European Go Journal: January 2022 Edition

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The European Go Journal is one of several periodical publications dedicated to go in the West.

The British Go Journal (BGJ) has been published quarterly by the British Go Association since 1967. Pat Ridley, its current editor, wrote an article for the January edition of our magazine. He shares highlights of the history of this impressive journal, the first issues of which were created on a manual typewriter!

Subscribe to the European Go Journal on Patreon to receive future issues automatically: https://www.patreon.com/europeangojournal

Visit the following website to learn everything about the European Go Journal or to buy past editions: https://eurogojournal.com/

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In the January edition of the European Go Journal, you will find an article on the IZIS AI Go Board:

• a true board – you can play with single-convex stones;

• built-in AI go programs: KataGo, Leela and Golaxy;

• a cloud database of over 100,000 professional games for studying;

• interactive graded problems: joseki, capturing race, life & death, endgame, and more!

Until now more than 10,000 sets are sold in China and other countries all over the world, and soon this product is entering the European market: http://www.izis.cn/

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Ilya Shikshin 4p wins online European Grand Prix Finale 2021!

In the final, played on the 27th of January on OGS, Ilya defeated Pavol Lisy 2p: https://online-go.com/game/40739163

More information: https://eurogofed.org/grandprix/egpf2021.html

In the January edition of the European Go Journal, you will find a review of the final battle between Ilya Shikshin 4p and Pavol Lisy 2p. Subscribe on Patreon to receive future issues automatically: https://www.patreon.com/europeangojournal

Photos: final of the European Championship 2018 in Pisa.

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An article from the January 2022 edition shared publicly: https://eurogojournal.com/blog/grand-prix-finale-2021/

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The January 2022 edition of the European Go Journal has been released:
- An article on the origins of the European Go Journal, on the first anniversary of the project
- A summary of the European Grand Prix, followed by a report on the recent Grand Prix Finale and a review of the final game between Pavol Lisý 2p and Ilya Shikshin 4p
- Commentary on the deciding game of the 25th Women’s Kisei Title match between Suzuki Ayumi 7p and Ueno Asami 4p
- Highlights of more than 50 years of history of the British Go Journal
- An article on the IZIS AI Go Board, a product soon to be released
- Breathtaking tesujis compiled by Alexander Dinerchtein 3p, the next of the Thirty-Six Stratagems presented by Dai Junfu 8d, Art & Photography and much more

You can find more information and purchase it on our website: https://eurogojournal.com/editions/january-2022/

A stunning cover was made by Aleksandra Khohlova - see below.

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