In addition to the regular go teaching, we organize special events related to go every year. These events will differ from year to year, as it is completely based on where tournaments take place in the particular year, and which clubs that we cooperate with for arranging friendship games.

Last year, we organized one visit to a pro game (with top pros Lee Sedol 9p - Luo Xihe 9p on the top board), a visit to the Zheng Hong 9p go school, friendship games with a Chinese club, and a weekend excursion together with kids from the Nie Weiping 9p go school, with opportunities to play go as well. Hu Yuqing, a former winner of the World Amateur Go Competition visited us in the apartments.

From the right: Michael Yao, Hu Yuqing, Carl Johan, together with participants Sander and Eric from the left and visitors at the 2007 trip

In 2006, we organized visits to the Zheng Hong 9p and Nie Weiping 9p go schools, as well as friendship games with two Chinese clubs. Chang Hao 9p came for a visit, and we arranged a chat with Kong Jie 7p after a pro game, where the students had a chance to ask questions. Wang Yang 5p participated in some of the teaching and played simultanous games.

In 2005, we had our best event to date, at the high school affiliated with People's University. We arranged a friendship game with top pros Chang Hao 9p, Ma Xiaochun 9p, Wang Lei 5p and Cheng Yaoye 9p.

Friendship game in 2005. Front row (from the orange shirt): Chen Yaoye, Chang Hao, school headmaster, Ma Xiaochun

Chang Hao with Will Zhang, and the fan Chang Hao wrote for me after my game with him. "Yi Qi Hui You" : To make friends through playing go

We also organized a visit to the Xu Ying 5p go club. She is one of the most famous teaching pros. We also arranged a visit to a game played by Nie Weiping on TV, a simultanous game in go and chinese chess against one of the top chinese chess players.

In 2004, we organized visits to several local go clubs (Wang Jianhong 9p, Xu Ying 5p, one club opening, and a club run by an enthusiast and 5d in his own apartment) as well as visits to several pro games. We also arranged a friendship game with a Zhongguancun primary school.

Friendship game with a Zhongguancun primary school