International Go Federation
The International Go Federation (IGF) is an international non-profit organization that connects Go federations around the world. They strive to promote fair play among all players.
| International Go Federation | |
|---|---|
| Formation | March 18, 1982 |
| Type | Sports federation |
| Headquarters | Tokyo, Japan |
| Official languages | English |
| Parent organization | International Mind Sports Association[1][2] |
| Website | intergofed.org |
Activities
IGF aims to promote Go all over the world. They do so by the following actions:
- Organize international tournaments such as the World Amateur Go Championship[3][4]
- Publish updates about Go activities on the IGF website
Members
IGF is formed by national members and continental members (such as the European Go Federation[5] in Europe).
- American Go Association - United States, the American Collegiate Go Association does not have IGF membership[6]
- British Go Association - United Kingdom
- Nihon Ki-in[7] - Japan
References and notes
- ↑ "IMSA - International Mind Sports Association". www.imsaworld.com. Retrieved 2017-08-15.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ World Amateur Go Championship at Sensei's Library
- ↑ Some international tournaments are not managed by the IGF.
- ↑ www
.eurogofed .org - ↑ www
.college-go .org - ↑ Kansai Ki-in and All Japan Student Go Federation does not have IGF membership.