The International Go Federation, or IGF, is an international organization that connects the national Go federations around the world. It was founded on 18 March 1982, with Shizuo Asada presiding over 29 founding members, after the success of the first World Amateur Go Championship that the Japan Go Association organised in 1979. The federation promotes the game of Go worldwide, encourages friendly relations among its members and works to improve world Go organization. It runs the yearly World Amateur Go Championship, publishes information on world Go activity, and is a founding member of the International Mind Sports Association. As of December 2017 it had 77 member nations, plus five association members covering several countries.
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Its success led to the founding of the International Go Federation on March 18, 1982
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As of December 2017 the IGF has 77 member nations
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is an international organization that connects the various national Go federations around the world
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