American Go E-Journal
May 30, 2010
With a perfect 8-0 score, Hongsuk Song 7d of the Republic of Korea is the new World Amateur Go Champion. Click here for complete results. CLICK HERE for James Davies' complete Ranka online report on the Round 8 action: "On the top…
May 30, 2010
The early registration deadline for this year’s U.S. Go Congress has been extended to June 15. The original deadline was May 31, but “Due to a programming error, we didn’t have rooms available for about a while,” says Congress Director…
May 30, 2010
See below for Michael Redmond 9P’s commentaries on three Round 8 game records (click on “link” to download the sgf or “read more” for the online viewer): Song Hong Suk 7d (S Korea) vs Ondrej Silt 6d (Czechia) (photo at right) ; Wang…
May 30, 2010
Dubliner John Gibson has an unusual claim to fame, even for a go player. He once played go with Ira Einhorn the infamous "The Unicorn Killer" now serving a life sentence for the 1977 murder of Holly Maddux. In the early ‘80s, Gibson was…
May 30, 2010
- Photo by John Pinkerton
May 30, 2010
Stuck at home sick a few years ago, Carlos Joels 1k of Peru was channel surfing when he came across a strangely fascinating game being played on Japanese TV. He had been a chess player, but was bored with it because of the constant…
May 30, 2010
We hope you’ve enjoyed this year’s expanded coverage of the World Amateur Go Championship, as the E-Journal and Ranka online teamed up again this year. It would not have been possible without the support and help of many dedicated…
May 29, 2010
See below for Michael Redmond 9P’s commentaries on four Round 7 game records (click on “link” to download the sgf or “read more” for the online viewer): Nai San Chan 6d (Hong Kong) vs Yongfei Ge 7d (Canada, at right); Alexey Lazarev 6d…
May 29, 2010
With just one round left to play, Korea appears to have a lock on the 2010 World Amateur Go Championship. Hongsuk Song (r) defeated Naisan Chan (l) of Hong Kong in Round 6 on Friday and Lazareev Alexey of Russia Saturday morning to…
May 29, 2010
“The U.S. is making a real difference in world go,” a visibly tired but happy-looking Thomas Hsiang (below, standing) told me Friday night after yet another long day doing double-duty as IGF Director and WAGC player for the U.S. Right…
May 29, 2010
“I almost got beat by a 6-year-old!” exclaimed Mexico’s Emil Garcia Bustamente. None of the other players in the room responded: they were too busy battling with other pint-sized go -terrors. Friday’s 6 th round had just concluded a few…
May 29, 2010
When Vesa Laatikainen was a high school student he bought a book about different games and decided to learn go because it looked attractive. He enjoyed the different patterns the stones made on the board. He’s now been making those…
May 29, 2010
- Photos by John Pinkerton
May 29, 2010
When David Ormerod (l) and a friend saw the film “Pi” in 2002, they thought that go looked like an interesting game, so they found a go board and taught themselves to play, eventually hooking up with a go club in Melbourne. They started…
May 29, 2010
See below for Michael Redmond 9P’s commentaries on five Round 6 game records (click on “link” to download the sgf or “read more” for the online viewer): Ondrej Silt 6d (Czechia, at right) vs Fredrik Blomback 5d (Sweden); Song Hong Suk…
May 28, 2010
See below for Michael Redmond 9P’s commentaries on four Round 5 game records (click on “link” to download the sgf or “read more” for the online viewer): Cheng-Hsun Chen 6d (Chinese Taipei) vs. Nai San Chan 6d (Hong Kong); Fernando…
May 28, 2010
(Posted May 28 2P local time) The rain that began during the previous evening's excursion to West Lake was still falling Friday morning , lending a misty aspect to the view from the Tian Yuan Tower, where players were gathering for the…
May 28, 2010
Michael Redmond 9P has picked out a single significant point to comment on in each of these three Round 4 game records (click on "link" to download the sgf or "read more" for the online viewer): China-US; Hong Kong-Sweden; South…
May 28, 2010
Twice The Coverage: Ranka online and the American Go E-Journal have teamed up again this year to provide comprehensive coverage of the WAGC. While there’s some overlap between the two sites' reports, each site has a great deal of…
May 28, 2010
Lee Changho 9d defeated Yoo Changhyuk 9d by resignation on Wednesday. Theirs was the last League A preliminary game, and eight players now remain in the 6th Price Information Cup: Lee Changho, Park Yeonghun, Lee Sedol, Park Junghwan,…
May 28, 2010
- Photos by John Pinkerton
May 27, 2010
Francesca Mauri is surprised to be here. "I should learn to play this game," the 5-kyu said as she emerged from her second-round game. Someone else was supposed to represent Italy at the WAGC, but when he became ill and wasn’t able to…
May 27, 2010
This is the go problem on the lobby wall in the Hangzhou Tian Yuan Tower (see story below) where this year's World Amateur Go Championship is being held. According to our guide, "it's impossible to solve this problem" but we have…
May 27, 2010
The Hangzhou Tian Yuan Tower is a go player’s dream come true. Basically, once you step through the front door, you never have to leave again.
May 27, 2010
Ofer Zivony 3d of Israel taught himself to play go when he was 19 years old using a 9x9 board. His mother is an architect and his father, now retired, is a very powerful bridge player. Ofer tries to balance his time between studying go…
May 27, 2010
After the fireworks in the preceding rounds, the fourth round ended with no great surprises. On three of the top four boards, the undefeated players from China, Hong Kong, and Korea won by resignation against the previously undefeated…
May 27, 2010
(posted Thursday, May 27 5:11p local time) The Chinese pairing system in use at the WAGC produced a boatload of interesting matches in the third round Thursday morning. Taewon Jo of DPR Korea, who had defeated Yohei Sato of Japan in the…
May 27, 2010
Venezuela’s Maria Puerta 3k (L) took down the much stronger – and younger -- Wan Kao Lou 5d of Macau in the third round of the World Amateur Go Championships Thursday morning . The 54-year-old Puerta – who’s the President of the…
May 27, 2010
Park Jungsang 9d defeated Hong Kipyo 4d by 11.5 points in the inaugural Olleh KT Cup, a Korean professional tournament sponsored by the Olleh KT telecommunications company. This tournament, with a total of nearly $600,000 (700 million…
May 27, 2010
Kim Seongjae 3P defeated An Kukhyun 1P by 4.5 points, giving both players a 1-1 standing in League A play of the 38th Myeongin. An Kukhyun's earlier victory came against Lee Changho 9d (click here for more information on this match).…