The final of the 9th Pandanet Go Latin American Team Championship was one of the most exciting moments of the 7th Latin American Go Congress held in Quito, Ecuador during the first days of November.

The teams from Mexico and Argentina reached this stage after finishing first and second, respectively, in the online league phase.

The final match was played in a three-board format with the teams made up of:

Argentina: Fernando Aguilar, Gonzalo Pereira, and Aníbal Gómez.

Mexico: Emil García, Sebastián Ríos, and Jorge López.

A broadcast of the 1st board between Fernando Aguilar and Emil García may be watched here

The Argentine team won a resounding 3-0 victory and was crowned Latin American champion of the Pandanet Latin American League for the first time in its history.

The victory represents a historic milestone for Argentina, which, despite having reached previous finals in past editions, had never before managed to win the title in the face-to-face final.


The final round of the 8th Pandanet Go Latin American Team Championship pitted Brazil against Chile in a thrilling three-board match during the 6th Latin American Go Congress in Guatemala City. Despite a late-game comeback by Matías Navarro, Chile’s first board, Brazil secured a decisive 2-1 victory, clinching their fifth consecutive title.

Board-by-Board Breakdow

Board 1: Helcio Pacheco (BRA, 3d) vs. Matías Navarro (CHI, 2d)
Helcio started strong and maintained a comfortable lead for most of the game. However, a series of tactical miscalculations allowed Matías Navarro to seize the initiative and ultimately force a resignation, securing a crucial point for Chile.

Board 2: Ronaldo Matayoshi (BRA, 3d) vs. Francisco Gonzalez (CHI, 1d)
This match was a rollercoaster ride of fortunes. Ronaldo Matayoshi faced a challenging early game but managed to stabilize the position and gradually gain the upper hand. Despite a late surge from Francisco Gonzalez, Ronaldo’s superior reading and fighting skills proved decisive, leading to a well-deserved victory.

Board 3: Laércio Pereira (BRA, 1d) vs. Juan Carlos Carrillo (CHI, 3k)
Laércio Pereira dominated the game from start to finish. His solid play and strategic acumen allowed him to build a significant advantage, ultimately securing a comfortable 32.5-point victory.

Brazil’s Dominance Continues

With two wins out of three boards, Brazil successfully defended their title and extended their impressive winning streak to five consecutive championships. This victory solidifies Brazil’s position as the dominant force in Latin American Go.

Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala will be the venue of the the 6th Latin American Go Congress where the final match of the 8th Pandanet Go Latin American Team Championship will be played between Brazil and Chile on late October.

The 2024 PGLATC was played from February 4th to June 9th, with 14 teams divided in two leagues in a round robin format for each league.

On the League A, Brazil and Chile finished on the top of the table after a thrilling last round on which Chile beat Brazil and manage to win the tie breaker with Mexico, which finished third.

On the bottom of this League were Peru and Venezuela, which will be descending to the League B for the next season.

On the top of the League B we find Costa Rica and Ecuador, which means this two teams will be playing on the League A for the next season. This will be the first time in many years in which Costa Rica will be playing as a League A team.

Keep tuned for more updates on this final.

The 7th Pandanet Latin American Team Championship will be decided in the final match between Brazil and Peru, having both finished as top two teams of the A League after the Round Robin stage of this Championship.

The match on three boards will take place at the 5th Latin American Go Congress at Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.

Peru, which hadn’t seen top places in previous editions, managed to win a seat in the final this year as to contest the Championship title to Brazil, who has won the last three championships in a row.

Led by Aaron Alvarado 4d who has beaten top players like Argentina’s Fernando Aguilar 7d, Peru is in its best shape of all times.

Follow the match on Pandanet on Friday, October 13th at 15 hrs. local time.

The 4th Quzhou Lanke Latin American Go Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina will be the host of the final match of the 6th Pandanet Go Latin American Team Championship between Brazil and Chile. After two years of online finals, on this 2022 the over the board final is back.

These two countries finished at the top of League A table earning the right to participate in this final match. The three players from each country who will be playing the final are:

Brazil

1. Amir Fragman 5d
2. Felipe Herman van Riemsdijk 2d
3. Helcio Alexandre Pacheco 1d

Chile

1. Ignacio Iglesis 2d
2. Matias Navarro 1k
3. Thierry Patri 5k

The final match will take place on October 7th and a live broadcast of the game will be transmitted. Further details will be revealed later on.

As of the 24th of January, fourteen Latin American countries divided in two leagues will be fighting to reach the top in the 5th Pandanet Go Latin American Team Championship.

Novelty in this season is Cuba playing in the League A and standing as a strong competitor for the Championship as their top 3 boards rank as 5 dan and the team has an average level of 3 dan.

Meantime in the League B, we also find a strengthened Uruguay with the recent incorporation of Martin Benenati 5d, which projects a very fought scenario with Chile and Venezuela also trying to fight their way back to the League A.

Showdown starts as soon as the first round with heavy matches like Argentina vs Mexico, who last season finished second and fourth respectively and Brazil vs Peru who finished first and third respectively.

Follow the 1st round of the Championship on Sunday 24th at 19 hrs GMT-6 on the LatinAmericanTeam Champ room in Pandanet.

On a hard fought match, Brazil overcame Argentina to become the champion of the 4th PGLATC.

Of the three games played, the first one to finish was third board match between Brazil’s Helcio Alexander and Argentina’s Luciano Salerno. While Salerno kept the lead throughout most of the game, a latter invasion proved too deep which gave the victory to Alexander.

Later on, the second board finished with a large point victory for Brazil’s Wang Sen Feng over Argentina’s Santiago Tabares.

At last, the first board finished with a victory of Argentina’s Fernando Aguilar over Israelian-Brazilian Amir Fragman, in a game with plenty of fighting and group exchanging.

So the result is a 2-1 victory for Brazil. Congratulations!

Kifus of the games:board 1, board 2, board 3.

Check out Mateusz Surma 2p live commentary of this match on this link.

After a long wait, finally Brazil and Argentina will be facing each other on the final match of the 4th Pandanet Latin American Team Championship.

Brazil and Argentina finished 1st and 2nd respectively at the end of the 2020 League, which grants them the right to play the final match for the championship. Originally this match was to be played in Buenos Aires, during the 4th Latin American Go Congress but due the COVID-19 pandemic, the match will be played online.

The match will take place on Sunday, November 22th at 18 hrs GMT -3 in Latin American Room in Pandanet and it will also be live commented by Mateusz Surma 2p from EGF through https://www.twitch.tv/aagotv

Players playing the final are:

Brazil:
Amir Fragman (Wade)
Feng Wang (wsfbr)
Helcio Alexandre Pacheco (HelcioAlex)

Argentina:
Fernando Aguilar (Fernando)
Santiago Tabares (Petete)
Luciano Salerno (salerno)

For 2020 two new teams are joining the Pandanet Go Latin American Team Championship which are Panama and Cuba. This gives a total of 14 countries that are playing in the 4th season of this event, that recently started in January.

Another new feature this season has is that the 14 teams are divided in two leagues, on which top 2 teams on League B are ascending and bottom two teams in League A are descending to the other League respectively at the end of the season.

The League is played to 8 rounds on which every team is playing two rounds with teams of the other league. At the end of the season top tow teams on League A get the chance to play a final match during the 4th Latin American Go Congress Buenos Aires Argentina on October.

2nd Round is taking place on February 16th UTC-6 on the Latin American Team Champ Room in Pandanet.

On October 12th during the 3rd Latin American Go Congress in Sao Paolo, Brazil the final match of the 3rd PGLATC took place between Colombia and Mexico on 3 boards.

The first board to finish was the 1st one between Felipe Burgos from Colombia and Abraham Florencia from Mexico on which Abraham managed to capture a large group on an early stage of the game.

On the 2nd board Mexico’s Emil Garcia played Colombia’s Brandal Henao, on which after a sudden invasion by Brandal a rather large group ended up being seized, giving a fair advantage to the Mexican player, which he secured into the end of the game.

On the 3rd board Fernando Manrique from Colombia faced Sebastian Rios from Mexico in what turned out to be a game with some interesting exchanges that in the end favored Sebastian, giving him the victory.

In this way Mexico won the match 3-0, claiming the title for the third time in a row. All three games were broadcasted in Pandanet.

Now everything is getting ready for the 4th PGLATC in which most likely new countries will be joining the league. It’s also worth mentioning that the 4th PGLATC final match will be played during 4th Latin American Go Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 2020, so stay tuned for more updates!