Go In Hamburg

Table of contents Top players Go Places Tournaments Hamburg Championship

Hamburg might well be called the Go capital of Germany - you can play Go here 7 days a week, and many of the top German players come from Hamburg. Since 1994, every year there have been at least one player from Hamburg in the final round of 8 of the German Go Championship!

Top players

Here are some of the top players in Hamburg:

• Lutz Franke 5d
• Michael Katscher 5d
• Jens Gillwald 4d
• Stefan Budig 4d
• Stefan Kaitschik 4d

Go Places

Most of the places where you can play Go in Hamburg are listed at the web site of the Go-Landesverband Hamburg.

Tournaments

See

• Hamburg Affensprung
• Hamburg Mausefalle?

2011

Kido Cup moves to the timeslot of Affensprung tournament.

2010

Last Affensprung

2009

A new tournament was born: the Kido Cup with more than 200 players. Last Pandanet Go Tournament Affensprung

2008

There are plenty of tournaments in Hamburg. The big three are the Affensprung, which goes for 3 days and is a yearly stop on European Pandanet Go Tour, as well as the Harburger Mausefalle and the Rahlstedter Tengen, which go for a full weekend each. There is a monthly lightning handicap tournament, usually on the first monday of each month, with prizes for the best performances over a whole year (and also promotions for those who won at least 75% of their games - Lutz Franke made it to 10 dan !!). Of course there is a Hamburg championship (see below), and there is also a "Fall Tournament" held over several Mondays...

You can find out more about these groups, the 3 big yearly tournaments in Hamburg and any special events at the Hamburg Chapter of the German Go Association.

Hamburg Championship

The Hamburg Championship is played on six Mondays at the Hamburg Go Club, from February to June. The top group is open to players of 3 dan or higher strength, and is run as a swiss system tournament with 75 minutes plus 20 stones per 10 minutes. There are also several groups below this for players of 2 dan strength and lower.

Hamburg Champions:

• 2003: Egbert Rittner 6d
• 2004: Benjamin Teuber 6d
• 2005: Lutz Franke 5d
• 2006: Benjamin Teuber 6d
• 2007: Lutz Franke 5d
• 2008: Benjamin Teuber 6d
• 2009: Lutz Franke 5d
• 2010: Benjamin Teuber 6d
• 2011: Benjamin Teuber 6d
• 2012: Ju Li? 4d
• 2013: not played
• 2014: not played