ -40 -127 148-! -159 217+ -163 -173 3 259 74 260 Niinisalo, Helena 3k FI 24 365+ 363+ 305+ 304+ 221+ ------5 193 108 271 Leppanen, Suvi 1k FI 23 -233 317+ -194 -245 -266 367+ 282+ 273+ -240 -241 4 232 88 312 Luoma, Jouni 4k FI 22 -385 346+ 330+ 344+ 315+ 308+ -241 309+ -247 -279 6 220 130 349 Kujala, Mikko 5k FI 21 -386 426+ 347+ 368+ 344+ -315 371+ -338 367+ -314 6 203 119 350 Poutiainen, Tapio 2k FI 21 -317 -274 -282 -252 373+ ------1 202 20 360 Ohlenbusch, Marit 7k DK 21 -- 429+ 400+ -409 413+ 414+ 390+ 386+ 366+ -- 7 174 130 367 Hjalmarsson, Mats 4k SE 20 -- 387+ 389+ 292+ 304+ -271 -279 -339 -349 -358 4 208 83 376 Kylmanen, Kai 4k SE 20 -254 -345 355+ -257 401+ 321-! ------2 195 40 402 Rosenblad, Sebastian 7k SE 19 -410 -423 422+ -417 446+ -421 442+ 441+ 419+ 411+ 6 174 102 415 Haanpera, Laura 8k FI 18 421+ 397+ 428+ -420 419+ -400 -423 444+ -404 430+ 6 179 105 456 Olteanu, Monica 10k SE 15 448+ 471+ -417 -457 461+ -450 472+ 469+ -437 -447 5 155 73 468 Siivola, Sinikka 9k FI 14 446+ -451 458+ -455 -447 -474 -452 -478 -464 489+ 3 150 44 482 Steffensen, Michael 9k DK 13 -- -424 472+ -442 -448 -487 502+ -466 -459 -475 2 144 26 550 Haavisto, Eetu 20k FI 6 553+ -533 566+ 548+ 556+ ------4 28 20 556 Poutiainen, Pietari 20k FI 5 562+ 551+ 535+ -521 -550 ------3 33 17 564 Niinisalo, Ulla-Maija 20k FI 4 -547 569+ -561 541+ -549 ------2 27 11 566 Niinisalo, Vilhelmiina 20k FI 4 -551 567+ -550 562+ -547 ------2 25 8 567 Poutiainen, Tellervo 20k FI 4 -552 -566 573+ 553+ -535 ------2 23 6 573 Kristina, Mantickyte 20k LT 1 -561 -562 -567 -571 -553 -554 -558 572+ -560 -568 1 40 2

- 3 - Nordisk GoBlad 3 / 2007 Vesa placed 10th -and 5th europeen player. All photos by Martin Chrz

Matti Siivola

Alexander Dinerstein has won 6 times now 2nd among the european players

Ilja Shikshin - 4th place and the European Champion this year

Rainer Stowasser to the right President of the Austrian Go Association

- 4 - Nordisk GoBlad 3 / 2007 Mero Csaba vs. Cornel Buzso All photos by Martin Chrz

Hong Seok Ui,KOR

Park Jong Wook,KOR

From the pair go

- 5 - Nordisk GoBlad 3 / 2007 7 problemer Pål Sannes Sort i trekket i alle problemene. Lösningar på sidan 17

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- 6 - Nordisk GoBlad 3 / 2007 European Student Go Championship 2007 in Stockholm Suvi Leppänen The European Student Go Championship tournament 2007 was played in Stockholm 6th-8th August. Seven players from Finland participated. The oﬃcial representatives of Finland were Mika Urtela 3 dan and Suvi Leppänen 1 kyu. The others were Mikko Siukola 3 dan, Miika Nikula 3 dan, Samuel Ritakallio 1 kyu, Janne Nikula 1 kyu and Kalle Timperi 2 kyu. The EGF-referee of the tournament, Teemu Rovio 2 dan, was also from Finland.

The tournament venue was a local chess club, which I think was I was very satisfied with the tournament and my results in it. This an excellent choice for a tournament of this size. It has one big was the first time I managed to find the perseverance for playing room for playing, a small room for reviewing games, and a cafete- slowly and thinking of the moves instead of quickly following my ria. Accommodation was organised at Zinkensdamm Hostel about intuition. I wish this is a turning point for my play and not only a 1 km from the tournament venue. one-time quirk.

On the first evening, the players formed national teams to compe- Though I admit that in a way I secretly like Ing clocks, hearing te at miniature golf on the nearby course. Unfortunately, the Fin- “Black time limit thirty seconds left one time!” is something I nish team was very small - only me and Teemu. Minigolf should don’t enjoy too much. In his brilliant novel, First kyu, Sung-Hwa have a handicap system; we really would have needed some help Hong writes: “People who have experienced second counting, against the almost-professional top three teams: France, Sweden especially during the last minute, all say they felt their blood and Spain. :) drying up”. Before this tournament I didn’t realise how true it is. In Finland, we usually use Canadian overtime instead of Japanese Two Korean female professionals were present to give lectures and byo-yomi and as said, I usually play quite quickly. review games. I was very pleased with their teaching, and I’m sure the other players agree with me on this. There was only one flaw I heard anyone mentioning; the tournament dates. The tournament started on Monday and ended on The Student Championships are actually two interlaced tour- Wednesday. For many it’d be easier to go to a weekend tourna- naments. Two best males and one female become the official ment. representatives of Europe in the World Student Championships. After five rounds, I was lucky enough to have the same McMahon I would like to thank the tournament organisers for a very nice score with Manuela Marz, 3 dan from Germany, so the organisers event. I really enjoyed the tournament and my visit to Stockholm. paired us manually and we played the ladies’ final. Manuela won, Thanks to Stockholm go club, who sponsored the minigolf tour- as expected. The male representatives are Benjamin Papazoglou, 5 nament. Also I’d like to thank the cafeteria keeper who saved us dan from France, and Martin Jurek, 4 dan from Czechia. Congra- from starvation on the afternoon it rained so heavily that we were tulations! forced to stay inside all through the lunch break. Greetings to all the participants, I’m hoping to meet you all again soon!

- 7 - Nordisk GoBlad 3 / 2007 Benjamin Papazoglou (France) playing Martin Jurek (Czechia). The players ended up ﬁrst and second in the championship and both qualiﬁed for the Student World Oza next year. In the background Fredrik Blomback entering the moves for KGS. Photo Krister Strand.

Manuela Marz’ son

Suvi playing Manuela Marz (Germany) in the Ladies ﬁnal in the last round. Manuela won the game and qualiﬁed for the Student World Oza next year. Photo Krister Strand

- 8 - Nordisk GoBlad 3 / 2007 Pl. Name Str Co. MMS 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pt SOS SOSOS 1 Papazoglou, Benjamin 5d Fra 11 13+ 8+ 7+ 2+ 4+ 3- 5 59 339 King the Computer 2 Jurek, Martin 4d Cze 11 4+ 5+ 10+ 1- 9+ 12+ 5 58 339 3 Kuin, Merlijn 6d Net 11 14+ 10- 11+ 8+ 7+ 1+ 5 55 342 American Go E-Journal, July 23 4 Alemany, Joan 1d Spa 10 2- 19+ 15+ 5+ 1- 9+ 4 57 325 Checkers has been solved, according to an online report in the 5 Siukola, Mikko 2d Fin 10 11+ 2- 14+ 4- 13+ 8+ 4 56 336 journal Science on July 20. An improved version of the Chinook 6 Igor, Nemly 5d Rus 10 8- 17+ 9- 11+ 10+ 7+ 4 53 335 program cannot ever lose, scientists at the University of Alberta 7 Kühner, Christian 3d Ger 9 12+ 9+ 1- 18+ 3- 6- 3 58 325 who developed the program reported. “In essence, that reduces 8 Fernandez, Villares 2d Spa 9 6+ 1- 13+ 3- 22+ 5- 3 58 320.5 checkers to the level of tic-tac-toe,” reported Kenneth Chang in 9 Urtela, Mika 3d Fin 9 16+ 7- 6+ 10+ 2- 4- 3 57 333 the New York Times. “Checkers — or draughts, as it is known 10 Karlsson, John 2d Swe 9 15+ 3+ 2- 9- 6- 16+ 3 57 324 in Britain — is the most complex game that has been solved 11 Marz, Manuela 3d Ger 9 5- 12+ 3- 6- 17+ 18+ 3 56 314 to date, with some 500 billion billion possible board positions, 12 Nikula, Miika 3d Fin 9 7- 11- 16+ 15+ 14+ 2- 3 53 327 compared with the 765 possibilities in tic-tac-toe.” You can 13 Börjesson, Martin 2d Swe 9 1- 22+ 8- 20+ 5- 14+ 3 53 310.5 play Chinook online but the best you’ll get, the scientists have 14 Weiland, Marcus 1d Swe 8 3- 24+ 5- 17+ 12- 13- 2 54 309 proven, is a draw. 15 Zaloudkova, Klara 2d Cze 8 10- 16+ 4- 12- 18- 23+ 2 51 309 16 Connor, Thomas 2d Bel 8 9- 15- 12- 19+ 21+ 10- 2 50 308 17 Morales, Pablo 1d Spa 8 18+ 6- 23+ 14- 11- 21+ 3 49 301 18 Leppänen, Suvi 1k Fin 8 17- 21+ 24+ 7- 15+ 11- 3 48 303 19 Ritakallio, Samuel 1k Fin 8 21+ 4- 20- 16- 30+ 25+ 3 44 267.5 20 Kuperberg, Denis 3k Fra 8 29+ 27+ 19+ 13- 28+ 30+ 5 39 234 21 Rouxel, Adrien 1k Fra 7 19- 18- 25+ 23+ 16- 17- 2 46 275 22 Bergström, Kerstin 2k Swe 7 27+ 13- 26+ 24+ 8- 28- 3 44.5 260 23 Nikula, Janne 1k Fin 7 24- 25+ 17- 21- 26+ 15- 2 44 266 24 Chan, Vickie 1k Uni 7 23+ 14- 18- 22- 25- free 2 43 273.5 25 Engelhardt, Jan 1k Ger 7 26+ 23- 21- 31+ 24+ 19- 3 40 246.5 26 Joekalda, Alo 2k Est 7 25- 29+ 22- 27+ 23- 31+ 3 37 229 27 Timperi, Kalle 2k Fin 6.5 22- 20- 30+ 26- free -- 2 35.5 215.5 28 Grimfors, Marcus 4k Swe 6 31- free 29+ 30+ 20- 22+ 4 33.5 217.5 29 Galinovsky, Vasili 3k Bel 5.5 20- 26- 28- free 31+ -- 2 32.5 192.5 30 Kolk, Martin 5k Swe 4 free 31+ 27- 28- 19- 20- 2 35.5 220 31 Lu, Xinyi 5k Uni 4 28+ 30- free 25- 29- 26- 2 32.5 211

- 9 - Nordisk GoBlad 3 / 2007 Løsning på forsideproblemet Leksand Open 2007 i forrige nummer Henric Bergsåker Pål sannes I år blev det sjunde gången vi tack vare Martin Stiassny samlades i Leksand för sommarens go-fest. Från de första två årens lite småskaliga och mysiga helg- For å drepe ubetinget skal sort fange med 1 og tålmodig forbinde med 3. turnering med 24 respektive 31 deltagare i Hjulbäcks bystuga och med Eddies Det ser deﬁnitivt ut som om hvit nå allerede har to øyne, men skinnet oförglömliga kinesiska smörgåsbord växte turneringen ut både till ett nästan en bedrar: selv om hvit er i trekket, kan hun faktisk ikke få mer enn ett vecka långt go-läger och kvantitativt till Sveriges största och mest internationella øye ut av dette. Sjekk selv! Man kan levende forestille seg tilfredsstillel- turnering. Rekordåret var 2003, fortfarande i Hjulbäck, med 106 deltagare, fort- sen Cho U må ha følt når han komponerte dette problemet! farande den största turneringen i Norden sedan EM i Köpenhamn 1982. Delta- garantalet var nere i 46 förra året men stannade i år på 77.

Under åren har professionella från Kina, Japan och flytande och börjar på någon svår utbildning i Korea medverkat i Leksand. Sedan 2004 spelas i biokemi i Kiev i höst – berättade att de tittat lite Gymnasieskolans matsal, i anslutning till Sam- på St Petersburg, Helsingfors och Stockholm på milsdalsgropen i centrala Leksand. Nästa år blir vägen. I våras var de på liknande sätt med i Paris det ett uppehåll i serien av Leksandsturneringar, Open. Eftersom den ukrainska gruppen kom in i eftersom vi då får ett EM runt samma grop i bilden så sent gick det inte att få in dem på något månadsskiftet juli-augusti. Möjligen kan Leksand boende i närheten, t.ex. Leksands Camping, utan Open 2009 komma att hamna på den trevliga de hamnade lite avsides på Sollerön, så vi såg inte folkhögskolan på andra sidan om älven, men det så mycket av dem på kvällarna. blir en senare fråga. Själv tillbringade jag de första dagarna mest med I år var de sympatiska koreanska proffsen Young att titta på boende och sådant i Leksand och Täll- Sun Yoon 5p och Seung Hee Kang 2p med i berg inför EM, så jag missade mycket av sidoak- Leksand igen, liksom 2004. Som ett par tidigare tiviteterna. En intressant upplagd sak där jag var år spelades bland annat en match mellan Norden med på ett hörn var när vi spelade upp ett parti på och Övriga världen (dvs i praktiken Tyskland och demobräde, två och två fick vi gå fram och göra Holland), samt rengo för tremannalag där även tre drag var och proffsen kommenterade. Kanske proffsen var med, simultanpartier och en seriös var det lite sparsamt med kommentarerna ibland, huvudturnering (Pandanet Super European Cup). men det verkar vara ett bra format för kommenta- Tack vare att Leksand Open spelades i anslutning rer.Under huvudturneringen var det som vanligt till student-EM i Stockholm i år fick vi troligen fint väder och många tog med sig sina bord ut för med ett par extra toppspelare: Merlijn Kuin 6d att spela utomhus, det är trevligt. från Holland och Igor Nemly 5d från Ryssland. Totalt var det spelare från 8 länder i Leksand. Hemmalaget vann matchen mot tyskar och Särskilt glädjande var att vi fick med en grupp om holländare. I rengoturneringen vann lag San hela 15 spelare från Ukraina i huvudturneringen, Xiao Zhu (Klas Almroth, Fredrik Blomback och med Vasilij Skochko 4d i spetsen. De hörde av sig Christoffer Strömberg) med fyra raka vinster före några veckor före turneringen och sa att de tänkte de proffsförstärkta lagen Power och Sam-Sam. I komma till Leksand med buss. Vi var nog lite huvudturneringen vann vår nya svensk-kinesiska klentrogna till en början och det var en del trassel spelare Ying Gu Wei 5d med fem raka vinster före med inbjudningarna, men de dök faktiskt upp i Merlijn Kuin och Igor Nemly. En hedrande fjärde- Leksand på utsatt tid. Deras tolk Kateryn – en plats gick till Fredrik Blomback, Stockholm, före 19-årig tjej som talar engelska, franska och tyska bl.a flerfaldige titelhållaren Willemkoen Pomstra

- 10 - Nordisk GoBlad 3 / 2007 5d.

Huvudturneringen 49 Sang Liya 6k Bor SE 17 57+ 50+ 39- 53+ 44- 3 84 420 Pl Name Str Clu Co MMS 1 2 3 4 5 Pt SOS SOSOS 50 Heisel Felix 6k Tüb DE 17 47+ 49- 54+ 44- 53+ 3 83 424½ 1 Gu Wei Ying 5d Sto SE 27 16+ 5+ 6+ 2+ 4+ 5 124 617½ 51 Eriksson Mikael 5k Sto SE 17 40- 47- 57+ 48- 55+ 2 82 423½ 2 Kuin Merlijn 6d Ams NL 26 18+ 3+ 9+ 1- 13+ 4 124 606½ 52 Monvall Carin 5k Sto SE 16½ 48- -- 53- -- -- 0 78 395 3 Nemly Igor 5d Kaz RU 26 19+ 2- 16+ 10+ 6+ 4 121 613 53 Hoﬀmann Torgeir 7k Osl NO 16 58+ 46+ 52+ 49- 50- 3 82 386 4 Blomback Fredrik 3d Sto SE 25 8+ 9- 17+ 5+ 1- 3 123½ 613½ 54 Visscher Mirjam 5k Utr NL 15 44- 45- 50- 46- 56- 0 85½ 400 5 Pomstra Willemkoen 5d Arn NL 25 17+ 1- 7+ 4- 15+ 3 123½ 607 55 Skrypnik Jurij 7k Kie UA 15 45- 57+ 46- 61+ 51- 2 79½ 381 6 Mallon Willem 4d Ein NL 25 21+ 15+ 1- 9+ 3- 3 123½ 605 56 Li Sten 8k Bor SE 15 61- 59+ 60- 57+ 54+ 3 71 340½ 7 Almroth Klas 2d Got SE 25 20+ 18+ 5- 11+ 10+ 4 119 604 57 Limbach Jörg 6k Hei DE 14 49- 55- 51- 56- 60- 0 78 373½ 8 Li Martin 5d Bor SE 24½ 4- 11- 12+ 15= 9+ 2½ 120½ 606½ 58 Steidele Martina 8k Väs SE 14 53------0 64 322 9 Skochko Vasilij 4d Kie UA 24 10+ 4+ 2- 6- 8- 2 124½ 614½ 59 Ahlström Mattias 11k Nor SE 13 60+ 56- 61+ 62+ 64+ 4 60 290 10 Hiddema Herman 3d Gro NL 24 9- 12+ 11+ 3- 7- 2 123 603½ 60 Prosch Robin 11k Ham DE 13 59- 65+ 56+ 64+ 57+ 4 57 309 11 Åkerblom Charlie 2d Nor SE 24 12+ 8+ 10- 7- 19+ 3 120½ 600½ 61 Bergsåker Claudia 11k Sto SE 11 56+ 62+ 59- 55- 63- 2 60 302½ 12 Marz Michael 3d Lei DE 24 11- 10- 8- 18+ 20+ 2 118½ 601 62 Pohjola Oskar 12k Upp SE 10 64+ 61- 63- 59- 65+ 2 51 261 13 Almroth Leif 1d Got SE 24 24+ 20+ 18+ 17+ 2- 4 117 596 63 Antropov Kyrylo 15k Kie UA 10 65+ 64+ 62+ 67+ 61+ 5 41 238 14 Weidemyr Basti 1k Lul SE 24 30+ 28+ 21+ 16+ 17+ 5 111 569½ 64 Nyström Maria 12k Ume SE 9 62- 63- 65+ 60- 59- 1 51 258 15 Karlsson John 2d Got SE 23½ 26+ 6- 19+ 8= 5- 2½ 119½ 596½ 65 Enbrant Ida 13k Gäv SE 7 63- 60- 64- 66- 62- 0 49 226 16 Goedhart René 3d Gro NL 23 1- 21+ 3- 14- 22- 1 123 581 66 Kolosov Vitalij 17k Kha UA 7 68+ 67- 70+ 65+ 69+ 4 26 137 17 Kühner Christian 3d Bon DE 23 5- 19+ 4- 13- 14- 1 121 594½ 67 Ståhl Victor 18k Bor SE 6 71+ 66+ 68+ 63- 72+ 4 27 122 18 Ouchterlony Erik 3d Lin SE 23 2- 7- 13- 12- 27+ 1 120 586 68 Serednytska Kateryn 17k Kie UA 5 66- 73+ 67- 69- 70+ 2 24 101 19 Marz Manuela 3d Lei DE 23 3- 17- 15- 23+ 11- 1 119½ 589 69 Yumashev Anton 20k Yal UA 4 76+ 72+ 71+ 68+ 66- 4 18 94 20 Börjesson Martin 2d Kun SE 23 7- 13- 24+ 25+ 12- 2 117 578½ 70 Starodub Denys 20k Yal UA 3 74+ 75+ 66- 71+ 68- 3 19 88 21 Salo Tuomo 3d Tam FI 23 6- 16- 14- -- -- 0 116 577½ 71 Prykhodko Irina 19k Kie UA 3 67- 74+ 69- 70- 76+ 2 17 86 22 Strömberg Christoﬀ 1k Ume SE 23 27+ 24- 29+ 26+ 16+ 4 109 559 72 Gorodishchanov Illy 20k Kie UA 3 77+ 69- 75+ 73+ 67- 3 14 79 23 Andersson Mikael 1d Upp SE 23 -- -- 25+ 19- 24+ 2 107 543½ 73 Vorobiova Olexandra 19k Kie UA 3 75- 68- 76+ 72- 77+ 2 11 74 24 Bergsåker Henric 1d Sto SE 22 13- 22+ 20- 29+ 23- 2 114 555 74 Zabarylo Olena 20k Kie UA 3 70- 71- 77+ 76+ 75+ 3 9 72 25 Wester Emile 1k Gro NL 22 31+ 26+ 23- 20- 28+ 3 110 537½ 75 Antonenko Yulija 20k Kie UA 2 73+ 70- 72- 77+ 74- 2 12 64 26 Strand Krister 1d Väs SE 22 15- 25- 27+ 22- 33+ 2 109½ 546 76 Shynkarenko Vladysl 20k Kie UA 1 69- 77+ 73- 74- 71- 1 13 66 27 Chung Siu-Hong 1k Gro NL 21 22- 38+ 26- 32+ 18- 2 107½ 539 77 Prygoda Anna 20k Kie UA 0 72- 76- 74- 75- 73- 0 11 59 28 Kuperberg Denis 2k Lyo FR 21 32+ 14- 36+ 33+ 25- 3 106 524 29 Visscher Pepijn 2k Utr NL 21 37+ 30+ 22- 24- 34+ 3 105 523 30 Engelhardt Jan 1k Lei DE 21 14- 29- 32- 42+ 36+ 2 103½ 515 31 Pettersson Leif 1k Väs SE 21 25------0 98 490 32 Pleit Karen 2k Utr NL 20½ 28- 36= 30+ 27- 37+ 2½ 101½ 517½ 33 Metzlar Ivan 3k Gro NL 20 41+ 37+ 38+ 28- 26- 3 100 501½ 34 Schneider Valentijn 3k Gry SE 20 36- 43+ 35+ 38+ 29- 3 97½ 494 35 Ruzhanski Roman 4k Kie UA 20 39+ 42+ 34- 45+ 38+ 4 94½ 468½ 36 Pietersma Auke-Dirk 3k Gro NL 19½ 34+ 32= 28- 40+ 30- 2½ 101½ 498½ 37 Hansen-Katscher Kir 2k Ham DE 19 29- 33- 42- 39+ 32- 1 99 494½ 38 Hasenoehrl Markus 2k Dar DE 19 43+ 27- 33- 34- 35- 1 99 493½ 39 Hamstra Pieter 4k Gro NL 19 35- 44+ 49+ 37- 43+ 3 92 456½ 40 Baidenko Boris 5k Kie UA 19 51+ 48+ 43+ 36- 42+ 4 90 461½ 41 Weiher André 3k Str DE 19 33------0 88 440 42 Hjalmarsson Mats 3k Sto SE 18½ -- 35- 37+ 30- 40- 1 96 472 43 Orvik Andreas Alvar 3k Osl NO 18 38- 34- 40- 47+ 39- 1 94 466½ 44 Kolk Martin 5k Sto SE 18 54+ 39- 47- 50+ 49+ 3 85 432½ 45 Sörlin Mattias 6k Sto SE 18 55+ 54+ 48+ 35- 47+ 4 84 435½ 46 Li Dan 6k Bor SE 17½ -- 53- 55+ 54+ 48+ 3 77 405 47 Lundqvist Peter 5k Gäv SE 17 50- 51+ 44+ 43- 45- 2 88 428 48 Overbeek Marieke 5k Arn NL 17 52+ 40- 45- 51+ 46- 2 88 411

- 11 - Nordisk GoBlad 3 / 2007 Yngsta go-generationen? Foto Krister Strand. Martin Stiassny i färd med att starta upp den stora lagmatchen. Foto Krister Strand.

Merlijn Kuin 6d möter Ying Gu Wei 5d. Foto Mats Hjalmarsson.

Young Sun Yoon 5p och Seung Hee Kang 2p, för andra gången i Leksand. Foto Krister Strand.

- 12 - Nordisk GoBlad 3 / 2007 Norgesmesterskapet 2007 Pål Sannes Norgesmesterskapet i Go for 2007 gikk av stabelen i Oslo 20-21 oktober, med 29 deltakere. Det er 2 færre enn fjorårets rekordoppslutning, noe vi er brukbart fornøyde med.

Mer skuffet er vi over oppslutningen blant de sterkere spillerne. Norwegian Championship 20-21 October 2007 in Oslo Forhåndsbeskjeden om at årets NM kan komme til å gjelde som Pl Name Str Co Cl MMS Pt SOS uttak til hele 3 internasjonale turneringer neste år med reise og 1 Ofstad Morten 4d No Osl 34 5 158 8+/w0 2+/b0 3+/b0 4+/w0 7+/b0 opphold dekket (VM i Japan, Korea prime Minister Cup i Korea 2 Sannes Pål 4d No Osl 33 4 157 10+/b0 1-/w0 9+/b0 3+/w0 4+/b0 og Mind Sports Games i Kina (Beijing)), var tydligvis likevel ikke 3 Haga Sverre 1d No Tro 32 3 159 9+/w0 4+/b0 1-/w0 2-/b0 5+/w0 4 Vestgården Øystein 2d No Osl 31 2 161 5+/w0 3-/w0 6+/b0 1-/b0 2-/w0 nok til å friste flertallet av spillerne vi har fra 1 kyu og oppover. 5 Christoffersen Terje 1d No Osl 31 2 154 4-/b0 9-/w0 11+/w0 6+/b0 3-/b0 Ettersom det heller ikke kom noen dan-spillere fra utlandet i år, 5 6 Haga Erik Nilsen 2k No Osl 31 3 154 7+/b0 8+/b0 4-/w0 5-/w0 10+/b0 førte det til at de aller sterkeste spillerne fikk spilt få partier hvor 5 7 Hestvik Frank 2k No Osl 31 3 154 6-/w0 13+/b0 12+/w0 9+!b0 1-/w0 spillestyrken virkelig ble satt på prøve. 8 Kikuchi Minoru 1k No Osl 31 1 151 1-/b0 6-/w0 15+/b0 0= 0= 9 Amundsen Torbjørn Ø. 1k No Osl 30 1 156 3-/b0 5+/b0 2-/w0 7-!w0 0= Norgesmester ble Morten Ofstad som vant alle sine partier. Tred- 10 Todkill Mark 2k En Wan 30 2 153 2-/w0 12-/b0 13+/b0 11+/w0 6-/w0 jeplassen til Sverre Haga 1 dan fra Trondheim er antakelig godt 11 Malinowski Aleksander 2k No Osl 30 2 148 0= 14+/w0 5-/b0 10-/b0 12+/w0 nok til å sikre ham plass i en av de 3 internasjonale turneringene 12 Wold Raymond 3k No Osl 30 3 147 17+/b0 10+/w0 7-/b0 13+/w0 11-/b0 nevnt over. Det ble delt ut 2 bokpremier: en til Lars Valle som 13 Pietersma Auke-Dirk 3k Ne Gro 29 2 148 14+/b0 7-/w0 10-/w0 12-/b0 15+/w0 beste 2-sifret kyuspiller, og en til Jan Kristian Haugland som beste 14 Forselv Kristian 3k No Osl 29 2 141 13-/w0 11-/b0 0= 15+/w0 18+/b0 15 Oppebøen Andreas 4k No Tro 28 2 144 16+/b0 17+/w0 8-/w0 14-/b0 13-/b0 Bergensspiller. Tre spillere fra Bergen er ganske sikkert ny rekord i 16 Hoff Per Kristian 5k No Osl 28 3 130 15-/w0 18+/w0 0= 21+/b0 20+/b0 et Norgesmesterskap! 17 Orvik Andreas Alvarez 4k No Osl 27 0 137 12-/w0 15-/b0 0= 18-/b0 0= 18 Nilsson Mads Stormo 6k No Osl 27 3 135 19+/w0 16-/b0 20+/b0 17+/w0 14-/w0 Så bør det nevnes at turneringen var meget nær den store katastro- 19 Larsen Gunn Kristine 7k No Osl 26 3 121 18-/b0 0= 23+/w0 24+/w0 22+/b0 fen før den i det hele tatt var kommet i gang. Da vi skulle rydde 20 Haugland Jan Kristian 8k No Ber 25 3 125 26+/w0 22+/b0 18-/w0 23+/b0 16-/w0 unna etter første dag oppdaget vi at gulvet inn til rommet hvor vi 21 Hoffmann Torgeir 7k No Osl 25 2 122 22-/w0 23+/b0 0= 16-/w0 24+/b0 oppbevarer alt spillemateriellet vårt var nymalt og sperret av! Alter- 22 Berthelsen Michael 8k No Osl 24 2 122 21+/b0 20-/w0 24-/b0 25+/w0 19-/w0 nativ oppbevaring lot seg selvsagt løse på et vis, men arrangørene 23 Danielsen Lars Eirik 8k No Ber 24 2 121 24+/b0 21-/w0 19-/b0 20-/w0 26+/b0 ble særdeles svette under armene ved tanken på hva vi skulle ha 24 Fjær Sveinung 8k No Ber 23 1 122 23-/w0 25-/b0 22+/w0 19-/b0 21-/w0 gjort hvis malerne hadde startet opp jobben litt tidligere... 25 Valle Lars 10k No Osl 23 3 110 28+/w1 24+/w0 26+/b0 22-/b0 29-/w9 26 Rødseth Alexander 10k No Osl 22 2 111 20-/b0 29+/w7 25-/w0 28+/w1 23-/w0 27 Tang Chi Ko 11k No Osl 22 2 95 0= 0= 0= 29+/w6 28+/w1 28 Kristensen Lasse 13k No Gri 18 1 99 25-/b1 0+ 29-/w5 26-/b1 27-/b1 29 Segtnan Sigurd 20k No Osl 13 3 70 0+ 26-/b7 28+/b5 27-/b6 25+/b9

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21 © Copyright 2007 – David Mitchell 22 © Copyright 2007 – David Mitchell Preparations for EGC in Leksand Henric Bergsåker and Leif Pettersson The preparations for the 52nd European Go Congress in Leksand, July 26th – August 9th next year are proceeding roughly as expected. It is now possible to register at the congress website ( http://egc2008.eu ). The website has plenty of information, photos and interactive maps to help the registrant in ﬁnding accommodation and planning his or her stay. Payments of the registration fee and booking fees can be made online with any of the major credit cards. Well over 200 playing participants from 22 countries have in fact already registered (mid October).

The organisers have reserved more than 700 beds in and around ration with the Nordic Confucius Institute and the Department Leksand. The prices range from camping, hostels and simple cot- of Oriental Languages at Stockholm University. Possibly the tages at 13 Euro per person and night, over bed and breakfast in historical symposium may be combined with the International double rooms or beds in cottages with higher standard at around Conference on Baduk, which has already been arranged a couple 25 Euro per night up to single rooms in hotels at 80-90 Euro per of times before, in Korea or in Europe. The symposium is planned night. Only a few accommodation alternatives are fully booked by for the ﬁrst congress week, mainly the ﬁrst Wednesday. mid October. However, early registrants inevitably have a wider choice of accommodation. As usual the go congress is thought of as a holiday project, this year also a family-friendly one – don’t miss our family discount on Leksands town council has been very helpful and supportive of the the registration fee! More details about the congress schedule, side go congress, and so are practically everybody whom we have been activities, recreational possibilities and so on will appear on the in contact with. The town council is for instance going to organise congress website as soon as they are decided. a public Japan weekend in the middle of the congress, August 2-3. This means that there will be very many interesting Japan related We are now in the process of inviting professionals to the congress. side activities during the weekend. The Swedish Shogi association We are counting on at least 10 professional guests from Japan, has for example decided to hold the Swedish shogi team champi- Korea and China. In particular we hope to see Saijo sensei again onship outdoor in Leksand during that weekend, as well as proba- in Leksand 2008, the long standing favourite of the European go bly an open shogi tournament on the Sunday or Monday. We are players, although he is now formally retired from the Nihon Kiin. looking into the possibilities to arrange some special events related To this end it is possible to contribute a modest sum towards the to China and Korea as well during the congress. A computer go travel expenses when registering. event is planned for the Wednesday of the second week. For any queries which are not answered on the website, write to Another interesting special event which is being planned is an [email protected] . This is also where you should write if you want international symposium on the history of go, and the represen- to help with anything, before, during or after the congress. tation of go in art and literature. This event is planned in collabo-

- 16 - Nordisk GoBlad 3 / 2007 Lösning 1 Lösning 3 Lösning 2A Lösning 2B

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�� Fuseki Answers

Answer 1 Stay away from strength; give yourself enough space to extend. Play on the 3rd line for territory (or to put it another way, play on the third line for a base). These three basic rules dictate that White 1 is the correct move. When in doubt go back to basics they really do help.

Answer 2 Neither side have any obvious weak groups nor a great moyo in need of reduction, so the next thing to do is probe where your � � opponent is thinnest. In this case the large knight’s shimari in the �� lower left corner is the weak point. Black 1 is the correct move, it threatens to attack while at the same time laying claim to some of �� the bottom side. �� Answer 3 �� The ﬁrst rule of the opening is defend weaknesses before making �� big moves. White’s stone in the lower left needs help and the best �� way is to make territory. It may not be much but White is not just �� alive, he is making points. Failure to defend this stone would give �� Black a great target – there is nothing bigger on the board. �� Answer 4 �� There are no weak groups, both players have substantial moyos, so �� it is all about territory. The biggest point is the 3x3 in the lower left corner. It is possible to play 10 x 10 but this is very airy and �� uncertain. Taking the corner from White is proﬁtable and secure. ��

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Answer 5 White 1 is correct, it prevents Black building in front of his shimari in the upper left while extending the base of White’s two stones on the upper side.

Answer 6 There are several big points on the board, Black’s problem is not ﬁnding a place to play but how to gain the most. White’s two stones in the upper left are ‘light’ – or to put it another way, White is happy to give up one if there is a splitting move. Black 1 is the correct move, this enclosed White’s right. White has to defend and that gives Black the time to play 3 on the lower side.

Answer 7 White cannot take any big points until he does something about his weak stones on the upper right side. The best way of doing � � that is 1, now both players can get back to building their moyos. �� Answer 8 There are no weak groups, so it is simply a question of ﬁnding �� the biggest area and taking the best point. The upper side is not �� developable for White, nor is the right side – this means the bot- �� tom side is most important. Black 1 is correct it is a double moyo �� move and the biggest thing on the board. ��

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�� Answer 9 �� Again there are no weaknesses, but this time all the big points ��When�� thinking�� about�� fuseki�� always� remember... have been taken. White 1 on the upper side reducing Black’s �� moyo is the right move. The normal continuation of 2 and 4 by ��Always�� consider�� your�� opponent�� Black are countered by White running into the centre. If you know what your opponent wants you can adjust your game accordingly. If you never think about your Answer 10 ��opponents�� aims� ��your�� strategy�� will�� be incomplete.� � Black has a nice wall but White’s stones on the right side limit its �� value. On the other hand White’s stones are a long way apart. ��Urgent�� points�� before�� big points �� Black 1, dividing White’s stones makes good use of the wall and ��Defend�� your own weaknesses�� or�� attack�� your�� opponent’s�� starts a running fight that will benefit Black. White 2 can be ��weaknesses�� before�� taking�� big moves.�� expected and Black must respond with 3. Remember, when you �� have a wall you may not profit directly from its power, the profit Corners before sides before the centre may appear somewhere else on the board. In this case Black will � ��Elementary�� I know,�� but�� many�� people�� forget�� that�� cor� - ners can deliver efficient territory. build more on the lower side than he would without the wall. �� Make your stones work together �� If �all�� your �stones�� work� ��together� ��with the same� end in �� mind you will have a formidable position, equally if �� you can�� disrupt�� your�� opponent’s�� position�� you�� will�� aid �� your cause immensely. �� Build�� a �balance�� between�� the�� 3rd�� and 4th� lines�� If you �do�� not have a balanced� position you create weak- �� nesses�� that �your�� opponent�� can exploit.�� So use �both the �� 3rd�� and�� 4th lines and�� keep balanced.�� Take�� double�� moyo�� points first �� Look for the developable areas for both players, if there �� is�� an�� area� ��where�� both�� can develop�� potential�� take�� that�� first,�� it �has�� almost�� double�� the value�� of�� a building�� move�� on its�� own.�� Third�� line for territory,�� fourth line�� for�� influence�� Decide�� what you�� want �and�� play the�� most �appropriate move. If you need a base or want territory play on the ��3rd�� line,�� if�� you want�� influence�� or�� a� ��moyo�� play�� on the�� 4th�� line.�� Find�� the�� area,�� then�� find�� the�� move�� Mechanical�� I know,�� but �if you first decide the region ��to� play�� it is a lot�� simpler� ��to find the� ��right move.� If ��you�� have �trouble�� finding the right�� move, you�� may�� not � ��thinking�� broadly enough�� – take�� a step�� back,�� check the�� strategic�� area� ��and then�� look� ��for the�� move. �� -�� 20�� - �� Nordisk GoBlad 3 / 2007 �� 44 ��©�� Copyright�� 2007�� – David�� Mitchell�� 44 © Copyright 2007 – David Mitchell Goförbund i Norden Nordiska goklubbar Nordisk Mästare: Vesa Laatikainen 5d (2007) Danske goklubber Finska goklubbar Dansk Goforbund Helsingin Go-kerho ry. (Helsingfors) Edo Go Club Formand: Frank Hansen ([email protected] ), Kontaktperson: Vesa Laatikainen, +358-9-5482852, Kontakt: Lene Jacobsen, [email protected] , +4545814895 sekretær: Lene Jakobsen, [email protected] Antal medlemmer: Juniorer 4, Voksne 15 kasserer Per Marquadsen, Antal medlemmar på EGF:s rankinglista: 100 Antal medlemmer på EGF rankingliste: 7. Bestyrelsesmedlem Kjeld Pedersen Hemsida: http://finland.european-go.org/helsinki Dansk Mester: (2007): Ulrik Bro-Jørgensen 4D Hemsida: http://www.danskgoforbund.dk/edo Spiller hver onsdag 19.30-23.00 på Henrik Thomsens Vej 12, Helsingin yliopistollinen go-seura Go i Norge 3460 Birkerød Kontaktperson: Deni Seitz, jrj_ylig@helsinki.fi http://norway.european-go.org/ Antal medlemmar på EGF:s rankinglista: 62 Københavns Go Klub President: Terje Christoffersen ([email protected]) Hemsida: http://www.helsinki.fi/jarj/yligo/ Kasserer: Christian O’Cadiz Gustad Kontaktpersoner: Brian Poulsen, [email protected] Torben Peder- Norsk mester (2006): Pål Sannes 4d sen, [email protected] Tengen (Jyväskylä) Antal medlemmer: 20 Antal på EGF:s rankinglista: 16. Kontaktpersoner: Einari Niskanen Suomen go-liitto (Finska Goförbundet) Hemsida: http://www.kgok.dk Antal medlemmar på EGF:s rankinglista: 31 http://finland.european-go.org/ Spiller hver mandag aften på Mellemtoftevej 11 i Valby. Hemsida: http://www.suomigo.net/wiki/Tengen Styrelse: Ordförande: Suvi Leppänen Odense Goklub (suvi.m.leppanen@tut.fi) Kuopio Go Ballei Suomen Mestari (2006): Vesa Laatikainen 5 dan Kontaktperson: Michael Steffensen, tlf 66 12 62 16, Antal medlemmar: 3 Spiller hver mandag kl. 18.30-22, fredag 15.00 - 18.00 Hemsida: http://www.cs.uku.fi/~vaisala/KGB.htm Svenska Goförbundet i Bolbro Brugerhus, Stadionsvej 50, Odense. Antal spelare på EGF:s rankinglista: 5 http:/www.goforbundet.se Desuden spilles der handicapturnering ca. en søndag om måneden. Totalt antal från Kuopio på EGF:s lista sedan 1996: 10 Ordförande: Tomas Boman ( [email protected] ) Antal medlemmer på EGF:s rankingliste: 7 Sekretereare: Henric Bergsåker ([email protected] ) Hemsida: http://www.OdenseGoKlub.dk/ Oulun Goonpellaajat (Uleåborg) Kassör: Leif Pettersson Mail: [email protected] Kontaktperson: Tiia Kekkonen, +358-44-5573440, Koordinator: Mats Hjalmarsson ( [email protected] ) tii@iki.fi Ringsted Goklub Webmaster: Peter Lundquist Antal medlemmar på EGF:s rankinglista: 82 Ledamöter: Andreas Ekelundh och Krister Strand Kontaktperson: Peter Andersen, 5752 7292 http://www.suomigo.net/wiki/OulunGoonpellaajat Svensk Mästare (2007): Michael Yao 5d, juniormästare Fredrik Sønderborg Go Klub Blomback, snabbgomästare Peder Wiklund och pargomästare Liya PoGo, Otaniemi Kontaktperson: Kjeld Petersen, 7442 4138, Sang och Martin Li . Kontaktperson: Esa Seuranen, [email protected].fi [email protected] Antal medlemmar på EGF:s rankinglista: 50 Hemsida: http://www.tky.hut.fi/~pogo/english/index.html Studentergaarden Go-klub Kontaktperson: Theodor Harbsmeier, Kanpai, Tampere (Tammerfors) Antal på EGF:s rankinglista Kasper Moth ([email protected] ), Kontaktperson: Markku Jantunen, 040-5214206, Andreas S Habsmeier ([email protected] ). [email protected] Okt Förändring Totalt antal Antal nya spelare Antal medlemmar på EGF:s rankinglista: 67 sedan juni sedan 1996 sedan juni Århus Go Klub http://www.suomigo.net/wiki/Kanpai Danmark 43 -2 106 1 Kontaktperson: Peter Brouwer, 82505793, Norge 39 +1 97 4 [email protected] Turku Hayashi (Åbo) Finland 231 +21 504 8 Antal medlemmer på EGF:s rankingliste: 2 Kontaktperson: Jaakko Virtanen, 050-360 36 49, Sverige 137 -2 455 4 Hemsida: http://home.worldonline.dk/brouwer/go/ jaolvi@utu.fi Antal medlemmar på EGF:s rankinglista: 69 Hemsida: http://vco.ett.utu.fi/hayashi/

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Oslo Goklubb Lidköpings goklubb Dragons Lair, Kungsholms Torg 8. Kontaktperson: Pål Sannes, [email protected] Kontakt: Johannes Karlsson, Klubbmästare: Fredrik Blomback 2d Antall medlemmer: 20, [email protected] , 0510-21654 Antall spillere på EGF:s rankingliste: 34 Antal medlemmar: 5 Antal på EGF:s rankinglista: 4 Tibro goklubb Totalt antal från Oslo på EGF:s lista sedan 1996: 75 Totalt antal på EGF:s lista sedan 1996: 4 Kontakt: Mattias Aronsson, Nyholmsgatan 1A, 54332 Tibro, Hjemmeside: http://foreninger.uio.no/go/ [email protected] , Linköpings goklubb Tel. 0504-12781, mob. 0702986958. Trondheim Goklubb Kontaktperson: : Tomas Boman, [email protected] Antal Medlemmar: 8. Antal på EGF:s rankinglista: 2 Kontakt: Robert Biegler, [email protected] 013-261223, 0702-562378 Totalt antal på EGF:s lista sedan 1996: 5 Antall spillere på EGF:s rankingliste: 1 http://www.lysator.liu.se/~ejlo/lingo/index.html Totalt antal på EGF:s lista sedan 1996: 5 Antal medlemmar: 38 Antal på EGF:s rankinglista:16. Uppsala goklubb Hjemmeside: http://www.pvv.org/~vlarsen/trhm-go/ Totalt antal på EGF:s lista sedan 1996: 32 Kontaktperson: Per-Erik Martin, [email protected] Spel: Torsd. 18.00 Zenithuset (alt. Café Java, ingång B.27), på uni- http://www.pem.nu/uppgo/ Uppsala go-klubb WAP-sida: http:// Svenska goklubbar versitetsområdet. Söndagar från kl 12.00 utanför Zenithuset, eller www.pem.nu/uppgo/index.wml om vädret är dåligt, i Café Java. Antal medlemmar: 37. Antal på EGF:s rankinglista: 9 Klubbmästare: Tomas Boman 2d Totalt antal på EGF:s lista sedan 1996: 23 Ekebyholms Goklubb NY Antal Medlemmar: 12 Luleå gosällskap Västerås goklubb Kontaktperson: Anders Eriksson, Kontaktperson: Basti Weidemyr, 070-5806460, Kontaktperson: Leif Pettersson, [email protected], mob. 076 2005014 [email protected] [email protected] Hemsida: www.lulego.org/ http://www.vgo.se Falun/Borlänge Goklubb Antal medlemmar: 7. Antal på EGF:s rankinglista: 11. Antal medlemmar: 17. Antal på EGF:s rankinglista: 10. Kontakt: Johan Jacob Sporrong , Totalt antal på EGF:s lista sedan 1996: 11. Totalt antal på EGF:s lista sedan 1996: 17 Nedregruvrisvägen 23, 791 56 Falun Speldagar: tis. 18.00 och lörd. 14.00 073-531 53 11 [email protected] Malmö / Lund goklubb Klubbmästare: Krister Strand 1d. Hemsida: http://www.go.glory.eu.org Kontaktperson: Carl Johan Ragnarsson, [email protected] Antal medlemmar: 12. eller Daniel: [email protected] Umeå goklubb Antal spelare på EGF:s rankinglista: 8 Hemsida: http://www.ekstrand.org/MalmoeGo/ Kontakt: Albin Karlsson, 073-5739648 Totalt antal på EGF:s lista sedan 1996: 16 Antal medlemmar: 21. Antal på EGF:s rankinglista: 14 [email protected] Totalt antal på EGF:s lista sedan 1996: 18 Hemsida: http://www.umego.se/ Göteborgs goklubb Antal medlemmar: 13. Kontaktperson: Urban Nilsson [email protected] Norrköpings Go-klubb Hemsida : http://www.gbgo.nu/index.html Kontaktperson: Charlie Åkerblom, Östersunds goklubb Antal medlemmar: 14. Antal på EGF:s rankinglista: 29. [email protected] Kontaktperson: Johan Ternström, Totalt antal på EGF:s lista sedan 1996: 59 Antal medlemmar: 10. Antal på EGF:s rankinglista: 4. [email protected] Klubbmästare: Ulf Olsson 4d. Totalt antal på EGF:s lista sedan 1996: 6 Antal medlemmar: 13. Antal medlemmar på EGF:s rankinglista: 6. Härnösands go-klubb Stockholms goklubb Totalt antal på EGF:s lista sedan 1996: 8 Kontaktperson: Mats Wiklund, Artillerigatan 43, 871 52 Härnö- Kontaktperson: Henric Bergsåker, [email protected], sand, Mobil: 073-998 58 48 6421713, 073-9850300. Antal medlemmar: 13 Hemsida: http://klubbar.goforbundet.se/stockholm/ Klubbens e-postadress: [email protected] Antal medlemmar: 28. Antal på EGF:s rankinglista: 49 Hemsida: www.harnogo.com Totalt antal på EGF:s lista sedan 1996: 111. Spel: Onsd. 18.00-22.00, Dragons Lair, Kungsholms Torg 8. Redaktör är Björn Wendsjö [[email protected]] Spel: Sön. 14.00-18.00, Medredaktörer är Pål Sannes [[email protected]] och Matti Siivola [matti.siivola@helsinki.ﬁ].

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