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🏆 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

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See you at the next Vienna Open! ❤️⚫⚪

🎉 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 🖤🤍