History of Go in Belgium
A history of passion since 1981
Belgian Go Federation
Founded in 1981, the BGF brings together all amateurs and professionals of the game of go in Belgium. We organise national tournaments, manage player rankings and promote the game throughout the country.
History of Go in Belgium
Pre-history of Belgian Go — a few players in the 60s, a club in Liège
'Romantic players' period at café Le Greenwich in Brussels — a dozen players, two Asian masters
Official founding of the Belgian Go Federation with ~15 members. First president: Michel Gilbert
Opening of the Waterloo club; students discover the game. New clubs at ULB and Louvain-la-Neuve
1st Belgian Championship (15 participants) · Launch of BELGO magazine · 1st international tournament (86 players) · Visit by Chinese professionals
Our 1st shodan (1-dan); go begins its growth in Flanders
Belgium organises the European Go Congress
Foundation of 2 clubs: Liège and Ghent
100 members!
200 members!
Slight decrease in membership/participation; our 1st 5-dan
The future is youth; a second EGC in Belgium
Freeze of Go activities due to Covid-19
Making Belgian Go great again!
More volunteers, more Brussels, new partnership with Belgian-China Association
Rebuilding the Belgian Go Federation website
