August 1975
By
Keith Arnold
Posted: 2025-08-24T21:00:00Z
Jürgen Mattern
The 19th European Go Congress took place through August 10th in Krems, Austria. 180 players attended. The Championship was won by Germany's Jürgen Mattern (pictured), who went undefeated, 8-0, and was the only player to defeat Manfred Wimmer of Austria who finished on 7-1.
A Japanese delegation went from the Congress to visit Moscow and Leningrad. The group included Kanō Yoshinori 9d (author of Graded Go Problems for Beginners), Sakakibara Shōji 9d, and John Power.
On August 21st, Ōtake Hideo 9d defeated Rin Kaihō 9d to establish a 6-1 record atop the Meijin League, securing him the right to challenge Ishida Meijin-Hon'inbō. (Game record: here.)
Another group of Japanese pros visited New York between August 21 and 26. The group was led by Iwamoto Kaoru 9d, and included Izumitani 4d and Nakamura 1d.
Game records courtesy of SmartGoOne, photo from the British Go Journal.