Life In 19x19

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.

The January 2023 edition of the European Go Journal is now published: https://eurogojournal.com/editions/january-2023/

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