American Go E-Journal
December 22, 2008
Look out for more fighting from attendees of the recent Jennie Shen workshop. The Penn Go Society organized a 3-day workshop with the Santa Barbara, CA-based 2-dan professional on December 12-14 at the University of PA. “She was a…
December 22, 2008
Italian graphic designer Stefano Giurin has designed some new eye-catching go-themed t-shirts, sweatshirts and bags. A self-described “go addict,” Giurin, a 12-kyu, started playing a year ago. “I’m trying to make go more cool for…
December 22, 2008
“Pardon me, but ‘Swiss-Australian border’?” (Go Makes Linux Mag 12/16 EJ) writes Dave Tukey. “I didn't know global warming was moving the continents around to this extent. Or have the Swiss invaded the Outback?” Neither, as far as we…
December 22, 2008
In the 2008 film Wargames 2: The Dead Code , -- the sequel to the 1983 science fiction film WarGames -- “when Joshua is playing games with Ripley, and the games are rapidly flashing on the screen, games of go can be seen,” reports Doug…
December 22, 2008
BURZO WINS ROMANIAN AMBASSADOR CUP: Cornel Burzo 6D won the Romanian Ambassador of Japan Go Cup held December 13-14 in Bucharest. Lucian Corlan 5D took 2nd place and Daniel Cioata 5D was 3rd in the second edition of the event in which…
December 22, 2008
In the 2008 film Wargames 2: The Dead Code , -- the sequel to the 1983 science fiction film WarGames -- “when Joshua is playing games with Ripley, and the games are rapidly flashing on the screen, games of go can be seen,” reports Doug…
December 22, 2008
“Pardon me, but ‘Swiss-Australian border’?” (Go Makes Linux Mag 12/16 EJ) writes Dave Tukey. “I didn't know global warming was moving the continents around to this extent. Or have the Swiss invaded the Outback?” Neither, as far as we…
December 22, 2008
Italian graphic designer Stefano Giurin has designed some new eye-catching go-themed t-shirts, sweatshirts and bags . A self-described “go addict,” Giurin, a 12-kyu, started playing a year ago. “I’m trying to make go more cool for…
December 22, 2008
Look out for more fighting from attendees of the recent Jennie Shen workshop. The Penn Go Society organized a 3-day workshop with the Santa Barbara, CA-based 2-dan professional on December 12-14 at the University of PA. “She was a…
December 22, 2008
“Thanks, E-Journal!” writes Bob Barber. “I listed my collection of Go World magazines here, and was able to sell them to one of your many readers, this one in Argentina.” Buy, sell, or trade go stuff, plus find go players through the…
December 22, 2008
The American Go Foundation is conducting its annual fundraising appeal, asking players who love go to support the growth of the game. "We're doing more than ever to bring in a new generation of players," says AGF President Terry Benson,…
December 22, 2008
Benjamin Teuber 6D (l) won the Nikolaus tournament in Brauschweig, Germany on December 6-7, with 38 players participating. Lin Hai 4D took 2nd and Stefan Katschick 5D won third place. Stephan Thober 1D of Greifswald won the…
December 22, 2008
Utrecht’s Team 1 won the top Fall league in Holland and Utrecht's Michiel Tel 1k won the prize for best progress in the top league with 44 points. Leyden had tied in matches and games, but lost the Leyden- Utrecht match. The top teams…
December 22, 2008
Cornel Burzo 6D won the Romanian Ambassador of Japan Go Cup held December 13-14 in Bucharest. Lucian Corlan 5D took 2nd place and Daniel Cioata 5D was 3rd in the second edition of the event in which 150 Romanian Go players from 6 to 60…
December 22, 2008
Kong Jie (l) 7P will face titleholder Lee Sedol 9P in the Samsung Cup finals. The best-of-three-games semi-finals of the international Cup featured one Korean, Lee Sedol 9P, and three Chinese representatives, Huang Yizhong 7P, Kong Jie…
December 22, 2008
Lee Changho 9P (r) and Chang Hao 9P will meet in a best-of-three finals of the 7th international Chunlan Cup . In the semifinals on December 11th Lee Changho 9P of Korea defeated Kong Jie 7P while Chang Hao 9P defeated Zhou Heyang 9P.…
December 22, 2008
Karsten Henckell 4D took top honors at the Fort Myers Open, held December 6, when the Fort Myers Go Club hosted one of the largest tournaments ever held in the state of Florida. With player strength ranging from 30 kyu to 4 dan, 54…
December 22, 2008
“Thanks, E-Journal!” writes Bob Barber. “I listed my collection of Go World magazines here, and was able to sell them to one of your many readers, this one in Argentina.” Buy, sell, or trade go stuff, plus find go players through the…
December 22, 2008
The American Go Foundation is conducting its annual fundraising appeal, asking players who love go to support the growth of the game. "We're doing more than ever to bring in a new generation of players," says AGF President Terry Benson,…
December 22, 2008
Karsten Henckell 4D took top honors at the Fort Myers Open, held December 6, when the Fort Myers Go Club hosted one of the largest tournaments ever held in the state of Florida. With player strength ranging from 30 kyu to 4 dan, 54…
December 22, 2008
LEE CHANGHO AND CHANG HAO IN CHUNLAN FINALS: Lee Changho 9P (r) and Chang Hao 9P will meet in a best-of-three finals of the 7th international Chunlan Cup . In the semifinals on December 11th Lee Changho 9P of Korea defeated Kong Jie 7P…
December 15, 2008
The Pair Go team of Laurie Linz 7k and Stuart Horowitz 3d took first place in Saturday's Te wo Tsunaide '08 Pair Go Tournament in Boulder, CO. "There were three official rounds and seven award categories at the 4th annual event,"…
December 15, 2008
Visiting Nihon Kiin instructor Shunichi Hyodo 6d took top honors in Sunday's monthly tournament at the New York Go Club in New York City. "A strong and large range of players attended, ranging from 6 dan to 13 kyu," reports Tournament…
December 15, 2008
Challenger Mok Jinseok ( right ) 9P stayed alive in his bid for the Kuksu , winning Round 3 on December 10. It looked like Lee Sedol 9P was going to sail to another title when he took a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five-game finals against…
December 15, 2008
Fan Hui ( right in photo at left ) 2P swept all five rounds to win back his Paris Meijin title on November 29-30, reports Jérome Hubert 3D on the French Federation of Go's (FFG) website . Fan has now won this title six times, losing it…
December 15, 2008
The Crazy Stone go program apparently defeated Kaori Aoba 4P with a 7-stone handicap at last weekend's Computer Go UEC Cup in Tokyo. "This would make Crazy Stone 4 or 5 dan, by Japanese standards," wrote Darren Cook on a computer-go…
December 15, 2008
A team of players from Shanghai, China will be attending the annual Jujo Jiang Goe Tournament, to be held January 3rd and 4th in San Francisco, CA. They'll be led by Jujo Jiang ( right ) 9P and Rui NaiWei 9P. The tournament is sponsored…
December 15, 2008
Harried volunteer go club organizers worldwide will be delighted to hear that online software is now available to help run a club and local tournaments. " GoClubsOnline makes it easy for players to register for your tournaments online,"…
December 15, 2008
"There is a picture taken by BGA member David Cantrell of a go game on the Swiss-Australian border in the December 2008 Linux Pro Magazine on page 92," reports Bob Bacon. "The scene is described as an international go tournament that…
December 15, 2008
The American Go Foundation has created a newsletter targeted at go teachers. The "Sensei" newsletter addresses an audience of "enthusiasts who are teaching go in after-school programs, at libraries or community centers or during…