One of the roles of the International Go Federation is to promote the sport of Go throughout the world, hence the Japan Go Association organized the first World Go Amateur Championship in Japan, in 1979, and many of the top Go players from around the world and representatives from the major National Go Associations attended the event.
One of the roles of the International Go Federation is to promote the sport of Go throughout the world, hence the Japan Go Association organized the first World Go Amateur Championship in Japan, in 1979, and many of the top Go players from around the world and representatives from the major National Go Associations attended the event.