Go Magic League is a regular tournament where you play one game per week, communicate with other league members, review your games, compete for prizes, and most importantly gain some practical experience. This tournament completes the magic cycle:
- Take interactive courses
- Solve Skill Tree problems
- Play more games! 👈
Your rank doesn’t matter for participation. Beginners can get as many benefits from the league as seasoned dan players, if not more.
Join and learn more details on the Leago platform page. 🙌
Season 7 Results 💎
Season 7 has wrapped up, and it was full of dazzling victories, tactical brilliance, and some unforgettable moments on the board! 🌋
We’re thrilled to see the League evolving with every new season. For Season 7, we continued building on our foundations—offering exciting match-ups, thoughtful reviews, and a growing community of Go lovers from around the world. This season we added live lectures for review subscribers.
This time, we had a ~$3,500 prize pool, making the battles even more thrilling and rewarding.
Just like in the previous season, we’re awarding:
- 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place
- Players who achieved 4 and 5 wins
- Special nominations for outstanding moments, live streams and fails
- Participation prizes for players who played all 5 matches but didn’t receive other awards
Let’s break down who stood out this season:
🏆 Season 7 Champions
These three players didn’t just win—they conquered, scoring in multiple categories and showing exceptional skill:
- 🥇 Casjen Quathamer — Total domination this season! 1st place and 4 wins. Prize: $260 gift certificate 💰
- 🥈 Larion Syrotkin — A powerful presence, with 2nd place and 4 wins under his belt. Once again, a consistent force in the League. Prize: $230 gift certificate 💰
- 🥉 Marco Henkel — Earned 3rd place and also grabbed a 4-win prize. A balanced and steady run throughout the season. Prize: $200 gift certificate 💰
🧨 Players who won all 5 games
These warriors made it through the gauntlet without a scratch:
– Daria Matveeva
– Lucas Pardo
– Mauro Brembilla
– Michal Pabis
– Vincent Abet
– Walter Quathamer
– Wild Yam
– Xaver Ziegler
🎓 Players who won 4 games
– Adrian Mosquera
– Arnaud Lebouc
– casjen quathamer
– Dimitrios Satkas
– Josh McKay
– Larion Syrotkin
– Marco Henkel
– Marie Mouton
– Mats van Oosten
– Michael Wyman
– Pietro Simonini
– Sergey Kharlamov
– Stephen Stockard
– van Thuan Do
– Aleksei Matveev
– Elizaveta Kefalba
🐉 Dragon Slayer — Luca Onida
Took down the biggest dragon of the season—36 stones! A glorious capture worthy of legends. 🐲
😱 Terrific Blunder — Conner Arvidson
Ouch! An 86-point blunder—a moment that won’t be forgotten. But hey, we’ve all been there!
🗡 Surgeon Blade — Quan Le
Quan Le demonstrated surgical precision on the board—a 0.5-point victory!
🌊 Master of the Stream — Xaver Ziegler
A unique reward for this season—most streams of the League matches.
Congratulations to all our participants and winners! 🎉
Season 8 is just around the corner, and we’re already preparing to make it even more epic. Get ready!
If you haven’t received your certificate or prize info by email by May 14, check your Spam folder or reach out to us at league@gomagic.org.
Massive thanks to everyone who helped organize this season. Onward to the next! 🚀
Another exciting season of the Go Magic League has come to an end! We’ve seen intense battles, brilliant victories, and, of course, some unfortunate blunders—but that’s all part of the game. 😎
This season marked the beginning of a new era for our League, and we’re just getting started! Our goal is to improve and expand the League every season, adding new features and experiences for all participants.
For Season 6, we introduced game reviews, review streams, and social activities, making the League not just about competition but also about learning and connecting with fellow Go players. And this is only the beginning! Stay tuned—soon, we’ll reveal what’s coming in the next season.
This season, we once again had a $2,000 prize pool, making the competition even more rewarding for participants. We moved away from divisions and changed the prize structure. Now, we award:
- 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place
- Players who achieved 4 and 5 wins
- Special nominations for outstanding moments and fails
- Consolation prizes for those who fought hard but couldn’t win a single game
- Participation prizes for players who played all 5 matches but didn’t receive other awards
🏆 Go Magic League Season 6 Champions!
Some players didn’t just compete—they shaped the board, read the flow, and claimed victory with undeniable skill. These three stood out by securing multiple achievements this season:
- 🥇 Larion Syrotkin – Master of consistency! Like a player who always finds the strongest shape, Larion didn’t just claim 1st place overall, he also won all 5 of his games, reading every position with precision. Prize: $240 gift certificate 💰
- 🥈 Pietro Simonini – A tactician through and through! He fought his way to 2nd place overall, skillfully maneuvering through the board to secure 4 wins along the way. Prize: $180 gift certificate 💰
- 🥉 David Ma – A fearless warrior on the board! Not only did he take 3rd place overall, but he also earned the Dragon Slayer title, proving his sharp reading by cutting down the season’s biggest dragon. Prize: $150 gift certificate 💰
🥂 Players who won all 5 games:
– Larion Syrotkin
– Stone Widder
😎 Players who won 4 games:
– Brenno K
– Hugo Gonzalez
– Jun Hui
– Lorenzo Bertini
– Mauro Brembilla
– Michele Tognon
– Peter Hall
– Pietro Simonini
– Sergey Kharlamov
– Stephen Stockard
– Wren Ornstein-Blaug
– Zsolt Szabo
– Van Thuan Do
🐉 Dragon Slayer — David Ma (36 points-tall dragon)
👻 Terrific Blunder — Bryce Ham (101 points)
🗡 Surgeon blade — For some reason, we had no precision masters this time—no one claimed the Surgeon Blade title this season! 🤨 Maybe next time we’ll see some perfectly executed cuts. 🔪
🦄 Better Luck Next Time — we will award all players, who played all 5 games but couldn’t win a single one, with a $20 gift card.
We will email certificates shortly. Make sure you haven’t blocked our email to ensure delivery. If you haven’t received one by February 24, please check your Spam folder or contact us at league@gomagic.org.
Special thanks to Muff0 and Nick Prince for their invaluable help with the organization. 💖er.
Yuppie! The 5th season of our League has come to an end! Once again, we witnessed beautiful triumphs and unfortunate blunders. Or was it the other way around? 😃 We are deeply grateful to all 85 participants and look forward to welcoming you in the next season. Dates will be announced later.
This season, we have increased the overall prize pool to nearly $2000, making it even more rewarding for participants.
Due to the changes in the tournament system this season, we have also updated the awards accordingly. 😊 We award everyone who secured 1st place in their division, instead of recognizing 4 and 5 victories. Prizes are as follows:
- Division 1: $140 gift card
- Division 2: $120 gift card
- Division 3: $100 gift card
- Divisions 4-8: $60 gift card
- Divisions 9-15: $40 gift card
Those who played all 5 games but didn’t win in other categories will receive a $15 gift card.
By the way, we are considering improvements to the league, so you can expect some surprises next season. We’ll announce the start date separately!
🥇 Division winners
Division 1 David Wang
Division 2 Sariel Sariel
Division 3 David Labbé
Division 4 Gerard Slooven
Division 5 ghoulRE0 Исаенко
Division 5 Leandro Marcolino
Division 6 Tobias Limbach
Division 7 Derek McGuire
Division 8 Gerald Jaritz
Division 9 Kyle Crowley
Division 9 Lev Sokolovsky
Division 9 Vladimir Sintsov
Division 10 Will Bator
Division 11 Michal Ochapski
Division 12 Andrea Yunuén Hernández Gómez
Division 13 Gia Pietri
Division 14 Julia Emelina
Division 15 Tobias Hessel
🐉 Dragon Slayer — Derek McGuire (39 stones dragon)
👻 Terrific Blunder — Jim Mattson (46 points)
🗡 Surgeon blade — Tobias Limbach, Derek McGuire, Master Sword, Sariel
🦄 Better Luck Next Time — we will award all players, who played all 5 games but couldn’t win a single one, with a $20 gift card.
We will email certificates shortly. If you haven’t received one, please, check the Spam folder or email to league@gomagic.org
Special thanks to Muff0 and Nick Prince for their invaluable help with the organization. 💖
Season 6 registration is open till December 22, 2024! ⚡
🐢 If you are late for the start, you can join the League from the second round or even later.
Hooray! The 4th season of our League has concluded! This time we had smaller dragons and bigger blunders 😅. We extend our gratitude to all 98 participants and eagerly anticipate your presence in the upcoming season commencing in May. 🎉
Award & Review Event 📺
Vadim Efimenko 4d — April 2024 (Discord). The date and time will be announced later.
👉 The record of the review event
League Winners:
🥇 Tao Lu (the only person to win all 6 games!)
🥈 Xiaoyu Liao
🥉 Byoung-Ju Lee
They got certificates for $220, $120 and $80 respectively.🎁
🐉 Dragon Slayer — Yuriy Balandin (26 stone dragon)
😲 Terrific Blunder — Mishal Dasani (104 point blunder) and Mario Ionescu (92 point blunder)
🗡 Surgeon Blade — Terri Schurter (0.5 point game) and Brenda Mastroianni (0.5 point game)
5 Wins:
Bob Zhao
Naisi Zhen
Yury B
Yury Balandin
Vladimir Sintsov
4 Wins:
Maxim Dukov
Jayme E
Vitaly Somkin
Larion Syrotkin
Lauren Hindmarch
Dimitri Lotti
Gerald Jaritz
Nhien Thuy
Francesco D’Emilia
Lucas Pardo
Polina Novoselova
Go Influenchess
George Pan
People who won 5 and 4 games will get $60 and $35 certificates respectively. Yuriy Balandin, who slain the dragon and won 5 games, will get a 80$ certificate. People who got the Surgeon Blade Awards will get $60 certificates. People who got the Terrific Blunder Awards will get $35 certificates. Everyone who played all games will get a $15 certificate. 🎁
We will email certificates shortly. If you haven’t received one, please, check the Spam folder or email to league@gomagic.org
Many thanks to everyone who helped with the organization: Muff0, Nick Prince. ❤️🙌
Woohoo, the 3rd season of our League is over! Thanks to all 128 participants and we hope you come to the next season which starts February next year. 💫
Award & Review Event 📺
Vadim Efimenko 4d — January 2024 (Discord). The date and time will be announced later.
League Winners:
🥇 Ulrich Groh
🥈 Tao Lu
🥉 Hesai San
They got certificates for $200, $100 and $100 respectively.🎁
🐉 Dragon Slayer — Tobias Hessel (40 stone dragon), Dimitri Lotti (37 stone dragon)
😲 Terrific Blunder — Alex Friedman (60 point blunder), Igor Vieira (59 point blunder)
🗡 Surgeon Blade — Igor Vieira (0.5 point game)
5 Wins:
Zhaslan Doschanov
Andy Nidodaev
Carolina Santilli
4 Wins:
Bob Zhao
Jayme E
Pavel Naumenko
Thomas Spinelli
van Thuan Do
Darren Marson
Dimitri Lotti
Chess Tactics
Vladimir Sintsov
Jeremy Minardi
Alex Friedman
Igor Vieira
Francesco D’Emilia
People who won 5 and 4 games will get $60 and $35 certificates respectively. People who got the Dragon Slayer, Terrific Blunder and Surgeon Blade Awards will get $60 certificates. Everyone who played all games will get a $15 certificate. 🎁
All certificates have been sent via email. If you haven’t received one, please, check the Spam folder or email to league@gomagic.org
Many thanks to everyone who helped with the organization: Muff0, Nick Prince and Yulia Sapsan. ❤️🙌
Woohoo, the 2nd season of our League is over! Thanks to all 144 participants and we hope you come to the next season which starts on November 13. 💫
Award & Review Event — September 28, 4 pm UTC on Discord. (Watch the record on YouTube)
Top-3 Winners
🥇 Shaoyang Qu
🥈 Nguyễn Hoàng
🥉 Minh Vo
They got certificates for $300, $150 and $150 respectively. 🎁
Special Awards
🐉 Dragon Slayer — Lauren Hindmarch (60 stone dragon), Derek McGuire (35 stone dragon)
😲 Terrific Blunder — Cassandra McGuire (153 point blunder, move 58), Karan R (61 point blunder, move 159), Thuy Nhiem (53 point blunder, move 180)
🗡 Surgeon Blade — Terri Schurter (0.5 point game)
6 Wins
Ulrich Groh
James Foy
Marcio Lopes
Lauren Hindmarch
Roberto Tamburini
5 Wins
Emre Apa
Arkhaya Aratia
Francisco Hernandez Lucas
Hugh Brown
Anton Venouil
Ryan Reed
Anna Shtanova
4 Wins
Marco Henkel
Joseph Barkell
Zaher Nazif
Kristupas Krivickas
Bob Zhao
Dmitriy Vinogradov
Jayme E
Cassandra McGuire
Anthony Yang
Mark Engelberg
Thang Do
Players, who won 6, 5 and 4 games, will get $100, $60 and $35 certificates respectively. Players who got the Dragon Slayer, Terrific Blunder and Surgeon Blade Awards will get $60 certificates. Everyone who played all 6 games will get a $15 certificate. 🎁
All certificates have been sent via email. If you haven’t received one, please, check the Spam folder or write to league@gomagic.org.
Many thanks to everyone who reviewed the games and helped with the organization: Nick Prince, Disruption, Muff0, Toma, Mikhail S, Firescourge, Arkhaya and Yulia Sapsan. ❤️🙌
A big thanks goes to all 204 participants of our first experimental Go Magic league tournament! We want this tournament to feel nice and cozy, so we decided to wait for the necessary improvements in the Leago platform.
The next league season is expected to start in September 2023.
Live Stream Reviews
Eunkyo Do 1p — May 27, 1 pm GMT on Twitch
Vadim Efimenko — May 27, 4 pm GMT on Discord
Winners
League Champion — Vadim Efimenko 😅
Dragon Slayer — Tom OBENCHAIN (45 stone dragon)
Terrific Blunder — Matej DURICEK (52 point blunder, move 266), Leandro SANABRIA (47 point blunder, move 241)
Surgeon Blade — Oleksii BUTKOVSKYI (0.5 point game)
Division 1 — Vadim EFIMENKO
Division 2 — Marta PRELIĆ
Division 5 — Serge EON
Division 6 — David MARVIT
Division 8 — Emre Apa
Division 9 — Marco PRADERIO
Division 10 — James BEICKERT
Division 11 — Antonio BORRERO
Division 13 — Wojciech BRONISZ
Division 14 — Líber Sebastián MAGALLANES
Division 15 — Linus RABENECK, Arkhaya ARATIA, Terri SCHURTER
Division 17 — Albert SANCHEZ
Division 19 — Don KARNS
Division 20 — Emanuele CASTRIOTTA
Division 21 — Matthew HULSCHER
Division 23 — Oleksii BUTKOVSKYI
Division 25 — James FOY
Division 27 — Liam CRAVEN
Division 30 — Hugh BROWN
Division 31 — Sergey KHARLAMOV
Many games were not played due to technical issues, so we decided to reward division winners who played at least 3 games.
Every winner will receive a Go Magic $50 gift certificate. All of those who played at least one game will get a $10 certificate.
Many thanks to everyone who reviewed the games and helped with the organization: Disruption, Muff0, Toma, Mikhail S, Firescourge, Arkhaya and Est. ❤️🙌