Here are the photos from X-mas tournament in the oldest Moscow children Go club “Voskhojdenie” (founded by Igor Grishin).

Thanks for organizers: Alexander Lazarev and Vladimir Spiridonov!

Photos by A. Lazarev

The president of The Go Federartion (Moscow, Russia) Igor Grishin visited big cities in all corners of Russia.

He conducted many lectures and master-classes for students and young Russian politicians about Strategy and Go as strategy tool. “Go should be used for development of Russia. Only in this case the game will bring profit to youth in our country” – he said.

Krasnodar. Igor Grishin and Russian Go game champion Ruslan Dmitriev near the Kuban State Technological University

Lecture for student of the Kuban State Technological University

Igor Grishin gave an interview to the university television channel where he told about his Youth Train and strategic Go

The president of The GO Federation Igor Grishin at the North Caucasus State Technical University. Lecture on Go and its benefits for Russian youth for disabled.

Igor Grishin explains Go game rules at Stavropol Children Creativity Center.

Igor Grishin talks about Go at Orenburg State University. The purpose of such master-classes is to teach young men strategic thinking, to develop their intelligence, to be able to see the prospects and not to be afraid to make decisions.

Young politicians play Go in Orenburg

gor Grishin answers questions after a big lecture on Basics of Communication for Nizniy Novgorod schoolboys. There are more than 70 attendants on this lecture.

Igor Grishin took part in the all-Russian event — The Youth Train. It started in Moscow and took place in such cities as Kazan, Samara, Volgograd, Rostov and others.

The Youth Train in Samara

The President of The Go Federation gave master-classes, taught Go game to Russian youth.

The Russian Go champion Ruslan Dmitriev gave a teaching game

The press conference with participants of The Youth Train in Kazan. (Igor Grishin is the left extreme).

Igor Grishin and Ruslan Dmitriev in Samara Go club.

The President of The Go Federation (Moscow, Russia) conducted a lecture on Aesthetics of Japanese Go at Moscow Businessmen House.

Igor Grishin spoke to the attendants of the lecture on aesthetics of Go equipment, players and history of Go.

In conclusion the President of The Go Federation answered questions and played Go with visitors on an ancient Japanese goban.

More pictures at the Russian Go Federation President’s gallery

A Go exhibition “The Art of Strategy” opened in Moscow at All-Russia Exhibition Center. It includes more than 20 photos with the President of The Go Federation Igor Grishin, playing Go using diamonds instead of stones.

The exhibition is installed on the board of the plane.

Before the opening ceremony Igor Grishin played Go on the plane wing with all comers.

The Federation presented the new Go book “Russian Teacher of Japanese Go” to the department of Japanese culture “Japanese Foundation” library (Information department of Japanese embassy in Russia).

Address of the Information department of Japanese embassy in Russia:

Nikoloyamskaya st’ 1, The All-Russia State Library of foreign literature.

We are glad to present you three books, written by Igor Grishin and Mikhail Emelyanov.

The first is “Russian Teacher of Japanese Go” — the general school book on Go game basics. The book uses a special Russian Go game language with Russian translations of all Japanese terms. The first chapter is about Go game history and culture. Here you can find have a look at historic facts (we shall translate some parts of this book into English in future). The second chapter is about Go game rules. The third chapter is about basic principles of game. This chapter includes the Russian vision on Go game strategy. The fourth chapter includes ten basic techniques like ladder, geta and so on, with explanations.

The second book is “Soviet-German Military Dictionary”. The book contains more than hundred articles devoted to strategic “keywords” of the Second World War. Most of the articles have thematic Go-problems, connected with the article subject.

The Dictionary contains Go-problems from low to high level with a short description connected with the subject of the article.

On June, 22nd — the anniversary of the Russian-German war beginning — Moscow arranged the Day of Mobilization where the presentation of this book for politicians and historians was made.

Russian veteran and Igor Grishin (on the left)

Any interested person could pass through mobilization by being handed over the specification on shooting.

Guests look through the books of Russian Go and Strategy School

Website of the dictionary: