European Championship Team 2013
News
European Championship Team 2013 started in Tallinn: 06.04.2013
You can follow the results from here:
Men Women Games Timetable: April 4 Round 1 @ 10:00 Rapid @ 16:00 Rapid results: Men Women April 5 Round 2 @ 10:00 Round 3 @ 16:00 April 6 Round 4 @ 10:00
Paris GO tournament
Located in the Latin Quarter of Paris, the Lycée Louis-le-Grand is a secondary school with a long list of famous alumni (Degas, Poincare, Lafayette, Voltaire,…). From March 30 to April 1 it hosted a long list of European go talent: a total of 213 players, 50 of them dan ranked, who were competing in the Paris Go Tournament.
Visits of the FIDE President
President Ilyumzhinov pay visits to the FIDE members.
This week he was in France and Armenia
Joan Gerard will be missed
The WBF is deeply saddened to hear of the death this morning of Joan Gerard who died early this morning, peacefully at home with her family around her.
The WBF President, Mr Gianarrigo Rona, pays tribute to Joan Gerard with a letter read at her funeral which was held on Sunday 7th April 2013
José Damiani has been elected President Emeritus of the WBF
José Damiani was elected President Emeritus of the World Bridge Federation at a recent meeting of the WBF Management Committee held in Milan, with the unanimous ratification of the Executive Council.
Lin Hsin-wei wins Chinese Taipei’s WAGC Selection Tournament
The tournament to select the player representing Chinese Taipei in the upcoming World Amateur Go Championship was held at the Ta-an Junior High School in Taipei March 16-17. The entry requirement was an amateur ranking of 6 dan or higher. The 65 participants included several insei and, at the other end of the spectrum, Chen Shi, winner of professional titles in the mid-1980s, who took a decade out to earn a PhD in chemistry in the United States, later retired as a professional go player, and now competes as an amateur.
