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International Go Federation

International Go Federation
FormationMarch 18, 1982
TypeSports federation
HeadquartersTokyo, Japan
MembershipList of Go organizations
Official language
English
President
Yōkō Takemiya[1]
Websiteintergofed.org

The International Go Federation (IGF) is an international organization that connects the various national Go federations around the world.

Role

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The role of the IGF is to promote the sport of Go throughout the world, promote amicable relations among members and improve world go organization. It does so by carrying out the following activities:

  • Organizing the World Amateur Go Championship and other international Go tournaments;
  • Publishing and distributing to members up-to-date information on world Go activities, through bulletins or on the IGF website;
  • Other activities pertaining to the international development of Go.

Policies

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The IGF is an apolitical and non-religious organization, and strives to promote fair play amongst all players.

History

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The Japan Go Association organized the first World Go Amateur Championship in Japan, in 1979. Many of the top Go players from around the world and representatives from the major National Go Associations attended the event. Its success led to the founding of the International Go Federation on March 18, 1982, with Shizuo Asada presiding over the original 29 founding members.

On April 7, 2006, the IGF became a member of the General Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF).[2]

The IGF is one of the founding member of the IMSA (International Mind Sports Association).[3]

The IGF organizes the yearly World Amateur Go Championship, which attracts over 65 countries.

Tournaments

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Sources:[4][5][6][7]

Members

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See also: List of Go organizations

As of December 2017 the IGF has 77 member nations: 39 in Europe, 18 in Asia, 15 in the Americas, 3 in Africa and 2 in Oceania. It also has five Association Members, which cover multiple countries: the World Pair Go Association, the Federación Iberoamericana de Go, the European Go Federation, the Ing Changk Wei-Chi Education Foundation and the Asian Go Federation.[8]

77 Nations in 2023:

  • 39 in Europe: ARM, AUT, AZE, BLR, BEL, BIH, BUL, CRO, CYP, CZE, DEN, FIN, FRA, GEO, GER, HUN, ISL, IRL, ISR, ITA, KAZ, LAT, LTU, LUX, NED, NOR, POL, POR, ROU, RUS, SRB, SVK, SLO, ESP, SWE, SUI, TUR, UKR, GBR
  • 18 in Asia: BRU, CHN, TPE, HKG, IND, INA, IRI, JPN, MAC, MAS, MGL, NEP, PRK, PHI, SIN, KOR, THA, VIE
  • 15 in Americas: ARG, BRA, CAN, CHI, COL, CRC, CUB, ECU, GUA, MEX, PAN, PER, URU, USA, VEN
  • 3 in Africa: MAD, MAR, RSA
  • 2 in Oceania: AUS, NZL

5 Association Members:

IGF presidents

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Presidents of the International Go Federation
Years President Notes
1982–1997 Shizuo Asada Professional Go player and founding president of the IGF
1997–2001 Fumio Watanabe
2001–2004 Matsuo Toshimitsu
2004 Masao Kato Professional 9-dan Go player — taken ill and died at the end of 2004
2005–2007 Norio Kudo Professional 9-dan Go player
2007–2009 Hiromu Okabe Chairman of the board of directors for the Nihon Ki-in, president of the Denso Corporation
2009–2010 Otake Hideo Chairman of the board of directors for the Nihon Ki-in
2010–2012 Chang Zhenming Vice-chairman and president of CITIC Group
2012–2014 Koichiro Matsuura President of World Pair Go Association and former Director-General of UNESCO
2014–2016 Seokhyun Hong Chairman of the Korea Baduk Association, president of the Joongang Media Network
from 2016 Chang Zhenming President of CITIC Group

See also

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References

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  1. ^ https://intergofed.org/structure/ IGF's structure
  2. ^ "IMSA - International Mind Sports Association". www.imsaworld.com. Retrieved 2017-08-15.
  3. ^ "History | Uniting six federations of the traditional mind sports : Chess, Bridge, Draughts, Go and Xiangqi with over 400 National Associations and close to 500 million players". www.imsaworld.com. Retrieved 2017-08-15.
  4. ^ "International Amateur Pair Go Championship – Website of the International Go Federation". 3 July 2010.
  5. ^ "igfdb.intergofed.org is almost here!". www.igfdb.intergofed.org.
  6. ^ "International Amateur Baduk Championship – Website of the International Go Federation". 4 July 2010.
  7. ^ "World Amateur Go Championship – Website of the International Go Federation". 6 November 2018.
  8. ^ International Go Federation, IGF members, archived from the original on September 5, 2015, retrieved December 14, 2015
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