GO7

25/06/2026

🏆 3rd Lanke Cup Vienna Open finished!

The biggest Vienna Open so far! 🎉

Over the weekend, 85 players from 18 countries gathered at the University of Vienna, ranging from 20 kyu to professional level, including 18 players ranked 5 dan or higher. Despite Vienna welcoming us with a 34°C heatwave, the tournament ran smoothly and was filled with exciting games, new friendships, and a fantastic atmosphere.

A huge thank you goes to our supporters and partners:

Konfuzius-Institut an der Universität Wien
Lanke Quzhou
Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Austria
Austrian Go Association
European Go Federation
Croatian Go Alliance - Hrvatski Go Savez

We were also honored to welcome Zhao Baolong 3p, representing the Quzhou Ge Yuhong Weiqi Academy, who spent the entire weekend reviewing games, answering questions, and sharing his professional knowledge with players of all strengths.

♠️ Five top-board games were broadcast live - see the games here https://gogameslive.eu/lanke-cup-vienna-open-2026-20-21-06-2026/
🎙️ Four rounds were commented live on Twitch by Andrii Kravets 3p. https://www.twitch.tv/europeangofederation
🌱 Our young players impressed once again, with Bartik Dach (5d), Stjepan Medak (5d), and Xing Yuze (6d) all finishing in the overall Top 10.

🏆 Final Top 3
🥇 Valerii Krushelnytskyi (7d)
🥈 Kim Dohyup (8d)
🥉 Ioan Elian Grigoriu (6d)

Congratulations also to:
⭐ Best Female Player: Akira Fukushima Maekawa (5d)
⭐ Best U12: Lilly Hu, followed by Papp Szilard Mihaly and Cherry Hu

Finally, thank you to everyone who helped make this tournament possible - our referees, volunteers, sponsors, teachers, photographers, and all participants.

📷 The full tournament report, photos, final standings, game broadcasts, and other links are available on our website https://go7.at/ and https://www.eurogofed.org/index.html?id=565

Follow our Instagram for more photos, updates, and activites of the Go7 club!

See you at the next Vienna Open! ❤️⚫⚪

22/06/2026

01/02/2026

🎉 Discover Go! – Beginner Evening 🎉

Curious about Go? Now’s your chance!
Join us on Thursday, 26th February, at Go7 for our second Discover Go! beginner evening.

Never played before? Played a bit but never joined the Vienna Go crowd? Perfect.
Expect a friendly, relaxed vibe - no pressure, no rankings, just games, learning, and good company!

And if you end up loving it (warning: very possible 😄):
⚫️you can jump into our regular club meetups, or
⚫️if you’re the studious type, join the Confucius Go course starting in March, organized by Konfuzius-Institut an der Universität Wien, led by our Go7 teachers
👉 More info coming soon: https://www.konfuzius-institut.at/kultur/kulturkurse/

Come try one of the world’s oldest board games and maybe discover your new favorite hobby 🖤🤍

30/09/2025

Join us this Thursday, 2nd October, for a special introductory evening at Go7!

Whether you’ve never played Go before or you already know the basics but haven’t yet joined the Vienna Go community, this is the perfect opportunity to step in.
We’ll welcome you in a friendly, relaxed, and fun setting – no pressure, just games and good company.

Come by, try out the world’s oldest board game, and meet new people who enjoy it just as much as you might!

23/08/2025

Lilly Hu 1d and Cherry Hu 3k are currently representing Europe/Austria in the 40th World Youth Goe Championship, in U12 category!
Follow the results here https://weiqi.org.my/40th-world-youth-goe-championship/
Good luck to the girls!💪

24/06/2025

🎉 Lanke Cup Weiqi Vienna Open GP Bonus C 🎉

🔥 Stanislaw Frejlak 2p looked unstoppable with a flawless 4/4 start... until the final round, when Ben0 7d/1p ended his winning streak. So the tables have turned and Lukas Podpera 7d won the tournament by SOSOS and took home 8 Grand Prix points🏆 (and the third title in GP tournaments this season, wow!)

So the winners are...
🥇 Lukas Podpera 7d – 8 GP points
🥈 Stanislaw Frejlak 2p – 6 GP points + a seat at the Grand Prix Finals!
🥉 Benjamin Drean-Guenaizia (7d/1p) – 4 GP points
🏅 4th: Tanguy Le Calve 1p – 2 GP points
🏅 5th: Oh Chimin 8d
🏅 6th: Schayan Hamrah 5d – 1 GP point

💃 Best female player: Lisa Mayer 1d

U18:
🥇Stjepan Medak 5d, 11th place
🥈Jan Komin 3d
🥉Matous Babka 5k
(also congrats to Xing Yuze 6d, who took 9th place but couldn't attend the prizegiving)

U12:
🥇Lilly Hu 1d
🥈Cherry Hu 4k
🥉Vera Neubauer 4k

🧠 64 players
🌍 18 countries

Huge congrats to all the players for fair play and intense games! 💥💫

21/06/2025

Also follow livestream from the venue on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/egf_live 🎥

06/05/2025

Dear players, especially those in and around Vienna!

On 24th May, the Go7 Spring Club tournament takes place!🌷
It is the first of the three seasonal tournaments.
In 2024, the overall seasonal champion was Moritz Hable 2k. Will someone challenge him this year?

This is a 1-day tournament with 4 or 5 rounds, Fischer time 20min+7sec, with handicap -2, EGD rated class C.
For Go7 members, participation is free, and for the other players the fee is 5€.
As usual, the winner and the best U18 player gets a prize!
https://go7.at/go7-fruhlingsturnier/
Register: https://www.goverband.at/registration/index.php?turnier=Go7SpringTournament2025

Come and play a tournament in a relaxed atmosphere, meet with other players and enjoy the game 🍀

(the picture is AI generated - still problems with properly placing the stones on the board)

06/04/2025

Grand tournaments on the horizon 🛤

This June the historical University of Vienna will host the Second Vienna Open! 🎓

We are really excited to organize a high-standard Bonus C tournament on 21-22 June, sponsored by Konfuzius-Institut an der Universität Wien and Lanke Quzhou!

Unlike last year when we suffered high temperatures🫠, the tournament will be held in a bigger (and nicer) room, and air conditioner will be available if needed 🥳

You can read about the results of the last year's Open here: https://go7.at/vienna-open-2024/

📅 Save the date, register, book accommodation, and enjoy an early summer weekend in Vienna 🌞

Info page: https://go7.at/vienna-open-2025/
Registration: https://www.goverband.at/registration/index.php?turnier=ViennaOpen2025
Registered players: https://www.goverband.at/registration/reg_spielerliste.php?turnier=ViennaOpen2025

📆Hi dear players! The biggest European event is approaching, the GoDan EGC 2025 Warsaw, and we still have a few major tournaments on the way to train, warm-up and even earn seats for the Grand Prix Finale or a world championship.
🤓 Of course, you'll find many more tournaments on the EGF calendar, but here are the main ones ⤵️

👉 Several Bonus point tournaments from the European Grand Prix circuit - you can qualify directly for the Finale (to be played in Sweden on January 3-6 2026) or earn points which will help you qualify.

👉 The European Pair Go Championship, which will take place in Bistrita, Romania, just before the 1st Transylvanian Go Cup.
🔴🏆The European Pair Go Champions will be invited to the World Amateur Pair Go Championship in Osaka, Japan (August 2025).

All info in the calendar and respective websites - https://www.eurogofed.org/calendar/

Tournoi de Go de Paris | Česká asociace go // Czech Go Association | ACS Atsumi Dance | Federația Română de GO - FRGO | GO7 | Nederlandse Go Bond

27/03/2025

Elian Grigoriu 6d (Romanian Champion) Live Go Match & Commentary!
🔥 He is facing Austrian Champion Viktor Lin 6d

📅 Date & Time: Thursday, March 27th, 19:00 CET
📍 Watch Live on his channel: https://www.twitch.tv/gofreenow