European Student Go Championship 2025

Durham, England

Welcome to the historic city of Durham in the North East of England. The city is built around a UNESCO World Heritage Site covering the 900 year old Cathedral and Castle, and is home to England's third oldest university - where this year's European Student Go Championship will be held.

Tournament details

Format

5 rounds McMahon
Fischer time - 45 minutes main time + 15 seconds per move (Class A)
AGA rules

More details and a full timetable will be released soon

Who can play?

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To sign up, please send an email to tournament@durhamgo.club with your name, club, country, and rank.

Note that you can change your grade on registration, if it's no longer correct.

If you register but then can't make the tournament, please let us know - otherwise we will assume you are playing!

4d+: 1
1-3d: 2
1-5k: 1
6-10k: 1
11-15k: 0
16-20k: 1
21-25k: 0
26k+: 0

If no one has signed up around your rank yet, please sign up yourself to encourage them!

List names

Friday 10th October

Details TBC

An evening of social activities starting with a tour of Durham Cathedral at 3pm

Saturday 11th October

Details TBC

  • 09:00-09:30 Registration
  • 09:30-11:30 Round 1
  • 11:30-12:15 Lunch
  • 12:15-14:15 Round 2
  • 14:15-14:30 Break
  • 14:30-16:30 Round 3
  • 17:00 onwards An evening of social activities

Sunday 12th October

Details TBC

  • 10:00-12:00 Round 4
  • 12:00-12:45 Lunch
  • 12:45-14:45 Round 5
  • 15:00-15:30 Prizegiving

    • Outside the tournament

    Playing Go is only half of the fun of a tournament - there's also the social side outside of the games

    There are several things planned - the exact details may change between now and the tournament as things are organised

    A tour of the 900 year old Durham Castle

    A tour of Durham Cathedral, which was used in the Harry Potter films

    A traditional tea ceremony

    A visit to Durham's Oriental Museum

    Getting to Durham

    Durham is relatively easy to get to. If you're in the UK, we're on the East Coast Mainline for rail and the A1 for road - so good links from anywhere between London and Edinburgh.

    If you're coming from outside the UK we're close to Newcastle Airport, which has flights from most European countries - including direct flights to 22 of the 35 EGF member countries, with links to others

    Wherever you're from, Google Maps can tell you what your best route will be.

    Accommodation

    We're trying to arrange a bulk room booking - we can confirm this in the next few weeks. This may be single rooms, or multiple people per room (twin or triple). When you register, please mark down if you are happy to share a room.

    Durham has several hotels and B&Bs, including:

    There are many websites that give hotel listings that you can try:

    • ThisIsDurham has many options for accommodation, including hostels, hotels, and caravan and campsites
    • Google lists various hotels
    • Trip Advisor lists many hotels and B&Bs in Durham
    • AirBnB has several houses available

    Other options include:

    If you find anywhere particularly good, please let us know and we'll tell people about it.

    There may be some free accommodation, sleeping on floors / sofas / spare beds with local Go players - if you would like to take advantage of this, please let us know. You may need to bring a sleeping bag.

    Prizes

    Exact prizes will be worked out nearer the time, but will include locally produced alcohols, chocolate, and Durham souvenirs to remind entrants of their time at the tournament.

    The winner of the tournament will receive our traditional Durham Goat Ornament!

    Come for the tournament, stay for a holiday

    If you're travelling to Durham for the European Student Go Championship, why not extend your stay and enjoy the area for a longer break? There are plenty of things to see and do: