Alexandre Dinerchtein 3p gave an interview before he flew to Japan to participate in the Fujitsu cup as the representative player of Europe. The EGF had the best 4 preliminary for the Fujitsu cup on the internet (KGS server). He said, "I was lucky to win the first place, so I can play in the Fujitsu cup. I plan to visit Japan together with my wife Margarite.

Some Baduk fans from Korea, China, Japan and Taiwan still do not know the EGF very well. They might have been wondering if the preliminary could be held clearly by the EGF. Even the KBA had to deal with a little controversy on the internet during the preliminary for the Chullan cup because the KBA did not disclose the matching system at the moment. Fans know what it feels like to have a strong player to represent a place where you are from. But they can be rest assured. The best 4 players were chosen based on the best 4 of the last European Baduk Championship (Alexandre Dinerchtein 3p was also the champion of the last European Baduk Championship).

Alexandre Dinerchtein 3p added, "My goal is to win at least 1 game. I know, it's hard, but if I get lucky pairing, it's possible to win. I am still working on improving my Go, so, I still plan to show good results in future."

Even though he is living in a country that seems a little far from the major Baduk scene, he is full-time Baduk professional. It means he does not have other sources of income. He said, "It's true. I understand that I am too weak for earning money from tournaments, so I don't even try to travel often and attend tournaments. I prefer to make money from baduk while sitting near my computer. I have 15+ Go-related websites, including www.Insei-League.com and www.GoSensations.com - my biggest projects." The Korean-style Insei League project aroused some controversy because some people think the league is too serious to play on line. On the other hand, people grew more interested in it while calling it KILL (the Korean-style Internet Live League). The Go Sensations project is to provide updated news for the big Baduk servers and the news about the Wbaduk server is also included in Oro's page.

Alexandre Dinerchtein 3p left his message to his fans through this Wbaduk news.

"Dear Baduk fans,

Our game is still not very popuar outside of Asia. We have to work on this direction - have to find the ways of promoting baduk in foreign countries. I do a lot myself, but often I don't have enough time or money. If you know how to help - please send me your ideas to backpast@gmail.com. I am sure, we can successfully work together!"

The best 4 preliminary for the Fujitsu cup final between Alexandre Dinerchtein 3p and Mero Csaba 6 dan.