Majstrovstvá Európy párov v Go 2026

  • European PairGo Championship 2026

    April 25th-26th 2026

    Bratislava, Slovakia

    Please follow the webpage for updated information.

    Registration link

    (don’t forget to state your gender and partner’s name please)

    ! Wine tasting & bites on Saturday !

    We kindly ask you to register and pay the entry fee by 10 April 2026 to the following bank account:
    IBAN: SK1875000000004019512688
    BIC: CEKOSKBX
    Account name: Slovenska asociacia go

    Participants who do not pay the entry fee by 10 April 2026 will not be allowed to enter and compete unless an exception is granted by the organizers.

    Pair Go

    Pair Go is played by teams of two players – one male and one female. It was invented by Hisao Taki in 1990. It has quickly evolved into a new, formal, variant of Go, popularly played in many national and international tournaments.

    Each year, the European Pair Go Championship takes place, and for 2026 the host city is Bratislava!

    This event is supported by the Japanese Pair Go Association, Pandanet and the European Go Federation.

    Additionally to the prizes given below, pairs earn European Pair Go Points for their country towards the International Amateur Pair Go Championships (IAPGC), usually held in November in Japan. The best Amateur pair will qualify to the IAPGC 2026 played in September 24-28 in Nagoya, Japan, during the Asian Games. They will be eligible to EGF subsidy of up to 600€ per player for traveling expenses.

    European Pair Go Championship details:

    Tournament rules: 6 rounds, 25 minutes +10 sec (Fischer time). Komi is 6.5 points. 

    Who is eligible to play: Pairs must be nationals (passport holders) of the same European country. Professionals can play, but are not eligible to play at the IAPGC.
    The event is normally run using the Swiss system with cross pairings. If many lower-level pairs join the championship, we may adapt the system after consulting the EGF.

    More rules on “how” to play Pair Go can be found here: https://www.eurogofed.org/pairgo/pairrules.htm

    See you in Bratislava!

    Venue

    Družstevný dom RD Račan

    Detvianska 2

    Bratislava (municipality Rača)

    How to get there:

    Tram n.3 – the stop is called “Detvianska”

    or Bus n.56 – the stop is called “Namestie A.Hlinku”

    Tournament details

    updated to be in accordance to EGF guidance:

    https://www.eurogofed.org/pairgo/paireurope.htm

    Participants need to hold European Passport

    6 rounds MacMahon

    Fischer time 25 minutes + 10 seconds per move (per pair)

    Rules: Japanese

    Komi: 6.5 points

    Entry fee

    20 EUR per player for pairs registered before March 31st 2026

    +5 EUR per player for pairs registered after March 31st 2026

    Prizes: guaranteed minimum

    1st place 300 EUR (per pair) + medals + pair directly qualifies for the IAPGC = World PairGo Championship

    2nd place 200 EUR (per pair) + medals

    3rd place 100 EUR (per pair) + medals

    European PairGo points table can be found here: https://www.eurogofed.org/pairgo/points/pairpoints.htm

    Schedule

    Saturday

    09:00 Registration

    09:30 1st Round

    13:00 2nd Round

    15:00 3rd Round

    17:00 4th Round

    19:00 Social event – wine tasting & bites

    Sunday

    09:30 5th Round

    12:30 6th Round

    15:00 Prize giving

    Contacts:

    Barbora Lukacova – barb.lukacova@gmail.com

    Martin Lukac – slovakgo@gmail.com

    Sponsors:

    Slovak Go Association

    www.sago.sk