French Federation of Go

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Fédération Française de Go
Formation1978
TypeAssociation
Headquarters Paris, France
Membershipofficial French go clubs
Official language
French
President
Frédéric Renaud
Website ffg.jeudego.org

The French Federation of Go, or Fédération Française de Go (FFG), is a French association (as per the 1901 law about association) that governs the game of Go in France. Founded in 1978, it obtained the "popular education and youth agreement" from the "Ministry of Health, Youth, Sport and Associative Life" in February 1991.

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The FFG has been a member of the "Mind Games and Leisure Activities Confederation" (CLE) (a French confederation) since 1983, and is also affiliated to the European Go Federation.

Organisation

In October 2008, the FFG was composed of 110 clubs, with more than 1,650 licensed players.

The FFG is divided into 9 regional leagues:

Events

The FFG organises national events, and some for international players, for example:

History

Association history

French tournaments history

The main French tournament is the Tournoi de go de Paris, but France is the host of many European and even international prestigious tournaments amongst which :


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