V Го Конгресс 1961
Баден под Веной, Австрия, 1961 год
Final standing of the 5th EC:
NN | Name | Co. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Points | Place |
1 | Friedrich Susan | (Aus) | xxx | -23 | -9 | +11 | -R | +R | 2 | 4 |
2 | Gunter Ciessow | (Ger) | +23 | xxx | +4 | +4 | +3 | -R | 4 | 2 |
3 | Leonard Grebe | (Ger) | +9 | -4 | xxx | 0 | -R | +R | 2.5 | 3 |
4 | John | (Ger) | -11 | -4 | 0 | xxx | -5 | +R | 1.5 | 5 |
5 | Wichard von Alvensleben | (Ger) | +R | +R | -3 | +5 | xxx | +R | 4 | 1 |
6 | Grunauer | (Aus) | -R | +R | -R | -R | -R | xxx | 1 | 6 |
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The fifth European Go Congress took place in the first two weeks of August, in Baden close to Vienna. It was the Congress with the most participants till then, over a hundred. Even more noteworthy of this anniversary Congress was the visit of 9 dans Segoe and Hashimoto, who were sent by the International Go Federation.
The tournament for the European Championship was very exciting. Wichard von Alvensleben and Gьnter Ciessow both finished first and had to stage a playoff. This game, with both players in heavy time trouble, was won by Von Alvensleben by two points.
Von Alvensleben, at that time 24 and a law student in Gцttingen (Ger), was promoted two 2d after the Congress.
