European Go Journal: January 2023

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At the beginning of January, Lukáš Podpěra 7d won the Go Baron title once again, coming back in the match against Ondřej Kruml 6d from 0:2 to 3:2.

In the January edition of the European Go Journal, you will find a brief interview with Lukáš and his commentary on the final game of the title match.

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In the January edition of the European Go Journal, you will find a detailed interview with Jonas Welticke 6d, the recent Grand Slam tournament winner. Many European players know Jonas for his unusual opening - mirror go.

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The January 2023 edition of the European Go Journal is now published: January 2023 Edition of the European Go Journal

Drawing on the cover by Vitaliia Kalmutska

Highlights:

• An interview with Jonas Welticke 6d, last-year’s Grand Slam winner and a fan of mirror go
• A brief interview with Go Baron title holder, Lukáš Podpěra 7d, along with his commentary on the final game of his title match against Ondřej Kruml 6d
• A brief interview with Stanisław Frejlak 1p, the winner of the European Grand Prix Finale
• Commentary on the decisive game of the Korea-Japan Genius Girls Match played between Kim Eunji 5p vs. Nakamura Sumire 3p
• The “Go and Innovation” article by Joan Lluís i Rabassó, dedicated to the invention of the QR-code - inspired by an image of a go board and stones
• The latest of the Thirty-Six Stratagems presented by Dai Junfu 8d, Art & Photography and much more

[𝕯𝖚𝖒𝖕𝖑𝖎𝖓𝖌_𝖔𝖋_𝕯𝖊𝖆𝖙𝖍]

Wait a second, snowman eyes are traditionally made with bits of coal, right? If they use coal too as black stones it would give a whole new depth to the eyes in their games!!! XD Beautiful artwork!

Looking forward to receiving the January edition, I subscribed for 6 months via the OpenStudyRoom. Thank you so much for what you are doing!!!